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  • Tech: Gadget News and Reviews
    Mar 30, 2012 — Washington Post
    Thanks. pegoraror: Yes, and have done so for several years now. If I purchase this, will my current MS Office 2003 run on it? pegoraror: Yes. Thanks. pegoraror: You should have no trouble meeting that price limit.
  • Corn dogs ... and taxes
    Sep 4, 2010 — Pioneer Press
    This is not the answer for Minnesota." Horner denied that he would tax those sales and services. Paul." (It's "blatantly untrue" the state aid is paying for sidewalk poetry, said Bob Hume, St. The sidewalk poetry is funded by Public Art St.
  • Dent, Callahan launch first TV ads
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Morning Call
    Right?" Callahan tells municipal officials on the video. "We all recognize that this is after all sort of perceived as a tax increase. We're trying to give everyone adequate cover." The ad also notes Callahan has raised real estate taxes four times. An April poll, including independent Jake Towne, showed Dent leading Callahan 38 percent to 27 percent, with Towne getting 4 percent.
  • EDITORIAL
    Sep 4, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
    They knew their river as an open sewer. Now it's time to reverse the course of history: Stop pumping bacteria-infested water into the river. New treatment equipment is expensive. Most voters probably don't even know what the MWRD is.
  • EPA calls for speeding up Everglades water cleanup
    Sep 4, 2010 — Sun Sentinel
    Charlie Crist's Everglades restoration land deal with U.S. Sugar Corp. The EPA issued a new plan for reviving stalled phosphorus cleanup requirements.
  • EPA gives Florida new Everglades cleanup guidelines
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Miami Herald
    Last month, the South Florida Water Management District approved the latest version of the thrice-shrunk deal. Gold argued state lawmakers had crafted "incomprehensible" rules that opened loopholes effectively pushing back a 2006 deadline by a decade.
  • Ex-Valspar worker pleads guilty
    Sep 4, 2010 — Star Tribune
    An examination of the computer by Valspar found that Lee had deleted files, e-mails and the browser history in an attempt to remove the history of his computer use. He faces a maximum 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. The plea agreement notes an advisory federal sentencing guideline range of 57 to 71 months in prison.
  • Express Employment Professionals reports record growth
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Daily Oklahoman
    ...uptick in hiring of contract and temporary workers prompted record one-week sales at Express Employment Professionals, company leaders said Friday. The Oklahoma City-based staffing company has 563 franchised offices in North America. Income last week exceeded $39.1 million, setting a record for the company. The previous one-week record, $37.9 million, was set a week earlier. "We're experiencing record growth throughout North America with an increase of 38 percent in the...
  • Few uninsured tap into high-risk plan
    Sep 4, 2010 — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Another significant proportion are eligible for Medicare or Medicaid government insurance programs. Premiums range from $423 to more than $900 a month and must stay comparable to what a healthy person would pay for private insurance in the marketplace.
  • Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Texas, Mitchell Schnurman column
    Sep 4, 2010 — Fort Worth Star-Telegram
    City employees, led by police and firefighters, steadily won more benefits, enabling them to rack up outsized pensions. In 1990, Fort Worth increased its estimated returns from 7 percent to 10.23 percent annually. But taxpayers should be cynical about a different average from the Fort Worth Employees' Retirement Fund.
  • Fresno zoo animals play role in own health care
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Fresno Bee
    To verify the orangutans' pregnancies, the zoo used a human pregnancy test. Now, the Fresno zoo is working with a lactation consultant to help prepare the orangutans for breast-feeding. They hope the primates will mimic her behaviors, Johnson said. The Denver Zoo had similar issues with an expecting orangutan, said Ronda Schwetz, primate area supervisor.
