Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Although he's not quite 18 years old, Northeast High School senior Matthew Kiefer has already made his mark in Washington D.C. thanks to the Meridian Rotary club. At Wednesday's regular Rotary meeting, Kiefer came to thank the club and to talk a
Pakistan's military rejects US aid bill - Seattle Post Intelligencer
In this photo released by the Pakistan Inter Services Public Relations Department, Chief of Pakistan Army Gen. Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, center, presides top military commanders' meeting in General Headquarters in Rawalpindi, Pakistan on Wednesday, Oct
Is is possible to discuss issues and not identities? - Cumberland Times-News
Steve Baker’s letter (“You, too, can adopt a veteran or a senior citizen,” Sept. 26 Times-News) has illuminated for me a personal dilemma which I have long suspected, but not really confronted. But now I must. That being, with what group do I
Seniors To Get Daily Visits Thanks To Sheriff's Department - WTVF
FRANKLIN, Tenn. - Their job is to protect and serve, and the Williamson County Sheriff's Department is doing that with their newest plan to watch over the elderly. The new outreach program will use volunteers to check on senior citizens living alone
Does Medicare Care? - Investors Business Daily
Reform: Throughout the health care debate, insurance companies have been cast as greedy villains that gleefully deny medical claims. But when it comes to rejecting claims, they can't hold a candle to the government. Just days before Congress broke
Changing alliances shape climate-change debate - San Francisco Chronicle
Big-name companies such as Apple Inc. have resigned from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, dismayed by the group's efforts to block greenhouse gas regulations. Nike gave up its seat on the chamber's board. PG&E Corp. quit the group after a chamber
RECREATION CALENDAR - Louisville Courier-Journal
Thursday : 100-mile #3+. Begins at Clark Forestry, Henryville, Ind. Call (812) 752-3973. Thursday : 50-mile #2. Waterfront Park to Farnsley-Moremen Landing and back. Call (502) 526-1040. Friday : 102-mile #3+. Begins at Finley Firehouse, Scottsburg
(AP) — WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it will re-evaluate the health effects of a popular weed killer that has been found in drinking water supplies in the United States. The EPA will take another look at the
First thoughts: Deja-News - MSNBC Firstread
*** Deja-News: Another day, another handwringing meeting by politicians on the issue of Afghanistan. And on the health care front, it's another day, another delay on the Senate Finance Committee vote. First, Afghanistan: Nobody said the decision the
Swine flu vaccine in nasal form arrives at Inland health departments - Riverside Press Enterprise
Limited shipments of the swine flu vaccine have arrived in the Inland area and some residents could receive it as soon as next week. Officials at the Riverside County Department of Public Health announced Tuesday that they were among several health
Study: Global prescription drug sales growth slows - Salon
IMS Health, which tracks sales of prescription drugs in 220 countries, cited increased sales of generic drugs, the global recession and other factors. In the United States, growth is expected to be about 5 percent, an improvement from last year
Dole backs reform, despite McConnell's plea for silence - Herald-Dispatch
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former Kansas Sen. Bob Dole says Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky asked him to refrain from publicly supporting health care reform but he did anyway. The Kansas City Star reports that the former Republican
Poll: Health Care Overhaul Opinion Even Split - WLTX.com
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new poll suggests public opinion on health care legislation is now an even split and a solid gain for Democrats after September results showed 49 percent opposed. The latest Associated Press-GfK poll has found that the opposition
Obama's first-year travel sets presidential record - San Jose Mercury News
WASHINGTON — With his visit to Denmark to pitch Chicago as the site for the 2016 Olympics, President Barack Obama has now visited more countries in his first year in office than any other president did. His one-day trek last week to Denmark
Ocean County health officials to get almost $1 million to fight swine - Asbury Park Press
TOMS RIVER — The Ocean County Health Department will get almost $1 million in federal funding to assist with its efforts to prevent a swine flu pandemic. The money is earmarked ahead of the county's immunization program and for public education
Ithaca Mayor Carolyn Peterson's 2010 budget calls for a 4.22 percent increase in the tax levy, and for eliminating free one-hour parking in downtown garages. The total proposed 2010 budget is $58.63 million, an increase of more than $10 million over
