07/16/11 Nationwide, private-sector employees with single coverage contributed 21 percent of the cost of their health insurance and employees with family coverage paid 27 percent, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.
07/16/11 Ronald A. Clayton, 64, a Fairfield resident for 36 years, died July 14. He practiced intellectual property law for 39 years. He joined Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper & Scinto in 1981 and became a partner in 1983. He was chairman of the firm's Copyrights Practice Group and practiced in all phases of appellate, district court and inter partes patent and trademark office litigation, as well as ...
07/16/11 When Jason Bendinelli and Jason Povlich met at Cornerstone Music Festival in Illinois 13 years ago it was business-hippie love at first sight.
07/16/11 Public input is being sought by the Pennsylvania Game Commission on drafts of its ruffed grouse and northern bobwhite quail management plans. Both can be reviewed on the agency's website at www.pgc.state.pa.us by clicking on the "Draft Grouse Management Plan" and "Draft Quail Management Plan" icons under the large photo in the center of the homepage.
07/13/11 Ephonia Green of Brandywine has the perfect wedding gift for active duty service members who are planning to get married: a free wedding gown.
07/08/11 When Freeman White, a 2003 Middlebury College graduate, was deciding where to incorporate his new company, New York City-based Launcht, he had to choose between Maryland and Vermont, the first two states to enact laws allowing for so-called benefit corporations.
07/08/11 Israel Switt, long deceased but once considered a "patriarch" of Philadelphia's Jewelers Row, was an honest, if curmudgeonly, dealer in coins and gold.
07/08/11 Tim Pawlenty told the Des Moines Register that the reason he's lagging in the polls is that "this week is the first time that I've campaigned in earnest in Iowa." The problem: "Pawlenty has made more campaign appearances here than any other candidate except former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum." Meanwhile, the New York Times wonders if Pawlenty will be the first candidate to drop out of the ...
07/08/11 BRATTLEBORO -- The Brattleboro non-profit Youth Services, Inc. is saying farewell to its executive director. Allyson Villars, who has been the director since January 2006, said she is stepping down from her administrative role this week after five-and-a-half years as the head of the agency.
07/02/11 An appearance by superstar wrestler Mick Foley will highlight the promotions on Saturday, July 9 when the Crosscutters host the Mahoning Valley Scrappers at 7:05pm.
07/02/11 As America celebrates the Fourth of July, Billboard offers a c(h)artography lesson, mapping out the biggest acts from each state.
07/02/11 The National 9/11 Flag, a mended 30-foot flag that flew from a half-destroyed building across from Ground Zero after Sept. 11, has been traveling the country ever since, a symbol of a wounded but resilient nation.
07/02/11 In a secretly recorded phone conversation, the New York hotel maid who had accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of sexual assault, can be heard telling her boyfriend in Arizona about her plan to get money from the former IMF chief.
07/02/11 Retiree Bret Gross of San Clemente loves Southern California weather and the seashore. Yet he's ready for a quick getaway, leaving his car's tank at least half full of gasoline.
06/27/11 The At Your Service column appears on Mondays in The News-Journal. Featured this week are recreational groups in Volusia and Flagler counties. African Violet Club of Daytona: 386-673-4737. Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA), Volusia Region: 386-566-2537. ARC Flagler County...
06/26/11 Alexa Jarvis, a sophomore majoring in special education at East Stroudsburg (Pa.) University, has been named to the dean?s list for the fall and spring semesters. She is a 2009 graduate of Hillsborough High School.
06/25/11 After eight months of public hearings, the Zoning Board of Adjustment shot down a variance application Wednesday to permit a residential drug and alcohol detoxification center to open in a vacant office building on Federal City Road.
06/21/11 York, PA - The American Legion battle of unbeatens was as expected Monday, coming down to the last inning of play in Stoverstown.
06/18/11 North Cross United Methodist Church will welcome its new pastor, the Rev. Lamar C. Oliver, this Sunday.
06/13/11 No questions. The seven members of Harrisburg City Council asked no questions of the state-hired consultants who offered a two-pronged plan that they said would lead Harrisburg back from the financial abyss. |