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Women candidates recently made history by sharing the national presidential debate stage in the 2020 election cycle. With the intersection of gender and politics at play, the big question is whether the characteristics of female candidates make them more viable to win an election. To help answer that question, the Women & Politics Institute at […]

District Capital’s Shanna Due shares how to get organized and free yourself from financial clutter.  

William (Bill) Leahy, M.D., a neurologist and vice chair on the Board of Directors for Ingleside, a premier, charitable not-for-profit provider of comprehensive older adult opportunities in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, was selected by The Daily Record, a Baltimore-based multimedia news source, to receive a 2019 Health Care Hero Award. Leahy was recognized in […]

If you discover a mistake on your tax return after you’ve already filed, don’t panic. In most cases, all you have to do is file an amended tax return. Here’s what you need to know. Taxpayers should use Form 1040X, Amended U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, to file an amended (corrected) tax return. An amended tax […]

Ingleside at King Farm announces their grand opening of the new Memory Support Assisted Living and the Center for Healthy Living for Professionals on June 26th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. See first-hand what engaged living means at our new space at Ingleside at King Farm. Like our memory support programming, the space offers a […]

I often read about how investors can lower their 401(k) costs, and the suggestion seems to be that participants have the power to control everything in their plan. This is not the case. The structure of a 401(k) plan doesn’t provide participants with all the power they need regarding costs. However, there are a few […]

It was a draw between the Houston Dash and the hometown Washington Spirit Saturday night at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds.  The Spirit remained undefeated.  The show was really about Joanna Lohman.  Lohman  played 16 years of professional women’s soccer.  Saturday’s game was the Spirit’s inaugural Pride match and her #Forever15 retirement game. The Maryland […]

In the July Senior Moment Update, Officer Laurie Reyes provides important tips for those dealing with loved ones that are at risk for wandering or eloping from the home. For more information email Laurie.Reyes@MontgomeryCountyMD.Gov or call 240.773.6525.

The key to avoiding headaches at tax time is keeping track of your receipts and other records throughout the year. Whether you use an excel spreadsheet, an app, an online system or keep your receipts organized in a folding file organized by month, good record-keeping will help you remember the various transactions you made during […]

What makes the year 1969 so over the top colorful in the time capsule kaleidoscope rooted view?  Yes, it was 50 years ago, and a lot has happened since. But, for those who may read this blog many may not recall or know of the events that closed out the 60’s decade here in the […]