Clausi balks at prison pay raises - Daily Item
SUNBURY — Once again, the Northumberland County Prison Board is recommending eliminating the deputy warden position and creating two management posts to oversee county jail operations. The plan to create two intelligence officer positions stalled
U.S. consumers continue to reduce spending - Charleston Gazette
WASHINGTON - Consumers reduced their borrowing for the seventh straight month in August, as households worked to pay off debt and banks reduced credit card limits. Americans are saving more and borrowing less as widespread job losses, stagnant wages
Tech Briefs - Bennington Banner
NEW YORK (AP) -- "Hi! This is your aspirin bottle calling. I haven’t seen you in a while. Why don’t you come see me soon? I’m good for the heart, you know." That’s the spirit, if not the wording, of the calls that will come from new pill
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new poll suggests public opinion on health care legislation is now an even split and a solid gain for Democrats after September results showed 49 percent opposed. The latest Associated Press-GfK poll has found that the opposition
Aid reaches villagers in Indonesia quake zone - MSNBC
KAMPUNG LAWEH, Indonesia - Children swarmed into the streets clutching begging boxes and yelling "please help me" Wednesday as an aid convoy reached villages deep in Indonesia's quake zone. Relief workers slowly making their way up debris-tangled
Baucus Health-Care Bill Would Cost $829 Billion - CNBC
Health care legislation drafted by a key Senate committee would expand coverage to 94 percent of the eligible population at a 10-year cost of $829 billion, congressional budget experts said Wednesday in a preliminary estimate. The Congressional
Senate Health Bill to Cost $829 Billion - CBS News
(AP) Health care legislation drafted by a key Senate committee would expand coverage to 94 percent of the eligible population at a 10-year cost of $829 billion, congressional budget experts said Wednesday in a preliminary estimate. The Congressional
US regulator to review health risk of weed killer - Mississippi Press
(AP) — WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it will re-evaluate the health effects of a popular weed killer that has been found in drinking water supplies in the United States. The EPA will take another look at the
Congressional Analysts: Senate Finance Health Care Bill Will Cost $829 - FOX News
Oct. 1: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. , holds up notes for photographers, on Capitol Hill in Washington before the start of the afternoon session of the committee's continuing hearing on health care reform legislation (AP
Soft Middle: On Afghanistan, health care, Obama appeals to center that - ABC News Blogs
He wanted a deliberative process, and now he's got one -- actually, more than one. On Afghanistan, and simultaneously on health care, President Obama is on a search for a middle ground that may not exist. The eighth anniversary of the war in
He wanted a deliberative process, and now he's got one -- actually, more than one. On Afghanistan, and simultaneously on health care, President Obama is on a search for a middle ground that may not exist. The eighth anniversary of the war in
NV names health technology manager - San Francisco Chronicle
The Nevada Department of Health and Human Services has named Lynn O'Mara as the state's health information technology project manager. The appointment was announced Wednesday by agency Director Michael Willden. O'Mara will coordinate efforts to
Poll: Health Care Overhaul Opinion Even Split - WLTX.com
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A new poll suggests public opinion on health care legislation is now an even split and a solid gain for Democrats after September results showed 49 percent opposed. The latest Associated Press-GfK poll has found that the opposition
Baucus Reaction to CBO Score - The Washington Independent.com
The just-released statement from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) following a report from the Congressional Budget Office that the panel’s $829 billion health bill will reduce federal deficits by $81 billion. Our balanced
Aid reaches villagers in Indonesia quake zone - MSNBC
KAMPUNG LAWEH, Indonesia - Children swarmed into the streets clutching begging boxes and yelling "please help me" Wednesday as an aid convoy reached villages deep in Indonesia's quake zone. Relief workers slowly making their way up debris-tangled
Baucus Health-Care Bill Would Cost $829 Billion - CNBC
Health care legislation drafted by a key Senate committee would expand coverage to 94 percent of the eligible population at a 10-year cost of $829 billion, congressional budget experts said Wednesday in a preliminary estimate. The Congressional
(AP) — WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it will re-evaluate the health effects of a popular weed killer that has been found in drinking water supplies in the United States. The EPA will take another look at the
