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  • Frontier Financial appealing FDIC order Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 2:49AMFrontier Financial Corp. said today it is appealing a federal order branding the bank as “critically undercapitalized." Bank officials contend that Frontier's future isn't nearly as bleak as the picture painted by regulators.
  • Middle class families in big cities feel less happiness due to stress Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 2:49AMNew Delhi, Mar 18 : A survey has found that middle class families in the most prosperous regions in China are finding the least happiness in life because of the high stress of daily life.
  • John Baird: Philosophers lend clarity to health reform Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 2:49AMDear Editor: I believe the proponents of health care reform should forget about quick legislative fixes and settle in for the long haul. Two philosophers, Nicolas Berdyaev and Aristotle, offer tremendous wisdom in this regard.
  • UM alumni begin journey to pick up litter Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 2:48AM(From left) UM alum Davey Rogner chats March 4 with Genie Moreno and Vera Owens, both of Colesville during a fundraiser held to help raise money for a service project where Rogner and three of his friends will travel across the country picking up trash.
  • Lawmakers Struggle To Finish Health Bill Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 2:48AMNew support Pushing toward a history-making vote, Democrats struggled to eliminate lingering complications standing in the way of House action this weekend on President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul.
  • In the dock - 18/03/10 Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 2:48AMA round-up of court stories from across Lancashire.
  • FDIC gives Everett's Frontier Bank, Lynnwood's City Bank ultimatum Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 2:48AMTwo Snohomish County-based banks took a big step toward government seizure Tuesday, revealing they're likely to forfeit control to federal regulators if they don't find new investors soon.
  • RSVP: March 18, 2010 Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 2:47AMAdults 55 and older are invited to share their time and talents with Nevada County nonprofits, public agencies and schools. Accident, liability and excess auto insurance are provided, and mileage reimbursement is available for people older than 55. If you are interested in any of the following positions, call RSVP from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. weekdays at (530) 271-0255; e-mail to rsvp3 ...
  • Teen Driving Challenge Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 2:45AMThe Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a challenge to local teen drivers: give us two days and well give you the skills to survive behind the wheel.
  • MS&AD to Seek Asian Life Insurance Alliances After Japan Merger Thursday, March 18, 2010 @ 2:45AMMarch 18 (Bloomberg) -- MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc., set to become Japan’s biggest casualty insurer after a three-way merger, said it’s in talks with Chinese and Indian firms to expand its life business as earnings growth stalls at home.
  • Health Care 101: Up To Date On Obama's Bill? Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:39AMWASHINGTON -- It took lawmakers a year to shape President Barack Obama's health care bill. If it finally passes Congress, it'll take the better part of a decade to write the user manual for consumers and doctors, employers and insurance companies.
  • Obama pressures Democrats for health vote Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:38AMDays away from a make-or-break vote on his health care overhaul, President Barack Obama is turning up the pressure as only presidents can, as Democratic leaders make a desperate scramble for votes.
  • President talks health care at Arcadia Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:38AMPresident Obama took on the insurance companies Monday morning as he began his tour to promote health care reform.
  • Obama visit different this time around Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:38AMAfter Barack Obama’s speech on the football field at Abington High School during the 2008 presidential campaign, he left the stage and worked the crowd to the strains of Brooks and Dunn’s “Only in America” and Stevie Wonder’s “Signed Sealed Delivered.”
  • Cancer's Next Frontier: Addressing High and Increasing Costs [Commentary] Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:37AMJAMA. 2010;303(11):1086-1087. The direct medical costs of cancer have increased substantially in the past 2 decades.
  • In cancer fight, teenagers don't fit in Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:37AMSimone Weinstein’s ordeal with cancer started in the most banal way: she was tired. She had a hard time getting up in the morning, and did not even have the energy to hang out with her friends.
  • Small rise in crime in 2009 Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:36AMViolent and serious crimes increased modestly in 2009, Fernandina Beach Police reported in releasing annual Uniform Crime Report statistics.
  • Katy Sojka resigns as Lo-Ma Principal Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:36AMAt a special meeting March 3, the Logan-Magnolia School Board approved the resignation of junior/senior high principal Katy Sojka.
  • Wisconsin gets an 'F' for colorectal cancer prevention Tuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 7:36AMA new report says Wisconsin is failing to do all it can to fight colorectal cancer.
  • Search FT.com Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:48PMJPMorgan has agreed to give Washington Mutual , parent of Washington Mutual Bank, $4bn to resolve a dispute that arose after JPMorgan bought the bank out of receivership from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp for $1.9bn in September 2008.
  • Regulators Shut Banks In NY, Florida, Louisiana Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:48PMRegulators on Friday shut down banks in New York, Florida and Louisiana, raising to 30 the number of failures this year of federally insured banks.
  • City ups tax asking, levy Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:46PMHARLAN -- The City of Harlan will increase its tax levy and total tax asking for the upcoming fiscal year, according to its proposed 2010-11 budget.
  • Local scholarships more than $190,000 Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:46PMLocal 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.
  • Obama delays Asia trip Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:45PMPresident will leave for Indonesia three days later than planned, in effort to move stalled legislation.
  • Candidates meet deadline for June 8 primary Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:44PMThe field for this year's elections has been shaping up for sometime, but Friday was the deadline for most candidates to make it official. California will be electing a new governor, and its junior U.S senator could encounter a formidable opponent....
  • Storm hands DeKalb hail Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:44PMA line of severe thunderstorms brought hail, high winds and a significant amount of rain Friday morning to several areas in DeKalb County. “We had everything from pea-size to golf-ball size hail reported from all over the county,” said Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Leath.
