Credit Report Monitoring

IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Experian Consumer Direct(SM), the leading provider of online direct-to-consumer credit reports, scores and monitoring products including FamilySecure.com, today announced its support of The Joyful Feast, a fundraising event designed to celebrate The Joyful Child Foundation's accomplishments and raise funds to expand its efforts to prevent predatory crimes against children. The event takes place Oct. 24 at 6 p.m. at The Grove of Anaheim, Calif. and features a live, half-hour acoustic performance by Grammy-winning artist Cyndi Lauper.

The Joyful Child Foundation is a nonprofit, for public benefit organization dedicated to preventing child sexual abuse and abduction through programs that unite and uplift communities. The foundation was inspired by the life of Samantha Runnion, whose life was cut short after being abducted in front of her Orange County, Calif.

Tips for filing as head of household

Baltimoresun.com's tax-advice column features three experts from the Hunt Valley accounting firm SC&H Group answering questions about preparing your return every Monday until April 16. To be included in the following weeks, please use the form at the right side of this page to submit your questions.

Virginia, Baltimore: Does one have to have a dependent child or parent in order to claim head of household? What if you have a dependent relative -- say a son or daughter over the minimum age for dependent child who has less than $3,300 in income and lives in your home?

SC&H Group: In order to qualify as head of household (HOH), the taxpayer must (1) not be married at the end of the year, (2) have paid more than half the cost of keeping up his or her home, (3) provide the principal residence for more than half the year for either the taxpayer's qualifying child or the taxpayer's qualifying relative and (4) be a U.S.

South Dakota Politics Schaff

Yesterday I noted Robert Samuelson laying out some harsh but needed truths: entitlement programs, especially Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, are growing at an alarming rate and will soon come to push aside other necessary spending. These programs represent an tremendous wealth transfer from young people to senior citizens which in the not to distant future will necessitate massive taxation on young workers to keep benefits at their projected levels.

The US is at risk of losing its top-notch triple-A credit rating within a decade unless it takes radical action to curb soaring healthcare and social security spending, Moody’s, the credit rating agency, said on Thursday.

The Anti-Sink Game

Sometimes I wonder if the NFL is less complicated than we think.

Jets 14, Bucs 12
The Bucs were already 4-0 and playing an AFC team on the road, and their two best players (Cadillac Williams and Michael Clayton) were banged up.

Carle Place worker nabbed in ID theft

Cambridge's other purchases, totaling $1,650, included Coach leather goods, car supplies from an AutoZone store and food from a delicatessen using the identities of a 30-year-old woman and a 33-year-old man, police said.