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Riverdale seeks extra income tax Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:57PMMOUNT BLANCHARD -- Voters in the Riverdale School District will be asked to approve an additional half-percent income tax in November.
Chamberlain slides at NH Open Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:56PMATKINSON – For Amherst’s Josh Chamberlain, this week’s New Hampshire Open could pretty much be summed up in one shot, his approach to the 13th green in Thursday’s second round of the 36-hole event. Chamberlain had played brilliantly on Wednesday, at one point making five birdies in a row. At the end of the first day, he was not only the low amateur, but was tied for the overall lead with ...
BOE passes final budget Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:52PMMOULTRIE — Colquitt County School Board this week approved a $64.59 million budget to operate the school system for the next budget year.
Columbiana police chief appoints detective Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:50PMCOLUMBIANA - The city police department now has a police detective, allowing the department to shift its paradigm to focus more priority on following up on criminal complaints.
Why you need financial planning: Case study Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:48PMA case study that charts financial plans of two individuals with different goals and responsibilities.
VW profits surge in 2nd quarter Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:47PMDemand in western Europe, China and the Americas helped Volkswagen AG sales motor ahead in the second quarter, the company said Thursday.
Lithia Motors Reports Adjusted Second Quarter 2010 Earnings of $0.27 per Share; 19% Increase in Same Store Sales Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:46PMMEDFORD, OR--(Marketwire - July 29, 2010) - Lithia Motors, Inc. ( NYSE : LAD ) today reported 2010 adjusted second quarter net income from continuing operations of $0.27 per diluted share. This compares to a 2009 adjusted second quarter net income from continuing operations of $0.22 per diluted share. The results include approximately 4.9 million additional shares in 2010 compared to 2009 ...
Pa. diocese sued after abuse accuser's suicide Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:45PMPITTSBURGH—The estate of a man allegedly abused by a priest in the 1980s is suing the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh, alleging he committed suicide this year after the diocese stopped paying for his mental health treatments after two other suicide attempts.
Football: UNT picks up 2 commitments Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 9:44PMNorth Texas recently picked up a commitment from a player with the potential to become a key component of its offensive line. The Mean Green will just have to wait a while for him to get to campus. Brian Rawlinson, who is entering his third year as a starter at Oologah, Okla., wants to play college football, but not until he completes a two-year mission with the Mormon Church.
Earnings: Dominion Resources, MeadWestvaco, Colfax Corp., Dynex Capital, Comcast, WellPoint, Boeing Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:08PMThe Richmond-based company said it earned $1.76 billion, or $2.98 per share, compared with $454 million, or 76 cents per share, a year ago. The quarter included a $1.39 billion benefit from the sale of its Appalachian natural gas and oil exploration and production business to Consol Energy. Dominion said ...
Business news briefs Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:08PMWabtec Corp. said it completed the previously announced acquisition of G&B Specialties Inc. from Global Railway Industries Ltd. for about $35 million. G&B, based in Berwick, makes railroad track and signaling products. Wabtec also expects to buy Bach-Simpson Corp., a maker of electronic instrumentation devices, from Global Railway for about $10 million.
Board votes to raise rate for schools Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:08PMLAND O' LAKES - Mustering the supermajority 4-1 vote that was required, the Pasco County school board has given initial approval to a new tax rate that includes an extra 25 cents the Legislature allowed for "critical operating" needs.
Woman guilty of embezzling $144,000 from VCU program for ill people Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:06PMLisa Durham, 39, of Petersburg pleaded guilty to six counts of embezzlement in the theft of money she used to pay her rent and utilities.
Fairborne Energy Makes Strategic Land and Facilities Acquisition on Growing Wilrich Gas Play Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:05PMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - July 29, 2010) - Fairborne Energy Ltd. ("Fairborne" or the "Company") (TSX:FEL) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to purchase a significant land position with producing assets and facilities (the "Assets") in the Company's core Marlboro/Pine Creek area. The acquisition will have an effective date of July 1, 2010 and is expected to close ...
Town targets workers to retire, employee furloughs are scheduled Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:03PMWith the more than $200,000 hole in the town’s 2010 budget still unplugged, Town Board members said Monday night they have targeted 10 employees who will be asked to make a decision about joining the state’s early retirement program during a window of opportunity that extends from Aug. 15 through Sept. 28.