Aid reaches villagers in Indonesia quake zone - MSNBC
KAMPUNG LAWEH, Indonesia - Children swarmed into the streets clutching begging boxes and yelling "please help me" Wednesday as an aid convoy reached villages deep in Indonesia's quake zone. Relief workers slowly making their way up debris-tangled
Sebelius: Americans should get flu vaccination - San Francisco Chronicle
Sebelius unconditionally vouched for the safety of the vaccine, saying it "has been made exactly the same way seasonal vaccine has been made, year in and year out." Appearing on morning news shows to step up the Obama administration's campaign for
Senate Health Bill to Cost $829 Billion - CBS News
(AP) Health care legislation drafted by a key Senate committee would expand coverage to 94 percent of the eligible population at a 10-year cost of $829 billion, congressional budget experts said Wednesday in a preliminary estimate. The Congressional
Soft Middle: On Afghanistan, health care, Obama appeals to center that - ABC News Blogs
He wanted a deliberative process, and now he's got one -- actually, more than one. On Afghanistan, and simultaneously on health care, President Obama is on a search for a middle ground that may not exist. The eighth anniversary of the war in
Baucus Reaction to CBO Score - The Washington Independent.com
The just-released statement from Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) following a report from the Congressional Budget Office that the panel’s $829 billion health bill will reduce federal deficits by $81 billion. Our balanced
Congressional Analysts: Senate Finance Health Care Bill Will Cost $829 - FOX News
Oct. 1: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. , holds up notes for photographers, on Capitol Hill in Washington before the start of the afternoon session of the committee's continuing hearing on health care reform legislation (AP
BEXAR COUNTY, Texas -- The first batch of H1N1 vaccine has finally arrived in Bexar County. San Antonio Metro Health officials stressed that they only received a small shipment of the vaccine Tuesday, just 500 doses. Doctors with Metro Health now
Democrats defeat GOP attempt to remove Rangel - Poughkeepsie Journal
WASHINGTON — House Republicans have failed for a third time to oust Rep. Charles Rangel as chairman of the tax-writing Ways and Means Committee. Despite the expected defeat Wednesday, the GOP did keep the spotlight on the New York Democrat's
Soft Middle: On Afghanistan, health care, Obama appeals to center that - ABC News Blogs
He wanted a deliberative process, and now he's got one -- actually, more than one. On Afghanistan, and simultaneously on health care, President Obama is on a search for a middle ground that may not exist. The eighth anniversary of the war in
Synovis gets clearance for 2 tissue repair items - Beaver County Times
Synovis Life Technologies Inc. said Wednesday its orthopedic and wound care business passed a California health inspection, allowing it to make and sell two soft tissue repair products. The company said it can make and market the OrthADAPT Bioimplant
Health Care Now Main Focus in Indonesia - New York Times
PADANG PARIAMAN, INDONESIA — Foreign medical teams reached farther into Indonesia’s disaster zone Wednesday, treating victims of the massive earthquake that hit last week but also dealing with crowds wanting help for other illnesses. Like most of
US regulator to review health risk of weed killer - Mississippi Press
(AP) — WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday that it will re-evaluate the health effects of a popular weed killer that has been found in drinking water supplies in the United States. The EPA will take another look at the
Burnley midfielder Graham Alexander is not planning his retirement and has set sights on playing in the Premier League for a 'couple more years'. The veteran turns 38 years old on Saturday and is the oldest outfield player in the top flight this
Poll: More Americans plan to work past retirement age - Kansas City Business Journal
Bank overdraft fees rise 35 percent in two years Pennsylvanians fret about economy Poll: Rendell extending lead over Swann but many voters undecided Survey: Boomers want 'careers of service' after retirement Distress over economy growing in Pa. A
Tina Fey ready to bring Sarah Palin impersonation out of retirement - New York Daily News
Tina Fey (foreground) and the real deal, governor Sarah Palin on 'Saturday Night Live' last fall. Fey said she was retiring her impersonation, but with Palin's book arriving, it's poised to comeback. Good satire never dies. While months ago comedian
RSM McGladrey Chooses RolloverSystems to Service Terminated Retirement - PR Newswire
