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What Will Washington Tinker with Next

What they will not do is waive the Required Minimum Distribution (RMD) like they did in 2020. Taxpayers 72 years old and older must take an RMD by the end of 2021. However, if you turned 72 this year your deadline for the distribution is April 18, 2022. There are some other exceptions if you keep working but the exceptions do not come without strings.

HISTORY MINUTE

HISTORY MINUTE

Reputations are built over years of work. But one act can destroy that reputation forever. Judge Andrew Scott, an early territorial judge, saw a promising career fall apart as he became the epicenter of controversies that ultimately left a fellow judge and a legislator dead.

HISTORY MINUTE

HISTORY MINUTE

Slavery bitterly divided North against South and neighbor against neighbor throughout the early history of the United States. While slavery was debated in legislatures, newspapers, and churches, countless slaves moved to escape their bondage to a life of freedom. One such incident in the early 1840s became an international controversy, all stemming from the daring escape of one slave from Arkansas to Canada.

Executive Session

On the heals of Sunshine week where newspapers across the country highlight the need for public entities, such as School Boards, City Councils and Quorum Courts, to remain open and transparent, let’s explore the secret meetings behind closed doors, better known as “executive sessions.”

HISTORY MINUTE

HISTORY MINUTE

Architecture has been called “the mirror of life.” Buildings need careful design to stand the test of time and satisfy the need for which it was created. This takes imagination and a careful eye for detail. Arkansas native Edward Stone was one such architect, and his accomplishments include many of the iconic buildings of the twentieth century. His designs also included museums, schools, and hospitals around the world. Stone eventually became one of the most famous architects in the United States.

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