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Run, Sarah, run?
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Friday March 12, 2010 7:09PM | feedburner.com
Bearing Drift, the magazine, debuts
Congratulations to Jim Hoeft and Bearing Drift on the premier issue of the Bearing Drift newsletter: Always good to see a new publication coming into the mix. The Bearing Drift newsletter is an e-zine, coming out monthly and delivered via e-mail. You can subscribe for free (for now) at BearingDrift.com.
Friday March 12, 2010 7:03PM | feedburner.com
February retail sales up 0.3 percent
WASHINGTON—Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from storming the malls. The advance, the biggest since November, provided hope that ...
Friday March 12, 2010 6:46PM | com
When' the 13 Acre Yardsale?
A reader asks: I am a Lakeside resident and cannot for the life of me find any information on when the 13 acres yard sale will be held this year ...
Friday March 12, 2010 5:37PM | com
Thrift Junk Scrap Dollar Store Sculptures opens TONIGHT at Schindler
J. Pocklington's Thrift Junk Scrap Dollar Store Sculptures opens TONIGHT, March 12th, 7-9PM at the Eric Schindler Gallery. Exhibition runs through April 9th.
Friday March 12, 2010 5:23PM | com
Auto show begins today in Richmond
Auto manufactures will have a chance this weekend to woo potential buyers possibly gun-shy after recent recall announcements by several large carmakers.
Friday March 12, 2010 10:01AM | com
Kids and Money: Get the most out of grueling college visits
Piles of tour books, brochures and maps are strewn across the kitchen table. It’s two weeks before the trip, and you’re feeling anxious about last-minute scheduling hitches. Nope, it’s not ...
Friday March 12, 2010 10:01AM | com
Federal regulators may seek more authority on vehicle safety
Government vehicle-safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks and are weighing a range of new safety requirements in response to Toyota’s recall of more ...
Friday March 12, 2010 10:01AM | com
Business Briefs for March 12
Richmond-based Massey says the court also allowed it to withdraw a $72 million bond it posted while the case was being weighed. Massey general counsel Shane Harvey says the company ...
Friday March 12, 2010 10:01AM | com
Mexican mogul passes Gates as world' richest person
Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim has jumped ahead of Bill Gates to become the world’s richest person. Forbes magazine named Slim, a telecom mogul, as the world’s richest in its annual ...
Friday March 12, 2010 10:01AM | com
Americans' household net worth rose again last quarter
Americans are recovering their shrunken wealth—gradually. Household net worth rose last quarter, mainly because the healing economy boosted stock portfolios. But the gain was slight. And it was less than ...
Friday March 12, 2010 10:01AM | com
Armstrong upbraids lawmakers over electricity rate hikes - roanoke.com
RICHMOND -- Del. Ward Armstrong, D-Henry County, made a last-ditch effort Thursday to force action on legislation designed to strengthen electric utility regulation and chastised colleagues for not doing more to combat Appalachian Power Co.'s rate increases.
Friday March 12, 2010 7:35AM | roanoke.com
SCC approves Virginia Power settlement that will save customers $726 million
Dominion Virginia Power customers will save $726 million under a settlement of a group of rate cases the State Corporation Commission approved today. A typical residential electricity user will receive ...
Friday March 12, 2010 5:52AM | com
Chesterfield investigating body found in Swift Creek
Chesterfield police have recovered a woman's body that was found washed up on a small island in Swift Creek, near the Interstate 95 bridge at about noon today.
Friday March 12, 2010 5:49AM | com
Firm accused of overbilling, hurting NO's recovery
New Orleans' watchdog has found serious problems with the work of an engineering company hired to oversee the rebuilding of city buildings and infrastructure damaged in Hurricane Katrina, including overbilling, ...
Friday March 12, 2010 5:46AM | com
Yemen holds NJ man after al-Qaida sweep, shootout
He was raised in New Jersey, where he was on the high school wrestling team and earned a black belt in karate. Nearly a decade later, Sharif Mobley is under ...
Friday March 12, 2010 5:46AM | com
Federal court says Nevada can limit brothel ads
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a Nevada law that bars legal brothels that operate in some of the state's rural areas from advertising by newspaper, leaflets and billboards ...
Friday March 12, 2010 5:46AM | com
Interior: Climate change threatens migratory birds
Global climate change poses a significant threat to migratory bird populations, which are already stressed by the loss of habitat and environmental pollution, according to a report released Thursday.
Friday March 12, 2010 5:46AM | com
Protests mar groundbreaking for NJ Nets' NYC arena
Officials broke ground Thursday on a much-delayed 22-acre development project that will bring the NBA's New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn.
Friday March 12, 2010 5:46AM | com
River pollution: Find out your home's impact
Recent snow and rain have carried an unusually high amount of runoff into the James River. This has raised concerns about pollution. The James River Association has launched a "runoff calculator" for ...
Friday March 12, 2010 5:32AM | com
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