Farm to School program plants seeds of healthy eating in kids Hartford Courant SHARON, Vt. (AP) — The third and fourth graders at Sharon Elementary know where the veggies in their soup come from because they've visited the farms. They know the nutritional value of the carrots, onions and cabbage because they've studied them in class, and they know how they're grown becau...
Middle-class NYC housing complex to be sold The Miami Herald | NEW YORK -- A judge has ordered the foreclosure sale of the historic Riverton Houses, a middle-class Harlem apartment complex that plummeted in value amid the housing downturn. | The decision by State Supreme Court Justice Richard Braun, released Tuesday, called for the auction of the gated commun...
Fire marshals seek cause of deadly Conn. gas plant blast that was heard for miles, ... Hartford Courant MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) — Fire marshals on Monday were preparing to start their investigation into a massive explosion that rocked an under-construction power plant where gas lines were being tested, killing at least five people. | A dozen or mo...
Farm to School program plants seeds of healthy eating in kids Hartford Courant SHARON, Vt. (AP) — The third and fourth graders at Sharon Elementary know where the veggies in their soup come from because they've visited the farms. They know the nutritional value of the carrots, onions and cabbage because they've studied th...
Chinese police shut down hacker training business Philadelphia Daily News | The Associated Press | BEIJING - Police in central China have shut down a hacker training operation that openly recruited thousands of members online and provided them with cyberattack lessons and malicious software, state media said Monday. | The ...
Web Wealth: Tax help Philadelphia Daily News | By Reid Kanaley | Inquirer Columnist | Only death and taxes are for certain, but only taxes will hit you every year. Here are sites to keep them from being the death of you. | Wallet Pop. AOL Inc.'s Wallet Pop financial site has this tax section wi...
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Dodd Blasts Bank Proposal Wall Street Journal By DAMIAN PALETTA | Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd criticized the White House on Tuesday for complicating the effort to overhaul financial-market rules, saying ...
Stock futures rise ahead of housing sales report The News & Observer | NEW YORK -- Stock futures rose modestly Tuesday as investors are betting that upcoming economic reports will show more signs of growth. | A report on the housing market in Decemb...
Union protests as casino project gets boost in Trenton Philadelphia Daily News | By Suzette Parmley and Adrienne Lu | Inquirer Staff Writers The escalating war between the union that represents Atlantic City's casino and hotel workers and the owner of the $2 ...
Inqlings: Prep time for 'Always Sunny' bar Philadelphia Daily News | By Michael Klein | Inquirer Columnist The guys on the FX sitcom run a neighborhood bar, and two of the stars will do that for real in Old City. | Philly-bred Rob McElhenney and his wife, Kaitlin Olson, are joining several of McElhenney's classmates...
PhillyDeals: Pa. budget must deal with pension gap Philadelphia Daily News | By Joseph N. DiStefano When Gov. Rendell proposes a new budget for Pennsylvania on Tuesday, he's going to have to stuff something in the wide, ugly gap between what the state has promised to pay future state and school retirees, and what the state ...
Back Channels: The fiscal train wreck in our back yard Philadelphia Daily News The federal budget isn't the only nightmare. There's a coming pension crisis in Pennsylvania. | By Kevin Ferris | Inquirer Columnist I hadn't intended to do a sequel to last week's column on former U.S. Comptroller David Walker and his book , on the ...
Earnings Preview: Electronic Arts The Examiner Comments NEW YORK (Map, News) - Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc. reports its fiscal third-quarter results after the stock market closes Monday, the day after running its first-ever Super Bowl advertisement. | WHAT TO WATCH FOR: EA, known for games such as "The Sims" and the popular "Madden" football series, gave a forecast below expectatio...
European Stocks Follow Wall Street Higher Wall Street Journal By MICHELE MAATOUK | European stocks opened higher Monday, taking their cue from a late rally on Wall Street Friday. | The U.K. FTSE 100 index rose 0.9% to 5106.10, Germany's DAX advanced 1.1% to 5491.91 and France's CAC-40 gained 1.2% to 3605.87. | Mining companies were leading gainers in London, with Randgold Resources and Xstrata both rising mor...
