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Reactions mixed to Postal Service's decision to stop Saturday delivery
Word that the cash-strapped Postal Service would stop delivering mail on Saturdays hit Lakesha Johnson hard. "I think that's terrible," the Baltimore woman said Wednesday outside the city's Main Post Office on East Fayette Street. "When they want to...
Tags: Media Industry, Dundalk, Career and Workplace, Labor Legislation, Government Postal Delivery
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UPDATED: Postal Service to cut Saturday mail, keep 6-day package delivery
WASHINGTON (AP) — The financially struggling U.S. Postal Service said Wednesday it will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to disburse packages six days a week, an apparent end-run around an unaccommodating Congress. The service...
Tags: Marketing, Financial and Business Services, U.S. Congress, Career and Workplace, Health Insurance Cost
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Kamenetz proposal would change process for worker benefit disputes
Baltimore County labor leaders plan to fight legislation by County Executive Kevin Kamenetz that would change the way public workers appeal county decisions on their retirement benefits, saying the bill would stack the deck against employees. The bill,...
Tags: Court Administration, Justice System, Kevin Kamenetz, Towson, Career and Workplace
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Michigan residents see big tax increases
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — In the height of tax season, don't be surprised if you owe more to the taxman in Lansing. Some major income tax changes approved 21 months ago by Gov. Rick Snyder and lawmakers are just now starting to hit Michigan taxpayers...
Tags: Interior Policy, Credit and Debt, Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Career and Workplace
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The basics on reverse mortgages
Q: I am 54 and want to have income in retirement. I'm interested in reverse mortgages. Can you explain them? S.D., Orlando A: Reverse mortgages are only available to residential homeowners who are at least age 62. Normally, they are not available to...
Tags: Career and Workplace, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance, Financial Planning, Mortgages
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Myths about Social Security
Like any other successful and long-standing program or organization, there are a number of myths surrounding Social Security. Some of them are grounded in truth but just slightly misconstrued. Others are completely out of line with the truth. Let's take a...Tags: Arts and Culture, Employees, Career and Workplace, Folklore and Mythology, Retirement Planning Services
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Degree of L.A.'s fiscal problems splits mayoral candidates
A virtual unknown straining to make his mark in the race for mayor of Los Angeles offered an alarming assessment of the city's finances. "We are actually on the brink of bankruptcy," Emanuel Pleitez, a tech executive and former aide to Mayor Antonio...
Tags: Local Government, Health Insurance Cost, Kevin James, Elections, Pension and Welfare
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A crucial step toward retirement security for the working class
It's amazing, and depressing, when political compromise functions only to throw obstacles in the way of ideas that bring the greatest good to the greatest number of people. Today's example: the long, tortuous road to bringing more retirement security to...
Tags: Interior Policy, 401K, Los Angeles Times Columnists, Research, Career and Workplace
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Taking aim at the gun industry
We've all heard the saw about California being hostile to industry. Here's an industry that indisputably has grounds for complaint: the gun industry. Finally, the Legislature is getting something right. According to many experts, California's firearms...
Tags: Gun Control, FBI, Darrell Steinberg, Weaponry, Substance Abuse
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Equity-indexed annuity sales pitch is too good to be true
Dear Liz: Recently, someone from an insurance company proposed that I stop investing through my 401(k) at work and instead invest in his insurance company contract with after-tax dollars. He claims the funds would be guaranteed so that I would never...Tags: Financial and Business Services, 401K, Insurance, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Credit Ratings
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Redirecting money after a loan is paid off
Dear Liz: I'll be done paying off my car in a couple of months. What's a good strategy for redirecting that money once it's paid off? Should I use the whole amount each month to start saving for my next car, or would I be better off splitting it up and...Tags: Contracts, Insurance, Career and Workplace, Finance, Economy, Business and Finance
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Tax increases affecting more Michigan residents
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — In the height of tax season, don't be surprised if you owe more to the taxman in Lansing. Some major income tax changes approved 21 months ago by Gov. Rick Snyder and lawmakers are just now starting to hit Michigan...
Tags: Interior Policy, Credit and Debt, Environmental Issues, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Taxation
Feb 6, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 6, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Feb 3, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Feb 19, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
Jan 27, 2013
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Jan 25, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Jan 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 19, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Feb 16, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Jan 13, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Feb 22, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Feb 16, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
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