Spencer store stocks eclectic mix of supplies
Store stocks eclectic mix of supplies By Steve Huffman shuffman@salisburypost.com SPENCER ? Ken Bean said that for the first time in his life, he ...

Cooperation makes area roads safer
With prices rising and salt supplies short, many municipalities have had to rely on the commonwealth for road treatment materials.

Nothing knits a community like art
TACOMA -- It started with a trip to Africa, and a dream of a shared art space in Tacoma. Now the dream has a building, art supplies and equipment and a small but growing community of folks making art together.

Report Sounds Alarm on Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction
The odds that terrorists will soon strike a major city with weapons of mass destruction are now better than even, a bipartisan congressionally mandated task force concludes in a draft study that warns of growing threats from rogue states, nuclear smuggling networks and the spread of atomic know-how...

Students soon rolling in the virtual cash
A new class at White County High School, called Virtual Enterprise, held a red carpet ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 25, to introduce their new virtual company, Sparta Outdoor Supplies to area business and civic leaders.

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The chances are that somewhere in your office, the paper you are using came from UPM-Kymmene Japan KK, the Tokyo-based unit of the global forest products group with core businesses in printing papers, specialty papers, label materials and wood products.

Corn, Soybeans Decline as Deepening Slump May Cut Consumption
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Corn and soybeans fell the most in more than a week as reports showed manufacturing slumped from the U.S. to China, fueling speculation that a deeper recession will curb consumption of meat, dairy products and eggs.

Councils scrap paper recycling banks following slump in value of waste materials
Recycling banks are facing the scrapheap after a global slump in the price of waste materials. The credit crunch has seen demand for recyclable materials plummet.

Self-powered devices possible, says Texas A&M researcher
( Texas A&M University ) Imagine a self-powering cell phone that never needs to be charged because it converts sound waves produced by the user into the energy it needs to keep running. It's not as far-fetched as it may seem thanks to the recent work of Tahir Cagin, a professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University.

Prof helps furniture program for Gambian students get leg up
Thanks to Buba Misawa, a Washington & Jefferson College political science professor, and alum David White, the owner of Universal Hotel Liquidators in New Haven, Conn., some students in Gambia are sitting on finer wood.

Greener gifts from Blue Sky to (yikes) worms
Does Al Gore give green? We didn't ask Al, but we did ask local environmental experts to supply us with green gift ideas.

Going Green, Simply: Weatherproof Your Home
Something as deceptively simple as weatherproofing American homes could save millions of puonds of CO2 emissions a year.

Gifts that give twice
Finding eco-appropriate presents should be a snap for holiday shoppers. Plenty of fun, funky and useful products feature attributes that are kind to the planet and its people.

Business outlook falls below neutral
Weak results for Colorado and Utah have pushed the Mountain States Business Conditions Index to below the growth-neutral point, officials said Monday.

China: Don?t Isolate, Integrate
The single most important challenge for the new administration-one with the potential to shape the 21st century-is China. As goes China, so go 1.3 billion men, women and children-one out of every five people on the planet.

Green gifts
THE gift-giving season must be an environmentalist?s worst nightmare: it leaves behind heaps of packaging waste and often, boxes of unwanted gadgets, clothes, accessories and toys.

A rare opportunity
The McNair Scholars Program provides 20 juniors and seniors each year with an opportunity to learn how to prepare themselves for graduate studies and doctoral programs.

Local College Offers Free Tuition to Unemployed
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Who's job is it anyway?
You might have to ring the bell a few times next time you visit City Hall. City officials and residents expect layoffs will lead to lengthy lines, longer response times, leaner sports teams, stressed employees and a shuttered museum, among other things.

Auto shop overhaul
A heartfelt letter that made its way up the corporate ladder at an auto parts company could mean the difference between a slipshod shop class and a professional garage at Gilroy High School.