CHICAGO, Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- RSM McGladrey Retirement Resources, a leader in retirement plan services, has selected RolloverSystems, Inc. (RSI), an independent provider of terminated participant rollover solutions, to equip participants leaving
Judge dismisses WaMu employees' lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase over - Minneapolis Star Tribune
SEATTLE - A judge in Seattle has dismissed an attempt by former Washington Mutual Inc. employees to recoup their retirement account losses from JPMorgan Chase & Co. Under the ruling by U.S. District Judge Marsha J. Pechman, the New York banking giant
Magazine touts city for retirement - Mississippi Business Journal
PASCAGOULA — The City of Pascagoula is featured in Where to Retire magazine. The Nov./Dec. 2009 issue profiles eight cities and towns with moderating economies or lower-than-average unemployment rates that it deems worthy of this honor. Along with
comments on: Danny Williams Close To Retirement, Says He Has Had Too - East Side Boxing
danny williams had a lot of skill at one time but seemed to neglect it in the last 5 or 6 years in favour of power and bulk. he did have a lot of bottle, he kept on boxing with a dislocated shoulder and won by ko against a decent domestic fighter. he
City offering early retirement to 15 employees - Chippewa Herald
A retirement incentive is being offered to 15 Chippewa Falls employees as a way for the city to cut a projected $731,280 deficit in 2010. The employees will have up to 45 days from Tuesday to decide to accept the incentive, City Council member Jason
Dutch unions protest raising legal retirement age to 67 - Monsters and Critics
Amsterdam - Thousands of labour union members rallied in several cities in the Netherlands Wednesday to protest against government plans to raise the legal retirement age from 65 to 67. In Utrecht, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague thousands of
West Bloomfield fire chief tenders retirement notice - Spinal Column
October 07, 2009 - The West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees accepted the resignation of the township's long-time fire chief, James Poppelreiter, at its Monday, Oct. 5 meeting. Poppelreiter's last official day with the West Bloomfield Fire
The local media speculated a verdict could be imminent just one day after 15 Constitutional Court judges began studying the immunity covering Italy's four most senior officials -- the president, prime minister and two speakers of parliament. The
Three Share Nobel Chemistry Prize - HispanicBusiness.com
The 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry went to chemists in Britain, the United States and Israel for work on the ribosome, the Nobel Foundation in Sweden revealed. This year's Nobel Prize in Chemistry rewards Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, Thomas A. Steitz and
community calendar - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Seven Secrets to Health and Better Healing, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Family First Chiropractic Wellness Center, 998 Fremont Ave, Suite L1. Dr. Jack provides individuals the tools necessary to become an active participant in their health care. Details: Call
Polls Show Support Rising for Pro-Abortion Health Care Reform Plans in - LifeNews.com
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Two new polls out this week show the support for the pro-abortion health care plans in Congress are is on the rise. The polling data showed opposition to the plans tanked during the month of August, but the numbers
Negaunee scrambles to balance budget - Mining Journal
NEGAUNEE - State funding cuts and years of expenditures that didn't match revenues are forcing the city of Negaunee to find ways to cut back. The city council held its second budget work session Tuesday morning to identify ways to reduce expenditures
Antonia L. “Toni” Wesa - Daily Mining Gazette
HURLEY, Wis. - Antonia L. "Toni" Wesa, 98, of Ironwood, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, in Hurley, Wis. with her family by her side. She was born Jan. 16, 1911, in Painesdale, daughter of the late Anton and Anna (Sikonja) Pintar. Antonia attended
Baby reunited with mom and dad in Nashville - WBIR
She lives it over again every night: A stranger reaches for a knife in the kitchen and attacks her, cutting and slashing while her 3-year-old daughter watches and her newborn son is taken. The nightmare has awakened Maria Gurrola in a cold sweat
Jonathan Mathis - Baseball
At last, a distressing night of madness came to a close, jolting relaxed Detroit fans who believed in Fang Power and pitches with roaring speed. Wouldn’t it have been nice for a town that has dealt with affliction the last few years to maintain a
Turnersville Auto Mall, WTHS PTO to serve as sponsors of annual - Bridgeton News
The Turnersville Auto Mall and Washington Township High School PTO will serve as the official sponsors of the Ninth Annual Washington Township High School Spirit Parade and Fireworks that coincides with the school’s annual Homecoming events on
