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McQuiston: Distracted Driving

By ALLEN MCQUISTON
The Jemez Agency

You’ve seen them on the roads; you might even know a few of them.

And you could be one yourself.

Distracted drivers come in all shapes, sizes, ages and experience levels. Even if you’re not one today, you could become one at any moment — in the time it takes you to answer your cell phone or check the kids in the back seat when you’re driving.

If you or someone else you know thinks you can drive just fine while talking on your phone, think about this: In 2014, 3,179 people were killed and 431,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers. And it’s

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Local DECA Program Hosts Art Gallery Friday

DECA News:
 
The Los Alamos High School DECA organization is launching an art gallery fundraiser 6-8 p.m., Friday at Longview Self Storage, 105 Longview Dr. in White Rock.
 
The event includes holiday themed food and drink sales and a $50 gift basket giveaway.
 
All proceeds from art sold will go directly to the LAHS Art Department and the money from ticket sales will go to DECA state and national conference funds.
 
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids 12 and under.
 
The community is encouraged to stop by and support the LAHS art and business programs.
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IRS Announces 2017 Standard Mileage Rates

IRS News:
 
PHOENIX  The Internal Revenue Service today issued the 2017 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes.
 
Beginning Jan. 1, 2017, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (also vans, pickups or panel trucks) will be:
  • 53.5 cents per mile for business miles driven, down from 54 cents for 2016
  • 17 cents per mile driven for medical or moving purposes, down from 19 cents for 2016
  • 14 cents per mile driven in service of charitable organizations
The business mileage
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AG Files Suit Against New Mexico Businessman Accused Of Deceiving Low-Income Home Buyers

New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas is suing a businessman fro deceptive seller-financed home sales in Albuquerque. Courtesy photo
 
STATE News:
 
A New Mexico businessman claimed to help low-income Spanish-speaking families by finding them foreclosed homes to buy and, in some cases, financing the deals.
 
But the state’s attorney general said Wednesday that Jesus Cano of Albuquerque deceived dozens of consumers by misrepresenting the conditions of the often poorly maintained homes he sold. Sometimes Cano sold houses he did not even own, the attorney general
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Chamber Breakfast: SGR On 2017 Legislative Session

Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard

CHAMBER News:

This week’s Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce Business Breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., Wednesday in Building 2, Room 230 on the UNM-Los Alamos campus.

The featured speaker is House Dist. 43 Rep. Stephanie Garcia Richard who will be giving a preview of the upcoming legislative session.

Register at https://losalamoschamber.chambermaster.com/eventregistration/register/185.

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Letter To The Editor: Great Local Businesses

By CAMILLE MORRISON
Los Alamos
 
Our family calls CB FOX C&B’s. They don’t care what you call them as long as you shop there.
 
I rented a vacation apartment in Albuquerque for five years. I spent $5,000 on furniture from CB FOX. It was delivered in two trips at a charge of $150 for each trip. I bought a recliner in Albuquerque. They wanted $75 to deliver it to the apartment. My husband put it in his truck.
 
I sold the furniture on consignment when I gave up the apartment. Gary wanted to know what I had paid for the bedroom furniture. I showed him the bill of sale. He said you really got a good
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Ribbon Cut On Los Alamos Community Foundation

Los Alamos National Bank CEO John Gulas, center right, and Los Alamos Community President David Izraelevitz, center left, cut the ribbon on the Los Alamos Community Foundation during the Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours event Wednesday evening at LANB. The event was hosted by LANB and the Los Alamos Community Foundation and celebrates the grand opening of the Los Alamos Community Foundation’s offices inside the LANB building at 1200 Trinity Dr. Ribbon cutting participants from left, Don Cobb, County Council Chair Rick Reiss, local United Way Executive Director Kristy Ortega, Read More

Three Things Women Should Know If Outliving Spouse

MONEYWISE News:
 
The importance of women taking an active role in a couple’s financial planning represents more than just jockeying over who gets to control the checking account.
 
“Women on average live longer than men, which means they are going to need more money in retirement or else risk outliving their savings,” says Cristina Acosta, co-owner with Nancy Fromm of Money Wise (www.moneywiseaz.com), a financial planning firm.
 
“That means they have a lot at stake. And women – men, too, for that matter – often don’t realize just how long retirement might last. If you retire
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New McDonald’s Opens For Business Next Week

The M goes up Thursday afternoon on the exterior wall of the new McDonald’s Restaurant set to open next week in the Smith’s Marketplace shopping center on Trinity Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com

Finishing touches underway on the new McDonald’s Restaurant set to open next week in the Smith’s Marketplace shopping center on Trinity Drive. Photo by Carol A. Clark/ladailypost.com Read More

IRS Series: Tax Records – What To Keep

IRS News:
 
PHOENIX  As tax filing season approaches, the Internal Revenue Service has information for taxpayers who wonder how long to keep tax returns and other documents.
 
Generally, the IRS recommends keeping copies of tax returns and supporting documents at least three years. Some documents should be kept up to seven years in case a taxpayer needs to file an amended return or if questions arise. Keep records relating to real estate up to seven years after disposing of the property.
 
Health care information statements should be kept with other tax records. Taxpayers
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