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Obama making final health care pitch to House Dems Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 6:20AMWASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is making a final push for the health care overhaul as he heads to Capitol Hill to meet with rank and file House Democrats ahead of tomorrow's scheduled vote.
Crossett’s Board Hires Teachers, Delays Decision on Staff Raises Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 6:20AMCrossett School Board members delayed taking action on personnel raises, approved the district's 2010-2011 school calendar, adopted a minor change to board policies and a facilities request and adopted textbooks during the district's board meeting on Thursday night, March 11.
Obama making final health care pitch to House Dems Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 6:20AMPresident Barack Obama is making a final push for the health care overhaul as he heads to Capitol Hill to meet with rank and file House Democrats ahead of tomorrow's...
MU’s ‘different style of fast’ all the difference Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 6:19AMBUFFALO, N.Y. — Missouri basketball Coach Mike Anderson refers to Big 12 Conference play as “the family.” And like any family, the quirks of the individual members become so familiar over time that they no longer seem odd.
North hangs tough to reap ton Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 6:17AMMarcus North walked the (baggy) green mile. And lived.
Home and Garden Show is this weekend Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 6:15AMThe 27th annual Northeast Alabama Home and Garden show will take over the DeKalb County Schools Coliseum this weekend. The event will feature numerous vendors displaying items from farm and garden equipment to jewelry and home improvement items.
Teach your child to pay attention in class Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 6:15AMLearning disabilities is a term that covers a wide range of classroom challenges. Yet -- whether due to language impairments or to writing and comprehension difficulties -- one of the most common classroom challenges facing children today is really an issue of attention control.[...]
First responders rush onto lake to save ... a kite Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 6:14AMFirefighters from three fire stations, several police officers and a number of emergency medical technicians responded to a 911 call Friday afternoon in which a woman said she feared someone had fallen through the ice or was stuck on Ramsey Lake.[...]
ON TRAC Program in its Second Year, Four New Communities Selected Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 6:14AMThe heart of the city is often the pulse of the community. However, a bustling downtown area doesn't happen overnight.
Sevilla defender Sanchez undergoes heart surgery Saturday, March 20, 2010 @ 6:14AMSevilla defender Sergio Sanchez will undergo a heart operation in an attempt to save his playing career.
Airport officials still eyeing flight curfew Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:56AMAIRPORT DISTRICT — Five months after federal officials rejected a nine-year, multimillion-dollar application for nighttime flight restrictions, Bob Hope Airport officials on Monday announced plans to possibly switch the current curfew from voluntary to mandatory.
Whistleblowers: the corporate insiders who spoke out Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:56AMHow employees at Enron, British Biotech, HBOS and WorldCom went public with what their companies would have preferred to keep under wraps Sherron Watkins: Enron Sherron Watkins , a vice-president at the energy trading company, sent a six-page email to top management in 2001 warning of risky financial practices, containing the infamous line: "I am incredibly nervous that we will implode in a wave ...
Crisis looms in Pa.'s dwindling pension plans Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:56AMIf you liked the budget crisis of 2008, you’re going to love the pension crisis of 2012.
Wait a minute, says fitness alliance Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:55AMLess expensive and more inclusive, the alternative plan for a recreation center in Woodland Park can be accomplished by private enterprise and volunteer efforts, say representatives of Teller Alliance for Fitness.
Senate poised to clear jobs bill for Obama Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:55AMCompanies that hire unemployed workers get a temporary payroll tax holiday under a bill headed for likely Senate passage Wednesday.
FACT CHECK: Premiums would rise under Obama plan Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:55AMBuyers, beware: President Barack Obama says his health care overhaul will lower premiums by double digits, but check the fine print.
RE-1 conducts budget surveys Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:55AMFaced with cutting its budget by 10 percent next year, Cripple Creek-Victor RE-1 School District Superintendent Sue Holmes is reaching out to the community for ideas.
Chesapeake posts higher profit for '09 Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:53AMChesapeake Utilities Corp's merger with Florida Public Utilities Company helped the Dover-based utility earn an almost $16 million profit last year.
Union plans budget day picket lines to embarrass government Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:53AMPublic and Commercial Services Union strike will disrupt benefits offices, job centres, courts, ports and parliament The chancellor, Alistair Darling, will have to cross at least two picket lines of striking civil servants on his way to deliver his budget after a union announced new industrial action designed to embarrass the government on the most politically important day before the election ...
Talking tough on teenage pregnancy Wednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 12:52AMThe shadow children's minister explains why young people should be penalised for underage sex and how the Tories will make social work a success When Tim Loughton, the shadow children's minister, swapped his comfortable life in his Sussex constituency for the rougher charms of tower blocks on Birmingham's gang-divided Newtown estate for Channel 4, few might have thought that the plummy former ...
It’s tourney time at Goose Pond Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:33AMIt’s going to be a big week at Goose Pond Colony. Golfers and fishermen will fill the recreational complex this week getting in practice and competing in tournaments.
Abbott Announces Positive Data From ABSORB Trial On Its Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Technology Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:32AMAbbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced positive 30-day results from the first 101 patients enrolled in the second phase of the ABSORB trial. Patients treated with Abbott's bioresorbable vascular scaffold (BVS), under clinical investigation in Europe, demonstrated no cases of blood clots (thrombosis), no need for repeat procedures (ischemia-driven target lesion revascularization) and a very low rate ...
Texhoma and Oslo getting new hi-tech meters Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:32AMTri-County Electric Cooperative is deploying a full two-way advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) to its entire service territory. About 23,000 meters will be converted by the end of 2011.
Aztex Unveil Flexible Season Ticket Plan Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:31AMAUSTIN, Texas (www.austinaztex.com) - For the first time ever, the Austin Aztex are offering fans a season ticket plan that works on their own schedules.