New entrepreneurs can work to keep startup costs down Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:01PMNEW YORK -- Starting a business can be expensive, as people find when they become entrepreneurs after losing their jobs. But many of these brand-new company owners have also found ways to keep those costs down.
Oil spill will delay Florida's economic recovery by a year, one economist says Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:01PMA University of Central Florida economist says that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has delayed the
Fairborne Energy Makes Strategic Land and Facilities Acquisition on Growing Wilrich Gas Play Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:01PMCALGARY, ALBERTA-- - Fairborne Energy Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to purchase a significant land position with producing assets and facilities in the Company's core Marlboro/Pine Creek area.
New Citi Survey Finds Gender Divide on Views on Economic Recovery: Women's Views Hold Almost Steady While Men Are ... Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 9:01PMNEW YORK----A new nationwide survey issued today by Citi, and conducted by Hart Research Associates, shows that there is a widening divide between men’s and women’s outlook for the economy and their own financial situations in the next twelve months.
239 distressed OFWs start arriving from Jeddah, Kuwait Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:08AMAs the first batch of distressed overseas Filipino workers arrived in Manila Wednesday, concerned government agencies were ready to extend help to a total 239 OFWs arriving this week from Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and Kuwait.
'I want my life back' Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:07AMA Fredericton Junction man says he's humbled by a community-based fundraising effort that will help him travel to New York next week for a new multiple sclerosis treatment.
Financial impact of ambulance referendum is sought Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:05AMBefore they support putting a referendum before voters on whether to abandon the Sheboygan Fire Departments ambulance service, several aldermen want much more information from the authors of the measure how cutting the service would affect the city financially.
District 205 holds budget workshop on Monday Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:04AMElmhurst Community Unit District 205 will hold a workshop Monday on the budget for the upcoming school year. Previously, the District 205 School Board discussed estimated revenues of $105 million and expenses of $107 million in the 2010/2011 school year.
Gary City Council OKs $1M loan for payroll Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:02AMGARY -- City Hall will make payroll Friday using a $1 million loan from one of its redevelopment funds. The City Council voted 5-0 during a special meeting Tuesday to borrow the money from Gary's consolidated area tax increment finance fund. Council members Marilyn Krusas, D-1st District, Kimberly Robinson , D-5th, and Kyle Allen and Ragen Hatcher, both D-at large, were absent during the vote ...
Merrillville considers more options for ailing budget Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:02AMMERRILLVILLE -- Anticipating another $1.3 million budget shortfall in 2011, the Town Council is tightening department expenses for the remainder of the year and embarking on a campaign to achieve fiscal home rule status to bring in additional revenues. One cost-cutting avenue council members agreed they would not take again: unpaid furloughs for town employees. With the furloughs last year and ...
Big bill looming in towns Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:01AMNew Haven is facing a double hit to its budget over the next two years as changes in radio technology and federal mandates force the city to replace most of its radio equipment used by police, firefighters and paramedics.
Born on 'Battle' field: a high-class TV bistro Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:00AMDuring the time they worked together at Chicago's now-shuttered Ambassador West Hotel in the late 1990s, chef Erik Ruminski and food service manager Ces Lopez talked about opening their own restaurant. Earlier this year, they realized their dream. Sort of.
Labour must not go soft on electoral reform Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:00AMSupporters of electoral reform rally in London. Photograph: Getty Images. The electoral reform bill is shaping up to be the big political battle of the autumn session, with Labour's shadow cabinet determined to vote against it.
Ophthalmology Practices Select NextGen Healthcare to Meet Emerging Technology Needs Wednesday, July 28, 2010 @ 2:00AMHORSHAM, Pa.----NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced it has executed an agreement with EyeHealth Northwest to deploy NextGen® Ambulatory EHR and NextGen® Practice Management across its 11 offices, 11 optical shops and two surgery centers ...
Council OKs Hoermann Park plan Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:13PMSEGUIN — The City Council has accepted the master plan for the park to be developed on the Hoermann property east of Vaughan Street and south of San Antonio Avenue.
