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The Old-ification Of Conservatism

The Republican Party's most successful political move over the last year and a half has been to convince old people that health care reform has come at their expense.

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Even if extra federal money for schools and health care for low-income residents comes through as expected, Michigan leaders have a lot of work ahead to balance the state budget.

Settlement in harassment suit against airport firm

Monday, August 9, 2010 at 11:40 a.m. LOS ANGELES - Aircraft services provider Mercury Air Centers is paying $600,000 to settle a 2008 federal lawsuit accusing an employee at its Burbank airport operation berated fellow workers with sexual and racial comments.

Editorial: The city's crack deliveryman

When the city of Augusta hired Troy Curry as a laborer in January 2006, and basically rehired him as a meter reader in 2008, he had a nearly 20-year criminal record, including as a drug dealer.

Making sense of new EPA stormwater rules

The EPA's new rules to help reduce water pollution from construction sites should significantly improve the quality of water nationwide.

NH Superfund sites living long, dirty lives

When many of us think of New Hampshire, we think of fresh-water lakes, clean mountain rivers and refreshing ocean waters.

Lugar urges 'commonsense' as EPA considers dust rules - 55 Minutes Ago

U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar is urging federal regulators to use "commonsense" as they consider tightening rules on the dust kicked up by the nation's farms.

Transparency for thee but not for me

The Dodd-Frank bill fails to regulate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, A the two Government Sponsored Entities that were at the heart of the financial meltdown.

Briton pays out over toxic fuel bribes

Briton David Turner to pay A 25,000 for role in selling tetraethyl lead to Iraq and Indonesia after its ban in western countries The Innospec factory at Ellesmere Port was the sole manufacturer of tetraethyl lead for cars in the world after its ban in the US and Europe.

Morningstar Admits: Skip Our Star Ratings

Low mutual fund fees are better than star ratings at predicting winning funds, according to a report released this morning by Morningstar, the creator of those star ratings.