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- Tax credit for first time home buyers comes with caveats Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 11:27AM Washington policy makers and housing industry insiders hope a new tax credit for first-time home buyers will get the moribund housing market moving again.
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- House repossessions reach four figures in Redditch Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 9:52AMAN EMERGENCY legal aid scheme for the growing numbers of Redditch home-owners facing repossession orders is being set up.
- MEXIDATA . INFO Monday, August 18, 2008 @ 8:31AMwe, the Border Governors who sign this Joint Declaration, resolve to adopt the following important recommendations for the further enhancement and development of the United States-Mexico border region
- Family Matters - Hot Issues In Family Immigration Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 1:09PMEach call features an hour of analysis, strategy and practice tips, followed by 30 minutes of questions and answers from participants.
- Madison County Schools, EKU partner for dual credit courses Friday, August 15, 2008 @ 10:17AMStudents at Madison Central and Madison Southern high schools soon will be able to earn college credit while taking classes without leaving their buildings.
- Registration Extension for Firefighters Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 7:09PMMany firefighters across the state are college students, who are supposed to be heading back to class in less than a month. But one university is making life a little easier for those students, by giving them more time to enroll.
- The best Musharraf can do is to step down Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 6:00PMPERVEZ Musharraf of Pakistan stands virtually alone today while facing the most serious challenge to his presidency: possible impeachment by the new democratically-elected government.
- Tough times hit first aid fundraising Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 5:32PMAll is takes is 6 cents a day. Members of the Freehold First Aid and Emergency Squad say that just pennies a day from each family in Freehold Borough and Freehold Township would cover the annual budget the squad needs to maintain the organization properly and safely.
- Committee looks to broaden city’s donation policy Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 2:20PM City Council’s Legislative, Finance and Administration Committee revamped the city’s donation policy at its Aug. 11 meeting in a move that would create a separate budgetary procedure for awarding financial aid.
- Former Legislator Indicted for Rape Tuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 2:09PMA grand jury indicted a former Monroe County legislator on rape charges. Bill Bastuk is accused of luring a 16-year-old girl into a dark room at the Rochester Yacht Club last fall, then raping her.
- Health Matters Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 11:01PM I Can Cope Online
- Bumper EU Crop Could Lower Food Prices Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 10:38PMFarm harvests of wheat, corn, and sugar beets could surge by 16% this year, helped by favorable weather
- AUDITIONS Monday, August 11, 2008 @ 10:36PM COLUMBIA CHORAL SOCIETY: Auditions will be held 5:45-6:45 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist Church choral room, 1306 Hampton St. (803) 933-9060; www.columbiachoralsociety.org “SECOND SAMUEL”: 7 p.m. Aug. 24 and 26, Chapin Community Theatre, 107 Columbia Ave., Chapin. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Male and female roles available. (803) 240-8544 DUTCH FORK CHORAL ...
- Zimbabwe elections: Power-sharing talks between Mugabe and Tsvangirai reach critical stage Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 5:33PMMugabe and Tsvangirai in make-or-break talks to decide how power will be distributed in coalition government
- Zimbabwe talks reach critical stage Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 5:23PMMugabe and Tsvangirai in make-or-break talks over distribution of power in coalition government
- Turning vineyards into classrooms Sunday, August 10, 2008 @ 4:07PMTrefethen Family Vineyards takes the idea of sustainable farming beyond the grapevines. For Trefethen, sustainable means looking out for the long-term interests of workers, as well.
- Community Calendar Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 11:20AMn The Avila Fish and Farmers Market will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on the Avila Promenade in Avila Beach. The event will showcase booths with 25 local vendors offering fresh produce, local seafood, sweet treats, organic products, flowers, foods and Central Coast Wines. Parking is free.
- Denton County issues burn ban Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 10:30AMDue to high winds and low humidity Denton County has issued a burn ban that will continue until drought conditions are alleviated. No rain is forecast for the next 14 days.
- Plano Family YMCA awarded grant from JCPenney Afterschool Fund Friday, August 8, 2008 @ 10:27AMThe JCPenney Afterschool Fund has awarded a grant of $10,200 to the Plano Family YMCA to help more children participate in safe, life-enriching afterschool programs. This gift is one of the 340 similar grants being awarded by the JCPenney Afterschool Fund to YMCAs around the country.
- Area happenings Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 12:54PMHonor America Days events — see schedule page 2. Tonight, 6-8. Ice cream social, St. John’s Lutheran Church, 502 W. Chestnut St. Donation.
- Cancer-free and reaching out Thursday, August 7, 2008 @ 10:34AMWhen Julie Chandler was diagnosed with breast cancer, the outreach from her family of friends was swift. Neighbors delivered food, moral support and financial aid courtesy of a 2003 community garage sale.
- Fla. judge rejects challenge to voucher amendments Monday, August 4, 2008 @ 5:33PMTwo proposed state constitutional amendments that could expand school vouchers will stay on the Nov. 4 ballot, a judge ruled Monday. The statewide teachers union and other organizations that challenged the proposals said they would appeal. Circuit Judge John C. Cooper said he realized time was important to both sides and ruled less than four hours after hearing arguments.
- Foreclosures, Bankruptcies Increasing In Mountain Empire Saturday, August 2, 2008 @ 11:54PMThe owners of about 200 Mountain Empire homes currently teeter at the precipice of losing their property to foreclosure.
- Weekly Planner Saturday, August 2, 2008 @ 11:25PMSoft Skills Training for the Construction Trades. Ongoing classes meet from 10 a.m.-noon every Monday, Wednesday and Friday, Minneapolis Urban League, Glover-Sudduth Center, 2100 Plymouth Ave. N., Minneapolis. Free. Roosevelt Pargo, 612-302-3181. mul.org
- Business newsmakers Saturday, August 2, 2008 @ 11:15PM Millennium bcpbank has expanded its small-business product line, GO For Business, to new business segments.
- Unborn baby killed in crash Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 8:24PMA Hallsville man remains in Harrison County Jail charged with intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle after a near full-term infant died as a result of crash.
- Career Center a one-stop job shop Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 4:26PMOften referred to as a one-stop shop, the Albertville Career Center plays a key role in connecting job seekers with employers and vice-versa. Matthew Hughes, state director of Workforce Development, emphasized the importance of the center during a Vision Marshall kickoff event last week.
- Bush signs housing bill to provide mortgage relief Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 4:22PMWASHINGTON - President Bush today signed a massive housing bill intended to provide mortgage relief for 400,000 struggling homeowners and stabilize financial markets.
- Clermont Co. Judge Helps Homeowners Fight Foreclosure Wednesday, July 30, 2008 @ 4:21PMA Tri-State area judge isn’t waiting on the federal government to rescue homeowners. He’s taken the matter into his own hands is saving homes, one family at a time, for free.
