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Veterans Affairs Mails ALS Diagnoses To Wrong People

The U.S. Veterans Affairs Department has told at leat 1,200 veterans that they have ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, by mistake. Letters concerning disability benefits for people with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) were sent to 2,500 veterans, but at least 1,200...

New Weapon Against Crime in the South

"New Weapon Against Crime in the SouthCrime in the South's fast-growing cities has a negative affect on economic development and social and community harmony. In Africa, with one fifth of the world's population,...

Stupid property owners

The taxes that property owners hate most are the ones that hurt them least and are most likely to be spent for their benefit, writes Gavin R. Putland.–April, 2009–"Land and taxes In any tax jurisdiction, the supply of land is fixed. From the viewpoint of the...

Clinton Faces Terror Funding Dilemma

With special permission we have this exclusive by David Bedein Middle East Correspondent for The Philadelphia Bulletin."By David Bedein, Bureau Chief Israel Resource News Agency March 2, 2009 Jerusalem — As...

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson Promises Action on Peak Oil

I am so happy that our politicians are actually looking into these issues and making them a part of public discussion and policy. "Mayor Gregor Robertson and Coun. Andrea Reimer are promising they will make Vancouver ready for peak oil. “We have to address peak oil,”...

Mounting Damage From Southern California Storm

Fire is a real problem, especially if it rains right after wards. Read about the mounting fire damage in California."December 15, 2008 (by Otto Smyth) According to reports the powerful storm that struck the area is responsible for vehicle accidents in which two people have...

Green Companies Seeing Green

Savvy business owners and investors are jumping on the green bandwagon with everything from renewable energy and conservation, to consumer products like fashion and furnishings. Making good by saving the planet is big business in the new millenium. "Birkenstocks meet business...

Closed Doors Leave Disabled Students Behind

Entrance to educational services with handicap accessible door lacking of push-buttons and indicating handicap symbol hinders handicap student access to building and. The Blue handicap symbol near the door of the...

OneWebDay Promotes Political Participation Online

If there was one day to give your two cents about politics, whether your opinion was focused on the local or global political environment, today would be that day.  One Web Day is like an Earth Day for the...

The $70 Billion Spectrum Rip-Off

The airwaves belong to the People, but the FCC plans to cut us out and give away the new digital spectrum to the same corporations that have been ignoring and violating the public interest provisions in their license in the analog spectrumhttp://www.fcc.gov/contacts.html"On...

Revenue Sharing in State Of Alaska

" The 2008 Dividend Amount is $3,269.00 This amount includes the $1200.00 Alaska Resource Rebate."And you only have to be a resident for one whole year! Wow! This is better than that measly $300 Bush gave us. And it's every year! Course it's taxable. Still.

Wave power all at sea until [political] tide turns

Tidal and wave power; the technology is here and improving. According to this article, Scotland is on the ball, and one of the biggest obstacles in the UK is lack of interest, imagination and will on the part of...

Russian army trains for Arctic resource war

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor\Well as long as they stay on their side of the arctic, Canada most likely would not act.  The United States may do that for us.  Funny the world powers are...

Disaboom-Sponsored World Champion Handcyclist Alejandro Albor to Represent Un...

"Disaboom-sponsored Alejandro Albor, world champion handcyclist and double-leg amputee, secured his place on the United States Paralympic Hand Cycling team when, despite a shoulder injury, Albor clinched a first...

Africa looks to Russia

Zambia and other African countries are increasingly turning towards Russia to secure long term ecconomic uplift. The military cold war may be over but the capatalist east-west cold war might just be about to escalate. "ZAMBIA has called for greater economic ties with...

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