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lbuquerque, NM -- Authors Sharon Snyder and Toni Michnovicz Gibson will present the story of “Project Y,” also known as the Manhattan Project, at the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History on Sunday, April 15. The lecture will take place at 2 p.m. and will feature a question-and-answer session with Manhattan Project veteran Mary Lou Michnovicz. With the United States Congress soon to consider a vote on the creation of a Manhattan Project National Historical Park, the events of 1943–1945 in Los Alamos and the people who developed the bombs that ended World War II are taking their place in U.S. history. Awareness of the place and of the unique group of people, whose average age was only 25, is increases each time historic photos are shared and remaining veterans tell their stories. Sharon Snyder is the author of At Home on the Slopes of Mountains, a recently published biography of New Mexico poet and author Peggy Pond Church. She has also recently coauthored, with Toni Michnovicz Gibson, Los Alamos and the Pajarito Plateau, a title in the Images of America series produced by Arcadia Publishing. Snyder is a historian interested in northern New Mexico history, focusing particularly on the Los Alamos area. She serves on the board of directors of the Los Alamos Historical Society and is their publications director. In addition to historical research, she enjoys leading tours to frontier historical sites near Watrous and Las Vegas, New Mexico, and has recently volunteered with Cornerstones of Santa Fe on a preservation project in Tiptonville, a historic site on the Santa Fe Trail. Snyder earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of New Mexico and a master’s from New Mexico Tech. Toni Michnovicz Gibson grew up in Albuquerque as the oldest daughter of Manhattan Project photographer, John “Mike” Michnovicz. She archived her dad’s collection of approximately 1,000 photos and documents and spent hours with him recording his recollections and memories of that time. The result was her first Arcadia book, Los Alamos 1944-1947, which her dad saw one week before he passed away. She combined this interest with Snyder’s knowledge of early Los Alamos days and the two of them collaborated on this new comprehensive look at Los Alamos history.
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There is no additional fee, beyond the usual admission fee, to attend the lecture. Admission to the Museum is $8 for adults. The National Museum of Nuclear Science & History is located at 601 Eubank SE in Albuquerque, New Mexico, at the entrance to the Sandia Science & Technology Park. The Museum is a not-for-profit organization. It was chartered by Congress in 1991 to serve as a repository and steward of nuclear-related historical items and is a Smithsonian affiliate. The Museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 361 days a year. The Museum’s website is www.nuclearmuseum.org and the phone number is 505-245-2137.
Disabled? Don’t Overpay Your Taxes
f you’re disabled and receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or take the Earned Income Tax Credit, you may be paying too much in income taxes. The rules about tax credits and deductions are confusing. In some cases, you might have money coming back to you. Some answers can be found at Allsup.com, however. Allsup has provided Social Security disability claims assistance since 1984, the first company in the country to do so. A press release from Allsup outlines some of the details. --Up to half of your SSDI benefits are taxable. Take half of those benefits and add them to all of
your other income. If that comes to $32,000 for couples or $25,000 for an individual for the year 2010, you’ll likely owe taxes. But the average SSDI recipient has a far lower total income. File a tax return anyway, as you could be due a refund for certain credits. --If you received a lump-sum SSDI benefit and file using that whole amount, you’ll likely pay tax, as it makes your income look bigger. Instead, spread that amount out over the years. The Internal Revenue Service allows you to do that, but don’t take a chance by doing this yourself. Get tax help. --Workman’s compensation usually isn’t taxable, and neither are long-term disability benefits IF
you paid for them with after-tax dollars. If your employer paid the premiums, it counts as income. Again, get assistance. --You may be eligible for the Earned Income Tax Credit if you earned between $13,460 and $48,362, but it depends on your individual situation, such as filing status and the number of dependents you claim. Other possible credits include those for the disabled and for dependent care. Besides the credits, there are numerous possible deductions you can take, such as a higher standard deduction if you are blind or visually impaired, medical deductions above 7.5 percent of your adjusted gross income, and
the cost of seeking help to get SSDI benefits. For more information, go to Allsup’s website: www.allsupinc. com. Click the link to Consumer Web Site in the upper right corner. Click on Personal Finance, then click Managing Your Taxes, a free online guide. Or call them at 800279-4357. There is a fee for its services. David Uffington regrets that he cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into his column whenever possible. Write to him in care of King Features Weekly Service, P.O. Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475, or send e-mail to columnreply@gmail.com. (c) 2011 King Features Synd., Inc.