  • Express bus fares to go up 20 pct Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:42PMSIBU: Sarawak Bus Transport Companies Association (SBTCA) has announced a 20 per cent hike in express bus fares from May 1 this year. SBTCA chairman Lau Khing Seng said the hike was agreed by all members of the SBTCA during a meeting held on March 10.
  • Watercooler » Web sites tailor bargains to your needs Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 6:40PMThe Internet has plenty quick-and-easy information on how to save big. Here are a few spending-smart sites you might not know about: Cheapism.com » This site reviews only low-priced products in a category, whether laptops, mattresses or treadmills, that have the features, functionality
  • Trojans bidding to win PISD baseball tourney Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:23PMSouth Houston High School’s varsity baseball team was attempting to keep the PISD Varsity Baseball Tournament championship in the neighborhood Saturday night.
  • Community Calendar Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:23PM- The Fillmore County extension office will have a farmers/ranchers college on March 9, from 9 a.m. until noon, at the fairgrounds. Thurs., March 11 - A community blood bank drive will be Thursday, March 11, at the Osceola Fire Hall, from 8 a.m. to noon.
  • What we can learn from Denmark Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:22PMTraffic. Pollution. Daycare shortages. Chronic underfunding. Denmark, a country with the population of the GTA, confronted theses issues that diminish our cities and there are lessons for us in what the Danes did..
  • Chris Innes doubtful for Scottish Cup final against Rangers Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:22PMCentral defender Chris Innes looks like becoming the second victim of St Mirren's Ibrox hoodoo.
  • Turkish Airlines offer special fares to Amex members Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:22PMTurkish Airlines is offering a 20 per cent discount on First Class fares and 10 per cent on Business Class fares to American Express card members, for the flights to Europe and North America until end-March.
  • Greenberg testifies to Cuomo about AIG Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:21PMFormer American International Group boss Hank Greenberg hopes to toss out his last bag of rubble remaining from his five-year war with Eliot Spitzer. Greenberg, a founder and former chairman and CEO of AIG, agreed to tell his inside story in a deposition today to New York Attorney General Andrew...
  • Eurotunnel Profit Plunges on Tunnel Fire, Winter Breakdowns Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:21PMMarch 9 (Bloomberg) -- Groupe Eurotunnel SA , which operates the undersea rail link between England and France, said train breakdowns and a tunnel fire almost wiped out 2009 profit.
  • Kuwait Finance House credit ratings by the IRAs Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:21PMKuwait Finance House credit ratings by the IRAs
  • Yen Strengthens as Exporters Bring Home Profits; Stocks Slide Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:21PMThe yen strengthened against all 16 of the most-traded currencies as Japanese companies brought home profits before the fiscal year ends, while the British pound weakened on disappointing housing data. Most Asian stocks fell.
  • Higher class size next year Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:20PMBRENTWOOD — Health care, an increased budget, increased class size, and the pros and cons of Senate Bill 2 were the major issues discussed at the Brentwood School District budget meeting on Saturday, March 6.
  • City Council approves tower Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:19AMThe North Platte Telegraph The North Platte City Council approved a request from landowner Darlene Stewart and USA Communications to build a 120-foot wireless communication and Internet access tower at 3101 West Front Street during their regular meeting Tuesday night.
  • White woman says attack was racist Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:18AMA simple stroll to an Ozone Park grocery store to buy soda and cigarettes last month changed one woman — and her outlook on life — in ways she says have been devastating.
  • Sturgeon Bay native Heather Hafeman becomes accounting firm partner Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:17AMHeather Hafeman became a partner in the Strom Ballweg Accounting Firm in Madison Jan. 1. Hafeman is a certified public accountant with more than 11 years of experience in public accounting. She specializes in serving insurance entities.
  • Carole Peck’s cafe is quite the culinary marvel Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:16AMCarole Peck is ahead of the culinary curve by a country mile. Always has been.
  • Round II Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:14AMOnward and upward.
  • ASHTABULA COUNTY GIRLS BASKETBALL DISTRICT CHAMPIONS Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:14AMn 1981-82 Ashtabula Domenick Cavalancian 1987-88 Jefferson Rod Holmesn 1989-90 Jefferson Rod Holmesn 1990-91 Jefferson Rod Holmes
  • Survey shows 60% of Californians have not done enough in preparation for large-scale earthquake Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:10AMA majority of Californians have taken initial steps toward earthquake preparedness but more than 60 percent of Californians have not done enough to make their homes safer and guard their personal finances in preparation for an inevitable, large-scale earthquake, according to a recent California Earthquake Preparedness Survey.
  • Pro-life Democrats prepared to derail healthcare legislation over issue of abortion Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:09AMWASHINGTON : A group of pro-life Democrats in the US House of Representative have said they are prepared to derail the passage of healthcare legislation over the issue of abortion.
  • Medicaid rolls stabilizing in Alabama Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:07AMBIRMINGHAM -- New figures show the num­ber of people going onto Alabama Medi­caid's rolls every month appears to be leveling off for the first time in a couple of years.
  • Region | In brief Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:06AMA Newfoundland and Labrador man has been charged with impaired driving -- while sitting in the passenger seat.
  • Goldman Sachs: the bank they love to hate Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:49AMSenator Chris Dodd was preparing for one of the biggest meetings of his career last Thursday. The Democrat has been at the forefront of the battle over President Barack Obama’s polarising healthcare reforms and for weeks had been preparing for a bipartisan summit at the White House.
  • Wed, Mar 03 2010 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 4:49AMTRAVERSE CITY ---- Getting their hands dirty is part of the experience for Nick Jeffrey's Core Academy students.