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Hilltop sidewalk project could be sidelined Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:20AMST. JOSEPH - Three businesses along Hilltop Road still need to agree to easements or the sidewalk project along that road will die and the $358,400 federal grant money will be given to another community.
Analysis: Dems out of jobs options before election Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:19AMIt's still the economy, stupid.'' By date (default) read more
Obama pledges to work for a thriving middle class Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:19AMA strong economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class, not just a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said in paying tribute to the American worker.
EDUCATION UPDATE Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:12AMSept. 6: Labor Day holiday, no classes. Sept. 9: PTO meeting 6 to 7 p.m. Sept. 10: 9/11 Memorial assembly at 8:30 a.m. Also, Big Bird Read-A-Thon monies are due.
People & places Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:10AMGirl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho received a $1.7 million gift from Ed and Beatriz Schweitzer of Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories in Pullman. The funds will be used to build a lodge facility at Camp Four Echoes on Lake Coeur d’Alene in Idaho.
Quarterback play key in BYU-Washington season opener Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:06AMIn Bronco Mendenhall’s five-year tenure as BYU football coach, two quarterbacks — John Beck and Max Hall — started 63 of a possible 64 games.
Senator Lincoln defends agricultural disaster aid Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:04AMLITTLE ROCK — A recent spate of editorials in the national press knocking U.S. Sen. Blanche Lincoln’s efforts to secure $1.5 billion in disaster aid for farmers shows how the East Coast media misunderstands the importance of agriculture, Lincoln said Monday.
Missouri Should Blow Past Illinois on Saturday Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 10:03AMFor the fourth straight season the Missouri Tigers and the Illinois Fighting Illini will open the season against each other. The game will be be played at Edward Jones Dome, the home field of the St. Louis Rams. This will be the sixth time the two teams have squared off since moving to a neutral site, with Missouri winning the previous five games, including a 37-9 blowout win last year. The ...
Obama says he's committed to helping middle class Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:57AMWASHINGTON (AP) - A healthy economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class even more than a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said as he reaffirmed his commitment to work hard for America's hardworking men and women.
FACTBOX-Canadian energy companies bear Earl's brunt Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:53AMFACTBOX-Canadian energy companies bear Earl's brunt
Orlando Sentinel Editor Charlotte Hall retires Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:06PMHer last day will be Oct. 1. Orlando Sentinel Editor and Senior Vice President Charlotte H. Hall, who oversaw the newsroom's transformation into a digital news provider, announced Wednesday that she is retiring as the newspaper's top editor.
Bombardier Transportation awarded $267 million railcar contract Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:05PMNew Jersey Transit Corporation has ordered 100 MultiLevel railcars that will be assembled in Plattsburgh. The contract contains options for an additional 79 cars.
LOCAL RESIDENT VISITS NORTH KOREA Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:05PMThe following article is by Cooke Sunoo, Windsor Square, on his recent visit with his father and brother to North Korea. “A vacation in North Korea?”
Sony unveils new e-readers Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:03PMWASHINGTON: Sony, battling Amazon and Apple in the electronic book reader race, unveiled its latest devices yesterday and expanded their availability to Australia, China, Italy, Japan and Spain.
Paksitan has done it again! Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:03PM“It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels.” Saint Augustine According to a report in Dawn, once again, Pakistanis have embarrassed themselves, and ironically enough, their struggling country the other day at Washington Dulles Airport by acting awfully. Bravo. It is unfortunate to note that there has never been any [...]
Bench-clearing brawl erupts as Morgan charges mound, Marlins beat Nationals 16-10 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:02PMMIAMI - Nyjer Morgan once again found himself in the middle of trouble.
Art Brodsky: There Is Some Leadership at the FCC Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:01PMFederal Communications Commissioner Michael Copps has managed the art of saying much in a few words. His latest salvo came in a 245-word letter to...
The President’s New Office Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:01PMThe Home Section asked decorators, pundits and others for their reactions to the Oval Office makeover.
Michael Klein: Couple returns to the business with a new diner Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:01PMMetropolitan American Diner & Bar, opening next week in a former Houlihan's near the Costco store along Upper State Road in North Wales, represents the return of John and Jill Gabriel to the restaurant business.
