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May 2013

Thursday, May 16th, 2013

Loeb finalists announced; many were recent BiB winners

Special to SABEW PHOENIX- Finalists have been announced for the 2013 Gerald Loeb Awards for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism. As in the past, many finalists being recognized have been recent winners in SABEW’s Best in Business competition. This year is no different. Below is a list of 2012 BiB winners who are now up for a Loeb.   Breaking News Category Finalists Tom ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Thursday, May 16th, 2013

New video tells the story of SABEW’s past 50 years

SABEW Staff Report PHOENIX--Commemorating SABEW’s 50th anniversary, the six-minute video, The History of SABEW retraces the events that have helped shape the organization. Founding member Gene Miller and Myron Kandel, two-time president, discuss SABEW’s founding and is early development. Other SABEW members and past presidents, including Phil Moeller, Gail DeGeorge, Bernie Kohn and Jodi ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

Next Teletraining: “Covering the College Debt Crisis”

SABEW Staff Report PHOENIX, May 14, 2013 —Whether you are an experienced personal finance reporter or you’re just looking for local angles on the nation’s college debt crisis, this training call is for you. We’ll talk about what the key statistics to look at are, how to cut through the jargon, and stories that reporters can and should be looking for. To sign up for the call, click here. Instructions: ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Monday, May 6th, 2013

CUNY Publishing Institute is offering a five-day course on book publishing, June 3-7

Special to SABEW PHOENIX- Interested in publishing a book? The CUNY Publishing Institute is offering a five-day course that can help give you an edge in the fast-changing industry of book publishing. Representatives from Tumblr, Amazon, Knopf Doubleday and Hyperion-Disney are among those teaching the course. SABEW members can now receive a professional discount of $200 off the regular price. The ...[Read More]
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Monday, May 6th, 2013

Board member Joanna Ossinger appointed to SABEW executive ladder

PHOENIX -- Joanna Ossinger, team leader for Bloomberg First Word, has been appointed to the executive ladder of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers. Ossinger fills a vacated slot and becomes the organization’s secretary. Through the succession process, she is scheduled to become president of SABEW in 2016. Ossinger had been serving as a non-ladder member of the organization’s ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News

April 2013

Monday, April 29th, 2013

Past teletraining: Tips for great reporting and storytelling

Tips for great reporting and storytelling April 29, 2013 - 2 p.m. EST Listen to the Call: Click here to listen to the call. Moderator: Lisa Gibbs Lisa Gibbs is a senior writer at MONEY based in South Florida. Before joining the magazine in 2009, she covered the business world for a variety of Florida publications, including as Business Editor of the Miami Herald. She shared ...[Read More]
Posted in News, Past Teletraining, SABEW News
Monday, April 29th, 2013

Next Teletraining: BIB winners: Tips for great reporting and storytelling

SABEW Staff Report PHOENIX, April 18, 2013 —  Join us on April 29th and gain insight into the reporting and storytelling process from three award-winning journalists. To sign up for the call, click here. Instructions: On the day of the call, dial 218-339-2626 and, when prompted, enter the access code 4058935 and you'll be put in to the call. Callers may only listen in to the panelists' ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News, Teletraining
Tuesday, April 23rd, 2013

Two universities chosen to participate in the Reynolds Visiting Professor Program

SPECIAL TO SABEW PHOENIX- University of Oklahoma and California State University, Fullerton will host two visiting business journalism professors for the spring of 2014. This marks the third year that the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism has funded the placing of business journalism professors at universities around the country. The program aims to promote a stronger ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Friday, April 19th, 2013

Wade earns Morrow business journalism scholarship at South Carolina

Special to SABEW COLUMBIA, S.C. - Cherrelle Wade, a senior majoring in mass communications, is the 2013 recipient of the David J. Morrow Scholarship for Business Journalism at the University of South Carolina. The Morrow scholarship is a partnership between the School of Journalism and Mass Communications at the University of South Carolina and the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Thursday, April 18th, 2013

Special poster, program from SABEW 50th anniversary conference available

SPECIAL TO SABEW For a limited time, you can purchase a specially designed, glossy poster as a remembrance of SABEW’s 50th anniversary. The 11-by-17 poster, hand-screened and printed on special glossy stock, features images of SABEW’s past presidents. It was prepared by graphic designer Lauren Steffens of Columbia, Mo., for the 50th conference on April 4-6 in Washington, D.C. The cost ...[Read More]
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Wednesday, April 17th, 2013

