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For old times’ sake…
Scotland.org refers to Auld Lang Syne as … one of Scotland’s gifts to the world, recalling the love and kindness of days gone by, but in the communion of taking our neighbors’ hands, it also gives us a sense of … Continue reading
Christmas, and Trees
A Missouri Botanical Garden fact sheet on “Selection and Care of Christmas Trees” opens with a brief history about the first time Christmas was celebrated on December 25. First recorded Christmas Dan Graves writing in June 2007 for Christianity.com confirmed the … Continue reading
Veterans Day
At 11 a.m. on November 11, 1918, Germany signed an armistice with the Allies, officially ending World War I. President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 designated November 11 as Armistice Day, a holiday for reflection on the sacrifice and service … Continue reading
Lincoln Post office reopens
Monday morning, November 2, 2015, the Lincoln, Mo. post office reopened to the public. A fire on May 10 this year, as reported in the print and online editions of the Enterprise, had devastated the building’s interior. More work remains to … Continue reading
Bad news … good news
Google and Bing searches for negative headlines showed millions of returns for each of the examples below. But surprisingly, searches for positive headlines numbered many millions more. Read on. Economic collapse Google search for “predictions of economic collapse 2015” returned about … Continue reading
IRS2GO – Mobile App Updated
Accounting Technology reports on the IRS update on August 15, 2015 to its IRS2GO app that supports direct payments, enables users to receive tax tips and to check refund status within 24 hours after the IRS receives an e-filed return. Version 5.2 … Continue reading
“Anyone can ride”
Tracy Walkup, director of the 13-county OATS Midwest Region, wants more Benton County residents to know they can take advantage of the organization’s public transportation service. Regardless of age, anyone with or without disability can schedule a ride on an OATS … Continue reading
Selected Economic Indicators for Missouri and the Plains States
Gross domestic product (GDP) means: …total value of goods and services produced during a period not including foreign earned income. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) 2014 data on … Continue reading
Federal highway funding law has “other purposes”
President Obama signed H.R. 3236 into law on July 31, 2015. Short title is “Surface Transportation and Veterans Health Care Choice Improvement Act of 2015.” To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other … Continue reading
Magnetic strip to computer chip – EMV credit cards
A majority of cardholders in Europe and Asia have used “smart cards” with embedded EMV chips for over a decade. “EMV” means Europay, Mastercard and VISA, the chip card producers and developers of global standards for the technology. The head … Continue reading
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