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Foreign tax law has destructive consequences

December 5, 2013

This is not a choice American citizens should have to make. But thanks to a tax law passed in 2010, it’s one those living abroad are having to face. The Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act will require international financial institutions to give the Internal Revenue Service information on their U.S. account-holders. The first reporting and [...]

Freedom, liberty are messy, like life

December 5, 2013

How is it that more things are illegal today than a year ago, and why has this been the trend for a couple of hundred years? It’s because there is an imbalance in how laws are imposed and eliminated. The scales of legislation are tipped in the wrong direction. Even if only one out of [...]

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Faith and Lifestyles

School menus

December 1, 2013

Clovis elementary schools Monday: Breakfast — breakfast pizza. Lunch — Chicken and pasta, steamed broccoli, carrots, delicious apple. Tuesday: Breakfast — banana bread. Lunch— sloppy Joe on a bun, sweet potato fries, green peas, tomatoes and ranch, chilled fruit. Wednesday: Breakfast — cinnamon roll. Lunch — bean and cheese, burrito and salsa, Spanish rice, lettuce [...]

Football no longer as tough

December 1, 2013

Football has gone soft since my day. The NFL in particular has added so many rules to protect their multi-million-dollar investments that it’s not even the same game. Back in the good old days we had a name for a quarterback that couldn’t take a hit — PANSY. Of course back in that day all [...]

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