69% of families claiming the adoption tax credit in 2011 (2012 tax filing season) were audited. So Congress implemented a tax credit to facilitate adoption – a process that is so extraordinarily expensive that it is out of reach for many middle-class families — and the IRS responded by implementing an audit campaign that delayed … Read more
At the Westchester County Championships, where he came 5th, with a best throw of 142′, the best among county sophomores. He’s now ranked #5 in the state among high school sophomores and #19 overall. The big varsity Catholic HS intersectionals are this Sunday, and Tim would dearly love to go over 150′, which would qualify … Read more
Stunning. And the NY Times editorial this morning said the IRS just didn't understand the guidelines.
In yesterday's paper. IRS approved liberal groups while Tea Party in limbo In February 2010, the Champaign Tea Party in Illinois received approval of its tax-exempt status from the IRS in 90 days, no questions asked. That was the month before the Internal Revenue Service started singling out Tea Party groups for special treatment. There … Read more
It's here. Pope Francis takes part in Rome's March for Life
A friend told the Blonde man: "Christmas is on a Friday this year." The Blonde man then said, "Let's hope it's not the 13th." ———————————— Two Blonde men find three grenades, and they decide to take them to a police station. One asked: "What if one explodes before we get there?" The other says: "We'll … Read more
The 800 martyrs of Otranto, plus two women religious; one from Mexico, and the first Saint from Columbia. Pope Francis on Sunday gave the Catholic church new saints, including hundreds of 15th-century martyrs who were beheaded for refusing to convert to Islam, as he led his first canonization ceremony Sunday in a packed St. Peter's … Read more
UPDATE: Tim's statewide ranking (they don't do the event much upstate) – According to this, Tim is ranked #4 in sophomore class. Cool. Good for Tim, who hadn't been throwing as well as he'd hoped recently. He really did well. First throw was 138', second 142', and then 145' 7". He broke his previous PR, … Read more
For some reason, I kind of like this picture. The boy on Tim’s left is his friend Liam who had just won the long jump competition at the fourth (and last) Mt Vernon developmental meet for freshman and sophomores. And Tim had won the discus. Ugh, slightly different builds, eh? After the meet, Tim went … Read more
Daniel Henninger's weekly column – the Gosnell murder case Everyone clings to something, and we now know what liberals cling to. But what do liberals cling to? Recent events have revealed two things. Gun control and abortion. ****** By now, many details of the accusations against Dr. Gosnell have become known. One will suffice. The … Read more