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Nancy Finley is a saint.
Every once and awhile, there s a feel-good story just waiting for proper attention. No contract reporting. No labor talks to speak of. No unhappy ballplayer demanding a trade.
The story of the love and devotion a young girl first knew of a baseball team s mascot, and the connection still felt many year s after they have been separated is simply beautiful.
Let me tell you about Charlie-O.
During a dozen Kansas City Athletics/Oakland A s MLB seasons (1965- 76), the ball club had a mule for a mascot. The mule, named after team owner Charlie O. Finley, was big. Measuring 15 hands (60 inches), as mules go, Charlie-O s size could be intimidating to some.
Public Transit Funding Is Essential To Our Nation s Post-Covid Recovery By Paul Skoutelas
03/10/21 AT 6:37 PM A woman wearing a face mask and shield sits in a New York subway train during rush hour amid the coronavirus pandemic on July 16, 2020; as many people turn away from mass transit, bicycle use has exploded Photo: AFP / Johannes EISELE
Over the past year, COVID-19 has hit America hard, devastating once vibrant downtown areas and thriving neighborhood communities. Buses and trains, normally filled to capacity, became shadows of themselves.
But every day since the pandemic hit last March, millions of hospital workers, grocery store clerks, and other essential employees have reported to work. They ve arrived at those essential jobs on public transportation.
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5:30 p.m.: Tax filers facing unemployment fraud should request corrected forms, says IRS
With six weeks to go until tax day, many people are looking at the forms and discovering someone else got unemployment benefits using their identity and they owe federal taxes on that income.
The form that would show that is called a 1099-G. IRS spokesman David Tucker says you should get in touch with the state right away and request a corrected 1099-G. And don’t worry if you don’t get it before the April 15 tax deadline.