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Cultural Studies: Are You Reading What He's Reading?
Sep 4, 2010 — New York Times
Obama has seemed to have inadvertently grabbed the mantle of Book Club Leader in Chief from his friend Oprah Winfrey. Winfrey chose “The Corrections,” his previous novel, for her book club in 2001. Some literary reading even gets done in places like Crawford, Tex. -
Akerson brings sense of mission to resurgent GM
Sep 3, 2010 — Detroit Free Press
As some GM executives have learned, Akerson can be an antagonist at board meetings. On the other hand, he was caring about people."Despite Akerson's softer side, his former associates agree GM is in for a change with Akerson as CEO. By the 18th hole, the bet boiled down to Staubach making a 5-foot putt and Akerson missing a 25-foot putt. -
Area's solar industry bright
Sep 3, 2010 — The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
...in solar, Thomas said. Two years ago, just over 350 megawatts of solar generating capacity was added to the grid. "So when you think about it, that 13 gigawatts is 300 times what we installed in this country in 2008," he said. Converteam employs 300 people in O'Hara and could add 200 and expand to more space as the solar business grows, Thomas said. Burns and Scalo Roofing Co. of Crafton is moving into the solar energy roof business with Scalo Solar Solutions LLC, a new... -
Candidates test waters of early voting
Sep 3, 2010 — The Baltimore Sun
Martin O'Malley said at an early voting rally this week in Annapolis with legislative leaders and the legislative black caucus. "It is still new to people as I encounter them on the street. Most predict that early voters in the primaries will be people who would have cast absentee ballots otherwise. Each will be monitored by Democratic and Republican elections judges, just as on primary election day. -
Cost of health insurance goes up 3%
Sep 3, 2010 — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Since then, health insurance premiums have increased 138% compared with a 31% increase in consumer prices. The cost of single coverage rose 5% to $5,049 this year. And some employers are seeing the results. Wagner Cos., a Milwaukee maker of handrails and components, said its health insurance premiums decreased this year. -
Dooley, Corrigan spent more than they raised in the last campaign finance reporting period
Sep 3, 2010 — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
He collected $2,950 and spent $2,684 in the reporting period. Contributing to Wasinger's campaign were developers JHB Properties Inc., Freeman Homes LLC and McBride and Son Homes. John Eilerman, chief executive officer of McBride and Son donated to his campaign. Randy Jotte, the Republican candidate who served on the Webster Groves City Council, has raised $97,352 and spent $31,031 thus far. -
EDITORIAL
Sep 3, 2010 — The Baltimore Sun
But the MSA and the HSA exams are of only limited usefulness in picking out the growth in achievement of individual students or the effectiveness of individual teachers. The MSA, for example, is given to students in grades three through eight, but it only tests two subjects: reading and math. Rather than assign a numerical value to score individual students' performance, the MSA, for example, rates them as below proficient, proficient and above proficient. -
Harford begins transition to elected school board
Sep 3, 2010 — The Baltimore Sun
But after the 2014 election, the seven-member board will expand to nine seats; six will be elective and three appointed by the governor. District A voters will choose two from among four candidates. The candidates range in age from 27 to 62. At the same time, the terms of three appointed members will expire. All sitting members' terms will expire by 2015, when the board expands to nine seats. -
Health insurance is taking a bigger bite from workers' wallets
Sep 3, 2010 — The Kansas City Star
Total single coverage cost $5,049, up 5 percent. Since 2005, workers' contributions to premiums have jumped 47 percent -- about $1,300 -- while overall premiums rose 27 percent. -
Joe Miller's real test yet to come
Sep 3, 2010 — Washington Post
He said he decided only in April to challenge Lisa Murkowski in the Republican primary. But his real test may be yet to come if he is elected to the Senate in November. Will he vote for Miller next time around? -
Lack of primary opposition gives Lamping big financial edge in 24th District state senator race
Sep 3, 2010 — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Louis County Chairwoman Barbara Fraser of University City, the Democratic candidate, won her party's nomination after an expensive primary campaign against former State Rep. Lamping paid Capitol Consulting LLC of Jefferson City for fundraising services. Fraser raised $382,441 and spent $327,061 thus far. Victor Callahan, D-Independence, and Jolie Justus, D-Kansas City, also made donations. Fraser spent $103,935 in the reporting period. -
