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  • Letters to the editor Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:09AMGovernor is leading us into the Dark Ages As of July 1, many Floridians had their already stagnant wages reduced by another 3 percent. That means that the small businesses in this state will see... read more
  • Jackson Laboratory provides cutting-edge research Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:35PMBAR HARBOR -- Time stands still for 3,707,613 cryopreserved mice embryos at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor.
  • Republicans Pressing for a Balanced Budget Fail to Deliver Details on How Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 11:20PMCongressional Republicans are clear in their demand for a constitutional amendment forcing the government to balance its budget. What they’re not offering is clarity on how to get there.
  • If State Banks, Why Not County Banks? Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:02AMIf counties and states create their own banks, they could alleviate the credit crunch by doing what large private banks should have been doing for the country all along.
  • Harrold named a 'Friend of Tourism' Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:52AMThe North Platte Telegraph Original Town Association chairman Dave Harrold isn't known as a man at a loss for words.
  • Major execs invested in Hall Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:01AMMajor execs invested in Hall
  • Nothing wrong with bishops’ request Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:16AMread more
  • ‘A Time of Pain, A Time of Grace’ Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:06AMFR. SHAY CULLEN THE Philippine Bishop’s pastoral letter of apology this past week to the people and the nation titled “A Time of Pain, A Time of Grace” admits that seven Bishops accepted monetary gifts of as much as 8.258 million from the government gambling agency – Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) at the behest [...]
  • Another global crisis Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:05AMBENJAMIN G. DEFENSOR WHILE we worry abut the natural disasters battering the globe, another kind of disaster is creeping in on us. This is the threat of a financial meltdown because we have been living beyond our means and have pawned the future of the coming generation by a prodigal way of life. The Greek [...]
  • Lakers rise from the ashes Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:16AMThe future is looking bright for Taylors Lake club, writes Adam McNicol.
  • Peninsula readers' letters: June Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:36PMLetters from Daily News readers.
  • Debt debate brings calls for preserving safety net Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:39PMWASHINGTON (CNS) -- As congressional and administration negotiators played out their game of debt-limit stare-down, advocates for and recipients of federally funded services for the poor, elderly and disabled began raising their voices in protest of proposals to solve the fiscal crisis by cutting social service budgets.
  • Update: BBC Norfolk staff are on strike to maintain solidarity in face of cuts Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:02PMNational BBC strikes are causing problems for BBC Norfolk’s radio, television and online coverage today, with management having to read out news bulletins on Radio Norfolk this morning.
  • Sticking With the Golden Formula As Empires Crumble Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:59PMYesterday, the concrete cracked…the glass broke…empire continued to crumble. Not that there was anything special about yesterday. This happens every day.
  • James Kelly returns to guide a faltering Seattle Urban League Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:59PMJames Kelley, the longtime chief of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle who left the job seven months ago, is coming back to temporarily guide the civil-rights group.
  • Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta Names Sharon Cook Vice President and Director of Corporate Communications Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:29PMATLANTA -- Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (FHLBank Atlanta) announced today that Sharon Cook has ...
  • Easton City Council cuts federal block grant budget Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:15PMJust as Congress slashed its way through Community Development Block Grant funding, city council this week followed suit. In October, council members approved a CDBG budget based on a conservative $990,000 grant estimate.
  • Bloomberg grant to help ‘re-invent’ Chicago city government Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:25AMMayor Rahm Emanuel likes to talk about “re-inventing” Chicago city government, making it less costly and more efficient and reducing the “time-in-line” it takes residents to access basic services. Now, he’ll have $6 million in a foundation grant to help deliver on that promise over the next three years, courtesy of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. Chicago is one of five cities awarded ...
  • Feds give CT health centers $2M in grants Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:11AMThe federal government is awarding seven Connecticut school-based health centers a total of nearly $2 million to expand and provide more health care services at area schools.
