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In The Kitchen: ‘Toast’ mom with a strawberry breakfast treat
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Sunday is Mother’s Day and a time to treat mom to something special. Lucky for Mom, her special day fall about the same time that strawberries are getting ripe, so combining the two give enterprising young cooks a lot of opportunities to make something special. Full story »
Money Matters: Charitable Giving
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Tax planning can provide personal satisfaction when it includes charitable giving. Each year your charitable gifts are listed on Schedule A of your tax return and their total along with eligible medical expenses, taxes paid, interest paid, and miscellaneous deductions make up your itemized deductions. Full story »
Money Matters: The seedy side of insurance sales
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
“Dateline,” an NBC network show aired a program in mid-April titled “The Tricks of the Trade.” Full story »
In The Kitchen: Café Le Reve is tasty dream for patrons, students, teacher
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
My visit to Cafe Le Reve on Wednesday, April 2, was a great experience. Full story »
Money Matters: are we there yet?
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Whew! The tax season rush is over…or is it? Full story »
Health Column: Sound sleep may be a simple step away
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Sleep apnea is a serious health risk to many people as it severely affects the breathing pattern of sleeping people. Full story »
Money Matters: Just where did I put that?
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
If you purchase shares in a company or a bond and elect to close your brokerage account, where do you store the certificates? Full story »
In The Kitchen: Recipe winner learned from mom
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
There is a familiar name on page 15 of the Wal-Mart Family Cookbook now on sale at Alcoa and Maryville Wal-Mart stores. Full story »
Money Matters: Using your tax refund wisely
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Are you one of the fortunate taxpayers who received or is due a tax refund this year? Is the money burning a hole in your pocket yet? Full story »
In The Kitchen: Homemade or pre-packaged, sauerkraut is rich in tradition
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
The thing about sauerkraut is that there are seldom nonchalant reactions. Depending on your childhood memories and your taste buds, you either “love it” or “hate it. Full story »
Money Matters: The rest of the story
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
By the time this week’s Blount Today is distributed, we will know part of the “rest of the story.” Full story »
In The Kitchen: Welcome spring with a traditional Easter ham
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Easter is a time to welcome back tulips and daffodils, a time of family celebrations, church services with our new dresses, new suits and patent leather shoes and a time for Christians to celebrate the life, death and resurrection of Christ Full story »
The Tax man cometh: Are you ready?
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
By now, you should have received your tax documents for 2007. The time draws near for the filing of your return. Most likely last year you did what you have always done to prepare for this time, NOTHING! Full story »
Health Column:
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
We can change a dollar bill. We can change a tire. We can change a diaper. But, sometimes we can’t seem to change our mind - and I don’t mean at the grocery store or while looking in the closet. Full story »
Keep the food traditional on St. Patrick’s Day
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
If you ever searched for a four-leaf clover when you were a child, then you subscribe to a wee bit of the Irish. On St. Patrick’s Day, it is said, everybody’s Irish, so wear your green and sit down to a traditional Irish meal of Corned Beef and Cabbage.
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