Coping with your income tax under the earned income credit
The Earned Income Credit can yield up to $400 for low income workers, with qualification based on earned income under $6,000, residence costs, and dependents. The IRS offers Form 1040A plus a work sheet. the short 1040A may replace the 1040 long form for about half of taxpayers. The filing threshold for joint returns under 65 is $4,700 or more, and even those not owing taxes may benefit by filing to claim refunds.
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Rhodes plan could force SC 3 fee hike
The piece outlines a proposed shift in higher education funding where two year colleges might receive lower subsidies and pass more costs to students. It compares costs for general studies and notes current tuition levels, calling for base subsidies and noting impact on four year institutions. It mentions Naples Italy health officials and an international virology team responding to a mysterious infant illness.
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Predicting $1 Gasoline Rising Across Nation
Projections by Henry Jackson and energy experts foresee gasoline at or near $1 per gallon within a year. Sellers point to supply limits and growing demand as key drivers, with Ohio officials cautious about joining the forecast chorus.
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Iran's new rulers detain generals as turmoil shakes Tehran
In Tehran clashes erupt as Bakhtiar is arrested and trials loom for former imperial ministers. Guerrilla factions clash near the university while youths return rifles to mosques. The army collapses with tens of thousands deserting, prompting a call to officers to convene in Tehran in civilian clothes with Maj. Gen. Qarni.
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Elyria School Boundary Changes Reassign Students District Wide
The plan would relocate 10-15 percent of students with limited bus changes. Specific street-by-street assignments arrive at the Feb 28 board meeting. Enrollment next year projects 637 at Northwood 627 at Eastern Heights 445 at Westwood 2398 at Elyria High School 841 at West High.
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Lettuce Prices Jump Amid Farmworkers Strike
A Chronicle Telegram survey finds lettuce near a dollar a head in Lorain and western Cuyahoga counties with prices rising due to the United Farm Workers strike and bad California weather. Stores show 59 to 99 cents per head, while Calexico harvests halt and a UFW pay demand rises to 5.25 dollars an hour.
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Carrollton officials appeal jail terms and fines in judge budget dispute
Three Carroll County Commissioners jailed for refusing to grant a judge a larger budget filed an appeal in the 7th District Court of Appeals in Youngstown. Dale Williamson, Robert Kellogg, and Robert Smith await a court ruling on their one day of a 10 day sentence and $500 fines from Judge Patricia Anderson. The dispute centers on a demanded office budget of $13,000 for the judge.
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Protests, Bhutto Case, and Flu News Across Nations
Reports from Tokyo on a party warning to quell youth protests over distant job placements, plus Pakistan’s Supreme Court agreeing to hear a stay of execution for former Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. In the U S capital scientists report a mild influenza season with 37 states affected and vaccine plans debated. A Mississippi attorney seeks a possible new trial for 14 year old Robert Earl May Jr.
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Elvis film earns praise from Jordanaires member
Nashville AP report says Gordon Stoker of The Jordanaires praised ABCs Elvis biopic aired Sunday night. He recalled Presley's Las Vegas debut and his own group’s decision not to sing with him, while Mae Boren Axton praised the film as truthful and Kurt Russell's portrayal as close to Elvis.
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