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Knight annexation official (Evansville Courier & Press)
Evansville's first significant annexation in 20 years became official Tuesday when a group remonstrating against the plan to bring a heavily commercial area of Knight Township into the city limits dropped their lawsuit. The Eastside Taxpayer Annexation Group accepted an offer from the city to phase in property taxes over a three-year period. The city also will provide $300,000 in traffic ... Letters to the Editor (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
Japan must make amends for its role in World War II In regard to the Dec. 17 article, "Japan quietly seeks global leadership niches": To increase its chances for global leadership, particularly in Asia, Japan has World War II reconciliation to attend to. That is, Japan must fully acknowledge its WWII aggression against its Asian neighbors. Letters to the Editor (The Christian Science Monitor)
Readers write about what Japan must do to become a global leader, how greed is destroying capitalism, one gift we can all afford to give this holiday season, and why Americans need an incentive to save their money. 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 ... ILW.COM - immigration news: Temporary Agricultural Employment of H-2A Aliens in the United States; Modernizing the ... (Immigration Portal)
[Federal Register: December 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 244)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 77109-77158] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr18de08-20] [[Page 77109]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Part II Department of Labor ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Employment and ... 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 ... 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," ... 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. ... Get in line, it's Christmas at the post office (Denver Post)
Customers at the Montclair Post Office in Denver trudged across the snow-packed parking lot Monday, many juggling wrapped packages. Post offices packed with holiday mailers (Parkersburg News and Sentinel)
PARKERSBURG - Area post offices were packed Monday as people flocked to deliver their Christmas mailings on the busiest day of the year for the U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Service expects to deliver 19 billion letters, packages and cards nationwide between Thanksgiving and Christmas.
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