Phoenix will host SABEW’s 2014 annual conference March 27-29

SPECIAL TO SABEW PHOENIX – Phoenix will be the site of the 2014 annual spring conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, executive director Warren Watson announced today. The group’s 51st annual conference will be held March 27-29 at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication on the downtown campus of Arizona State University. The Cronkite ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News, Uncategorized
Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

SABEW to hold 2013 fall conference October 3-4

SPECIAL TO SABEW NEW YORK – SABEW will conduct its annual fall conference Oct. 3-4 at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism. It will be the fourth year in a row for the collaboration between the 3,600-member organization of business journalists and one of New York’s premier universities. The conference will include an evening program and reception on Thursday, ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

A panel of experts discuss the future of public media at SABEW’s 2013 conference

By JESSICA GOLDBERG WASHINGTON - Two leading figures in the public media stressed on Saturday at the 50th Annual Society of American Business Writers and Editors conference that in order for public media to survive it will need a variety of funding sources. The Future of Public Media session began in the morning during the third and final day of the conference. Dave Kansas a former SABEW president ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, April 16th, 2013

Leibowitz and Rubenstein discuss the brave new world of finance at SABEW’s spring conference

By KYLE O'DONNELL American finance is still strong despite some uncertainties in the market, said David Rubenstein, co-founder of the Carlyle Group, at the Brave New World of Finance presentation at the 50th Annual SABEW Conference. “Without a doubt, the best place to invest is the United States,” Rubenstein said. Readily available and low financing, ample exit strategies and a 3 percent ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Friday, April 12th, 2013

Hall becomes SABEW’s new president; seven elected to Board of Governors

Special to SABEW   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Kevin Hall, chief economics correspondent for McClatchy Newspapers, is the new president of the 3,600-member Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW). He succeeded Jill Jorden Spitz, senior editor at the Arizona Daily Star, last week as SABEW celebrated its 50th anniversary at its April 4-6 conference here. Seven business journalists ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Thursday, April 11th, 2013

Top executives discuss the impact professional sports has on the economy at SABEW’s 2013 spring conference

By GARY HABER Washington -- Free agency, “Moneyball” and the role of stadia and arenas in economic development were among the topics on the roster when an all-star panel of sports executives spoke at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers’ 50th annual conference Friday. Within weeks after the Baltimore Ravens won Super Bowl XLVII in February, the team lost six of its starting ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Thursday, April 11th, 2013

A student’s perspective of SABEW’s 2013 spring conference

The University of South Carolina was represented at SABEW's spring conference this year by five students and one professor. Rob Wells, professor of business journalism was able to attend with journalism students Lauren Rountree, Cherrelle Marquita Wade, Colin Matthew Campbell,Thad Moore and Cassie Cope, the 2012/2013 David Morrow Scholar. In addition to providing excellent coverage of a panel session, ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Thursday, April 11th, 2013

Online journalism poses challenges, but doesn’t require new ethical guidelines

By: WHIT RICHARDSON   WASHINGTON- Journalists have always wanted to be first with a scoop, but the pace of news-breaking has increased to such a point in the digital age that accuracy is sometimes sacrificed for being first. And that’s worrying, according to a panel of editors speaking during the 11th annual Klott Memorial Ethics Symposium. The symposium took place on the third ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

Mad Money host Jim Cramer’s remarks at SABEW’s 50th Anniversary Gala

By JIM CRAMER (Jim Cramer, host of CNBC's Mad Money, addressed journalists at the Society of American Business Editors and Writers 50th Anniversary Gala on April 6, 2013. Here are his remarks.) First, thanks so much to our SABEW hosts. I am thrilled to be here on this 50th anniversary night and I am proud to be amongst the best of the best of our profession. When I first learned of this ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News, Uncategorized
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

Top journalists and field experts discuss the growing burden of student loan debt at SABEW’s 2013 spring conference

By: LAUREN ROUNTREE WASHINGTON - Imagine the pressure a parent would feel when their child excitedly opens an acceptance letter from their dream university. Outside, you share their joy, but inside you wonder how you will pay the whopping tuition bill. Jane Clark, a senior editor for Kiplinger magazine, said these scenes are playing out in households across the country, a moment that could ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

Top media executives discussed new business models for print publications at SABEW’s 2013 spring conference

By CHERRELLE WADE WASHINGTON- Top media executives said Friday that despite circulation declines, they were not rejecting their print businesses but boasted about major growth in digital news and other forms of digital media. “We believe strongly that print has a long future, and it is an important part of a rich portfolio we have to deliver,” said Kate Marymont, senior vice president for ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

Is Tim Armstrong the Internet’s next comeback kid?

