Patch Blogs: Tax Advice, March Madness, Teen Depression and More

Patch has welcomed several new bloggers to our Local Voices section in the past few weeks. Here’s a sampling of some of the blogs posted in the past week on Patch.

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IRS Offers Top 10 Tax Time Tips - The end of the tax filing season is almost here. Even though your tax return is not due until April 15, you can make tax time easier on yourself by starting now. Here are 10 important tips to ensure a smooth process.

March Madness and the "Homeless" Court Disadvantage - This year, March is not reserved for sports madness alone. Cuts in federal housing programs have landed directly on highly vulnerable individuals and families. We're calling a technical.

10 Signs Your Teen Might Be Dealing With Depression - Some people look back on their teenage years with yearning for days gone by. Others never want to return to those times of strife. 

Toward Better Measures of Student Achievement - We have just begun discussing the PISA data, but there is one early take-away for me.  The PISA test itself is far superior to anything I’ve seen in our VA SOL tests.

- Do you have a Mom who still tells you what to do? Even though you're 50+ years old? Well, sometimes that's a good thing!

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