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Behind the times

Pay your bills online, utility and credit card companies encourage us.Do your banking on your phone. Make your mortgage payments with the click of a button.Search and apply for jobs while sitting at your computer, including state government positions.File your taxes online - itĢƵ fast and ...

Taxes get more taxing every year

Death and taxes.Both are inevitable (unless you have an account in the Caymans). Both are generally unpleasant affairs.However, only one of them is way more complicated than it needs to be. (The former is usually a pretty cut and dry kind of deal ... unless you live in Florida.)Tax Day fell on ...

Playing chicken

This is the sound of the White House throwing down the gauntlet to House Republicans: “Until the House of Representatives indicates that it will abide by last summerĢƵ agreement, the president will not sign any appropriations bills.”The letter, from acting White House budget director ...

Excitement fizzles

It was too good to be true.As late as last week it looked like local residents would get a first-hand look at the heated battle for the Republican presidential nomination as the candidates descended on Pennsylvania for the stateĢƵ April 24 primary.There were signs that we might see a repeat ...

Even James Bond selling out

Heineken, you homewrecker.After spending 15 years (and six films) partnering with the James Bond franchise, Heineken is trying to destroy it.In the new Bond film “Skyfall,” Daniel CraigĢƵ incarnation of the famous character won’t order up anything “shaken, not stirred” because, as ...

It’s all about Bill

Though it was likely unintentional, Rep. Bill DeWeeseĢƵ farewell remarks on the House floor last week were quite ironic, considering the situation.During his 20-minute speech, the Waynesburg lawmaker shared an interesting personal anecdote: “A long time ago, my divorce lawyer shouted to me, ...