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Tale Of Two Families: Down But Not Out: Overcoming Job Loss
Rick Rose did just about everything right with his finances.
He worked hard. He saved well from the $85,000-a-year job he had as communications director for a nonprofit in Washington. He bought a home he could easily afford. In fact, he had saved about a year’s worth of living expenses.
But in two months, Rose, 43, could [...]
Mexico Rules Out Joint Border Patrols With U.S.
Mexico will cooperate with the United States in sharing intelligence to fight drug trafficking but does not plan joint patrols with U.S. forces, President Felipe Calderon said Monday.
“We do have to work together but that does not imply the joint participation in military operations or even a joint participation of law enforcement agents,” Calderon said [...]
And Now For Something Upbeat & Positive: Two Men Praised After Catching Falling Baby In Massachusetts
Two men were praised as heroes today after they caught an 18-month-old baby girl who plummeted at least 30 feet from the window of a triple-decker apartment building in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Alex Day, 23, of Lawrence joined Robert Lemire, 45, of Methuen in catching the baby as she hurtled towards the earth Sunday night.
“She looked at [...]
Strangers Lend a Hand to Job Seekers
Once you’ve tapped out your network and run out of recruiters to contact, where do you go to get help finding a job these days? For a growing group of job hunters, total strangers have become the answer.
In late January, Jason C. Blais began following JobAngels, a group on the social-networking site Twitter.com that is [...]
Opinion By Dick Morris – Obama’s Tax Plan Leaves Churches & Homeless Shelters Out In The Cold
President Obama’s glib assertion that his reduction in tax deductions will not reduce donations is absurd. His pathetic defense at his press conference — that he would still give a $100 dollar check to charity even if he only got $11 less of tax deduction from it was both disingenuous and beside the point.
And his [...]
5 Secure Careers (Well, As Secure As Anything Can Be!)
Choosing a career path can be challenging. Half of all college students change their majors at least once as they travel the sometimes bumpy road that will lead right degree. If you want to follow your dreams as well as provide for a certain future, take heart. As long as human beings continue to inhabit [...]
Opinion: Massachusetts Universal Healthcare Plan Is Failing And So Will The Obama Plan – Here’s Why
MASSACHUSETTS HAS been lauded for its healthcare reform, but the program is a failure. Created solely to achieve universal insurance coverage, the plan does not even begin to address the other essential components of a successful healthcare system.
What would such a system provide? The prestigious Institute of Medicine, part of the National Academy of Sciences, [...]
Obama Outlines ‘Tough Love’ Policy For GM and Chrysler
Warning that they can’t depend on unending taxpayer dollars, President Barack Obama on Monday gave General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC a brief window to craft plans that would justify fresh government loans.
“We cannot, we must not, and we will not let our auto industry simply vanish,” President Obama said at the White House.
“What we [...]
Five Stupid Tax Mistakes And How To Avoid Them
The time is fast approaching for all of us to check in with Uncle Sam. You know the saying, “Nothing is certain but death and taxes,” and the time of certainty is here for taxes.
Here’s a list of the top five ways to make your tax season bleak. Do these things and you are certain [...]
Opinion -Detroit Free Press: U.S. Can’t Run Auto Companies – Wagoner Resignation White House Theatrics
The risk was there from the start.
The federal money flowing to Detroit to help struggling automakers was always going to come with strings.
But there’s a fine line between holding General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC accountable for a pile of taxpayer cash and inappropriate government efforts to actually run the companies.
President Barack Obama’s Auto Task [...]
