Archive for February, 2010

Feds Investigate Faulty Mine Emergency Air Packs

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Feds Investigate Faulty Mine Emergency Air Packs
A breathing device that coal miners count on to save their lives during fires and other accidents is being recalled because of a problem with the oxygen starter.
Read more on WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia

Local scholarships more than $190,000

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Local scholarships more than $190,000
Local scholarships generate over $190,000 in funding to area students. School officials said that total doesn’t include individual scholarships achieved by the students in such areas as music, athletics and academics that likely would bring the total to over $350,000.
Read more on The Harlan Tribune

Meter’s running on that tome

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Meter’s running on that tome
College students are saving hundreds of dollars by renting books rather than buying them
Read more on Albany Times Union

Meter’s running on that tome

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Meter’s running on that tome
College students are saving hundreds of dollars by renting books rather than buying them
Read more on Albany Times Union

Man Charged with Sexual Abuse, Incest

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Man Charged with Sexual Abuse, Incest
Kevin Gandee, from Elkview, was arraigned Thursday morning on charges of sexual abuse and incest.
Read more on WSAZ NewsChannel 3 West Virginia

Calendar: Best of Lamorinda Sun, Feb. 26 — ‘The future of print journalism,” Welsh festival, World Day of Prayer

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Calendar: Best of Lamorinda Sun, Feb. 26 — ‘The future of print journalism,” Welsh festival, World Day of Prayer
The Future of Print Journalism” — 1:30 p.m. March 5. Presented by UC Berkeley Ford Foundation Fellow Richard Koci-Hernandez.
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Trades college in financial trouble

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Trades college in financial trouble
One of Melbourne’s oldest colleges, specialising in cookery and hairdressing courses for international students, has run into financial trouble.
Read more on The Age

Mike Stark: Chris Dodd on “Jingle Mail”

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

Mike Stark: Chris Dodd on “Jingle Mail”
We always only hear about the “moral obligations to pay debts” in the context of consumer conditioning, even with millions of homeowners under water. And yet, such lessons don’t apply to big business.
Read more on The Huffington Post

City to give sportswear to youth for the summer

Friday, February 26th, 2010

City to give sportswear to youth for the summer
WITH another P12.5 million in savings, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña will have another program for the youth—free sportswear for the summer. read more
Read more on Sun Star

New law restricts credit card companies

Friday, February 26th, 2010

New law restricts credit card companies
People under 21 may now be less likely to take on excessive amounts of debt, at least if new federal restrictions on credit card companies work as intended.
Read more on Yale Daily News