As OSHA emphasizes safety, long-term health risks fester Herald Tribune ...OSHA devotes most of its budget and attention to responding to here-and-now dangers rather than preventing the silent, slow killers that, in the end, take far more lives...
Pay for Boards at Banks Soars Amid Cutbacks New York Times ...Since the financial crisis, compensation for the directors of the nation’s biggest banks has continued to rise even as the banks themselves, facing difficult markets and regulatory pressures, are reining in bonuses and pay...
Bank of Cyprus depositors to face up to 60 percent losses McClatchy ...Depositors in Cyprus with savings of more than 100,000 euros ($128,000) could face losses of up to 60 percent, under tough conditions attached to an international bailout, Finance Minister Michalis Sarris said Saturday...
Foreclosed 'Zombie' Homes Exceed 300,000 Properties: Study Reuters ...A national survey found 301,874 "zombie" properties dotting the U.S. landscape in which homeowners in foreclosure have moved out, leaving vacant property susceptible to vandalism and degradation. Florida tops the list of zombie properties with 90,556 vacant homes in foreclosure...
North Dakota, socialist haven? Salon ...North Dakota ... fully supports its state-owned Bank of North Dakota (BND), a socialist relic that exists nowhere else in America. ... it works...
Minnesota Brown: Asia expands influence over Iron Range economy MinnPost ...Whether it's iron, grain or now airplanes, it's interesting to see how China, India and other emerging nations are shaping the future of northern Minnesota's economy...
Detroit Public Schools Emergency Manager Roy Roberts boldly lies on national television about his “success” eclectablog ...The first Emergency Financial Manager, Robert Bobb, actually left the school district in a bigger financial hole than when he arrived...
Odor Problems Elsewhere for Owners of Bridgeton Landfill CBS News ...Republic Services Inc., owners of the Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill, ranked near the bottom of a 2009 Newsweek list of 500 major corportions for their track record on enviornmental issues — and 46th of 50 in their industry...
Teamsters shine in autism fund-raiser Boston Globe ...Teamsters Local 25 held its annual Light Up the Night Gala on Saturday to raise money for autism research. Angela Peri’s Boston Casting helped with the night by donating items from local films for auction...
