The following comes to us from our Hearst News Service Bureau.

An expansion of the Medicare payroll tax to high income earners is one of the biggest sources of revenue that will pay for an expansion in coverage to 32 million uninsured Americans. The 2.9 percent Medicare payroll tax currently is not applied to income over $106,000 a year; under the bill it would be extended to income above 200,000 and raised to 3.8 percent for dividend, capital gains and… Continue

FTC “Red Flags” Rule:Developing a Written Identity Theft Prevention Program

FTC “Red Flags” Rule, in effect since 2008, requires many businesses and organizations to implement a written Identity Theft Prevention Program, while allowing the flexibility to design a program appropriate for your company. FTC will begin enforcement of the “Red Flags” Rule in June 2010.

A program should be designed to:
1. Detect warning signs of identity theft,
2. Take steps to preve

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AP: Texting A&M student ordered to pay $22 million

FRANKLIN (AP) — A jury that decided a Texas A&M student was texting while driving and caused a deadly wreck ordered him to pay $22 million in damages.
The victim, Megan Small of Houston, was a senior at Baylor University and was driving to Waco when the November 2007 accident happened near Calvert.
The investigation indicated a vehicle driven by Reed Vestal crossed the center line… Continue

Yankees ruining Lubbock

http://lubbockcountyregister.blogspot.com/2010/03/too-many-people-move-to-lubbock-by-clif.html

Republican Run-Off Election

http://lubbockcountyregister.blogspot.com/2010/03/lubbock-republican-voters-have-real.html

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Appears there will be another fight to allow for alcohol sales in Andrews. I think it is facinating that the citizens in Andrews, citing best interest of the community, have been able to win this battle as long as they have. I expect a referendum this year or next will be defeated again. Say what you want about the issue, but it is being solved at the community level.

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Did you receive the 2010 Census Form last week? Have you completed it? If not, I strongly urge you to take care of that ASAP! I did.



Every ten years, the US federal government is required to count every man, woman and child in the country. Not surprisingly, the census is a massive undertaking requiring the work of more than a million people to accurately count the hundreds of millions of people living in the country. Contrary to the myths, participation in the census is extremely safe… Continue