Mass. will lead effort to develop new tests
Sep 3, 2010 — The Boston Globe
Critics, including many teachers unions, say the system has created a climate of "teaching to the test.''The consortium that Massachusetts is leading is among two that received grants yesterday. Washington state heads the other group, which is made up of 31 states; that group received $160 million. Currently, the quality of states' standardized tests varies widely, creating confusion about how students truly measure up. -
Maureen Borkowski sees electricity transmission development as critical
Sep 3, 2010 — St. Louis Post-Dispatch
A big part of that is the transmission needed to move power from west to east. We do have quite a bit of cross-country transmission already today. Back in the '70s, actually, back when Ameren was Union Electric (OOTC:UEPEN) , we participated in building a transmission line that goes from Minneapolis to St. -
N.C. appears ready to require ACT exam
Sep 3, 2010 — The News and Observer
Students will also take pre-tests leading to the ACT in eighth grade and in 10th grade. Most students in the state take the SAT college entrance exam. Her eldest child, a senior, took the SATs, as do most college-bound North Carolina students. -
Neighborhoods fighting plans for biofuel plant west of Delray Beach
Sep 3, 2010 — Sun Sentinel
That enabled the county to acquire about 2,500 acres now protected from development. In addition, the county set stricter development codes for the Agricultural Reserve. -
No injuries, no leak in oil-rig fire, but safety worries remain
Sep 3, 2010 — Los Angeles Times
But 486 of those were considered "incidental," meaning they caused damage of $25,000 or less. Every industry has them."Cassidy said the crew had been performing maintenance on the platform Thursday morning, painting and cleaning with high-powered water blasters. -
North Dakota bank removes roadblock in Hecker bankruptcy
Sep 3, 2010 — Pioneer Press
When Hecker couldn't pay back some $11 million he had borrowed, the bank, at risk of being shut down, asked him for additional collateral to secure the loans. Last week, Olson filed a motion asking for summary judgment on the charges against him. -
Obama will campaign with Sestak
Sep 3, 2010 — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Joe Sestak during a presidential swing through Pennsylvania on Sept. 20. The Sestak campaign confirmed this morning that Mr. Sestak nipped the discussions in the bud. Though Mr. Sestak has been a fierce advocate for Mr. -
Officials work toward revamped tests
Sep 3, 2010 — The News Tribune
Tacoma and Lakewood. In a discussion with teachers at Clover Park High School, Thelma Melendez de Santa Ana also urged Washington to hold fast to its philosophy of keeping learning standards high. And she talked about congressional efforts to reauthorize the federal law that created the accountability system known as No Child Left Behind. It measures school and school district progress based on test scores, graduation rates and other factors. Melendez de Santa Ana said... -
Oklahoma touts energy-efficient state building
Sep 3, 2010 — The Daily Oklahoman
...green buildings put together by the U.S. Green Building Council. Renewable energy provides much of the power needed to run the building. The building is still hooked up to electricity, but only uses that power when renewable sources can't meet the need. Improvements needed The improvements are part of a $2.5 million renovation on the building, taking an outdated building and making it a show piece of energy efficiency, Ross said. The low-slung building next to... -
Op-Ed Columnist: Obama's Post-Iraq World
Sep 3, 2010 — New York Times
Obama, subtly but persistently, is talking down American exceptionalism in the name of mutual interests and mutual respect, two favorite phrases. But Obama is vulnerable to the equivocator argument — an image lodged in European minds since the laborious decision on the Afghan surge. The heroic in Obama’s 2008 victory was self-evident. -
Op-Ed Contributor: How to End the Great Recession
Sep 3, 2010 — New York Times
Even though the American economy kept growing, hourly wages flattened. The economists Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty examined tax returns from 1913 to 2008. Much of this was paid for with a 70 percent to 90 percent marginal income tax on the highest incomes. -
Political notebook
Sep 3, 2010 — The Arizona Daily Star
Shame on them for disrespecting our brave men and women in uniform," the veterans group says in a joint statement. -
Primary election will line up Wisconsin Assembly candidates
Sep 3, 2010 — Pioneer Press
He said it's time to "slash government spending and reduce taxes to free up capital for the private sector," according to his campaign website.
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