I received a broadcasted mass e-mail last Thursday inviting me to tune into the newest podcast for our profession. This one was titled “The Graveyard Shift” and was promoted by Passare. It is probably good and informative, but I’ve also been invited to listen to a podcast that […] Read More
The registration for an upcoming WilbertEDU educational program offering continuing education credits explains the one-hour seminar as such, “Barbara Kemmis and Brie Bingham share the latest CANA consumer research revealing how cremation is becoming the new tradition and discuss what the profession currently offers to meet this growing demand.” […] Read More
I’ve talked about the book, Megatrends, by John Naisbitt before. It was published in 1982 and sold 14 million copies and after reading it about the time it was written, its “Social Forecasting”, and my belief in that concept, played a major role in building my funeral […] Read More
It seems like only yesterday that that President Trump and the United States Congress and Senate passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that business advisor Clifton Larson Allen (CLA) states “brought sweeping tax changes to businesses and individuals”. However, it was in 2018 and to show […] Read More
Former CBS Chief Executive Leslie Moonves has agreed to pay an $11,250 fine to settle a Los Angeles City Ethics Commission complaint that accused him of interfering with a police investigation and inducing a government official to violate laws. The incident dates back to November 2017 when former Los Angeles […] Read More
With property tax bills as high as they are in Southern California, you’d think that homeowners would sign up for every break they could get. You would be wrong. Since 1974, the state of California has offered to reduce the assessed value of any owner-occupied home by $7,000. That, in […] Read More
It’s back to regular IRS deadlines for California taxpayers this year, but with a new tool for many low- and moderate-income households: a service that will prepare and file their tax returns online for free. Starting later this year, taxpayers in California, Arizona, Nevada and nine other states will have […] Read More
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Josh Giddey will not face charges from the Newport Beach Police Department following an investigation into an alleged inappropriate relationship between the 21-year-old player and an underage girl. “After a thorough and exhaustive examination, we have completed our investigation into information that was circulating on social […] Read More
Apple CEO Tim Cook on doing business in China Apple CEO Tim Cook on doing business in China 03:46 Beijing — Chinese state-backed experts have found a way to identify people who use Apple’s encrypted AirDrop messaging service, according to the Beijing municipal government. AirDrop allows users to send content to […] Read More
BEIRUT — Thirty-six hours after communications in the Gaza Strip went dead in the midst of intense Israeli airstrikes and troop movements, internet and telephone connectivity returned Sunday morning and Gazans such as poet Mosab Abu Toha reported on a new reality: For Abu Toha, it was a sense of amazement […] Read More
