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2008 

Tax refunds are coming soon.  Small or large, most people already have plans for using that refund...Caring for possessions - maybe update an old appliance for a more energy efficient one or re-carpet a home, new hardwood floors, paint the exterior trim.  Oh, there is always a list a mile long.Tr...
04/21/2008
Ever notice that when times are tough, complaints go up?  I remember the old saying "when times are tough, the tough get going" but things seem so different now...Here are a few examples:1) Age-discrimination complaints are up - baby boomers are aging and as a result are more vulnerable to losing...
04/21/2008
Three OC local surfers are nominated for this year's XXL Global Big Wave Awards Event!There is an area about 100 miles from Dana Point called the Cortes bank and San Clemente surfer Mike Parsons (nominee for Biggest Wave of the Year Award) takes the big ride there with waves that are  8 - 10 stor...
04/15/2008
I bought my dog from a breeder and I sure don't remember paying any sales tax....If I bought a puppy at one of the Mall pet stores, I bet I would have had the sales tax on my bill.  Did you know that breeders and pet stores should be charging sales tax on puppies and kittens bought there?  The st...
04/15/2008
The faultering economy and rising health care costs are causing worry in many American workers.  They are worrying that they won't have enough money to live in any kind of comfort when they retire.I guess, eveyone is going to be working longer so all that news reporting about social security coll...
04/15/2008
One of the challenges small businesses face is getting attention...especially when they compete for business with the big guys!Well, it's working...small businesses are getting attention - but from the wrong people.  It's the IRS who is paying attention to small businesses these days.  Tax audits...
04/15/2008
OC has 6 Franchisers that were recognized for the 2008 Franchisee Satisfaction Awards.  An independent market researcher called the Franchise Business Review surveyed almost 45,00 franchisees and 325 companies.  Franchise satisfaction is a primary indicators of long term system growth, success an...
04/13/2008
Recently an OC School District, named Placentia-Yorba Linda decided to allow their high achievers an opportunity not to go to class!  And by that I mean they allowed  a class of their students to enroll in the first on-line class ever offered by the district.  Because the students are high achiev...
04/13/2008
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine panel recommended that UCI (located in Irvine, OC CA) receive $29.6 Million of the $37 Million it requested to build a "bench-to-bedside" institute where scientists would look for ways to use all forms of stem cells to treat not only disease, but...
04/10/2008
Oh well, the economy is going to hell and millions suffer in poverty, unemployment is rising and many others are homeless from tragedies across our nation like hurricanes, fires and floods.But the Clinton's have their problems too...they need more time to file their tax return for 2007.  Could it...
04/10/2008
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