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Z-Way roads project is progressing

Beckley-Raleigh County Transportation Authority and West Virginia Department of Transportation officials both agreed with proceeding to the next phase of the proposed Z-Way roads project after selecting an estimated $109...

For Your Benefit (at The Wall Street Journal Online)

Picking the wrong Medicare drug option can be costly. Beneficiaries can choose traditional Medicare with a stand-alone drug plan or a private Medicare plan, known as Medicare Advantage. Such plans often charge lower premiums...

Early Shoppers Sticking to Biggest Bargains (at SmartMoney.com)

By Karen Talley Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Shoppers have turned out for Black Friday, but so far appear to be carrying fewer bags than last year as they snap up very discounted "Door Buster" items but opt out...

When the Market Matters -- and When It Doesn't (at Motley Fool)

By John Rosevear December 1, 2008 | Comments (0) The scene: Black Friday, about noon, my house. My wife, knowing that my favorite grocery store shares a parking lot with a humongous TJ Maxx/HomeGoods, and knowing that parking...

Yes, We Are in a Recession (Zacks.com)

Monday December 1, 4:19 pm ET By Dirk van Dijk, CFA Today the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) announced that we are in a recession and have been in one since December of last year._ Well, I hate to say I told you...

Manufacturing worries capsize recent rally; largest 1-day loss of 2008 (SmallCapInvestor.com)

Monday December 1, 4:30 pm ET Small-cap stocks may have finished out November like a lamb, but they started out December like a lion, sinking hard and fast today in an abrupt about-face from last week’s strong upward surge....

Top Cop: Wal-Mart May Be To Blame For Worker Death [wasn't trained for security work.....]

Top Cop: Wal-Mart May Be To Blame For Worker Death Nassau Detective: Investigation Focusing On Individuals In Crowd And Badly Thought Out Security Protocols ME Confirms: 34-Year-Old Man Died Of Asphyxiation Reporting Lou Young...

AIDS: A Stigma Endures

For two months, ostracized and alone, 19-year-old Marvelyn Brown slept on the gray vinyl seats of her 1996 Nissan Sentra in the parking lot of a Nashville Wal-Mart. When she visited her family, she used paper plates and plastic...

Pleas entered in circuit court

Tumminello is accused of giving morphine to an Alma High School student on Aug. 21. (Mon Dec 01 09:04:25 2008 PST)[$drug_related(100%), $drugwar_propaganda(100%), $propaganda_theme2(50%), $propaganda_theme3(50%),...

Black Friday Probably Was a Red-Ink Day

A PUNK ECONOMY DIDN'T STOP CONSUMERS FROM LINING UP on Black Friday to make holiday purchases at bargain prices. Friday, New York & Co. announced plans to repurchase up to 3.75 million shares over the next 12 months, using cash...