Gloomy outlook for jobless NUMMI workers
FREMONT, CA (KGO) — An annual benchmark report on the local labor market foresees gloomy prospects for the 4,700 assembly line workers at NUMMI when their jobs end on March 31. While many are eligible for job retraining programs, a labor market … Continue Reading »
Exports forecast to remain strong in 2010 even as …
WASHINGTON (AP) ‘” U.S. exports dipped in January, the government said Thursday, but economists weren’t fazed. They predict export growth will be a bright spot for American manufacturers through the rest of 2010. President Barack Obama is banking on … Continue Reading »
The curious case of Deion Sanders
Early morning, around 6:30, is the most peaceful time of Deion Sanders’ day. As light warms his 142-acre estate in Prosper, Texas, just north of Dallas, Sanders lies in bed with his cell phone open, preparing a text message. This text is important … Continue Reading »
Commentary: Salary Survey Let’s Shed Some Tears for …
It was a shock, really, to see in the listing of salaries for Gov. Christine Gregoire and her top nine staff members that every one of them made more than Gov. Al Rosellini and his whole office back in the 1960s. Gregoire’s salaries … Continue Reading »
Government may tighten car safety standards
WASHINGTON – Government vehicle safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks and are weighing a range of new safety requirements in response to Toyota’s recall of more than 8 million vehicles over brake and … Continue Reading »
Democrats, White House close in on health bill
Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., center, gestures during a health care news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, March 10, 2010. From left are, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., Coburn and Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C. (AP Photo … Continue Reading »
Benjamin J Ballard
In 1941, they packed their trunks and suitcases and moved to Corvallis, where Ben enrolled in the School of Electrical Engineering at Oregon State. Four years later, after earning a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, he was offered several … Continue Reading »
Letters to the Milford Times editor
Federal, state and local governments are suffering major financial shortfalls, due to many factors: the deep recession, long overdue burst of the housing bubble, excess credit usage and out-of-control government spending/debt. Most private sector … Continue Reading »
Full Story: School Report News Day
Thousands of students across the UK have been reporting the news for BBC News School Report Day. Here’s what happened. See all the day’s top stories here. Teacher’s praise Pupils at the Grange School have worked furiously to meet their deadlines … Continue Reading »
Muni Market Optimism Helps California, Detroit Sell …
NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- In a measure of investors’ optimism–or at least their risk tolerance–two financially troubled municipal issuers, California and Detroit, easily completed debt sales Thursday. California, which is wrestling with a $20 billion … Continue Reading »