In Iowa, go to prom, get a tax credit
DES MONIES, Iowa — Some of that huge sum your kid shamed you into blowing on prom is eligible for a state tax credit, although nobody is quite sure just [...]
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Posted April 15, 2014in Iowa Watchdog
Posted April 14, 2014in Iowa Watchdog
IRS holds refunds to recover parents’ Social Security
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Along with death and taxes, add a third certainty in life: taxes after death. On this April 15, and every other day, the IRS is seizing millions [...]
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Posted April 11, 2014in Iowa Watchdog
Iowans, celebrate your ‘tax freedom’ on Sunday
DES MOINES, Iowa — Forget about 13 being unlucky. April 13 is a lucky day for Iowans this year. It’s Tax Freedom Day. Tax Freedom Day is the creation of [...]
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Posted April 10, 2014in Status Quote
The Hallelujah Road
Bon Scott, the unimitable lyricist/frontman for the rock band AC/DC during the band’s rise to prominence in the 1970s, once sang of life in a band: “Gettin’ had/Gettin’ took/I tell [...]
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Posted April 10, 2014in Iowa Watchdog
Iowa ranks high in transparency and irony
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa is one of the top states when it comes to providing citizens easy access to information about government spending. Just five states — Indiana, Oregon, [...]
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Posted April 09, 2014in Duffy
Posted April 09, 2014in Sound Notes
The Iowa State Fair has announced its grandstand lineup for this summer, starting off on Thursday, Aug. 7 with Newsboys and special guest Matthew West. The rest of the Fair’s [...]
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Posted April 09, 2014in Sore Thumbs
‘INFAMOUS: SECOND SON’ (T) **** Sony Computer Entertainment PlayStation 4 The Infamous games are all about the thrill of exploring a vast open city while simultaneously exploring an expanding set [...]
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Posted April 09, 2014in Cover Story
Puppy wars
With a name like Breezy, you’d think life would be easier. But the 9-year-old papered wheaten terrier purebred has, her entire life, suffered from ongoing bacterial skin infections, stomach ulcers [...]
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Posted April 09, 2014in Tech Talk
The fall of a giant, Microsoft
Listing off tech industry power players is no easy task. Sure you start with hardware and software giants such as Apple, Google and maybe Samsung, but what about the Internet [...]
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