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• The wide feet of the polar bear are about 12 inches across, which help distribute its heavy weight evenly as it plods along across ice and snow. Their large paws also serve effectively as paddles when swimming through the Arctic waters. The soles of the feet are covered with small bumps called papillae, which act like suction cups, allowing them to easily walk on ice. Their long two-inch claws also provide a solid grip on ice and aid in seizing prey. A swimming polar bear can easily use its claws as ice picks to grab a large chunk of floating ice and pull itself onto the surface. • On solid ground, polar bears plod along at about 3 to 4 miles per hour, but if speed is needed it can gallop up to 25 mph, but only for short distances.

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Taking any type of monetary payment from the Department of Veterans Affairs means that at any time, it can ask for the money back. Dear Savvy Senior: What are the IRS If that happens, you’re at risk of having all your income tax filing requirements going to be benefits canceled until the debt is paid. for this tax season? Due to health problems I A Washington veteran recently went stopped working early last year, so I’m wonCheck Your State through the process of the VA trying to collect dering if I need to file. --Unintended Retiree Even if you’re not required to file a fedmoney it said he owed. Fortunately for him, he eral tax return this year, don’t assume that you’re had kept every single piece of paper and receipt, Dear Unintended: There are a number also excused from filing state income taxes. and a copy of every letter he’d written to the VA. of factors that affect whether or not you need to The rules for your state might be very different. That inches-high stack of copies was very helpful file a federal income tax return this year includCheck with your state tax agency before conto the attorney he had to hire. ing how much you earned last year (in 2015), cluding that you’re entirely in the clear. For links One document was a letter he’d sent to the and the source of that income, as well as your to state tax agencies see taxadmin.org/stateVA saying he was in prison but needed the money age and filing status. tax-agencies. to take care of his family. The VA kept the pay Here’s a rundown of this tax season’s ments coming. Once he got out, the VA suddenly Tax Prep Assistance IRS filing requirements. For most people, this is wanted all its money back -- either in one big bite If you find that you do need to file a tax pretty straightforward. If your 2015 gross income return this year, you can get help through the or they’d cut off all his benefits until that amount – which includes all taxable income, not countTax Counseling for the Elderly (or TCE) program. was repaid. ing your Social Security benefits, unless you Sponsored by the IRS, TEC provides free tax Multiple letters sent by the attorney were are married and filing separately – was below preparation and counseling to middle and lowignored until suddenly, without fanfare, the vetthe threshold for your age and filing status, you income taxpayers, age 60 and older. Call 800eran received a waiver of the debt. probably won’t have to file. But if it’s over, you 906-9887 or visit irs.treasury.gov/freetaxprep Direct overpayment isn’t the only way a will. to locate a service near you. veteran can end up with cash that needs to be re • Single: $10,300 ($11,850 if you’re 65 or turned. older by Jan. 1, 2016). 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I have enclosed the mark that is on the back of a small ironstone plate that I have. It measures 5 1/2 inches by 8 1/2 inches and is in perfect condition. There is a picture on the border of an early locomotive with large wheels and a tall chimney stack. Below the locomotive is the date “1831.” I don’t imagine it has any value, but wondered if there is anything you can tell me about its histor y. Perhaps it was made for an early railroad exposition. Thank you for your help. Onondaga Pottery Company produced high quality semi-porcelain.

This photo is of an Everett piano that my sister and I purchased from the Jenkin’s Music Company in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, in 1954. It cost $60 and we paid $5 a month until it was paid for. The piano is in excellent condition and it has a beautiful tone. The back of the foot pedal is marked with the number “25.” We’ve been told that the piano was built between 1895 and 1900. Can you give me an estimate of its value? Any other information would be greatly appreciated.

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The Everett Piano Company was founded by John Church and Frank A. Lee in Boston in 1883. The number “25” is a manufacturer’s number to identify a specific piece. They produced pianos with outstanding quality, and their pianos were sought after by talented and famous pianists. By 1954, the company was sold to Hammond Organ Company. Then, in 1973, it was taken over by Yamaha and eventually in 1989, the company went out of business. Many similar upright pianos sell in range of $2000 to $4000. I did find an Everett upright on

The mark you provided was used by Onondaga Pottery Company located in Syracuse, New York. Their marks included the words “Syracuse China” along with “O. P. Co.” beginning in 1895. “Onondaga Pottery Company” was founded in 1831 and they produced high quality vitreous/ semi-porcelain china for hotels, restaurants and railroad dining cars. Your plate was made for the New York Central Railroad, and the pattern name is “Dewitt Clinton.” A complete line of dishes was made that included dinnerware sets, ice cream shells and pitchers. “4-J” is the dating code showing it was made in April 1929. The date “1831” represents the founding of the railroad. The NYC Central Railroad provided service to most of the northeast and also to the Canadian provinces, Ontario and Quebec. They also had routes to Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois. The line stopped in South Bend, Indiana, on its way to Chicago. The line was eventually taken over by the government and shut down in 1968. The value of your plate would probably be $35 to $50. Address your questions to Anne McCollam, P. O. Box 247, Notre Dame, IN 46556. Items of a general interest will be answered in this column. Due to the volume of inquiries, she cannot answer individual letters. To find out more about Anne McCollam and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate website at www.creators.com COPYRIGHT 2009 CREATORS.COM

Dude, Retire! I’ll never forget the first time I met Peyton Manning. He was on the phone, and I had just snapped a photo of him in the most annoying way possible: I had my trusty Minolta set on the anti-redeye flash setting, the kind where the flash pops over and over again until your subject gets annoyed and stops smiling. And I’ll never forget what he said to me: “Dude ... what are you doing?” That’s the same day I learned that photographers can’t just walk up to the Colts’ sideline and stick a camera in their quarterback’s face, even with the anti-redeye setting. What can I say? We were both rookies that season. I would later graduate to Kodak, Nikon and Cannon cameras, and Manning would go on to have a pretty decent career, too. The first time I really started paying attention to Manning’s career was during his tenure at Tennessee. It’s funny to hear people knock his arm-strength now, because while he was in college, he was a straight-up gunslinger of a quarterback. I remember Steve Spurrier taunting him before big games. Nowadays, we all know not to overly criticize college players, ostensibly for the reason that they are kids and amateurs. Over the years, at Indianapolis and Denver, we’ve had the distinct pleasure of watching Manning all but dominate the league. He wasn’t invincible, as his two Super Bowl losses attest, but he was the best in the game. He holds every record that matters: wins (200), yards from scrimmage, touchdowns and MVPs. He was the funniest athlete ever to host “Saturday Night Live”; he’s made “Omaha” the replacement term for “hike” in backyards across the country; and he gave the chicken parm sandwich its own, long-overdue jingle. That, right there, is worthy of considerable praise (and consideration for dinner tonight). After winning the Super Bowl, his gratuitous beer name-dropping aside (no, he wasn’t paid to say that, but he does own a share of the brand’s beer distributorship in Louisiana, and one surmises he made his money back), his not stating the obvious ... that he was retiring ... was a class move. In doing so (or by not doing so) he kept the focus, rightly, on his team’s victory. Should Manning retire? Of course he should. He is playing the most violent game in the world (next to fighting and hurling). He has nothing left to prove, and he leaves as the world recognized as the best ever at his position. Granted, I would still pick Joe Montana to lead my team if my life depended on it, but I think Manning catches my drift. You don’t get chances like this in life -- to leave on top -- you earn them. If he were to come back next year, rest assured, I’d break out the old Minolta. But this time I’d be the one asking, "Dude, what are you doing!?" * * * Mark Vasto is a veteran sportswriter who lives in New Jersey.

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