Imagine this: Mom takes a trip to the commissary with her seven children. All of a sudden, Mom demands that everyone “Fall in,” and immediately a straight lines forms, shortest to tallest.
Sometimes there’s a scuffle, things get a little out of control. Instead Mom shutting everyone, she yells out, in public, “At ease.”
Update: Captain Burley continues to serves with the 1st Battalion, 487th Field Artillery (1-487FA) as the the Battalion Fire Support Officer.
We were expecting 2020 to be a quiet year in terms of tax law changes. But, boy, were we ever wrong! The government funding bills signed by President Trump in December 2019 included a lot of tax provisions. The economic stimulus packages enacted in March and December 2020 to help boost the U.S. economy dragged down by the coronavirus added more. Plus, there are several other 2020 tweaks from new rules or annual inflation adjustments. All in all, this means American taxpayers are staring at a long list of tax changes for the 2020 tax year.
Tax filing season starts on February 12, 2021. So, you should be preparing to file your 2020 tax return and getting familiar with all the new tax laws for 2020 should be part of that process. To help you out, we pulled together a list of the most important tax law changes and adjustments for 2020 (some related items are grouped together). Use this information now so you can save money when you sit down to complete your 2020 return.
Since the publication of this information, the Department of Defense extended the deadline until June 30, 2021. If you go to this link – https://idco.dmdc.osd.mil/idco/ – you can schedule an appointment. Many will wait until June and that means fewer appointment times available as the deadline approaches.
Additionally, all retirees and spouses eventually need to get the new ID cards. See an earlier Retiree News post about these new cards.
Fully vaccinated Americans can now skip quarantines if they are exposed to someone infected with COVID-19, new federal guidelines say.
The 199th Fighter Squadron began flying McDonnell Douglas F-4C Phantoms in 1976. Coming out of conversion status, one of their first deployments was to Anderson AFB, Guam. This undated photograph show Benet Costa on the flightline. Fading memory recall his position being called the flightline expeditor.
The 199 FS flew Convair F-102A prior to this conversion. The Deuces did not have air-to-air refueling capability. The Phantoms were a welcome upgrade in operational capabilities that include force projection. This was the start of overseas deployments to Guam, Philippines, Japan and Korea. Great memories!
The Kūkā‘ilimoku is the official e-newsletter of the 154th Wing, Hawaii Air National Guard. The first issue came in September 1957 and continues as an e-newsletter today.
Today we feature the February 1992 Kūkā‘ilimoku issue. This issue includes the following stories:
* 154th Composite Group receives safety awards
* CBPO Connestion: MSgt Iris Kabazawa introduces the technician staff
* CAMS News & Views: lots of familiar names
* Promotions: including Douglas Abe, Norman Eclarin, Gary Hema, Jamie Harada, James Akamine
* Sports News
From the Wired Magazine website
After years of cell phone contracts that lock you into a certain provider, a lot of people are used to treating that relationship like a marriage. But just because a certain carrier worked for you 10 years ago doesn’t mean it’s the best one for you today.
Different carriers excel at different things as new technologies like 5G arise, and if you move to a new city, the carrier with the “best” signal could be completely different from where you lived before. If you’re tired of getting a terrible signal in your own house, or constantly getting slow speeds when you’re out and about, it might be time to look at some other carriers – there are more great options than you might realize.
This annual celebration is viewed as a time to celebrate all US presidents, past and present, and as a time of patriotic celebration and remembrance.
It is celebrated every year on the third Monday in February. The three-day weekend was originally created in 1885 to honor President George Washington – the first president of the United States.
Presidents’ Day emerged on Washington’s February 22 birthday as a day of remembrance. The holiday was known as “Washington’s Birthday” for more than 100 years and some states still identify the holiday using the name.
It became popularly known as Presidents’ Day after it became part of 1971’s Uniform Monday Holiday Act to create more three-day weekends for workers in the United States. Lawmakers sought to combine the celebration of Washington’s birthday with Abraham Lincoln’s birthday, which fell on February 12.
From the Eat This Not That website
The state of Hawaii ranks 40th in terms of population, with about 1,416,000 residents, according to the United States Census Bureau. It comes in 43rd in terms of total square mileage, a number which includes some 4,500 square miles of water. And having been granted statehood in 1959, it is the 50th state to have joined the Union.
From the U.S. News & World Report website
The setting every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement (SECURE) Act was passed in December 2019 and became a law as of January 1, 2020. The legislation created changes for long-term retirement savings and has financial impacts for Americans at every age.
From the Everyday Health website
“Location, location, location” is a key tenet in buying and selling real estate, but the mantra also applies to matters of personal health. A newly released survey suggests that where we choose to live factors into our wellness as much as diet and exercise.
For its 2021 Healthiest and Unhealthiest Cities in America report, the personal finance website WalletHub evaluated 182 U.S. cities according to dozens of metrics pertaining to healthcare, food, fitness, and green spaces. The data collected ranged from the cost of a medical visit and access to healthcare providers to premature death rates and COVID-19 cases.
From the Medical News Today website
HDL is “good,” because it carries about one-fourth to one-third of circulating cholesterol to the liver for excretion.
LDL is “bad,” because in excess, it tends to build up on the inner walls of blood vessels, which causes the vessels to narrow.
This article discusses healthy ranges of HDL and how to raise HDL levels that are too low.
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