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Sunshine Week: Local officials don't fight requestsSunday, March 14, 2010 @ 7:41AMEver wonder what public employees are being reimbursed for? Or what they are charging on government credit cards? Those answers are likely on paper somewhere, and Ohio law says they are open to each and every one of us.

Preston family pay to free grandfather from jailSunday, March 14, 2010 @ 7:37AMA charity trust set up by one of Preston's richest families has bailed a British grandfather out of jail in the Middle East. (14/03/2010 12:28:24)

How to link 'compassion' with the IRSSunday, March 14, 2010 @ 7:14AMFor the second straight year, the Internal Revenue Service is reaching out to folks in financial trouble. The agency plans to hold 1,000 open houses on Saturdays where taxpayers can work out their payment problems with IRS officials.

Families in fear as energy costs soarSunday, March 14, 2010 @ 7:03AMSOARING electricity prices will force working families into "fuel poverty'' where they simply can't afford to pay for power as $200 is added to the average annual bill.

Perkasie promotes Pennridge FISH in bad economySunday, March 14, 2010 @ 6:40AMPerkasie Borough plans to more actively promote Pennridge FISH (Fellowship in Serving Humanity) as a resource for those in the borough who are looking to help those in need locally.

Sunshine Week: Local officials complySunday, March 14, 2010 @ 6:37AME ver wonder what public employees are being reimbursed for? Or what they are charging on government credit cards? Those answers are likely on paper somewhere, and Ohio law says they are open to each and every one of us.

Standard and Poor’s raises Ukraine crediting ratingFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:00AMMOSCOW, March 12 (Itar-Tass) -- Standard and Poor’s, an international rating agency, has raised the sovereign crediting rating of Ukraine on its liabilities in foreign currency from CCC+/C to B-/C, and on the liabilities in the national currency – from B-/C to B/B. The forecast on the ratings is “positive,” says a press release of Standard and Poor’s.

Reggie Middleton: Reality Check for Bank Investors, Mortgage Investors and Home BuyersFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:58AMLast week I posted a Bloomberg news article supporting my suspicions that investors are putting bad loans back to the banks at an increasing...

Chilean football on the recovery trailFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:55AMDriven by the President of the Chilean FA, the sport is beginning to bounce back from the terrible earthquake that struck the country last month.