The city of Nampa, Idaho, now requires people who sell precious metals to go through new “licensing” by getting a background check and be fingerprinted by police. They must also pay a fee for the cost of the new “licensing” procedure.
Nampa officials say the new process will help police with finding stolen property. Police […] Continue Reading…
Before the 2007-08 Credit Crunch Crisis the United States was far behind the European Union, when it came to new job creation.
According to a Fortune article, from 1999 to 2008 the EU created 14 million new jobs, while the U.S. created 8 million.
On top of that, once the economy started down the drain the […] Continue Reading…
Several hours after New Zealand was hit with a series of quakes, the eastern islands of Indonesia were hit.
The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 6.2, but local officials are calling it a 6.9 earthquake. No tsunami warnings were issued.
“We’re seeing further differentiation in incomes, with the rich get richer and the poor getting poorer. Meanwhile, the middle class often claims they’re too wealthy to get student aid, yet too poor to afford college.”-Mark Kantrowitz, FinAid.org and FastWeb.com
President Barack Obama is constantly stumping for higher education as a way to […] Continue Reading…
Wendy’s/Arby’s Group sold off its Arby’s restaurant, for $430 million. The new owner is Atlanta based Roark Capital Group.
Earlier in the year it was announced that if Arby’s sales didn’t improve, the fast food restaurant would be sold. The former Wendy’s/Arby’s Group still holds 15% of Arby’s stock. The CEO, Roland Smith, says they […] Continue Reading…
“There’s something very sick at that school, and Art Vailas I think is at the core of it. I was shocked when I heard about the potential for a vote of no confidence. I talked to Art several times about it. Art is not a very good listener. He’s very stubborn. […] Continue Reading…
Christchurch, New Zealand was hit by a 5.5 quake, followed by a 6.0 aftershock, then by a 4.9.
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quakes hit in the afternoon, June 13.
Christchurch was hit in February by a devastating 6.3 quake.
Even when turned ‘off’, most of your electronic appliances are still on. That’s because most appliances now contain tiny computers to remember settings, to run clocks, to sense your remote, etc.
Actually when you turn your electronics ‘off’ you’ve actually put them in a ‘standby mode’. This standby mode accounts for about 6 percent of […] Continue Reading…
For the first time, Tokyo Electric Power Company says strontium 90 is contaminating ground water, and the Pacific Ocean.
Water samples that were taken on 16 and 18 May, 2011, are positive for strontium. Sample testing takes three weeks for results.
Three ocean inlets were tested on 16 May. The lowest reading was 53 times safe […] Continue Reading…
Property taxes/fees, where I live in Bannock county, have gone up year after year, and there’s been no improvement in services, especially grade school education.
The last time I complained to the county assessor’s office (when my three kids were attending Pocatello High School) the employee told me to blame school district 25. The employee […] Continue Reading…