And it’s the big-ticket technology toys that seem to be targeted most often. While a random sampling of local consumers saw a willingness to try to bargain down prices on a host of objects including computers and refrigerators, most seem to aim their haggling at high-tech items. And they’re finding some surprising results.
“I’ve been to plenty of third-world countries; I know how haggling works there,” says Yair Flicker, co-founder of Baltimore-based Read the rest of this entry »

RAWL — Residents of a small community in Rawl are concerned about a discharge that is appearing periodically in a stream near their homes.
According to David Miller, environmental inspector with the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Mining and Reclamation, there is a closed coal mine at the head of the hollow. The mine is owned by Rawl Sales and Processing, a subsidiary of Massey Energy. The mine site includes a sediment Read the rest of this entry »

RAWL — Residents of a small community in Rawl are concerned about a discharge that is appearing periodically in a stream near their homes.
According to David Miller, environmental inspector with the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Mining and Reclamation, there is a closed coal mine at the head of the hollow. The mine is owned by Rawl Sales and Processing, a subsidiary of Massey Energy. The mine site includes a sediment Read the rest of this entry »

RAWL — Residents of a small community in Rawl are concerned about a discharge that is appearing periodically in a stream near their homes.
According to David Miller, environmental inspector with the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Mining and Reclamation, there is a closed coal mine at the head of the hollow. The mine is owned by Rawl Sales and Processing, a subsidiary of Massey Energy. The mine site includes a sediment Read the rest of this entry »

The election is over and soon leaders will be returning to the state capitol to address the pressing issues facing the state, including a looming budget deficit.
As they gather around committee tables to begin to make decisions about what to keep and what to cut, we urge them to think of another table and another set of decisions as they make their choices. Every day across the state, as the economy worsens and job losses increase, families sit Read the rest of this entry »

RAWL — Residents of a small community in Rawl are concerned about a discharge that is appearing periodically in a stream near their homes.
According to David Miller, environmental inspector with the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Mining and Reclamation, there is a closed coal mine at the head of the hollow. The mine is owned by Rawl Sales and Processing, a subsidiary of Massey Energy. The mine site includes a sediment Read the rest of this entry »

RAWL — Residents of a small community in Rawl are concerned about a discharge that is appearing periodically in a stream near their homes.
According to David Miller, environmental inspector with the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Mining and Reclamation, there is a closed coal mine at the head of the hollow. The mine is owned by Rawl Sales and Processing, a subsidiary of Massey Energy. The mine site includes a sediment Read the rest of this entry »

By Anne E. Kornblut
President Obama signed legislation on Wednesday extending health insurance to millions of low-income children, ending a two-year Democratic effort to enact a bill that former president Bush had vetoed.
The House passed the legislation — known as S-CHIP — on Wednesday afternoon by a vote of 290 to 135 and brought it swiftly down to the White House for a signing ceremony. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi hailed it as “the beginning Read the rest of this entry »

No one disputes that Texas leads the country in the number of children without medical insurance, but debate rages as to the causes and solutions to the problem.
The obvious solution is to have parents purchase private insurance in the marketplace for their children. The reality is that many Texas families truly cannot afford it. These are the most vulnerable children in our state.
The Children’s Health Insurance Program and Medicaid should Read the rest of this entry »

RAWL — Residents of a small community in Rawl are concerned about a discharge that is appearing periodically in a stream near their homes.
According to David Miller, environmental inspector with the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Mining and Reclamation, there is a closed coal mine at the head of the hollow. The mine is owned by Rawl Sales and Processing, a subsidiary of Massey Energy. The mine site includes a sediment Read the rest of this entry »