Lois Lerner, Top IRS Charity Official, Placed on Leave

May 23, 2013, 6:07 pm Lois Lerner, the Internal Revenue Service official who oversees charities and who has been at the center of the scandal over the scrutiny of conservative groups, was placed on administrative leave as of Thursday, The Wall Street Journal reports. See this Chronicle report on her … Continue reading

Durham CVS to close next month unless it finds funding

Durham City District Council for Voluntary Service Loss of council money has severely affected the organisation, but members have promised to “put up a fight” as they seek urgent income Durham City District Council for Voluntary Service will close next month if it is unable to find further funding, the … Continue reading

‘We have no more fat to cut,’ Charity Commission tells Treasury

Sam Younger Chief executive Sam Younger says further cuts would affect its ability to carry out its statutory obligations and damage public trust The Charity Commission has told the Treasury’s spending review that it has “no more fat to cut”. In its response to the Treasury’s proposals to make 10 … Continue reading

Opinion: IRS Official’s Silence Will Harm Search for Truth

May 23, 2013, 10:26 am The decision by Lois Lerner, head of the Internal Revenue Service’s tax-exempt division, to plead the Fifth Amendment during her appearance before a House committee on Wednesday was “a huge loss for anyone who really wanted to know what happened” when an office of the … Continue reading

The Cicadas Are Coming – Is Your Car Ready?

NATIONAL PEST MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION/TOM MYERS The imminent arrival of a cicada swarmaggedon along the East Coast has folks shivering in their boots- some with fear and others with excitement. But whether you love ‘em, hate ‘em or just want to eat ‘em, you’d better be prepared for them. Every 17 years … Continue reading