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Economic downturn, budget woes top news in 2008 (The Inquirer and Mirror)
Editor’s Note: As each year winds to a close, The Inquirer and Mirror chooses the top news stories and newsmakers that impacted the lives of those who call Nantucket home, be it year-round or only for a brief time.
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Area bank, credit unions are faring well (Courier-Express)
Contrary to information reported in this story, a spokesman for powdered metals manufacturer GKN said the firm is not closing any of its five plants in the Tri-County Area. GKN Human Resources Director Dave Brennan said information suggesting the DuBois plant is closing is "unequivocally" not true.
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Weather makes employers make payroll decisions (South Sound Business Examiner)
It's what some are calling the storm of the decade and it seems out of place in the Puget Sound. Unfortunately, the storm is here and businesses are having to make unfamiliar payroll decisions.For example, should employees who can't leave their houses due to the snow be docked a day's pay? Must the employer treat salaried and hourly employees differently? Are employees allowed to make up work ...
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196 responses to “ Tsvangirai: A life on other people’s battlefronts ” (New Zimbabwe)
thandie p gwatidzo-rizzie,i am not zanu neither am i MDC but i am zimbabwean.I speak from a real zimbabwean point of view but if iam to choose today btwn Mugabe and Smith i might pick Smith.I was there and i saw it all.Mugabe is a monster.Smith never wanted me to get into Greatermans Harare but he made sure i had everything i wanted in mbare or highfield.Now Mugabe says i can go there , to do ...
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State diciplines health care professionals (South Sound Business Examiner)
The state Department of Health has revoked or suspended the licenses, certifications or registrations of health care providers in Washington. The department has also immediately suspended the credentials of people who have been prohibited from practicing in other states. In Lewis County, the state summarily suspended the license of pharmacist Alvin Fitzgerald. His license to practice pharmacy ...
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Gregoire: proposed budget will close deficit without raising taxes (South Sound Business Examiner)
Gov. Chris Gregoire today proposed her 2009–11 state budget, closing a projected $5.7 billion shortfall through a combination of program reductions, suspension of salary increases for state employees, teachers and care workers, pension changes, increased federal contributions and the use of the state's rainy day fund. "Now is not the time to be raising taxes on our residents and businesses," ...
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Chamber After-Hours cancelled (South Sound Business Examiner)
Puyallup/Sumner Chamber of Commerce has cancelled this evening's scheduled Business After Hours event planned for Willow Gardens Retirement Living in Puyallup due to inclement weather and driving conditions.This Chamber office is also closed today for the same reason. ...
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12-18-08 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb)
AKON PLEADS GUILTY TO TOSSING FAN: Singer avoids jail time in plea bargain entered Wednesday. *Singer Akon pleaded guilty to harassment Wednesday for throwing a fan off stage during a concert last year in Fishkill, New York.
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Brison demands 'honest' fiscal numbers from Tories (CTV Toronto)
Liberal finance critic Scott Brison says his party can't weight in on a stimulus package until Finance Minister Jim Flaherty hands over fiscal numbers that "accurate and reliable."
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12-10-08 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb)
OPRAH 'EMBARRASED' BY HER WEIGHT GAIN: Talk show host says she is 200 pounds. 'How did I let this happen again?' *In the January issue of "O" magazine, Oprah Winfrey comes clean about her weight gain – saying she has "fallen off the wagon" in terms of healthy living and currently weighs 200 pounds.
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