Work progresses on Calhoun Street Bridge, reopening scheduled for Sept. 24 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 9:00PMOne month remains before the scheduled reopening of the Calhoun Street Toll-Supported Bridge, which has been closed since May 24 for a major rehabilitation project.
COLUMN: New arrivals for aspiring web writers Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:52PMThe Yahoo! Style Guide: The Ultimate Sourcebook for Writing, Editing, and Creating Content for the Digital World, by Chris Barr From Yahoo! , a leader in online content and one of the most visited Internet destinations in the world, comes the definitive reference on the essential elements of Web style for writers, editors, bloggers, and students.
Aide drags PM into Bout saga Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:52PMPrime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and his ministers have been inexorably sucked into the nasty spat surrounding the alleged Russian arms dealer Viktor Bout and his international legal problems. For his part, the prime minister has done his best to keep the case at arm's length. Russia and the United States have both pressured Thai political and legal circles. But Mr Abhisit's main problems and ...
AFL "enhances" its regular season Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:52PMWith all this talk of "enhancing" the NFL season from 16 to 18 games, another pro football league was apparently paying attention.The Arena Football League has announced that it has expanded its regular season from 16 to 18 games. (Unless...
Five Years After Katrina, New Orleans Legal Community Is Finding Its Way Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:52PMFour months after Hurricane Katrina hit, 5,352 attorneys had offices in New Orleans. Since then, that number has dropped by 19 percent, to 4,342, as attorneys moved elsewhere to make a living. Even so, membership in the New Orleans Bar Association now surpasses its pre-Katrina levels, if only slightly, said Executive Director Helena Henderson. She's encouraged by the bar association's numbers ...
August 28, 2010 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:51PMWhile the shift to focusing on deporting criminals rather than workers makes sense, some anti-immigrant officials are really stretching the term "criminal" in terms of who is being targeted.
August 28, 2010 Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:51PM"I'm having to deal with the reality of what is. You can't wish it away. What is, is." So says a glum Ohio Democrat, Governor Ted Strickland, according to reporter Laura Meckler in this weekend's edition of The Wall St. Journal (" Democrats Face Economic Facts: Updraft Unlikely "). Meckler's article reports on the prospect that Democrats "will lose their majority in the House," citing two ...
Obama: GOP should let small business bill through Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:43PMPresident Barack Obama exhorted Congress on Monday to make passage of a long-languishing small business aid package its first order of business when it returns next month from its summer break.
Americans spend a bit more as economy limps along Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:42PM(AP:WASHINGTON) Americans are spending a little more this summer, but hardly enough to rejuvenate the weakening economy. What is needed is a bigger boost in salaries and more jobs. Economists don't see either coming this year, which is why the economy is likely to limp along.
Obama pleads with Congress to pass small-business bill Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:41PMU.S. president wants long-languishing aid package to be its first order of business when it returns next month from summer break
Google, AP reach content licensing agreement Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 12:37PMWASHINGTON : Google and the Associated Press announced on Monday they have reached a licensing agreement that will allow the search giant to continue hosting content from the US news agency.
Foes of liquor sales initiatives get help from beer, wine distributors Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:39AMBeer and wine distribution groups have given $2 million to fight two initiatives that would open up sales of hard liquor to retail outlets instead of state liquor stores.
State DFI warns of out-of-state loans Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:38AMIf you're looking for a small loan, be careful.
Washington gets waiver for overseas ballots Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:35AMOLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Federal officials say it's OK for Washington to send ballots to overseas and military voters one month before the general election, instead of the normally required 45 days. Secretary of State Sam Reed requested a waiver from the federal rule earlier this year. There are only nine business days between final certification of the primary election and the 45-day deadline ...
Leaks Aren't "In," Clapper Tells Intelligence Community Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:16AMIn a blunt memo, Director of National Intelligence James Clapper admonishes intelligence community… New York Times - Washington Post - United States - James R Clapper - Warfare and Conflict
3PAR says HP acquisition bid 'superior' to Dell's Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:16AMWASHINGTON (AFP) - Data storage firm 3PAR said Saturday a newly-raised acquisition offer by computer-maker Hewlett-Packard was "superior" to that made by Dell, amid a bidding war between the PC giants.
