If you paid someone to prepare your tax return and that preparer didn't obtain a Preparer Tax Identification Number (PTIN) by last Dec. 31, you may receive a letter from the Internal Revenue Service. In 2010, the IRS released its findings and
A Spokane nonprofit that focuses on private foster care services and related support programs has reached a bit farther this year because of recent charitable gifts.The Olive Crest Eastern Washington office based in Spokane is licensed by the to
People who see the "glass as half empty" may be more willing to contribute to a common goal if they already identify with it, say researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Chicago, and South Korea's Sungkyunkwan to the a
Federal rules for the current tax year are loaded with reprieves and compromises on many of the measures that were up in the air at this time last year, although many of those concessions likely are temporary, tax planners here say.Expect big in
With financial resources constrained due to the weak economy, some nonprofit social-service agencies here say supporters appear to be stepping up their donations of time and effort as an alternative to cash contributions.The increased part of it
Washington state's new plan to limit Medicaid patients to three nonemergency visits to the emergency room each year will put the most vulnerable members of societyincluding childrenat risk of serious harm, three statewide organizations
Jack Kory of Mokena, Ill., was eating his breakfast oatmeal when he suddenly felt the worst pain in his life.The searing pain came on suddenly in his stomach and spread to his knees. It was caused by an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) that had a
Multisite research to look at benefits of simulation use in educational setting
October 20, 2011
The Washington State University College of Nursing says it is one of 10 schools chosen by a national council to participate in a "landmark" study of simulation use in pre-licensure nursing programs. The study, sponsored by the National Council a
A smartphone app that measures the user's heart rate is not only a popular feature with consumers, but it sparked an idea for a Worcester Polytechnic Institute researcher who now is turning such phones, and eventually tablet devices, into medical a
More than third of women over 40 said they haven't had mammogram recently
October 20, 2011
More than a third of Idaho women over age 40 didn't receive breast cancer screening in the last two years, putting Idaho in last place nationally in cancer screening mammogram rates. The Cancer Data Registry of Idaho estimates that more than in