Free child safety benefits Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:31AMIn honor of National Missing Children’s Day, May 25, Child Shield, U.S.A. is offering over $2,000 in free child safety benefits to parents.
Town Council gives green light to Phish show Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:31AMIn the middle of the summer of 1988, a young band from Vermont drove a beat-up truck across the country to Telluride to play a string of shows here.
New rules could boost union numbers for airlines Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:30AMA change in the way U.S. airline workers vote to organize could swell union numbers by the tens of thousands.
Locals helping Haiti: News Briefs Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:30AMLOCALS HELPING HAITI Local artisans and small business owners are getting together on March 20 to showcase their products and services in an effort to make a difference for the victims of the recent earthquake in Haiti.[...]
Bruce Nilles: Stop attacks on the Clean Air Act Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:54AMA Senate vote is looming on a measure that would gut the Clean Air Act, proposed by Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski. The resolution’s passage would give big polluters a bailout by blocking President Obama and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from taking action to limit global warming pollution -- even from the biggest polluters like coal plants and oil refineries.
Luxurious granite draws envy in Zimbabwe Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:52AMThe black stone prized by European designers is found in one of Zimbabwe's poorest districts, where residents look with envy on the granite that can fetch up to $600 for a square metre slice.
F1: Q and A with Christian Horner Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:52AMQ and A with Christian Horner
Despite brashness, Bunning still a hero in Ky. Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:50AMIrascible Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning has been a pariah among his congressional colleagues. Back in the conservative swath of northern Kentucky he calls home, though, he's being heralded as a hero.
Redwood Geographic: National Geographic tourism site aims to market North Coast attractions Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:50AMNational Geographic has launched a guide to the Redwood Coast meant to draw tourists interested in delving into the region's history, culture and natural beauty.
School districts in Santa Cruz County brace for cuts Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:48AMSANTA CRUZ -- County schools have had a hard year, and next year will likely be no better. Facing some $50 million in projected lost funds for 2010-2011, each of the 10 K-12 districts and the county Office of Education has made tentative plans to tighten belts that they say have run out of room for extra notches.
Recycling efforts fail to change old habits Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:48AMResidential recycling rates in Massachusetts have not budged in the past decade, even as environmental concerns have sparked “sustainability’’ movements and fueled markets for hybrid cars and green products.
Donation provides an artistic venue for kids, community Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:45AMCOTTAGE GROVE (AP) -- A board with the words 'Welcome to Art" written in wavy, rainbow letters sits next to the doorway of the new London School Art/Science Dome. Surrounding the letters are hearts and squiggly flowers.
Capital Club post client growth and an expansion of services despite the downturn Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:45AMDubai, 14 March 2010: Capital Club Dubai, the region's premier private business club and a member of the ENSHAA group of companies, has weathered the global economic crisis and is offering attractive new services to its distinguished client base, whilst continuing its commitment to providing further improvement in services, according to its CEO, Russell Matcham.
China PM defends assertive trade, foreign policy Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 1:45AMChina vowed Sunday to remain alert to any renewed signs of economic crisis and forcefully defended its currency, trade and more assertive foreign policies as helping global rebalancing, not
Court says thimerosal did not cause autism Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:34PMWASHINGTON (AP): The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection.
Lawmakers act to roll back state ferry workers' travel perk Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:33PMThe state Senate votes to authorize the governor to negotiate for less-generous travel benefits for union workers.
Study: Boeing tanker seen as big job producer Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:33PMEVERETT — The Boeing Co.’s tanker will create 10 times as many U.S. jobs as its former competitor’s would have, according to a study paid for by Boeing.
Fortress International Group Announces Voluntary Delisting From NASDAQ Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:33PMCOLUMBIA, MD -- (March 12, 2010) - Fortress International Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: FIGI) ("Fortress"), a...
Country star Aaron Tippin rocks the Citadel Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:32PMCHARLESTON-Officials from the Ralph Johnson VA Hospital say over 1 thousand vets packed Mcalister Fieldhouse Friday for a free Aaron Tippin concert
Atlantic City plans to lay off 33 employees — 20 of them police officers — on May 14 Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:31PMATLANTIC CITY — The Langford administration plans widespread employee layoffs by mid-May since various labor unions have suggested “no viable alternatives,” the city’s formal application with the state shows.
Vitamin B Shots Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:31PM“Drop your drawers, Patrick,” I called to my husband as I arrived home from grocery shopping. “It says here on this flyer that Dr. Kelly Austin is offering vitamin B12 shots at the La Mesa Henry’s. Says these shots will help with weight loss, increase energy, and boost the immune system.
Culver impressed by Algona YMCA Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:29PMALGONA—Gov. Chet Culver was in town on Thursday, March 4, to continue promotion of his I-Jobs program and see what benefits the donations have provided for the community. The I-Jobs grant was a large grant contributor to the Burlingame Aquatic Center at the Algona Family Y.M.C.A.
Tax Tip: free tax assistance for members of the military Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:28PMThe IRS wants military members and their spouses to know they may be eligible to receive free tax return preparation assistance.
4.6 percent tax increase expected in East Hanover Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:27PMEAST HANOVER TWP. – The Township Council introduced a $20.442 million 2010 budget municipal budget Monday night that will see a 2.6 cent increase in the municipal tax rate.
ICF International's 4Q net ticks higher Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:52PMICF International Inc.'s quarterly profit ticked higher as the company benefited from a lower tax rate and higher revenue from its consulting and technology services.
Why coffee in the office is more important than you might think Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:51PMThe choice and quality of coffee available in a workplace can have a big impact on employee morale and productivity -- not to mention milk variety, sweeteners, clean cups...