| Presidents’ pasts catch up with them |
| See if you can distinguish the real news story from the overwritten fake ones. Philadelphia Public Ledger, April 1, 1789: The man who led U.S. forces through the nation’s longest war, and who this month will become its first chief executive thanks to a lack of opposition and a unanimous vote in the Electoral College, has a dark side when it comes to environmental issues. |
| 05/20/2012 |
| Business at a glance |
| Vera Bradley was named Employer of the Year at the Indiana Tech Career Planning and Development Center Internship Recognition Breakfast. Dirig Sheet Metal won the HVAC/duct work contract for Ivy Tech Community College Auto Body Shop renovation. |
| 04/29/2012 |
| Analysis: An Agenda for Egypt’s Next President |
| All eyes are on Egypt this week as the democratic birth-pangs that began with last year’s Tahrir Revolution seem to be undergoing their final convulsions. Two days of voting May 23 and 24 mark the main event – the heavily anticipated presidential election, the first after the ouster last of long-time president Hosni Mubarak. With this week’s round of votes and a presumed run-off next month, the ... |
| 05/23/2012 |
| City's job gains in 2012 are best in 60 years |
| The city gained an eye-popping 12,000 private-sector jobs in April, bringing total private-sector growth to 60,000 for the year, the best four-month streak since the 1950s, according to an analysis of state Department of Labor data released Thursday. The unemployment rate finally caught wind of the gains, inching downward after three consecutive months when it rose in defiance of job growth. It ... |
| 05/17/2012 |
| Does Spain deserve its financial battering? |
| The country, which is in its fifth year of recession, has recently proved ungovernable and has a debt it can probably never repay despite bailouts, may find itself forced to default and reissue its own currency. |
| 05/18/2012 |
| Presentation on past and future of Sulphur Springs this Sunday |
| West Asheville activist Steve Rassmussen will give a presentation on the current status of efforts to preserve the Sulphur Springs area this Sunday, May 20th at 3 p.m. at Malvern Hills Presbyterian Church (Bear Creek Road/Smoky Park Highway) A previous presentation at the West Asheville Library last fall sparked interest, and below are portions of an email Rasmussen sent out to the community ... |
| 05/18/2012 |
| Making a home in Staunton |
| Musicians jam Tuesday night at Marino's Lunch. Karen Lange, originally from Philadelphia, said she loves going to Marino's Lunch for the bluegrass Tuesday nights. |
| 05/19/2012 |
| Time To Admit Defeat - Greece Can No Longer Delay Euro Zone Exit |
| After Greek voters rejected austerity in last week's election, plunging the country into a political crisis, Europe has been searching for a Plan B for Greece. It's time to admit that the European Uninon/IMF rescue plan has failed. Greece's best hopes now lie in a return to the drachma. |
| 05/14/2012 |
| Will Spain Follow Ireland Or Iceland? |
| Spain is currently the epicenter of the debt crisis. The euro-zone’s fourth largest economy suffers from a wide range of problems , with the unemployment rate of 24.4% being the worst. |
| 05/09/2012 |
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