September 9, 2006

No, my hometown was not named for Kermit the Frog. It's a lot older than the genial green Muppet, named…

September 8, 2006

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating more than 100 companies suspected of manipulating options awards so that executives got…

September 7, 2006

The big tax collection experiment has begun. The IRS has turned over the accounts of 12,500 delinquent taxpayers to three…

September 6, 2006

Then, how about Kermit and Pecos and Marfa? Yep, the big day, teased earlier here and here, has finally arrived. My…

September 2, 2006

Here's a Labor Day story to warm the heart of every working Jane and Joe out there. Cindy Kienow has…

September 1, 2006

I know you're sitting there at your desk, counting down the hours until the benevolent boss (we all have one…

August 31, 2006

Taxpayers who made long-distance calls in the last 3½ years can expect a refund of between $30 and $60 next…

August 30, 2006

The major consumer product manufacturers want to take away our Sunday cents-off coupons. Technically, the companies' goal, according to a…

August 29, 2006

Jack Bauer is the man to call when the country is just 24 hours away from annihilation by ultimate bad…

August 25, 2006

Albert Einstein once said that the hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax. Now some tax…