October 21, 2016

For the last five years, I've been regularly grocery shopping with my mother. She's a retiree on a fixed income, so…

October 20, 2016

And we're done. With the 2016 presidential debates, not the election. The debates were supposed to help us voters make…

October 19, 2016

The third and final presidential debate is tonight in Las Vegas, and it's a sure bet that most Americans will…

October 18, 2016

Forget all those disparate and confusing presidential election polls, online and more scientific. The Washington Redskins have decided who will…

October 17, 2016

Eighty-five years ago today -- Oct. 17, 1931 -- a federal jury in Chicago convicted gangster Al "Scarface" Capone of…

October 16, 2016

I spent almost two decades working in Washington, D.C. I also have covered taxes for most of my writing career.…

October 15, 2016

UPDATE: The Oakland Raiders received conditional approval from the National Football League on March 27, 2017, to move to Nevada.…

October 14, 2016

It's almost here, the Oct. 17 tax extension filing deadline. Since the regular 15th due date is Saturday, procrastinating filers…

October 13, 2016

Many tax laws might be absurd, but overall, taxes are no laughing matter, especially when it comes to filers who…

October 11, 2016

It's one of my favorite times of the year. Major league sports seasons overlap. The National Football League season is…