Seems Uncle Sam's economic stimulus checks are boosting an unlikely part of the economy.
But for the time being, the discussion of how best to spend $10,000 is hypothetical, he said, because "I don't have $10,000; I have children."
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"Portland earned the Gold designation back in 2003 and has been working to achieve Platinum for well over two years.
10 of the 40 LEED certified projects in Seattle are municipal buildings. My tax dollars at work. Sweet....
The company said it's been hit really hard in California and Florida markets, which account for 32 percent of its U.S. retail revenues.
excerpt:"On Saturday, Monsters HD on Dish Network unveils a movie marathon that might have seemed at home in the 1950s on the screen of a black-and-white TV. If, that is, movies such as "Evil Dead" and "Bubba Ho-Tep" could have been aired in those days.
The Northwest's gasoline use per person is at its lowest level since 1966, and Northwest states are outpacing the nation in gasoline reductions - Ten years ago, Northwesterners consumed more gasoline per person than the national average, but as of 2007 they consumed about 9 perce …
An attorney who watched a police officer park illegally in front of a restaurant, then wait around while his meal was prepared, issued the officer a series of citizen-initiated violations.
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