Feb 19
with the release of Obama’s budget for 2013, I thought it might be a good idea to check in on how we are doing with this year’s budget. On Friday, the Budget deficit for January was released. It came in at $27.41 billion for the month, down from $49.8 billion in January 2011. The budget …
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Feb 01
Vice president Dyan Bohnert conducted the quarterly meeting of the Grand Prairie Historical Society Thursday from the courtroom at Stuttgart City Hall. Mitri Greenhill, Stuttgart City Clerk, conducted a tour of the renovated post office, which had to be updated to government building guidelines and regulations. “The post office began in 1931 and was finished …
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Jan 24
Newt Gingrich claims that “more people have been put on food stamps by Barack Obama than any president in American history.” He’s wrong. More were added under Bush than under Obama, according to the most recent figures. The former speaker made that claim Jan. 16 in a Republican debate in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and his …
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Jan 23
Today we issue another wonderful stamp in the Scenic American Landscapes series. this one features a photograph by James Amos of the beautiful countryside of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. An Amish buggy travels along a country road, passing one of the county’s iconic farms. Amos says, “I have always enjoyed the bucolic and peaceful nature of …
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Jan 17
· nFinanSe Seeks to Halt new Debit Card Network by InComm, Alleges Price-Fixing Conspiracy (2012-01-17 18:32) ATLANTA, Jan. 17, 2012 – nFinanSe, Inc. (OTCBB: NFSE)( nFinanSe.com), a leading provider of general purpose reloadable (GPR) prepaid debit cards, today filed a motion for preliminary injunction to prevent card distributor Interactive Communications International, Inc., or InComm, from operating its …
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Jan 16
Local environmental activist Kevin Washbrook said B.C. Hydro has sent written notice that a digital smart meter will be installed soon at his Kitsilano home. however, unlike many on his block, he welcomes the upcoming addition, which will replace the analogue meter. “I think that anything that gives people a better sense of how much …
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Jan 15
Today in publishing and literature: Raymond Chandler did not like it when Alfred Hitchcock ignored his script suggestions on Strangers on a Train, today's the day to pay your postage with Matilda and Mr. Fox, and the age of the digital cookbook may be arriving sooner than you think. Raymond Chandler did not enjoy the …
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Jan 12
DAVID LONG the 2011 tennis year will be remembered for the two stunning undefeated runs that bookended the season. the first was Novak Djokovic’s, with the Serb going 43 matches unbeaten at the beginning of the year, from the first round of the Australian Open in January to the semifinal of Roland Garros in May. …
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Jan 10
Governor’s Office/Tim LarsenGovernor Chris Christie signs Barnegat Bay Bills that protects the health of Barnegat Bay with Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Bob Martin and Legislators from around the state in Waretown. Gov. Christie has vetoed more bills than other recent N.J. governors. TRENTON —For the past two decades, a governor’s signature has been all …
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Jan 08
The white-nosed syndrome has NOT been confirmed in bats hibernating in a cave at Carter Caves State Resort Park. I erroneously reported in last Sunday’s column that it had, and I thank associated Press reporter Gil Lawson of the Louisville office for pointing out my mistake. “it was found in bats in a cave in …
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