  • New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg awards $24 million in innovation grants to 5 US mayors Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:47AMATLANTA - New York's billionaire mayor is handing out a combined $24 million in grants to five colleagues around the country to fund programs addressing various issues in their cities, from energy efficiency to handgun violence.
  • Economic Update Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:22AMWith its recently passed budget for the 2011-12 fiscal year, Egypt has established a revised set of ambitious targets for tackling its public expenditures.
  • Sen. Drilon's brother is new CLMMRH chief Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:24AMread more
  • DSWD, Land Bank renew agreement for CCT Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:28PMMANILA, July 14 (PNA) -- To ensure faster delivery of cash grants to beneficiaries of the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) or the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (Pantawid Pamilya), the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) will sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) renewing their partnership for the implementation of the program.
  • Aquino government offers scholarship grants to encourage Filipinos to take courses in agriculture Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 3:28PMMANILA, July 14 (PNA) -- Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala said that the Aquino government provides scholarship grants to Filipinos especially the children of farmers to encourage them to take-up courses in agriculture saying that there is future in agriculture.
  • Gazette.Net: Frederick Countys senior population fears loss of services with privatization Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:00PMSome members of Frederick County’s senior citizen population are speaking out against a plan to privatize government services. The Frederick County Commission on Aging met Monday to discuss the controversial plan.
  • US Sued By 22,000 Would-Be Green Card Lottery Immigrants: Lawyers Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:44PMA lawsuit has been filed against the State Department alleging it unfairly denied 22,000 would-be legal immigrants the right to permanent residency in the United States, their lawyers said last month.
  • Hintonburg Hub to benefit from low-interest loans Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 5:35PMA non-profit group hoping to establish a public health complex to serve one of Ottawa's neediest neighbourhoods is welcoming Monday's announcement of low-income loans from the province.
  • Donations to mid-Missouri charities above national average in 2010 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:19AMCOLUMBIA — Key nonprofit organizations in mid-Missouri have bucked national trends recently in charitable donations. Nationally, charitable donations declined in 2008 and 2009, then rose an estimated 3.8 percent across the board in 2010, according to the recently released Giving USA report. Locally, however, many nonprofits brought in percentage increases higher than the national average. And ...
  • The Audacity of Optimism: A Recount of My Visit with President Obama Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:29PMOne visit to the White House changed my perspective on what is possible for us to achieve today. I hope it might affect yours too.
  • CBCP Issues Official Statement on PCSO Controversy Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:29PMThe Catholics Bishops Conference of the Philippines on Monday, July 11, 2011, has issued an official statement regarding the controversies in the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) including the donation of vehicles to some bishops which the media dubbed as 'Pajero Bishops' controversy.
  • Piedmont Passages: Raiders burned supplies Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 11:12PMEditor’s note: The late George Raynor was managing editor of the Salisbury Post for 30 years and editor for eight years before retiring in 1982. This essay appeared in the Post on April 13, 1983. Lee had surrendered three days earlier in Vir ...
  • A time of pain, a time of grace Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 10:54PM(A Pastoral Statement) Our Dear People of God, read more
  • Former Harwinton selectman questions town's loss of grant funding for land purchase, first selectman's role Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 10:31PMHARWINTON — Nearly one year after discovering the town lost out on a $215,000 grant, one former town official is still on the hunt for answers — and pointing fingers.
  • Legal highs furore hampers legitimate medical research Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 12:05PMThe Kronic backlash is affecting scientists trying to cure cancer, writes Adam Dudding.
  • Updated US border plan still focuses on drugs and guns, but adds emphasis on drug prevention Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:37PMNOGALES, Ariz. - The government's updated security plan for the U.S.-Mexico border keeps its focus on trying to stop drug and gun smuggling but contains an added emphasis on preventing and treating drug use in communities along the border.
