August 16, 2007

It's around 6 a.m. on the East Coast. That means some folks are topping off their travel coffee mugs in…

August 15, 2007

Once upon tax time, today was a crazy one for filers. Aug. 15 used to be the first deadline that…

August 14, 2007

The IRS has made it official. The details on claiming the tax break for the cost of caring for a…

August 13, 2007

Take Alabama football fanaticism, mix in some generous federal tax breaks created to spur post-Katrina rebuilding and you have a…

August 12, 2007

In the wake of the Minnesota bridge disaster, officials across the country scrambled to inspect their bridges and roadways. And…

August 11, 2007

Well, it happened. I had hoped that if I -- and millions of other baseball fans -- wished hard enough,…

August 10, 2007

When I started college, I thought I was going to get a degree in education. My grandmother spent her entire…

August 9, 2007

My summer has been incredibly busy. As I was slogging through the chores, personal and professional, last month, I swore…

August 8, 2007

While much of the eastern half of the country bakes in a late-summer heat wave, many folks no doubt are…

August 7, 2007

Last Thursday morning, as I was waiting for my flight from O'Hare to Austin, I bought an Egg McMuffin. Now…