On the Saturday night before Ash Wednesday, the people of Helvetia (West Virginia, USA) put on scary masks and decorate their homes with scary figures to frighten away Old Man Winter. Then they gather at a local restaurant, light colorful lanterns, and walk to the community hall, where they parade around the dance floor as…
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Inflation Adjustment: 2020 Tax items of most interest
This just in from Internal Revenue Service (IRS) <irs@service.govdelivery.com> (see web page at https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/irs-provides-tax-inflation-adjustments-for-tax-year-2020): The tax items for tax year 2020 of greatest interest to most taxpayers include the following dollar amounts: The standard deduction for married filing jointly rises to $24,800 for tax year 2020, up $400 from the prior year. For single taxpayers…
Deer archery season begins Oct. 1
deer archery season runs from Oct. 1 through Jan. 5, 2020. Archery,crossbow, or deer bundle license are available online at INhuntfish.com.
Year 2018 saw a 20% increase in felonious deaths of law enforcement officers
Remember to pray daily for our law enforcement. Illegal aliens, drug pushers, entitlement spawn that never learned adult conduct. Our law enforcement are targeted daily by criminals. The number of officers killed as a result of criminal acts in 2018 was 9 more than the 46 officers who were feloniously killed in 2017. The 5- and 10-year comparisons show an increase of 4 felonious deaths compared with the 2014 figure (51 officers) and an increase of 7 deaths compared with 2009 data (48 officers).
House Bill 1284 to enhance protections for defense of self and others
Bill would require a pretrial hearing when the defendant raises the justified use of force immunity as a defense and dismiss the claim when justified force is used. Would also help to prevent financial ruin for individuals protecting themselves and others.