- MID examines surcharges
- The idea of applying surcharges on electricity bills to cover specific costs in supplying power got ... the 11 percent proposed by the MID staff, but the board agreed to consider surcharges to make up at least part of the difference. The…
- Modesto Bee
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- 39 minutes ago
- Smashed: Minnesota lives derailed by drunk drivers
- Rebecca Preston can't remember what it was like to drive a car or hold a job. Because of the traumatic brain injury she suffered in 2005, Preston sometimes forgets things that happened five minutes ago. She has double vision and serious…
- Minneapolis Star Tribune
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- 1 hour ago
- Emergency workers make dramatic snow rescue
- At a point where two fences crossed each other, they split up, hoping to cover more ground more quickly. After just a few steps, Thornburg thought he saw something, an especially dark spot. He took a few more steps forward. "I think I see…
- Star-Press
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- 40 minutes ago
- Media treads fine line in border row
- Diplomatic tensions did not ease despite Hun Sen not turning up at the temple,” the story concluded ... sensitivity of the issue, said Moeun Chhean Nariddh, media outlets must reconsider how they cover the border conflict. When Hun Sen…
- Phnom Penh Post
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- 41 minutes ago
- Member review of HughesNet Satellite Broadband
- Well, it's a New Year, 9 Feb. 2010 and it has gone from painful to unbearable dealing with the LACK of ANY fix for the basic underlying issue with HughesNet. I just have downgraded from the now "discontinued" "Business Plan" which was…
- Broadband Dslreports
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- 3 hours ago
- In Move to Contain Crisis, Toyota Details Hybrid Recall
- The 2010 HS250h was introduced at the 2009 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. Toyota, which owns Lexus, said Tuesday that it has halted shipments of its HS250h and Sai hybrids. About 223,000 of the cars recalled are in…
- New York Times
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- 3 hours ago
New York Times- In India, Many Top Athletes Are Working on the Railroad
- NEW DELHI — Cricket is a national obsession in India . Its stars dominate the headlines and devour almost all the sponsorship deals. Aspiring Olympians can find financial support harder to come by. Historically, the government offered…
- New York Times
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- 3 hours ago
New York Times- Brasch Words
- SHENANDOAH, Pa. -- Dick Wolf, who created "Law & Order" and its two successful spin-offs, "Law & Order: SVU" and "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," should probably consider establishing a branch office in Pennsylvania. It seems that whenever…
- American Reporter
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- 4 hours ago
- Small Business Lending: Big Banks vs. Small Banks
- One reason is that big banks rely on computer models to determine whether to make a loan. Because the local market conditions and the circumstances surrounding each borrower and his or her enterprise are so incredibly varied, this…
- Huffingtonpost.com
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- 9 hours ago
- No Exit in Sight for U.S. As Fannie, Freddie Flail
- MCLEAN, Va.—When Charles E. Haldeman Jr. became Freddie Mac 's chief executive officer in August, the ailing housing-finance giant had already consumed $51 billion of government money to stay afloat. It's likely to need even more. Freddie's…
- Wall Street Journal
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- 9 hours ago
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