It´s going to be a while, I can promise you that, ... I don´t foresee (burials) happening for at least two weeks.

The air was soft, the stars so fine, the promise of every cobbled alley so great that I thought I was in a dream.

I promise you this -- when you practice good manners, people notice, and in a positive way.

The frequent revisions of the federal tax code have added to its complexity, especially since many of the recent changes have been phased in or are temporary. This situation requires the efforts of Farm Bureau, the Farm Team and all of our members if we are to secure fair and simplified estate tax laws.

This has reduced the number of estates required to pay tax and the amount of taxes owed. But, despite these changes, appreciating land values and increasing farm size mean a larger share of farm estates are subject to the federal estate tax.

Since the federal individual income tax imposes the largest tax burden on the broadest group of farmers and the federal estate tax can affect the ability to transfer the farm operation to the next generation, these changes are of considerable importance to the farm community.