Hurricane Katrina: one year later, still not my problem
It has now been one year since Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on New Orleans. Correction: It has now been one year and $122.5 billion since Hurricane Katrina wreaked havoc on New Orleans. And what exactly do we have to show for it? What have we gotten for our money?
According to one of the most astute political analysts of our...
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WellPoint to Hold Conference Call and Webcast to Discuss Third Quarter Results on October 25, 2006
INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WellPoint, Inc. (NYSE: WLP - News ) will release third quarter 2006 financial results on October 25, 2006, at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Management will review these results and its outlook during a conference call at 8:30 a.m. EDT...
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It's a long way from $78 to $60, but it's only taken crude oil a few weeks to make that price slide of nearly 25%. Natural gas, too, has hit the skids. Since early August, its price is down 47%. As a result, the investors with the top 100 portfolios at Marketocracy ditched more of their energy-related holdings last week. At the same time, they bought into what looks like it could be a nascent...
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(WFRV) GREEN BAY A Green Bay resident and insurance broker with Associated Bank's insurance division, has been tapped for the national “Heroes In Our Midst” award for giving his time and compassion over the past six years to guide and mentor a young Green Bay child into his teenage years.
Chris Ostrand, a mentor with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeastern Wisconsin, received the specia...
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NEW ORLEANS - The New Orleans Saints knew it would be a special night, but the point was really driven home when they pulled into the parking lot at the refurbished Superdome.
Several hours before kickoff, tens of thousands of fans already were milling about in the streets, ready for a party that was a horrific year in the making.
Even quarterback Drew Brees had a tough time findin...
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With our baby boomer-in-chief having turned 60 this summer and the baby boom generation marking that same milestone this year, we're providing a number of articles that might be useful to this noteworthy generation. This article was first published on Aug. 26, 2006.
Gas prices have taken a bite out of our pocketbooks, the stock market's summer slide packed a punch, and the downfall ...
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Election Central America Abroad Warren Reports Coffee House Discussion Tables
Judging by some of the initial responses, Reed Hundt has succeeded in hiding his progressive agenda in the post even more thoroughly than he does in the book. Per...
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It's simple. I personally provide services as well as foster new representatives for my agency. I don't believe in the street lingo of "selling merchant services." I don't sell merchant services or credit card processing, and my agents don't either.
I like knowing when I approach a merchant that I am in control, not the merchant. I am not there to sell anything. I am a financial profe...
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9/26 Insurance Giant Sets $5 Billion Sale Price, Renters on Edge
Met Life advertises the market-rate apartments as “luxury” and charges thousands of dollars for them—not bad for a complex that many tenants referred to as “projects.” “Stuy Town set the mold for urban redevelopment. The government gave a huge gift to Met Life, condemning the land and turning it over to Met Lif...
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(CBS/AP) NEW YORK Alicia Ferrer used to work in the World Trade Center, and escaped with her life on Sept. 11. She never wants to go back.
"It's just the idea of being in the spot. I feel their spirits," said Ferrer, a state tax auditor who lost more than 30 colleagues and friends when terrorists destroyed the twin towers. "I just don't think I can be there."
A deal approved last ...
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