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> ART & AFFLUENCE

Beginning in October and indefinitely thereafter, I will be writing a freelance bi-monthly column for JOPLIN TRI-STATE BUSINESS under the banner "Art & Affluence", on topics related specifically to regional news about places and people where art and affluence intersect. Editor, Jeff Wells, has made a committment to an art-and-business section, new to the paper. In this location will be a cultural calendar, movie reviews and my column dealing with art businesses and financial issues (e.g. art/artist estate planning etc.)

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> IMPORTANT NEWS

~ The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) invites grant applications for projects that focus on AFGHANISTAN's history and culture.
http://www.neh.gov/grants/guidelines/afghanistan.html

~ Check out these links to discover legislation involving pension reform, fractional interest gifts to museums, appraisals, taxidermy and excess benefit transactions pending now in US Congress... HR 4.
http://thomas.loc.gov
http://www.house.gov/jct