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Be prepared for when disaster strikes Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:24AMDear Action Line: The Weather Channel had a thing about protecting financial records when weather events force you to evacuate. I can't find it on their website. - C.J., Tulsa.
Zardari assures WB of transparency in aid distribution Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:23AMPresident Asif Ali Zardari. — Photo by AP KARACHI: President Asif Ali Zardari on Thursday informed visiting World Bank Vice President Isabel Guerrero that a foolproof system had been evolved for transparent distribution of aid among flood victims.
Holland School Surplus Grows Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:20AMConcerned about the state’s economic future, the Holland School Board approved holding onto an extra $521,000 in its excess fund balance, an amount greater than the state allows. Some on the board were resistant to the idea and felt it should have been used to reduce the tax levy.
UNH: University of No Help Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:20AMState funding stagnant; USNH boosts financial aid State funding for the University System of New Hampshire remained stagnant for the second straight year, prompting a 4.9 percent increase in the cost of attendance for in-state students at UNH for the 2010-2011 academic year, and a 40 percent increase ...
Aurora Audiology Opens New Office Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:20AMDr. Leslie Stewart threw open the doors last week and invited the community to view the new home for her business, Aurora Audiology and Speech Associates on Hamburg Street. After a process that took a few years, construction was completed and the staff and equipment moved in at the start of July.
Budget Impasse Delays Receipt of Cal Grant Aid Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:15AMWhen Brandon Mills began attending Berkeley City College earlier this spring, he depended on the $1,551 in financial aid the state gave him to buy books for his classes and commute everyday from the North Bay.
Obama taking steps to ease students' financial burdens Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:09AMEditor, At colleges and universities across America, students are heading into the classroom, many for the first time.
Foley says towns should have more control of revenue Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:09AMWEST HAVEN — Tom Foley, Republican candidate for governor, favors local tax options for towns to increase their revenue sources beyond the property tax, and over time he said he would prefer this to payments in lieu of taxes.
News in Brief Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:07AMCollege planning workshop Stroia Securities Services Inc. will host a college-planning workshop for high school students and their parents.
UNI says athletics need funding to survive Friday, September 10, 2010 @ 2:05AMThe Iowa Board of Regents want the 3 state athletic programs to be self-supported, but UNI says without support from the school's general fund, its athletic program probably won't survive.
Virginia B. Smith, Former Vassar President, Is Dead Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:43PMMs. Smith helped shaped education policy as a researcher, college president and public official.
ADB Offers Loans For Health, Irrigation Projects Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:42PMHANOI, Sept 8 (Bernama) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide loans worth US$160 million and a grant of US$11 million to expand Vietnam's access to quality health services and improve irrigation infrastructure, Vietnam News Agency (VNA) reported.
GISH school board members hear proposed budget Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:38PMGrand Island school board members heard business manager Virgil Harden give a report on a propose 2010-11 "status quo" budget.
Use windfall next year, Columbus schools chief advises Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:36PMHaving just been handed a gift of $7.9 million in the form of a federal bill designed to lessen teacher layoffs, Columbus schools Superintendent Gene Harris is advising her board to sit on the money until next school year, though a handful of teachers still aren't working.
Colleges buy land they don't know how they'll use Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:26PMNEW YORK - Colleges and universities are buying up chunks of land at bargain prices, sometimes without a clear idea how they'll be used.
Schools to lose some aid to community colleges Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:24PMPosted 10 minutes ago at 11:14 pm. School may be off to a fresh start for students, but school officials are facing the same old dismal financial tune.
Barclays picks American banker Diamond as next chief Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:20PMLONDON (AFP) - Barclays on Tuesday chose US national Bob Diamond as its next chief executive, a banker infamous in Britain for pocketing huge bonuses as head of the lender's highly successful investment banking arm.
Some upset Arnold is leaving for Asia Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:19PMMany people are upset the governor is leaving for a trip to Asia while California's budget crisis is still unsolved.
JOSEPH: I Will Make It Illegal for State to Withhold Payments Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:19PMWestmoreland, NY – George Joseph, candidate for Assembly in the 115th District, announced today that once elected one of the first pieces of legislation he will introduce is a bill to make it illegal for the State to withhold any payments owed to local governments and municipalities.
For-Profit Colleges Step Up Lobbying Against New Rules Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 10:00PMAn Education Department proposal would cut off federal financial aid to programs whose students take on too much debt for training that provides little likelihood of leading to a well-paying job.
Afghan Central Bank: Kabul Bank has 'stabilized' Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:37AMAfghanistan's largest bank remained solvent Sunday after a nearly weeklong run on the troubled institution, according to the governor of the nation's central bank, which is being criticized for looking the other way...
Afghan Central Bank: Troubled Kabul Bank has `stabilized' after a nearly weeklong run Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:33AMKABUL, Afghanistan - Afghanistan's largest bank remained solvent Sunday after a nearly weeklong run on the troubled institution, according to the governor of the nation's central bank, which is being criticized for looking the other way at the bank's mismanagement problems for too long.
Afghans continue to pull money from troubled bank Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:18AMKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Nervous Afghans pulled more deposits out of the nation's largest bank Saturday despite assurances from government leaders that their money was safe. Crowds gathered at Kabul Bank branches around the capital to withdraw dollar and Afghan currency savings, with customers saying they had lost faith in the bank's solvency following a change in leadership and ...
Loan modification program in Phoenix helps fewer than expected Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 9:49AMA year and a half after it began, the federal government's loan-modification program is helping fewer homeowners facing foreclosure than hoped.
