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VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., March 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Liberty Tax recently celebrated the military veterans who have found success in a second career as owners of Liberty Tax franchise offices throughout the country. Veterans like Chris Cho, a former US Army Sergeant, have turned their military training and discipline into success in the world of taxes.

"I've been lucky enough to achieve great success," says Cho, who operates two franchises along with his wife. "My military background has helped me maintain the professionalism, discipline, and strength necessary to create a successful tax business." Cho's offices in San Antonio, Texas serve a variety of clients throughout the year. During the main tax season, he employs some 20 people and prepares hundreds of returns. During the off season, his office serves people with self-employment income, small business owners, and others whose tax situation requires them to file beyond the usual January-April window.

Liberty Tax has long been known for its veteran-friendly atmosphere; Liberty is a member of IFA's VetFran, and incentives are available for military veterans interested in becoming franchisees. "We are thrilled to see our military veterans experience success in the tax world," says John Hewitt, CEO and Founder of Liberty Tax Service. "Liberty Tax Service has always stood behind our men and women in uniform, and we're honored to support so many veterans as franchisees."

Liberty Tax has franchise opportunities available throughout the US and Canada. The company is noted for its rapid, successful expansion and for its supportive environment with extensive training for franchisees. With these advantages, Liberty Tax Service is poised to continue its trend of rapid growth and help more veterans find a new career after the military.

About Liberty Tax Service: Liberty Tax Service (http://www.libertytax.com) is the fastest growing retail tax preparation company in the industry's history. Founded in 1997 by CEO John T. Hewitt, a pioneer in the tax industry, Liberty Tax Service has prepared over 9,000,000 individual income tax returns. With 42 years of tax industry experience, Hewitt stands as the most experienced CEO in the tax preparation business, having also founded Jackson Hewitt Tax Service.

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The Liberty boys basketball team is in the Class 5A state playoffs for the first time in school history.

It's reward? A first-round game Saturday against Benson, the PIL champion and the team widely considered the favorite to win the state championship.

"They are tough," Liberty head coach O.J. Gulley said. "They have a bunch of athletes, a bunch of guys who are basketball smart and can play multiple positions. They have a lot of confidence. They've definitely got it rolling right now."

The Techmen (22-2), ranked second in the OSAA power rankings, have won 21 straight games since losing to Lake Oswego in their opening game of the Les Schwab Invitational the day after Christmas. They beat perennial power Jefferson three times and didn't lose once in PIL play.

For some perspective, the last time the Techmen played Madison they won 87-36 on Feb. 21. Liberty, ranked 21st, needed a fourth-quarter comeback to beat Madison 60-53 in a play-in game on Monday.

But that doesn't mean Gulley is resigned to a loss.

"It's important for us to say, 'Hey, anything can happen,'" he said. "If they go into the game thinking they can't win then they're already defeated."

And despite the school's paltry history of basketball success, he said his team isn't just satisfied with making the playoffs. Their goal from the season's start, Gulley said, was to advance to the state tournament at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene.

And now they're one win away.

"They're excited," Gulley said. "We're kind of in uncharted territory."

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WEST DES MOINES, Iowa --- Liberty Bank, which has operated under tightened regulatory scrutiny since July, is trying to get leaner while it intensifies its focus on eastern Iowa, according to its top officer.

The changes will lead to perhaps 100 fewer employees than the 280 it had before, said John Rathjen, Liberty's CEO and president.

The changes do not affect the Cedar Valley market, said Rathjen.

"We have no plans to divest of those markets," Rathjen said. "The 380 corridor is an attractive market for us. It's one we're committed to."

The bank has one branch each in Waterloo and Cedar Falls. Two years ago, Liberty sold its branches in Grundy Center and Eldora to Green Belt Bank & Trust.

Liberty is cutting elsewhere to meet the demands of regulators.

Regulators informed Liberty on July 14, 2011, that the company needed to raise its core capital ratio. The bank suffered loan losses in Florida during the recession.

The bank is selling four locations in northwest Iowa to Northwest Bank. Last week, Liberty also announced an agreement to sell branches in Garner and Klemme to Ames National Corp.

