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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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 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.
  • 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...
  • 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...
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • The Charlotte Observer, N.C., Nancy Brachey column
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Charlotte Observer
    Another looks at bare stretches in her lawn and yearns to plant ajuga now. But this is not the time to prune shrubs. It would take the plant, especially a gardenia, years to recover.
  • U.S. private hiring shows slight uptick in August
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Sacramento Bee
    But the market rallied on news this week of improved manufacturing activity, and Friday's job report gave investors added confidence.
  • Unemployment rate climbed to 9.6 percent in August, although private-sector employers added 67,000 jobs
    Sep 4, 2010 — The Kansas City Star
    ...sector -- which added nearly 400,000 jobs in the last 12 months as employers turned to temporary help instead of hiring employees -- gained a comparatively modest 17,000 jobs. The president of the American Staffing Association, Richard Wahlquist, said staffing firms expect growth to continue. The monthly jobs report showed virtually no change in the average workweek or average hourly earnings. "The weakness in the employment services sector and the lack of any upward...
  • $40M deal to buy old rail line may come with light-rail strings
    Sep 3, 2010 — The Virginian-Pilot
    It could also make the debate about whether the city should hold another light-rail referendum moot. The City Council has not taken an official stance on light rail.
  • 'Westerfield' geared for the end of the recession
    Sep 3, 2010 — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    It is north of Spirit Valley, across Olive Street Road. Its neighbor to the west is Rombach Farm, which is known to many St. The 37-acre area is on Eatherton Road west of the airport. The largest landowner by far in "Westerfield" is Spirit of St. Louis Airport, which holds 1,250 acres for mostly airport-related uses.
  • Analysis: Dems out of jobs options before election
    Sep 3, 2010 — Associated Press Online
    For Democrats, probably not. "It's the economy, stupid," was the oft-repeated message of Bill Clinton's winning presidential campaign in 1992. He urged Congress to take up a small-business jobs bill and castigated Senate Republicans for blocking it. They're people who've lost their jobs.
  • Another Item for Climate Panel's To-Do List
    Sep 3, 2010 — New York Times
    Earlier this week, Alex Abutu, a science and health writer in Nigeria, posted a query about African participants in the forthcoming science assessment by the climate panel on the Earth Journalism Network Google Groups listserv. They are African scientists on the IPCC 5th Assessment Report team. Why don’t scientists and other experts contributing to the fifth assessment by the climate panel self organize and create a public Web portal?
  • Area's solar industry bright
    Sep 3, 2010 — The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
    ...in solar, Thomas said. Two years ago, just over 350 megawatts of solar generating capacity was added to the grid. "So when you think about it, that 13 gigawatts is 300 times what we installed in this country in 2008," he said. Converteam employs 300 people in O'Hara and could add 200 and expand to more space as the solar business grows, Thomas said. Burns and Scalo Roofing Co. of Crafton is moving into the solar energy roof business with Scalo Solar Solutions LLC, a new...
  • Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings
    Sep 3, 2010 — Associated Press Online
    By PAUL DAVENPORT and AMANDA LEE MYERSPHOENIX, Sep. 3, 2010 (AP Online delivered by Newstex) -- Gov. Eric Peters said some people might be confused when just skulls are sometimes found in the desert, but that's because of decomposition and animals that feed off bodies.
  • Banking on the future of health care
    Sep 3, 2010 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
    Bill Pickart, Bob Kebbekus and Tim Dyer bought Dominion 10 years ago and moved its corporate offices to Milwaukee from Virginia. Pickart is IMP's chief executive officer, Kebbekus is president and Dyer is chief financial officer. "You have this very stable, growing, high cash flow business in Dominion, and that cash flow is funding growth of its newer divisions," said Syburg, who joined IMP's board after Blackthorne closed on the funding. The newer divisions are ProSperus, which...
  • Bed bugs' health threat 'serious as sin,' speaker says
    Sep 3, 2010 — The Blade
    Jones said bed-bug infestations were unheard of in Ohio, and much of the United States, until a few years ago. By 2008, Hamilton County Public Health Department was reporting 305 cases of the bugs. The Cincinnati Health Department reported 1,101. Now, bed bugs are appearing all over Ohio, Ms.
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