I don’t even know what to say, except that it’s sad what some people will put up with for money.
[...]Governor Ed Rendell just announced $15.4 million in economic development assistance to renovate its York County factory and train workers.
$14 million of the $15.4 million comes from Capital Redevelopment Assistance. The money for this fund is part of the capital budget - i.e. borrowed from taxpayers by issuing bonds. [...]
Last night, Northampton County considered a $10,000 grant request to the LV Iron Pigs for next year's AAA Minor League Baseball All Star Game. The money would come from hotel taxes, and Lehigh County has already committed $25,000 for this event. Council member Lamont McClure initially [...] 79-year-old man caught printing counterfeit money via computer scanner, copier…
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Josh Drobnyk
Representative Joe Sestak does not have to have more money than Senator Arlen Specter. Sestak needs to have enough money to get his message out. Sestak’s simple message is that he is a Principled Leftist and Arlen Specter has no principles other than to get re-elected. [...]
The Wall Street Journal today features a important read on what lies behind climate research, in the wake of the email scandal. Noting that climate change alarmists decry anyone dissenting as being a "denier" funded by special interests, Bret Stephens notes [...]
I hope it’s enough money to cover the care he’s going to need for the rest of his life. This sort of thing is why I wouldn’t want my kids playing football:
La Salle University has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a [...]
A growing trend: students applying to honors programs at community college to save money.
[...]I’ve been saying this all along to people: The only real obstacles are in your head. There’s no reason in the world to keep throwing good money after bad.
And he’s right. Banks won’t negotiate with borrowers until more people start to do this:
Go ahead. Break the chains. Stop paying [...]
Why spend all that money for a new TV? Remember what I learned last year: If you’re in the market for an LCD TV, check Craigslist the day after Christmas – when everyone upgrades, and they have to get rid of the “old” one.
[...]You remember AIG, right? The bottomless pit into which the government poured our money?
AIG had reason to be pleased with its purchase. Water utilities are one hell of a profitable business, with international corporations easily making a 20 to 30% profit margin, according to a 2007 report by Food [...]
BUT WHAT ABOUT THE DEFICIT????
WASHINGTON (CBS News) ― President Obama vowed to “finish the job” in Afghanistan today, less than 24 hours after his final meeting on determining a new strategy going forward in the war.
At a brief press conference following a meeting with India’s prime minister, Manmohan Singh, [...]
I sent $10 a few weeks ago to those high school kids from West Philly High who beat out MIT in a super-efficient car design competition. They’re raising money to fund their work in the next phase of the contest. (If only you knew how few advantages the kids at [...]
