HotlinksGood Morning America's Food Cart ChallengeFour food carts up for the title of best food cart in the country. One of them is "Garden State" in Portland. Trans-Siberian OrchestraSee a concert, help a good cause. For every ticket sold, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra is donating $1 to the Community Transition School in NE Portland. The concert takes place Sunday, November 22, 2009 at 3:00pm and 7:30pm. Comprehensive FDA list of recalled peanut butter itemsUse this comprehensive and updated list from the FDA to track what products have been recalled. Free Parking Downtown PromotionThis Saturday, Nov. 21, Portland is running a special promotion to get shoppers downtown. You’ll get to park free for the entire day at any Smart Park garage. You just have to get there between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Add coupons to your Safeway club cardNow you can use Safeway's Web site to use coupons even without a paper trail. This feature lets you select the coupons you want at the site, then those discounts are applied automatically whenever you buy the item and use your club card. Oregon Releases School & District Report Cards for 2008-2009 School YearState Schools Superintendent Susan Castillo today released the report cards for Oregon public elementary, middle, and high schools, the 11th year the Department of Education has issued the ratings. The new report card includes two significant improvements: the inclusion of the state’s new Growth Model and a simplified rating scale for schools. Unclaimed IRS Refunds for OregoniansThe Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has 1,310 refund checks worth $1,443,545 for Oregon taxpayers that were returned by the U.S. Post Office due to mailing address errors. Across the county, 107.8 million refund checks worth a combined $123.5 million are waiting for taxpayers to claim them. “We are eager to get this money into the hands of taxpayers, so don’t delay if you think you are missing a refund,” said IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman. “The sooner you update your address information, the quicker you can get your refund.” All a taxpayer has to do is update his or her address once. The IRS will then send out all checks due. Undeliverable refund checks average $1,104 per Oregonian this year, compared to $930 last year. Some taxpayers are due more than one check. Average undeliverable refunds rose by 16 percent this year, which is in line with the 16 percent rise in average refunds for all tax returns in the latest filing season. Several changes in tax law likely played a role in boosting refunds, including the First-Time Homebuyer’s Credit and the Recovery Rebate Credit, among others. The vast majority of checks mailed out by the IRS each year reach their rightful owner. Only a very small percent are returned by the U.S. Postal Service as undeliverable. If a refund check is returned to the IRS as undeliverable, taxpayers can generally update their addresses with the “Where’s My Refund?” tool on IRS.gov. The tool enables taxpayers to check the status of their refunds. A taxpayer must submit his or her social security number, filing status and amount of refund shown on their 2008 return. The tool will provide the status of their refund and in some cases provide instructions on how to resolve delivery problems. Taxpayers checking on a refund over the phone will be given instructions on how to update their addresses. Taxpayers can access a telephone version of “Where’s My Refund?” by calling 1-800-829-1954. Portland Police Bureau's Sunshine DivisionThe Sunshine Division continues its fundamental mission: to provide emergency food and clothing relief year-round to Portland families and individuals in need. Demand has grown by more than 40% in 1 year, and the agency needs your help to help those in need this holiday season. The Pain DietCan food help ease your pain? We found a list of five pain fighting foods which may have some role in managing aches and pains. The over-all theme is to eat foods with compounds that can act as an anti-inflammatory. Also, Dr. Oz recommends Capsaicin for a topical treatment of pain. Capsaicin is a compound found in chili peppers. It is now being used in creams and balms. |
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