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By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer CHICAGO — When carpenter Greg Douglas rolled his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000. Douglas is among thousands of people now telling their stories on videos, ads and Web sites on both sides of the health care debate. Carpenter Greg Douglas sits at his home in Harpswell, Maine, on Wednesday, July 1, 2009. The community held a benefit for him and put out collection cans to help with medical expenses after he was injured when his truck rolled on black ice. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach) He said he was drawn into political advocacy after neighbors in Harpswell, Maine, raised $3,000 toward his hospital bills with a church dinner and collection cans in stores. Douglas said he... [read full story]
Nov 21, 2009 (Richmond Times-Dispatch - In just five weeks this fall, the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles suffered 12 computer system outages, putting individual offices out of business for a total of more than 100 hours....
FRESNO, CA--(Marketwire - News), announced that the Bank has been honored as one of the top four Best Companies to Work for in Central California in the large-sized business category. Central Valley Community Bank was the only...
LONGVIEW, Wash., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- News; the "Company") announced today that the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Cowlitz Bancorporation will be held on Thursday, December 31, 2009 at the Red Lion Hotel, 510...
While I attended Pubcon last week, I had a chance to catch the "Twitter Landscape - Hot Topics and Trends" panel. It was one of the first Twitter panels in a very heavy Twitter lineup. The session had some great speakers...