  • Harley unions' leaders back proposed contract
    Sep 4, 2010 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    Union officials would not comment on the proposed contracts affecting more than 1,400 Harley employees in the Milwaukee area and 325 in Tomahawk. The number of laid-off Steelworkers eligible to vote in Milwaukee and Tomahawk could influence the contract votes. About 460 of 1,435 Steelworkers in the Milwaukee area, and 50 of 325 Steelworkers in Tomahawk, are on layoff, according to company officials who said the laid-off workers are eligible to cast ballots on the contracts....
  • Homeland security
    Sep 4, 2010 — Tampa Tribune
    This week, the sheriff's office released a video on YouTube providing safety tips to residents to help prevent break-ins. They've also provided a Home/Business Security Audit Checklist at www.pascosheriff.com. "You can always improve the security of your home," Cpl. To search for the video on YouTube, type in keyword PASCOSHERIFF and look for a video entitled Home Safety Security Audit.
  • Initiative to suspend state climate law gets $1 million
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Sacramento Bee
    ...oil companies Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE:VLO) and Tesoro Corp. (NYSE:TSO) On Thursday, Tesoro also donated $1 million to the Yes on 23 Committee, bringing its total contributions to about $1.5 million. Overall, the committee has raised more than $8.2 million, with nearly half, or about $4 million, coming from Valero. Flint Hills spokeswoman Katie Stavinoha said the company believes that California's law sets a bad precedent for the rest of the nation. "Flint Hills...
  • Jobless rate hits 9.6%; 54,000 jobs lost
    Sep 4, 2010 — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    We also ended a tax loophole that encouraged companies to create jobs overseas," he said. On Friday, Mr. Obama said in a Rose Garden speech that he intended to offer proposals in the coming weeks to spark the economy.
  • Jobless rate ticks up to 9.6 percent; Obama to offer new stimulus measures
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Hill
    Still, private forecasts had predicted even less growth from payrolls in August, and stocks rose after the report was released. The legislation has been stuck in the Senate.The labor report showed the economy lost 54,000 jobs in July, rather than the 131,000 previously counted. In June, revised figures showed the economy lost 175,000 jobs instead of 221,000.
  • Jobs report reduces fears of double-dip recession
    Sep 4, 2010 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    Mass layoffs -- layoffs of 50 or more employees at once -- are running about 1,800 a quarter compared with 4,000 a quarter in March 2009. Payrolls of temporary staffing agencies also are up. "Certainly corporate America is very cautious still, very careful and very prudent.
  • Los Angeles Times Patt Morrison column
    Sep 4, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
    Zev Yaroslavsky's been a big presence in this town since he was elected to the Los Angeles City Council in 1975, and then to the county Board of Supervisors in 1994. I get off the Hollywood Freeway and this [homeless] man [is] there; I would not make eye contact with him. He's probably one of the reasons I got into politics. patt.morrison@latimes.com This interview was excerpted and edited from a longer taped transcript.
  • Los Angeles Times Tom Petruno column
    Sep 4, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
    A report Wednesday on August manufacturing activity was stronger than expected. It shot up 4.4% over the last four days. The Republicans might have preferred to enter election season with the economy sinking and stocks still mired in their recent malaise. Private-sector job growth resumed last November and reached a net 241,000 payroll additions in April, the largest gain since March 2006.
  • Neighborhood Briefs
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
    ...side Climate change impact on park to be explored A symposium examining recent evidence that climate change may be affecting desert ecology in Saguaro National Park will be held from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Oct. 2 at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum's Warden Oasis Theater. Jonathan Overpeck, co-director of the Institute of the Environment, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and Travis Huxman, director of Biosphere 2 and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology...
  • New tax may be hard to swallow
    Sep 4, 2010 — Washington Post
    But not if it brings new taxes."More taxes. Some managed beer, wine and liquor sales; others, just liquor. A couple had private retail stores from the start.
  • Obama planning new economic booster
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Boston Globe
    ...from executives of a Texas company charged with deceptive trade practices.Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott charged Houston-based TaxMasters Inc. (OTCBB:TAXS) , and its chief executive officer, Patrick Cox, in May with multiple violations of that state's deceptive practices and debt collection act.Cox, sales vice president Alex Clamon, and salesman James Welch contributed a...
