I got a shock when I shipped off some packages to Europe, USPS international First Class rate went up 61%!!!
Some media mainstreamers had been reporting a 5-10% increase, but that’s for domestic postage. Even the Postal clerks at the Clark Street office, in Pocatello, Idaho, told me they were surprised by how high the […] Continue Reading…
International Veneer Company announced layoffs for 100 employees! The company is ending production in South Hill, Virginia. The company has been involved with criminal activity and the end of operations could be linked to the federal fines they’ve had to pay. Back in February 2012 the veneer maker was charged with smuggling illegal wood […] Continue Reading…
23 January 2013
In Paktika province a U.S./NATO drone crashed. International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) is investigating the cause. Mujahideen say they shot down the expensive remote piloted aircraft in the Surki Ghara area of Jani Khel district.
In Nangarhar Province, reports that a U.S./NATO airstrike targeted a house, killing three people and wounding two.
A Polish/NATO […] Continue Reading…
The largest polysilicon supplier in the United States will lay off 400 people in Tennessee and Michigan. Polysilicon is used in solar power projects. Hemlock Semiconductor blamed too much polysilicon on the market and that “The unresolved trade disputes among the U.S., China and Europe are a major factor.”
United Airlines announced layoffs for 472 employees […] Continue Reading…
28 January 2013, 96% of families are about to experience drastic cuts in the taxpayer funded social programs.
The new Japanese government has cut funding for social programs by 10%. The Welfare Ministry says that equates to a reduction of about $736 million USD, over the next three years.
Cuts to families will be staggered according […] Continue Reading…
The closing of the Seattle, Washington, Kmart (on Aurora Avenue) is being blamed on the greedy property owner. A report out of Seattle said that customers flocking to the liquidation sale have been told by employees that the landlord had doubled the rent, and that was why Sears Holdings decided not to renew the […] Continue Reading…
20 January 2013
Heavy fighting reported in Helmand Province: An Afghan National Army (ANA) troop was sniped in the Charkhakyano Manda area of Sangin district. In Haji Gul Baba village of Sangin district, three ANA personnel were killed and one wounded when they drove over a landmine. In the Samanji Karez area of Musa […] Continue Reading…
After 46 years in business, Heights Toy Center in Little rock, Arkansas, is closing. The owner is switching to wholesale only.
A Big Lots in Lithonia, Georgia, is closed for good. The building has been taken over by Walmart, and will be used for Walmart’s experimental grocery only store: Neighborhood Market.
Christopher’s Antiques, furniture refinishing, […] Continue Reading…
“There are multiple epidemics…..there’s not a whole lot people can do about it.”-Gary Simon, George Washington School of Medicine
“Norovirus is one of the most infectious things on the planet.”-Chris Belcher, Peyton Manning Children’s Hospital at St. Vincent
Weeks after I first reported that this year’s norovirus (aka Norwalk virus) is a new deadly strain (Sydney […] Continue Reading…
Ohio media reporting 100 people will be out-o-work when Superior Fibers moves operations to Mexico. The company specializes in air filters for HVAC, and fiber glass reinforcements. Company officials blame their move to Mexico on increased competition, and the high cost of ongoing environmental clean up operations at their Bremen, Ohio, factory.
An Alton, Illinois, […] Continue Reading…