Dallas County medical examiner releases autopsy reports Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:13PMReports released Tuesday may answer some questions Coppell residents have regarding the sudden death of their mayor, Jayne Peters, and her daughter Corinne.
Former Monarch High softball coach Richard Mott facing securities fraud, theft charges Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:09PMThe former head coach of Monarch High School's varsity softball team has been arrested after several people told investigators he defrauded them out of tens of thousands of dollars.
Variety of new laws take effect on Thursday Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:08PMPHOENIX — Beginning Thursday, cities won't be able to regulate guns or knives. Foreclosure consultants will have their practices restricted. Yellow lights will be at least three seconds long.
News Releases Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:05PMat the Formal Gardens in Assiniboine Park. Women’s Run and Walk partners with Helping Hands for Manitobans with Breast Cancer. to increase the awareness about financial hardship endured by breast cancer survivors.
Canton ends fight with horse farm owner Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 7:03PMTurns out the city didn’t need to build a drainage project across Elaine Irwin’s horse farm after all.
Clyde Little League girls place fourth in state Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:59PMBy JeanetteLiebold-Ricker
U.S. Congress Approves Afghan Surge Funds Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:57PMWASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Congress on Tuesday approved funding to pay for President Barack Obama's Afghanistan troop increase despite growing scepticism among some lawmakers over the course of the nine-year-old war.
Blue Hill Peninsula ends consolidation effort Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:56PMBLUE HILL, Maine -- A second attempt to consolidate the schools in the Blue Hill Peninsula region has ended without a reorganization plan. Representatives from the nine towns in the area agreed …
Volunteer Opportunities Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 6:53PMHere are some of the opportunities offered by the Volunteer Center of Greater Milwaukee, a service of the Nonprofit Center. Call the numbers listed below or the center at (414) 273-7887. You also can visit volunteermilwaukee.org.
Fundraising record set by McGregor Music Festival Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:38AMMcGREGOR — Another year, another record for the McGregor Music Festival. The festival's organizing committee held their annual wrap-up party last Tuesday night at the home of chair Sue LeClair where it was learned the festival raised $22,605 this year.[...]
Gay Man Prevented From Dying Partner Wins Lawsuit Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:36AMAn elderly gay man who was prevented from seeing his dying partner in the hospital by Sonoma County social workers will receive $600,000 in a settlement.
Benton Twp. fire chief: Tax money stays in township Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:26AMBENTON TOWNSHIP - A seemingly routine property tax renewal to support Benton Township's fire department may be less than routine this time around.
Mrs. Worldwide Queen of Hope wears crown with yellow ribbon Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:22AMMotivated by a burning desire to find a cure for childhood cancer, and promoting awareness by encouraging the use of a gold ribbon as a sign of that awareness, Linda Lieser of rural Sauk Centre jumped out of her comfort zone this past year, and entered the Queen of Hope Pageant.
Cricket: ICC left with few options Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:16AMThe chances remain bleak of finding a suitable New Zealander or Australian with enough political weight to assume the International Cricket Council (ICC) presidency for the two-year term from mid-2012.It follows Sir John Anderson's...
It's crunch time in the fight for your breakfast dollar Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:12AMRare figures are illuminating the cereal battlefield, writes Rob O'Neill.
Cebu airport board told to return P33M Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:12AMCEBU CITY - In the last two years, employees, officers and members of the board of Mactan airport received at least P33.6 million in anniversary and performance bonuses. read more
Minnesota Power: Living safety value - health and wellness Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:11AMSubmitted Minnesota Power employees Teri Snodgrass (left) and Kathy Benham have jumped on board with the company’s Fitness Fridays. If employees ride their bike to work or workout before or after work they can dress casual on Fitness Fridays.
Distraught son recalls rest home tragedy Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:10AMWHEN a caregiver found 80-year-old Gil Dean collapsed on the floor of his rest home bathroom, nursing staff were called.
Grand Teton spent $50,000 rescuing climbers during storm Saturday, July 24, 2010 @ 10:07AMGRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. (AP) — Grand Teton National Park spent about $50,000 rescuing 16 injured climbers and recovering the body of another after a thunderstorm on Grand Teton mountain.
NFTA debates ending Bills games service Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 8:58PMThe NFTA may give the boot to bus service to home Bills games.