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator: Chapter 11-20 Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:11AMBy Saj Karsan. Reminiscences of a Stock Operator was originally written in 1922 as a first-person fictional account, but is now generally accepted as the biography of stock market whiz Jesse Livermore. The book is recommended to traders and value investors alike, for the lessons it teaches the reader in human behaviour as it pertains to securities trading and investing. Read more » »
Air Force Selects Offer for Privatized Housing at Shaw Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:10AMSHAW AIR FORCE BASE, SC (WLTX) - The U.S. Air Force has announced that it has selected Forest City Military Communities, LLC, of Cleveland, Ohio,as the highest ranked offer in its effort to privatize military family housing at four bases in the continental United States: Shaw and Charleston AFBs, South Carolina, Arnold AFB, Tennessee and Keesler AFB, Mississippi.
US conservatives rally to 'restore America' Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:08AMWASHINGTON (AFP) - Thousands of Americans gathered Saturday in the heart of the US capital for a rally to "restore America," led by right-wing icons including talk show host Glenn Beck and former Alaska governor Sarah Palin.
Twins Bolster Bullpen by Acquiring Four-Time All-Star Brian Fuentes From Angels Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:07AMSEATTLE -- The first-place Minnesota Twins made their revamped bullpen more versatile for the pennant race by acquiring left-handed reliever and four-time All-Star Brian Fuentes from the Los Angeles Angels Friday for a player to be named.
US-ASEAN economic ties 'priority' despite no-show Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 9:04AMEconomic ties between the United States and Southeast Asia are "a high priority", an embassy spokesman said Saturday despite the absence of US officials from a key regional trade meeting.
Fed wanted to avoid unintended tightening-Fisher Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:57PMFed wanted to avoid unintended tightening-Fisher
Georgia Still Betting on an “Economic Miracle” with Poti Tax-Free Zone Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:57PMIn a large grassy field a few kilometers from Georgia’s Black Sea port of Poti lies a Free Industrial Zone that Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili in 2008 predicted would help transform Georgia into the “Dubai or Singapore” of the Caucasus. Now, more than two years later, the Poti zone is under pressure to meet those expectations.
More public safety views Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:54PMWe've been talking about a nationwide public safety network for more than two decades. There have been pockets of progress. For example, gateway equipment from manufacturers such as Motorola has linked disparate responder groups across cities such as Minneapolis, San Diego and the Washington, D.C., metro area.
Travel briefs: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:53PMAs early as January, electric cars will be available at the nation's two largest auto rental companies.
Withdrawing from a wrecked country Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:52PMAmerican combat troops departed not in a display causing shock and awe but in silence and darkness. They had arrived on a monstrous lie, the claim that Iraq had Weapons of Mass Destruction and they have left on a whopper.
Report faults air controllers for midair crash Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:52PMSAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard says a failure by Navy air traffic controllers to follow standard procedures contributed to a midair collision that killed seven Coast Guard members and two Marines off Southern California last year.
380K pounds of possibly tainted deli meat sold at Walmart recalled by NY company Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:52PMBUFFALO, N.Y. — Roast beef and ham that was distributed to Walmart delicatessens nationwide and sold in sandwiches has been recalled because it might be tainted with potentially harmful bacteria, the officials said Tuesday.
State AGs: Craigslist should drop adult services Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:52PMHARTFORD, CONN. — State attorneys general nationwide are demanding that Craigslist remove its adult services section because they say the website cannot adequately block potentially illegal ads.
Fort Carson soldier from NJ killed in Afghanistan Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:52PMFORT CARSON, COLO. — Relatives say a Fort Carson soldier from New Jersey was killed on his third day in Afghanistan. The Department of Defense confirmed Tuesday that 20-year-old Army Spc. Pedro A. Millet Meletiche died Sunday during an operation in the Arghandab River Valley.
Neal Gerber Eisenberg Partner Deborah M. Gutfeld Appointed to the Panel of Chapter 7 Trustees for the Chicago Area Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 12:51PMCHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP is pleased to announce that firm partner Deborah M. Gutfeld has been appointed to the panel of chapter 7 trustees serving the Chicago area.