Q: Why am I reading and hearing so much lately about estate and gift taxes?A: The favorable estate, gift and generation-skipping transfer (GST) tax changes that were put in place …
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By Patricia Galteri
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11/21/12
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Exhibits and more...
Across Time & Place: Treasures from the Permanent CollectionThis rotating exhibition highlights a broad range of works by 19th and 20th century American and European …
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11/15/12
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Bring back the Explainer in Chief! The last time I understood a policy presentation was when former President Bill Clinton explained the economy, the debt and taxes to us at the Democratic National Convention.
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10/11/12
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Next week, when students return to classes, they will be greeted by new teachers, meet some new classmates and may even notice the shiny floors and clean desks.
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8/30/12
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There is a terrible cynicism to Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan’s master Medicare plan. What the pair are banking on is the notion that anyone age 55 and older, who would be unaffected by it, doesn’t give a hoot about anyone 54 and younger.
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8/30/12
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Those Founding Fathers knew what they were doing. Checks and balances worked last week, as the United States Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act in a 5-4 decision that surprised pretty much everybody.
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7/3/12
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When Maria Fletcher became president of New York State PTA a year and a half ago, she never envisioned sitting in a room in the United States Capitol, testifying before members of Congress. But two weeks ago, that’s just what she did.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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5/31/12
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Feeling threatened by the Supreme Court’s diligent and persistent questioning of the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act (a.k.a. Obamacare), President Obama referred to the court as an “unelected group of people.”
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4/12/12
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Leaders in District 30 want their students to leave school knowing more than just how to read and write, add and subtract. They want children to leave elementary school as good citizens who know how to respect one another.
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By Andrew Hackmack
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4/12/12
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Calhoun High School football coach Joe Bianca and the Colts’ team captains joined U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Monday to announce a legislative push to improve football helmet safety for children and teenagers.
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11/22/11
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