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Final citizenship exams passed, lessons learned LETTERS TO THE EDITORWednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:34AMI finished my final exams in good citizenship and correct attitude toward government. I must thank my tutors, all professors of 'we are not responsible to pay for anything but should get everything free from the government,' who include Delegate Mike McDermott, Rep. Andy Harris, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, Rep. Michele Bachman et al, local tea party representatives David Parker and Dennis ...

RICK SMITH: Barnhart plans Centennial CelebrationTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:56PMBARNHART — For most of us, this small community 52 miles southwest of San Angelo is only a convenience store stop on the way to or from far West Texas and beyond.

A moment of silence for Borders: The book retail giant is no moreMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:19PMAsk not for whom the bell tolls, it tolls for Borders. Hemingway is just one of many authors whose books you’ll no longer find lining the shelves of the popular — but not popular enough — book chain, after a financial white knight failed to materialize to save the company from insolvency. Borders Group, after

PRESS DIGEST-Australian Business News - July 19Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:01PMCompiled for Reuters by Media Monitors. Reutershas not verified these stories and does not vouch for theiraccuracy. THE AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW (www.afr.com) TRUenergy will spend A$284 million to acquire ...

Clowns to the left, Jokers to the right.Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:52PMHere's the newest edition of Stock World Weekly: Clowns to the left, Jokers to the right.   Excerpt: Our bearish outlook heading into this week proved accurate as U.S. equities traded sharply lower. We caught a glimpse of “No Mo POMO” in action. Not surprisingly, without POMO money from the Federal Reserve propping up stocks, the market behaved poorly. As Lee Adler of the Wall Street Examiner ...

Taxi driver contracted by Metro Lift charged in crash that kills 2 passengersFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:07PMHOUSTON –A taxi driver has been charged in the northeast Houston crash that killed two female passengers, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. The wreck happened in the northbound lanes of Highway 59 just before Laura Koppe Road about 5 p.m. Witnesses said 56-year-old David Wayne Houston was driving his taxi erratically, swerving in and out of lanes, when he rear-ended a ...

Post Office Closing Upsets West Side ResidentsThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:19PMClose down a branch post office, and you're closing down more than a place to drop your mail: You're closing down a part of a neighborhood, where people meet, talk, and feel they belong. That's the feeling among West Side residents, who are not happy abouth the Postal Service's plans to shut down the Westview Station in early September. Jean Ann, a resident of Binghamton's West Side, said ...

Local residents react to post office closingsThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:03PMLots of upset people on Binghamton's east and west sides, because of plans to close down post office branches in their neighborhoods. The long-expected announcement was made this week. Both the Eastview Station and the Westview Station will by shuttered September 9th. At the Westview station Thursday, a lot of long-time postal customers say the closing will be a big loss for them: "They're ...

Postal authorities on high alert after mailbox theftsThursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:48PMA recent spate of mailbox thefts has put postal authorities on high alert and raised concern that customers may be vulnerable to identity theft. But authorities said it was unclear whether the brazen heists were part of a growing trend....