My water bill pays for what? – Salt Lake Tribune
The stewards of several Salt Lake County water systems are flowing your money into more than just water and pipes to quench your thirst, wash your clothes and sprinkle your lawn. A Salt Lake Tribune investigation of travel expenses shows some of
Bring Back the Robber Barons – Political Entrepreneurs Vs. Market – Huffingtonpost.com
The Wall St. Journal’s thinking is so passe. The very idea that the private sector could possibly do a better job of creating wealth and jobs than the government. Indeed, it seems clear to many of us that if the government took 95 percent of all US
Carrigan: January Effect suggests the bull market still has legs – Toronto Star
E arly last December I used this space to explain the January Effect, which at the time was No. 1 on my worry list. The January Effect, according to the Stock Trader’s Almanac, is the period from mid-December through the following January, when
Essar to pay $600 m for US co Trinity Coal – Hindu Business Line
Essar Group’s subsidiary Essar Minerals, Delaware, will buy US-based Trinity Coal Partners for $600 million (about Rs 2,760 crore). Trinity is among the top 10 US coal producers with operations in the central Appalachian region. Essar has signed a
Edwards set to take reins as Borger City Manager – Borger News-Herald
The City of Borger will have a new city manager beginning the first of April. Eddie Edwards, who has been serving as assistant city manager for the past several years, will be taking the reins as city manager when Wanda Klause, who currently holds
VIEWPOINT: This time, half-cent is worth supporting – News Herald
There are some who think we were deceived by the School Board the last time this subject came up for vote because of the signs used to promote it. A local radio talk show host took that as a personal issue to get it defeated for that reason. That
The role of the government in Detroit’s deadly house fires – World Socialist Web Site
On Tuesday evening three children died in a house fire on Detroit’s west side that was sparked by the family’s attempt to heat the home after their utilities had been shut off by the local gas and electricity provider, DTE Energy, just hours
Wind farm gets federal backing – Honolulu Advertiser
The U.S. Department of Energy has committed to guaranteeing a $117 million loan for a wind farm that hopes to break ground this year in the hills across from the shrimp farms near Kahuku. At 30 megawatts, the project would be the largest wind energy
N.Y. wants Yankee out of spinoff – Times-Argus
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Senate vote last month to effectively block the continued operation of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is having a ripple effect in New York state in a related corporate spinoff case. The New York Public Service
Briefly: March 6 – Abington Mariner
PLYMOUTH – The Greater Plymouth Food Warehouse will hold food drives from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at Shaw’s in Carver, Stop & Shop (Plymouth, Manomet and Kingston) and The Market at The Pinehills in Plymouth. Food donations may
My water bill pays for what? – Salt Lake Tribune
The stewards of several Salt Lake County water systems are flowing your money into more than just water and pipes to quench your thirst, wash your clothes and sprinkle your lawn. A Salt Lake Tribune investigation of travel expenses shows some of
Bring Back the Robber Barons – Political Entrepreneurs Vs. Market – Huffingtonpost.com
The Wall St. Journal’s thinking is so passe. The very idea that the private sector could possibly do a better job of creating wealth and jobs than the government. Indeed, it seems clear to many of us that if the government took 95 percent of all US
Carrigan: January Effect suggests the bull market still has legs – Toronto Star
E arly last December I used this space to explain the January Effect, which at the time was No. 1 on my worry list. The January Effect, according to the Stock Trader’s Almanac, is the period from mid-December through the following January, when
Essar to pay $600 m for US co Trinity Coal – Hindu Business Line
Essar Group’s subsidiary Essar Minerals, Delaware, will buy US-based Trinity Coal Partners for $600 million (about Rs 2,760 crore). Trinity is among the top 10 US coal producers with operations in the central Appalachian region. Essar has signed a
Edwards set to take reins as Borger City Manager – Borger News-Herald
The City of Borger will have a new city manager beginning the first of April. Eddie Edwards, who has been serving as assistant city manager for the past several years, will be taking the reins as city manager when Wanda Klause, who currently holds
VIEWPOINT: This time, half-cent is worth supporting – News Herald
There are some who think we were deceived by the School Board the last time this subject came up for vote because of the signs used to promote it. A local radio talk show host took that as a personal issue to get it defeated for that reason. That
The role of the government in Detroit’s deadly house fires – World Socialist Web Site
On Tuesday evening three children died in a house fire on Detroit’s west side that was sparked by the family’s attempt to heat the home after their utilities had been shut off by the local gas and electricity provider, DTE Energy, just hours
Wind farm gets federal backing – Honolulu Advertiser
The U.S. Department of Energy has committed to guaranteeing a $117 million loan for a wind farm that hopes to break ground this year in the hills across from the shrimp farms near Kahuku. At 30 megawatts, the project would be the largest wind energy
N.Y. wants Yankee out of spinoff – Times-Argus
MONTPELIER – The Vermont Senate vote last month to effectively block the continued operation of Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant is having a ripple effect in New York state in a related corporate spinoff case. The New York Public Service
Briefly: March 6 – Abington Mariner
PLYMOUTH – The Greater Plymouth Food Warehouse will hold food drives from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 6, at Shaw’s in Carver, Stop & Shop (Plymouth, Manomet and Kingston) and The Market at The Pinehills in Plymouth. Food donations may