  • Op-Ed Columnist: The Ungreat Debate
    Sep 4, 2010 — New York Times
    But this week there was a fascinating one in Arizona, where Gov. Jan Brewer gave a bad performance of epic proportions. Really, it’s usually all about bonded indebtedness and pensions.“Terry, I will call you out.
  • President to bolster Sestak's campaign
    Sep 4, 2010 — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Sestak's back. The Sestak campaign announced Friday that Mr. Obama will headline a fundraising event for Mr. Sestak went on the air for the first time this week.
  • Private job growth eases recession fears
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Boston Globe
    JPMorgan Chase (NYSE:JPM) and Caterpillar advanced as private payrolls climbed 67,000 last month.
  • Public money feeds business growth in St. Paul
    Sep 4, 2010 — Star Tribune
    Paul Port Authority for high-efficiency lighting and refrigeration systems. Composting would take care of waste and aid in creating energy. Greenhouse construction is set to begin next year. "For me, St.
  • Rare fox pops up in Stanislaus National Forest
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Sacramento Bee
    A rare Sierra Nevada red fox has been located in the Stanislaus National Forest near Sonora Pass, confirming that the species continues to survive in a region where it was thought to be extinct for nearly a century. "It's really exciting," said Adam Rich, a wildlife biologist with the Stanislaus National Forest. "It's one of the Holy Grails for a wildlife biologist in California." The Sierra Nevada red fox is one of the rarest mammals in North America. Until now, only about 20...
  • San Jose Mercury News, Calif., Scott Harris column
    Sep 4, 2010 — San Jose Mercury News
    Better point-of-care IT systems could help a doctor pick a cheaper and just-as-effective treatment for a patient. The reality is that step one will cost more than we think it will. I think the real battle in health reform is going to occur at step two.
  • Scientist Sets Off Security Scare, Not His First, at Miami Airport
    Sep 4, 2010 — New York Times
    Nicholas Kimball, a Department of Homeland Security spokesman, said the item resembled a pipe bomb.Mr. Butler, who had been teaching at a Saudi Arabian university, was going through customs. Officials decided to evacuate the airport and detain Mr.
  • Spotlight Shifts to Shallow-Water Wells
    Sep 4, 2010 — New York Times
    Bromwich has been carefully reviewing shallow-water drilling as he draws up new regulations governing the industry. There were no injuries, no spill, and the fire was extinguished.”Early reports of Thursday’s accident suggested another spill had occurred. But Coast Guard officials said on Friday that only a patch of light rainbow sheen, measuring about 100 yards by 10 yards, had been spotted in morning flights over the area around the platform.
  • State board wants Sacramento to reduce sewage in river
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Sacramento Bee
    Normally it's a routine matter. This time has been different because of a continuing ecological disaster in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta downstream. Public comments will be accepted on the draft permit until Oct. 8. The seven-member state board, appointed by the governor, will review and vote on the permit in December. It has the power to modify the permit terms. The sanitation district can appeal the decision to the State Water Resources Control Board.
  • State economist delivers grim economic news
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Seattle Times
    May and June saw a pause in activity, and July brought little relief. Job growth remains anemic ... housing is looking for a new bottom and despite some easing in credit conditions, small businesses continue to face a challenging credit environment.
  • Study ranks Pa. 38th in roads quality
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
    Under the study's proposal, $1.35 billion would be taken from roads and bridges and shifted to transit.
  • Swords to Plowshares awarded $1 million to help vets
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Oakland Tribune
    To date, the organization has enrolled 42 students in training, but there is room for more.
  • Talking Business: The Struggle for What We Already Have
    Sep 4, 2010 — New York Times
    President Obama came out for net neutrality during his presidential campaign. Google professes to be a champion of net neutrality. Nevertheless, the Open Internet Coalition, as the net neutrality purists call themselves, was outraged.
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