  • Letters: Enhancing choice in higher education Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:27PMPeter Wilby ( Comment , 30 June) caricatures our reforms as seeking to reintroduce a two-tier higher education system. That is not our goal, but our measures will foster a more diverse sector that better reflects the numerous reasons why people enter higher education. Our white paper outlines three key ways to do this. First, we will liberalise the tight student number controls that restrict ...
  • BBC staff due to strike in July Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:44PMJournalists at the BBC are due to walk out on 15 July in a 24-hour strike over compulsory redundancies, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) says.
  • Gazette.Net: Frederick commissioners look at eliminating county grant-funded programs Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 4:00PMHead Start will likely not be the only grant-funded program to get axed by Frederick County commissioners to reduce the size of government. Commissioners are looking at all programs funded by federal and state grants in which the county provides a matching share of money.
  • Redistributing U.S. wealth globally is socialism and doesn’t work; End foreign aid now Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 3:35PMAs America heads towards bankruptcy, Republicans and Democrats should be looking to slice one part of the budget whole hog: foreign aid. We cannot take care of our own citizens, let alone giving away money to help citizens of other nations. This is a luxury we can no longer afford.
  • Duke Researcher Aims to Leverage Discoveries to Improve Biofuel, Food Crops Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:30PMAiming to develop discoveries made in his lab at Duke University for practical applications, plant researcher Philip Benfey a few years ago co-founded the agricultural biotech firm GrassRoots Biotechnology.
  • Patrick supports $100M borrowing program to fund research Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:27PMLeaders in scientific research and economic development joined with a top House lawmaker on Wednesday to press for the creation of a $100 million borrowing program that would use state funds to leverage federal research dollars and help Massachusetts compete with other states.
  • Women gain power - without the quotas Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 4:19PMAUSTRALIAN women have bucked the international trend by achieving 30 per cent of seats in Parliament without the use of quotas.
  • Obama Owns the Economy, But Can He Own Deficit Reduction, Too? (The Note) Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:16AMBy AMY WALTER (@amyewalter) and Z. Byron Wolf (@zbyronwolf) The President returned to the bully pulpit yesterday to take on a familiar role: mediator in chief. A week after comparing congressional Republicans to schoolchildren who were more interested in protecting...
  • Few same-sex couples seeking licenses so far Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:04AMRay Sullivan, spokesman for Marriage Equality Rhode Island, attributes lack of turnout to holiday signing of law
  • 850 turn in SHEFA application for fall semester Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:11AMThe Saipan Higher Education Financial Assistance received a total of 850 applications for the fall 2011 semester when it closed for business Friday noon. The number is expected to slightly increase in the coming days pending other applications sent through mail.
  • Jamaica benefits from multi-million dollar EU grant Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:17AMKINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC) – The European Union is providing Euro 6.9 million (US$10.35 million) grant to Jamaica to help reform the island’s sugar industry.
  • GAO: Children on Medicaid Have Worse Physician Access Than Uninsured Children Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:12AMWhen I first began writing about the University of Virginia surgical outcomes study—the one that evaluated nearly a million major surgical operations from 2003 to 2007, and found that Medicaid patients were 13 percent more likely to die in-hospital than those with no insurance at all—there were skeptics. And I get why, because the study's findings were counter-intuitive: we spend more than $400 ...
  • State funds go east Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:10AMLINCOLN (AP) - Nearly two-thirds of Nebraska's $55 million in economic development dollars flowed to eastern counties in the 2010 fiscal year, prompting some officials in western counties to argue that small cities have a tough time competing for funds that already are shrinking due to budget cuts.
  • Plan assures more for region Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 5:33PMGuwahati, July 4: The Twelfth Five Year Plan will focus on further development of infrastructure and connectivity in the Northeast. “The Eleventh Five Year Plan had laid special emphasis on development of infrastructure and connectivity in the Northeast.
  • Pakistan is Not Our Ally Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 4:42PMThe Pakistani military has played us for suckers for a decade. It's time to cut them loose