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Take This Tax and Shove It

Country music has a long history of celebrating outlaw behavior, which naturally extends to celebrating "outlaw" performers. Plenty of fans have... Read More

Thrilla in Manila Envelopes

Words like "hero" and "icon" get tossed around pretty casually these days. But the world lost a true card-carrying legend with the passing last... Read More

Have a Coke and a Tax

When most of us hear the word "tax," we immediately think "IRS." It's natural to associate those three-letter words with each other (even if "IRS" is... Read More

Barry Good!

Humorist Dave Barry entertained millions of readers with his nationally syndicated column from 1983 to 2004. Along the way, he earned a Pulitzer... Read More

Mickelson Lands in the Rough

Spring is here, and golfers across the country are busting out their loudest pants to hit the links. Tiger Woods is taking a break from chasing... Read More

A Tale of Two CEOs

Every year, business reporters look forward to listing the country's highest-paid CEOs. Corporate chiefs have always done well for themselves — in... Read More

The Gambler, The Billionaire, and The Game of Kings

Backgammon is an ancient game of dice, strategy, and skill. The name dates back to the 1600s, but the game itself goes back to the Byzantine Emperor... Read More

Sign “O” The Times

The artist forever to be remembered as Prince shocked the world with his unexpected death last month at his Paisley Park compound outside... Read More

POTUS Meets IRS

For most of us, filing a tax return is a fairly private affair, just between us and our friends at the IRS. But for President Obama and his... Read More

Born to Run

Lots of states get a bad rap. California is too flaky. New Yorkers are too unfriendly. North Dakota is too cold. (Wait a minute . . . you mean we've... Read More