Hello from the Fox Den! We had another weekend of hard rains and I hope that everyone made it through the storms okay. As winter fades into...

I’ve been pondering this column for a week. How do you say goodbye when you’re not completely saying goodbye? As I said last week, I’m stepping aside as editor of the...

Most Americans get a refund every year, with the average check weighing in at $2,895 last year. Even though it’s really money that they earned, many people are tempted to...

Lots of Folks along El Camino Real have been getting further and further behind with a new set of storms coming in every weekend. Its getting harder to get caught up on...

Organizing your tax records not only makes filing your tax return easier, it also helps you find the financial documents you need throughout the year. Whether you’ve...

There hasn’t been much progress in regards to my little garden considering the cold and rainy weather we experienced over the weekend. Although it did warm up some on...

One invites correction when declaring folks to be champions of anything. I learned this lesson 60 years ago as the editor of a small-town newspaper, when a local farmer...

Folks along El Camino have gotten the Mud Nationals and the Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show behind them and now they can concentrate on Holy Week and Easter. It was...

Though many taxpayers appreciate the income tax cuts in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) passed late last year, others are skeptical that it will simplify their tax...

The “me” mentioned in the title of this article is not me (not Larry Sinclair). It’s the word “me.” It’s my observation and belief that many people seem to be afraid (or at...

Folks along El Camino Real must have gotten their chores caught up and decided to head to the lakes and rivers this weekend because I never saw like the boats that passed...

Congress passed a federal budget bill in early February that revived dozens of expired tax breaks for the 2017 tax year. They include a deduction for education expenses as...

With so many financial planning websites available online, you can do just about any kind of financial calculation you desire. But even with all these financial tools so...

Folks along El Camino Real are getting into their spring routine even though the official first day of spring is not until March 20. The sunshine...

This is the conclusion of Harry Dismuke’s essay, Living in Rusk, 1941. In last week’s edition, young Harry and his brother, Joe, have just heard news about the attack on...