Federal money helping retiree health care in Gastonia Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 9:23AMA new federal health care subsidy will soften the financial blow that the city of Gastonia incurs from insuring 193 retirees. The city is part of a select group of 29 businesses and nonprofit groups across the state that learned Tuesday they would...
New financial aid scheme set up for post-secondary students Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 9:04AMSINGAPORE : The PAP Community Foundation (PCF) has set up a new financial aid scheme for post-secondary students from low-income families.
County to raise taxes, cut spending Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 8:47AM Last year, in hopes of giving their constituents a little break, county supervisors voted to cut ad valorem taxes. Now, it looks like that break will be a short one; the county is expected to push taxes back up for FY2011.
Nuns slam government's cash aid to poor Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 8:25AMA RELIGIOUS group has described the government's P30 billion cash aid to poor families as "basically anti-poor." read more
CORRECTED - Palestinians will not need budget aid by 2013 - PM Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 8:08AM(Corrects the number of government employees to 148,000 from184,000 in paragraph 6)
Local briefs: Brownsville liquor referendum gathers support; Friendship man pleads guilty to income tax evasion Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:52AMBrownsville liquor referendum gathers support
Obama pushes legislation to help small businesses Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:30AMUS President Obama slammed Republicans in the Senate for blocking passage of his aid legislation for small businesses as new data from the Department of Labor showed an increase in the US unemployment rate.
U.N. envoy: Financial response to Pakistan flooding 'far from enough' Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:23AMA United Nations representative on Saturday pleaded for more international aid to help the millions of Pakistanis displaced from flooding that has ravaged the country for more than a month.
Afghans continue pulling money from troubled bank Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:20AMRahmat Gul Afghans walk past a branch of the Kabul Bank in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010. Larger than usual crowds gathered to withdraw funds from Afghanistan's largest bank Thursday, but there was little sign that questions surrounding its viability had sparked a major panic.
Democratic View: Economic growth Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:18AMKeith Miller’s GOP Viewpoint (Aug. 12) was a complete misportrayal of the economic policies of the past two years. First, the Republican Party, the party of “no,” is obstructionist, and offers no substantive solutions to today’s problems.
One-year college classes ideal for new career Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:18AMBrianna Elliott of Grand Blanc picks out her classes at the Mott Community College Southern Lakes Branch campus on Thompson Road in Fenton Township Tuesday afternoon.
Afghans continue pulling money from troubled bank Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:13AMNervous Afghans on Saturday continued pulling funds out of the nation's largest bank despite assurances from government leaders that their money was safe.
De Bont to direct Zhang in ‘Mulan’ Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:07AMIndie English-language co-pro starts in China this fall
Afghans Continue Pulling Money From Troubled Bank Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:58AMAfghans continue pulling money from Kabul Bank amid concerns over liquidity, risky lending Afghanistan - Market liquidity - Business - Financial Services - Kabul Bank
Fed May Face Less Pressure to Add Stimulus After Jobs Report Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:23PMHigher-than-forecast U.S. private job gains may reduce pressure on Federal Reserve policy makers to add monetary stimulus this month without closing the door to a move later this year, economists said.
FEMA money is in bank accounts Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:19PMMore than $14 million in grants have been approved for Iowa homeowners and renters affected by the summer floods from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, according to officials. Of that amount, $13.
RACC programs get people back to work Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:14PMJean E. Riegel never went to college - she didn't need to. The 50-year-old West Lawn woman worked for more than 30 years, most recently as a secretary for a sign company in Leesport, before she became a victim of the recession and lost her job in June 2009.
GED helps those seeking a better opportunity Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:12PMWith county unemployment rates as high as 8.9 percent, finding a job can be difficult. Meeting minimum qualifications is necessary to gain employment, but for those without a high school diploma, it can seem impossible.
Obama planning new package of economic aid Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:05PMPresident Barack Obama said Friday he intends to unveil a new package of proposals, likely including tax cuts and targeted spending, to spark job growth.
'08 deposit run hurt Wachovia Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:00PMIn an appearance before the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission on Thursday, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that in September 2008, Wachovia Corp. told regulators that the bank wasn't going to be able to open up in a "day or two" in the face of a serious deposit run.
REGION: Bill would make state accept its own IOUs Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:36PMIf Sacramento issues IOUs again this year because it lacks a budget, it ought to accept those same promise-to-pay notes from Californians as payment for their state taxes and fees, a San Diego County
REGION: Bill would make state accept its own IOUs Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:30PMIf Sacramento issues IOUs again this year because it lacks abudget, it ought to accept those same promise-to-pay notes fromCalifornians as payment for their state taxes and fees, a San DiegoCounty lawmaker says.
60 states to lobby U.N. for currency transaction tax Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:59PMPARIS (Reuters) - A group of 60 nations, including France, Britain and Japan, will propose at the U.N. this month that a tax be introduced on international currency transactions to raise funds for development aid, ministers said on Wednesday.
Red Cross Preparing for Hurricane Earl from North Carolina to New England Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:58PMWASHINGTON, Wednesday, September 01, 2010 — The American Red Cross is ready to respond to Hurricane Earl from North Carolina to New England, preparing to open shelters and feed those affected by the Category 3 storm that is bearing down on the United States, bringing heavy rains and sustained winds blowing at 125 mph.
Volunteer opportunities Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:58PMSpotlight : This week United Way of Northern Utah and Weber Housing Authority would like to feature United Way of Northern Utah's Kick-off Campaign as the spotlighted volunteer opportunity. read more
Treasurer Stresses Planning Ahead for College Costs Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:55PMMississippi Treasurer Tate Reeves spoke to Poplar Springs Elementary students about the need to plan for college expenses now, and consider locking in at today's tuition prices.