By CASSIE COPE WASHINGTON - AOL, Inc. CEO Tim Armstrong faces the challenge of bringing back a company that led the Internet roughly a decade ago.  Development of AOL’s local news site Patch and purchase of the Huffington Post website are ways Armstrong is seeking to make his mark. “We’re trying to do something really big and really bold in a space where most other people have given ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News, Uncategorized
Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

In SABEW panel, budget experts criticize Fed, politicians for handling of 2008 financial crisis

By COLIN CAMPBELL WASHINGTON —U.S. leaders missed key lessons from 2008 financial crisis and the nation will face another financial disaster unless it reduces the national debt and curtails the Federal Reserve Board’s aggressive support of Wall Street, two top budget experts said Thursday. This warning came from David Stockman, a former Reagan administration White House budget director, ...[Read More]
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Monday, April 8th, 2013

Jim Cramer spoke to the changes in business journalism over the years at SABEW’s 50th Anniversary Gala

By BRANDON BROWN   WASHINGTON, April 6, 2013- The attendees of SABEW’s 50th Anniversary Gala were posed with a question from keynote speaker Jim Cramer, the host of CNBC’s Mad Money, is business journalism better or worse because of the Internet? “The web changed business journalism in so many ways,” Cramer said. “I truly think there is a BW and an AW, before web and after web.” Cramer ...[Read More]
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Friday, April 5th, 2013

Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen addressed journalists on the opening day of SABEW’s spring conference

By THAD MOORE   WASHINGTON —Federal Reserve Vice Chair Janet Yellen said Thursday she looks forward to when the central bank can “put away our unconventional tools” that’s led to $85 billion in monthly bond purchases and record low interest rates to prop up the economy. Yellen, speaking to the Society of American Business Editors and Writers annual conference here, provided ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News, Uncategorized
Monday, April 1st, 2013

Three long-time business journalists will be honored at SABEW’s 50th anniversary gala

Special to SABEW   PHOENIX – Three business journalists, including a founding member, will be honored with SABEW President’s Awards at the 50th annual spring conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers in Washington, D.C., April 4-6. Founding member Gene Miller, of Boca Raton, Fla., will be joined by Myron Kandel and Martha Steffens.  Kandel, of New York ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News

March 2013

Monday, March 25th, 2013

Attendee list from the 2013 spring conference in Washington, D.C.

To see our attending exhibitors, sponsors and speakers, click here. Regular attendee list Becket Adams, Business/Finance Editor, TheBlaze.com Ferdous "Danny" Al-Faruque, Editor, FDA News Brad Allen, Economics & Business Journalist, Freelance Kevin Allenspach, Reporter, St. Cloud Times Andrea Susan Anderson, Editor, The Food Institute Susan Antilla Binyamin Appelbaum, Washington ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Friday, March 22nd, 2013

Cope found inspiration from esteemed journalist Morrow

By CASSIE COPE The impacts of business journalism travel from Wall Street to dirt roads in rural South Carolina. Esteemed business journalist David J. Morrow demonstrated how to be the best in the industry and his memory as a tenacious reporter and encouraging editor motivates students like me aspiring to succeed in business journalism. I dabbled in business journalism the summer after my ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

Recording is now available for teletraining session: How to Cover the Sequester and How to Find Local Angles on the Story

  How to Cover the Sequester and How to Find Local Angles on the Story Monday, March 18, 2013 Below are instructions on how to listen to the call on your computer or your telephone. • To listen to the recording on your computer, click here. *This is an MP3 digital audio file, which can be played with any digital audio player supporting MP3 playback (e.g. Windows Media Player, ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Tuesday, March 19th, 2013

Past teletraining: How to Cover the Sequester and How to Find Local Angles on the Story

How to Cover the Sequester and How to Find Local Angles on the Story March 18, 2013 - 2 p.m. EST  Learn how to put a local spin on the national sequester. Listen to the Call: Click here to listen to the call. Moderator: Bernie Kohn, Team Leader, Bloomberg News, Washington, D.C. and former SABEW president Bernie Kohn is a team leader at Bloomberg News’s Washington bureau overseeing ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Friday, March 15th, 2013

