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Today’s world of entities and organizations makes it difficult to discern who owns what. Sometimes, hiding the identities of the owners of entities is a goal, as was the case with a recent lottery winner in Florida who claimed the lottery proceeds through an LLC. Other times, the identities of owners of entities, although not intended to be confidential or secret, can be hard to determine.

You’ve probably seen those commercials from an insurance provider where someone throws a challenge flag, and an instant replay crew comes running in to show what really happened.

The first day on a job is always filled with jitters. Especially when your workplace is at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington.

With less than two weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses, the 2024 presidential election just shot into high gear.

Colleges and universities are preparing for the spring 2024 semester, and one current trend will be obvious at many campuses throughout the nation: There are fewer young men enrolled at four-year schools.

Like most mamas in their kerchiefs, I had worked for weeks to make the upcoming Christmas weekend jolly and bright for my family.

Having a happy New Year this year won’t be easy in California.

Monday marked the start not only of a new year but also a terrifyingly high-stakes ride for America — slightly over 10 months to the presidential election of 2024.

On a beautiful fall Saturday last year, with both a deep blue sky and a bit of a snap in the air at 61 degrees, I asked Alexa if it was a pretty day. There seemed to be a bit longer of a pause from my AI roomie before “her” voice replied, “I don’t know that one.”

Firsts on the first: A quiz for New Year’s Day