”After two years, traveling to all 20 Texas media markets, over 217,000 e-mails (including 57,000 sent e-mails), fielding thousands of press calls, and writing, editing and sending hundreds of press releases, today is my last day,” he wrote.

WORTH NOTING

A resolution is being introduced in Congress on Wednesday that would mark the second Tuesday in March as National DVT Screening Day in honor of the late Washington Rep. Jennifer Dunn, who died from a pulmonary embolism resulting from DVT.

Up to 2 million Americans suffer from DVT, or deep vein thrombosis, every year, and about 300,000 die from a related complication called pulmonary embolism. Miss Dunn collapsed and died of a pulmonary embolism in 2007 in her Alexandria apartment.

At the time of her death, she was co-chairman of Women for Mitt in support of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

DOUBLY TAXED

While recognizing that many Americans this tax season are experiencing difficult times financially - some losing their jobs, others finding incomes decreased or else tapping into retirement funds - the Internal Revenue Service says to “file a tax return even if you are unable to pay” to avoid additional penalties.

And get this: the IRS says the loss of a job creates new tax issues.

“Severance pay and unemployment compensation are taxable,” it warns. “Payments for any accumulated vacation or sick time also are taxable. You should ensure that enough taxes are withheld from these payments or make estimated tax payments to avoid a big bill at tax time.”

If it's any consolation, food stamps are not taxable.