On Tuesday, Rathjen said Liberty also is selling its Granger branch to Earlham Savings Bank of West Des Moines. The bank also has closed a branch in Iowa City.

Tuesday Ackley State Bank, part of Grundy Center-based GNB Bancorporation, announced it has entered into an agreement to buy Liberty's Iowa Falls branch.

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Liberty Health Network has found a new set of buyers for it's top selling Garlic Supplement AlliSTAR. Thanks to increasing numbers of research publications touting Garlic's healing powers, many survivalists and doomsday preppers are counting on using the supplement when traditional medicine is not available.

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Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has always included Garlic as an essential health-care item. Says LHN's Chief Operating Officer Russell Bly. But now, mainstream sources such as the national Institute of Health The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reports A recent review of randomized controlled trials in humans found that Garlic supplementation (standardized dehydrated Garlic powders and various nonstandardized preparations alone or in combination with other ingredients) may reduce levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, and low-density lipoprotein (LDLs), as well as platelet aggregation (which causes blood thickening) in the short-term compared with placebo or no Garlic supplementation. When prescription medication is scarce, AlliSTAR may be a possible option. In addition to reported blood chemistry improvements, other research indicates Garlic may be effective for a variety of bacterial conditions Bly said enthusiastically.

Liberty's AlliSTAR Garlic, Ginger, and Star Anise product is availab both from the Liberty http:// AlliSTAR website at http://allistar.mylhn.com and from Amazon.Com . Liberty hopes recognition of Garlic as a power health supplement, along with special pricing may make AlliSTAR part of every survivalists essential Bug-Out-Bag.

About Liberty Health Network, LLC

Liberty Health Network is one of the nations leading Direct and Internet Marketing companies with a state-of-the-art Global Distribution facility in Tampa Bay, Fl. For 12 Years, the Liberty Health Network name has been synonymous with high quality Mortechem-Free Nutritional Supplements, Anti Aging Skin Care, and Internet Web Applications. The statements made on this website have not been evaluated by the Food & Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, prevent, treat, or cure any disease.

Businesses or Individuals interested in distributing Liberty Products or requiring more information on this topic should contact Chief Operating Officer Russell Bly at (813) 774-8191 or e-mail at office(at)libertyhealthbiz(dot)com.

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School ended 15 minutes earlier, but 178 teenagers crowded the hallway outside Liberty High School's Main Office.

Wednesday was the second day for the school's Liberty Fit program, an after-school club that trains students and their families to run the Helvetia Half-Marathon. The students who run aren't typical athletes. Most had never run even a mile. But one by one, they listened as health teacher Laurie Jenkins made her pitch. Then they signed up.

When I first wrote about the club last school year, I couldn't believe that Jenkins was that persuasive. No way a teacher would have convinced me to run 13 miles in high school, I thought. My mom used to write notes to excuse me from running a mile in PE.

"Are you serious?" I asked junior Tony Lopez. "That's the only reason? A teacher asked you?"

But over the next few months, Jenkins sent me emails, suggesting I join the Liberty Fit crew. With this year's club still five months away from starting, she ended an email about a grant the school won with, "The invitation is still there to come join us. :-)"

Jenkins is a lifelong runner who will run the prestigious Boston Marathon for a second time this year. Maybe marathons have taught her the power of enduring. Though I demurred several times, she continued to invite me to run with the group. Even if I didn't come to every practice, she said, she believed I could become a runner.

She wore me down. I wrote the club's starting date in my calendar and decided to try running with the students at least once. Wednesday morning I started begrudging my pledge. Fat snow drops splatted against my windshield as I drove to Hillsboro. But Jenkins has a power -- the kind that could convince a Southern girl like me to scamper through the snow.

By Wednesday afternoon, the snow had disappeared, though, and I stood in running pants as Jenkins delivered this year's pep talk. Pacing is important, she told us.

"You never want to come in from Liberty Fit tired," she said. "It's not fun when you're tired, and it's not correct."

We set off. "Twenty minutes," I thought. "I can do this."

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