2013 Board of Governors Candidates

By SABEW Staff PHOENIX, March 15, 2013 -- SABEW members will be casting online ballots for candidates running for the Board of Governors for the Society of American Business Editors and Writers starting today at 8 p.m. Eastern time until 4 p.m. Saturday, April, 6. Seven candidates will vie for seven board slots, six three-year terms ending in the spring of 2016 and one two-year term ending in ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013

Skills sessions, keynoters, panels featured at SABEW DC conference April 4-6

SPECIAL TO SABEW WASHINGTON, D.C.- Major CEOs. Top government officials.  Leading business journalists. A popular television personality. Those will be the featured attractions at the April 4-6 spring conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers, to be held at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Tim Armstrong, CEO of AOL, will be the first keynote speaker ...[Read More]
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Friday, March 8th, 2013

19 chosen to receive SABEW scholarships

SPECIAL to SABEW PHOENIX – Nineteen journalists have been chosen to receive scholarships to attend SABEW’s 50th anniversary conference in Washington, D.C., April 4-6. Funding came from four separate sources – SABEW’s Dave Morrow and Benita Newton funds, plus charitable contributions from the Goldschmidt Family Foundation and the SABEW Chair at the University of Missouri, according to ...[Read More]
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Thursday, March 7th, 2013

Veteran business journalist Jim Kingsland, 49, dead after a long illness.

By RAY HENNESSEY Special to SABEW Many business journalists worked with Jim in some capacity in our careers, from his start in broadcast journalism in the early 1980s up through his most recent work writing his blog, Financial Balderdash, until late last year. He was the Zelig of business news, peeking out seemingly everywhere, from Bloomberg to CNBC to Financial News Network and to FOX Business ...[Read More]
Posted in In Memoriam, News, SABEW News
Thursday, March 7th, 2013

CFA Institute offering a free two-hour training session on March 26, in NYC

SABEW Staff Report Phoenix- The CFA Institute will be holding a free, two-hour session focused on Claritas, a their new investment certificate program. This media seminar will be based on Ch. 4 of the Claritas curriculum (see the syllabus). The session is open to journalists and will cover the following: •       Comparing information provided by the income statement, balance sheet, ...[Read More]
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Friday, March 1st, 2013

Updated 2013 Washington, D.C.- Schedule

SABEW D.C. Spring Conference April 4-6, 2013 Marvin Center, George Washington University Updated March 18, 2013 WiFi for conference attendees sponsored by CNBC. TENTATIVE SCHEDULE THURSDAY, APRIL 4: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. — SABEW Board Private Breakfast, George Washington Inn. 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.- SABEW Board Meeting, George Washington Inn. 9 a.m. — Exhibits open – Continental ...[Read More]
Posted in Biz Blogs, News, SABEW News, Uncategorized

February 2013

Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

Two journalists receive Reynolds scholarship aid for SABEW D.C.

PHOENIX – The Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism has awarded two journalists a $1,000 fellowship each to attend the 50th annual conference of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) in Washington April 4-6. Jacquelinne Mejia, a producer/correspondent for EC Hispanic Media in California, and Darren L. Sands, money editor for BlackEnterprise.com in New York, will ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013

Moeller history project will be part of SABEW’s 50th anniversary activities

SPECIAL TO SABEW SABEW continues development of a history of business journalism project in conjunction with its 50th anniversary. The effort, headed by 1988 president Phil Moeller, who works for U.S. News and World Report, will be formally rolled out at the group’s spring conference in Washington, D.C., April 4-6.  Moeller will give details of the effort as part of SABEW’s 50th anniversary ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

Sample a six pack of this year’s Best in Business winners

SPECIAL TO SABEW This year's Best in Business competition included winners from news sources large and small, and far and wide. Here are some stories and packages to sample as you get ready for the BIB presentations at the annual SABEW spring conference at George Washington University April 5.   The full conference runs April 4-6. Here's our sampling: * The Providence Journal's.......Curt ...[Read More]
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Tuesday, February 26th, 2013

Past teletraining recording available : “How to Break News: Staying Competitive in a 24-hour News Environment by Producing High-Quality Compelling News Coverage”

