Federal Financial Aid News
- iTunes blocked after Tibetan album goes online Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 5:13PMMusic lovers in China unable to download tracks accuse authorities of censorship
- Local Families Hurt in Crash Near State Fair Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 4:37PMA local family on its way to the state fair in Syracuse ended up at the hospital when their van became part of a highway mishap. Allen and Jennifer Zimmer, Nicolas, 11, Alicia, 7, and Jonathan Zimmer, 5, all of Webster, suffered injuries in the wreck.
- Credit crunch changes student lending Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 4:09PMCredit crunch changes student lending
- India refuses to accept WB terms for SSA loan 22 Aug 2008, 0238 hrs IST, Akshaya Mukul,TNN Thursday, August 21, 2008 @ 3:58PMNEW DELHI: The recent $600 million (Rs 2,400 crore) World Bank loan for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, that has come after nearly one-and-a-half years of negotiations, is among the rare examples of India refusing to let the Bank micromanage flagship programmes and inflict its highly centralized system on the country.
- Nigeria: What Way for the Steel Sector? Wednesday, August 20, 2008 @ 4:49AMSteel Development in Nigeria dates back to the pre-independence era. Regarded as vital for employment generation if adequate measures are adopted, the sector is vital to nation-building.
- Fire service scrambling for recruits Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 11:24AM By ANDY KIRKALDY FERRISBURGH — Addison County fire service veterans see the banners outside of the Ferrisburgh Fire Department’s Route 7 station as signs of the times. Those recruiting banners read: “Volunteers Wanted, It’s easier than you think” and “Seeking Volunteers, You CAN Do It!” Ferrisburgh Fire Chief Bill Wager said until recent years his volunteer department has had about 30 ...
- Dagestan sends 150 tonnes of humanitarian aid to S Ossetia. Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 12:15PMMAKHACHKALA, August 17 (Itar-Tass) - Since the announcement of the humanitarian disaster in South Ossetia residents of the Russian republic of Dagestan have sent to the people that suffered in the tragedy over 150 tonnes of cargoes - food products, construction materials, clothing and prime necessities.
- 183 students owe college Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 8:12AMAs registration for Northern Marianas College begins tomorrow, more than 180 students have outstanding payments to the college. Mark Mendiola, spokesman for NMC, said 183 students currently owe the college money. Sixty of the students will be covered by scholarships, he added.
- Flashback August 18, 1999-2002 Sunday, August 17, 2008 @ 8:12AMThe Northern Mariana Islands Retirement Fund registered a profit of $62 million during the first eight months of FY 1999 from its overseas investments, or a 22 percent increase compared to the same period of the previous fiscal year.
- Sink announces action team to aid with foreclosures Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 1:07PMFlorida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has created a financial action team to make sure Floridians get all the foreclosure assistance provided in the recent passage of the federal Housing and Economic Recovery Act.
- CFO SINK CREATES “FINANCIAL ACTION TEAM” Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 12:09PMBroad coalition will identify funds available from federal foreclosure assistance legislation.
- Province should help residents affected by propane blast: Tory Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 11:13AMOntario Conservative Leader John Tory says the government should come to the financial aid of people who suffered property damage in the Sunrise explosion last Sunday.
- Children Linked to Recent Fires Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 7:09PMFlames swept through a garage on Peckham Street in Rochester Monday afternoon and investigators believe five kids were involved in setting the blaze. This is the second fire in recent weeks where kids were believed to be playing with fire.
- Paterson sues housing group, alleging misuse of $3 million Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 11:28PMPATERSON - Officials at a non-profit group that runs a homeless and low-income housing project called Sheltering Arms have been accused by the city of mismanaging $3 million in federal funds.
- District may continue pilot career counseling Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 10:59PMEven though funds for the career counseling program at Manatee High School will run out toward the end of the school year, the school district will look at securing grants to continue the program.
- State home heating help is on the way Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 10:53PMIn what may be the most significant sign that Connecticut recognizes how walloped consumers feel by the economy and home-heating prices, the state began accepting applications Monday for
- Hersam Acorn Newspapers Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 10:36PMGov. M. Jodi Rell announced the state will begin taking applications for winter heating aid for eligible low-income and some middle-income households under state energy assistance programs.
- US poised to clash with Britain over aid for Shorts aerospace project Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 3:23PMThe United States is set to clash with the British Government over £155 million in state aid given to the Shorts aerospace factory in Belfast. US trade negotiators have told The Times that they are seeking further information from the Government over the reason for the aid.
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- Wilder names Beschler as acting CAO Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 10:31AMRichmond Mayor L. Douglas Wilder shifted course today and nominated a senior member of his staff as acting chief administrative officer.
- News briefly Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 10:17AM News and events in and around Carver
- Topeka couple indicted on charge of embezzling $2.6 million Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 12:15PMA Topeka businessman and his wife are accused of embezzling more than $2.6 million from an Emporia manufacturer. What prosecutors say they did with all that money.
- Olympia mobile home park residents become owners Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 11:38AMThe 30 residents of the College Street Mobile Home Park formed a cooperative and raised $1.7 million to buy the property with the help of federal, state and county grants and low interest loans.
- Reuters Business Summary Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 11:34AM Citigroup to buy back $7 billion of auction-rate debt NEW YORK - Citigroup Inc agreed to buy back more than $7 billion of illiquid auction-rate securities and pay a $100 million civil fine to settle charges it marketed the debt fraudulently. The settlement with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission could pave the way for other ...
- School Supplies Needed for ABW Clients Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 11:24AMBackpacks, notebooks and pens are just some of the much-needed school supplies that the agency Alternatives for Battered Women needs for the children it serves.
- Medicaid, what art thou? Welfare or Health Care? Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 2:45PMJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Voters take your pick: health care or welfare?
- Owners and operators of large trucks get help with fuel demands Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 12:50AMIn the trucking industry of old — even as recently as a few years ago — the recipe for making money was hauling as much freight as you possibly could as fast as you could. Today, that...
- Bush signs housing bill to provide mortgage relief to struggling homeowners Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 12:48AMWASHINGTON - President George W. Bush on Wednesday signed a massive housing bill intended to provide mortgage relief to 400,000 struggling homeowners and stabilize financial markets.
- Candidate Q&A: Will Shafroth Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 12:07AMWill Shafroth
- Candidate Q&A: Joan Fitz-Gerald Sunday, August 3, 2008 @ 12:06AMJoan Fitz-Gerald
