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If You're Looking For A Link To the Mueller Report, Look No Further
Editor's Note:
We're not downloading the entire Mueller report, but here is the Justice Department URL to read the report at:
Report On the Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Election, Vol I and II; Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III
https://www.justice.gov/storage/report.pdf?_ga=2.80421777.744576135.1555603755-461170982.1555603755
Mueller received the following military awards and decorations:
Getting Past It: Let’s Look for Ways to Serve Multiple Intelligences
Julia Sneden wrote: Slow learners and average students, after all, do not necessarily learn less than "gifted" students. They simply learn at a different speed. They are often surprisingly thorough and reflective and creative students who retain what they learn as well as or better than those who learn things faster. Brilliance has no lock on perseverance or creativity. more »
What Is In Those Pills? The FDA Does Not Evaluate a Supplement’s Contents or Effectiveness Before It Appears On Shelves
There is little to guarantee that any vitamin, mineral, probiotic, sports supplement, herbal treatment, or other dietary supplement is safe, effective, or even contains what’s on its label. Last year a NY Attorney General's investigation found that several popular store-brand supplements at four major retailers — GNC, Target, Walgreens and Walmart — contained contaminants not listed among the labeled ingredients. Just 21 percent of them actually had the DNA of the plant species they purported to be vending. more »
While the Snow Falls & You Avoid the Shovel; IRS Offers More Free Federal and Free State Tax Software Options
"We are proud to once again offer the industry's most innovative and secure tax software at no cost to 70 percent of American taxpayers. Tax time can be stressful, but Free File makes step-by-step help accessible to everyone making $62,000 or less. IRS.gov/FreeFile is the one place where taxpayers can choose from a variety of industry-leading tax software options in order to prepare and e-file their federal tax returns at absolutely no cost." more »
Saying Yes to a Proposal in a US National Park; An Annual Interior Department Valentine
From the US Department of the Interior: Dear Friends, It’s time to fall in love all over again! We’re getting ready for our annual Valentine’s Day video, and we need your help. Share your love story with us. Send us your videos and photos of of your weddings or proposals in national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands. more »