Update on my tax refund: It’s still stuck in IRS hell. Thanks to Congressional inquiry, we might have some indication of why. We, of course, have no clue when it might shake loose and salve financial woes here in the world outside the bureaucracy. I spoke with a caseworker from Sen. Chuck Grassley’s officeContinue reading “IRS refund hell: You’re in ‘error queue’”
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IRS refund delays put school plans at risk
The time: 12:39 a.m. The place: My cluttered 635 square-foot apartment a fart and armpit noise away from Drake University. I’m hunched over my elegantly aging laptop with Warren Zevon’s “Poor, Poor Pitful Me” blasting in my eardrums at top volume and my Oska Tigers ballcap screwed on my bald head. My body shakes withContinue reading “IRS refund delays put school plans at risk”
HOT SHEET: Constipated Congress, Moleskine anxiety, CDC gaffes and in praise of profanity
From the desk of Daniel P. Finney, sergeant of the watch, Drake Neighborhood Station, Des Moines, Iowa. Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 ITEM ONE: The typist made the mistake of reading the news Monday. He recommends against it — especially if you are prone to anxiety and depression. The stories he perused related to the possibilityContinue reading “HOT SHEET: Constipated Congress, Moleskine anxiety, CDC gaffes and in praise of profanity”
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