How to Break News: Staying Competitive in a 24-hour News Environment by Producing High-Quality Compelling News Coverage Feb. 25, 2013 - 2 p.m. EST Listen to the Call: Click here to listen to the call. Moderator:  Kevin Shinkle Before joining The Associated Press in November 2008, Kevin Shinkle was business editor of The Star-Ledger in Newark. He joined the newspaper in 2000 as deputy business ...[Read More]
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Monday, February 25th, 2013

136 winners announced in SABEW’s Best in Business contest; Bloomberg, New York Times had most winners

SPECIAL to SABEW PHOENIX— The Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) has announced winners of its 18th Best in Business competition, which honors excellence in business journalism across all news platforms. Click here for the complete list of winners and judge's comments. The 136 winners represent all corners of business journalism, from the Providence Journal to The Wall ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Thursday, February 21st, 2013

Jim Cramer of CNBC and The Street to be keynote speaker for SABEW 50th anniversary gala

By MARTY STEFFENS   PHOENIX -- Television personality, business news entrepreneur and author Jim Cramer will be keynote speaker at SABEW’s 50th anniversary gala on Saturday, April 6. “Cramer is an iconic figure who has contributed greatly to business journalism,” says Jill Jorden Spitz, SABEW president and assistant managing editor/business of the Arizona Star. About 350 persons will ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Friday, February 15th, 2013

Next Teletraining: “How to Break News: Staying Competitive in a 24-hour News Environment by Producing High-Quality Compelling News Coverage”

SABEW Staff Report PHOENIX, Feb.15, 2013 —  Join us on Feb. 25th and learn how to produce news coverage that'll keep the attention of viewers in a 24-hour news environment. To sign up for the call, click here. On the day of the call, dial 218-339-2626 and, when prompted, enter the access code 4058935 and you'll be put in to the call. Callers may only listen in to the panelists' discussion, ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News, Teletraining, Uncategorized
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

SABEW sets record for BIB entries; wide variety of companies entered

Special to SABEW PHOENIX – SABEW’s 18th annual Best in Business competition attracted a record 1,120 entries this year, Warren Watson, executive director, announced today. The competition includes entries from three foreign countries, more small websites and other specialty publications, Watson said. The contest, the largest of its kind, is now being judged.  Winners will be announced ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Wednesday, February 6th, 2013

Two $1,000 fellowships to be awarded from the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism

SABEW Staff Report This year, the Donald W. Reynolds National Center for Business Journalism will award two $1,000 fellowships to attend the  Society of American Business Editors and Writers (SABEW) 50-year anniversary conference in Washington April 4-6. The fellowship is open to full-time journalists who want to attend the center’s free training before and during the conference, as well as ...[Read More]
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Monday, February 4th, 2013

SABEW’s 50th anniversary gala will be April 6 in Washington, D.C.

Special to SABEW WASHINGTON, D.C. – A special gala celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Society of American Business Editors and Writers will conclude the group’s annual spring conference April 6 at the Renaissance Mayflower Hotel. The gala, a fundraiser that will include dinner, benefit auction, history moments and a guest speaker, will be the highlight of the April 4-6 SABEW conference ...[Read More]
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Monday, February 4th, 2013

A Comprehensive Review of SABEW’s Business of Health Care Symposium

By PAMELA YIP NEW YORK ---- Journalists covering health care boosted their knowledge of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), thanks to top experts in the health care field, who spoke to 17 journalists during a Jan. 17-18 symposium sponsored by the Society of American Business Editors and Writers and the Commonwealth Fund. The event was held at Reuters headquarters at 3 Times Square. Commonwealth ...[Read More]
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Sunday, February 3rd, 2013

Health-care initiatives discussed at SABEW symposium

By PAULA BURKES (Paula Burkes is a reporter at The Oklahoman.  She was a participant in a Jan. 17-18 symposium conducted by SABEW in New York City.  The symposium covered the business of health care and included discussion of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The seminar was sponsored by The Commonwealth Fund.) Imagine if your doctor — before prescribing a drug or ordering a ...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News
Friday, February 1st, 2013

Praise be! Writer celebrates failing test for deducting medical expenses

Deduction for medical expenses goes from 7.5 percent of AGI to 10 percent under Obamacare....[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News

January 2013

Wednesday, January 30th, 2013

Bill aims to repeal IPAB

'Death panel' myth stays alive...[Read More]
Posted in News, SABEW News

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