SAAC in ACCtion: Jomar's Journey - Atlantic Coast Conference
Jomar Wright is one of the over 300,000 NCAA student athletes who has become a professional in something other than sports. A former football student-athlete, and member of the Duke Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Wright has combined his passion
CSU, which bills itself as “The Green University,” has received a “C-plus” rating on the new College Sustainability Report Card. The University of Colorado-Boulder received an overall “A-minus” score. The report card, issued annually by
Texas Grocery Price Watch - San Marcos Daily Record
Texas grocery shoppers continue to collect on savings in 2009, according to the latest results from Texas Farm Bureau’s Grocery Price Watch. Food prices in the third quarter of the year rang in at an average of $50.46, which is 75 cents or two
TROY, Mich., Oct. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Many investors have seen the recent bear market wreak havoc on their investment accounts, making them feel helpless as their retirement dreams become nightmares. But help is on the way. The Bogleheads' Guide to
Poll: More Americans plan to work past retirement age - Kansas City Business Journal
Poll: Rendell extending lead over Swann but many voters undecided Bank overdraft fees rise 35 percent in two years Poll: Pa. voters unsatisfied with state, undecided on governor Poll: Phila.-area worries about crime and congestion BBB launches
Senate approves pension payments for Alaska WWII veterans - McClatchy
WASHINGTON -- A military spending bill passed the U.S. Senate on Tuesday with a provision intact that would pay the pensions of about two dozen elderly members of the World War II-era Alaska Territorial Guard. The White House last month had expressed
Ulster's views on Tory retirement plan - NewsLetter
THE Conservatives' controversial plan to increase the retirement age faced a backlash on the streets of Belfast yesterday. In a bold measure that risks alienating voters currently in their 50s, Shadow Chancellor George Osborne on Monday warned a
Bank of America to pick emergency CEO this week - Denver Post
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Bank of America Corp. plans to select an emergency chief executive this week in case Ken Lewis steps down before the end of the year, The Wall Street Journal said Monday. Last week, the bank said Lewis plans to retire Dec. 31
Redskins hire consultant to help Zorn on offense - Wyoming Tribune-Eagle
Their offense languishing, unable to make much headway even against the NFL's worst defenses, the Washington Redskins called in some help Tuesday for coach Jim Zorn. They also made sure to point out, at least publicly, that they don't consider the
Oldest person in Ohio dies at 110 - Mansfield News Journal
GREENVILLE, Ohio (AP) -- The family of Ohio's oldest woman says she has died at age 110. Steve Utz says Sylvia Booker Utz, his grandmother, died Monday at the Brethren Retirement Community in the western Ohio city of Greenville. Utz says he does not
Dutch unions protest raising legal retirement age to 67 - Monsters and Critics
Amsterdam - Thousands of labour union members rallied in several cities in the Netherlands Wednesday to protest against government plans to raise the legal retirement age from 65 to 67. In Utrecht, Amsterdam, Rotterdam and The Hague thousands of
U.S. flag retirement ceremony set for Saturday in Carlisle - Patriot-News
Lewis B. Puller Jr. Detachment 524 of the Marine Corps League will sponsor a retirement ceremony for old U.S. flags at 9 a.m. Saturday in Thornwald Park in Carlisle. The flags will be retired by burning. The Big Spring Choir Singers of Newville will
Retirement? Not hardly: More work in old age - York Daily Record
NEW YORK -- When you hear that retirement isn't what it used to be, a first thought might be of active seniors traveling the globe instead of sitting in rocking chairs. But for plenty of Americans, especially those with little education, "retirement
The Turnersville Auto Mall and Washington Township High School PTO will serve as the official sponsors of the Ninth Annual Washington Township High School Spirit Parade and Fireworks that coincides with the school’s annual Homecoming events on
SAAC in ACCtion: Jomar's Journey - Atlantic Coast Conference
Jomar Wright is one of the over 300,000 NCAA student athletes who has become a professional in something other than sports. A former football student-athlete, and member of the Duke Student Athlete Advisory Committee, Wright has combined his passion
Baby reunited with mom and dad in Nashville - WBIR
She lives it over again every night: A stranger reaches for a knife in the kitchen and attacks her, cutting and slashing while her 3-year-old daughter watches and her newborn son is taken. The nightmare has awakened Maria Gurrola in a cold sweat
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