The $1.15 million goal is unprecedented in Enid’s United Way history. United Way this year also will raise money to assist early childhood education programs in Enid. Pacesetters this year are Wymer Brownlee, Edward Jones, David Burrows All State Insurance, PDQ Printing, Messer-Bowers Insurance, Park Avenue Thrift, Pioneer Cellular, Enid Fire Department,…
Newswires
Senator Lamar Alexander today voted to defund Obamacare and then voted against sending back to the U.S. House of Representatives a resolution that funds the government without defunding the new health care law. The senate Democratic majority nevertheless sent the resolution back for consideration by the House of Representatives, which has a Republican…
Congressman Austin Scott today delivered the following remarks on the U.S. House Floor in support of defunding Obamacare, the President’s 2010 health care law:. “Because of Obamacare, one of the largest health insurers in Georgia is eliminating 40% of their contracts with hospitals and 30% of doctors in the state, and ending out of state coverage.
Under the National Flood Insurance Program managed by FEMA, Sandy-impacted homeowners must file a Proof of Loss form, a statement on the amount that the homeowner is claiming under his or her flood insurance policy, by October 29th in order to be eligible for coverage for flood damage. Led by New York Senators Kirsten Gillibrand and Charles Schumer, the letter…
Commissioners and most row officers in the fifth-class counties of Adams, Blair and Lycoming have higher salaries than the same officeholders in fifth-class Northumberland County, while the same positions in neighboring Schuylkill and Columbia counties in some cases pay considerably less. The News-Item compared Northumberland County elected…
COAL TOWNSHIP- At halftime Saturday, Shikellamy held a 2-1 lead over Shamokin but Braves coach Angela Sivillo was concerned. The Braves peppered Shamokin goalkeeper Brianna Martin with 11 shots in the second half but Martin made several good saves and it still took almost 30 minutes before they got an insurance goal. Shamokin freshman midfielder Mackenzie…
In fact, the 12- hour event raised $11,840.78 for the Four Diamonds Fund, which provides financial, medical and pediatric cancer research support. The amount far exceeded the goal of $5,000 set by alumni Cassandra Niglio, 20; Sami Spieller, 20; Rachel Niglio, 21, and Cassie Mace, 20, all coordinators for the event. Niglio, who also co-created a talent show that raised…
Sept. 29– RICHMOND– A Madison County grand jury has indicted a Virginia Avenue man on two charges of second-degree arson in connection with a July blaze at a home on the same street. The first fire at 102 Virginia Avenue was reported at 1:55 a.m. July 23, according to Richmond Fire Department Chief Buzzy Campbell. During a follow-up investigation, detectives with…
Scioto Gives will establish a new partnership between local NPOs and the Scioto Foundation as it assists the nonprofits with their annual membership drives and helps smaller, grass roots NPOs accept online gifts. To implement the new idea, the Scioto Foundation has set aside $20,000 to use as matching money for 2013.. Contributions from donors will be…
The 46- year-old Toledo woman was rushed to the emergency room in March after feeling lightheaded, and she’s dealing with those medical bills months later. She has a part-time U.S. Postal Service job but no health coverage through work. For about a year, she’s received help from Toledo/ Lucas County CareNet, a local agency that assists those with low incomes who…
Sept. 26– HILLSBOROUGH– If Kristie Farlow had one wish, she would swim with the manatees. At 51, the former animal control officer rarely leaves her Hillsborough home. She huddles under fleece blankets or piles on layers of clothing to fight the chills.
Sept. 29– CHEYENNE– Bonnie Legerski was driving to work last Wednesday morning when she approached the new roundabout at the intersection of 19th Street, Converse Avenue and Pershing Boulevard. A white, four-door sedan was going the wrong way through the roundabout, headlights pointing in the direction of oncoming traffic. “I couldn’t believe it,” Legerski said.
Sept. 29– A lack of transparency in the health care industry costs Americans more than $100 billion a year, according to an ad campaign by Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina. During the last five years, BCBSNC has made more than $100 million annually for the State Health Plan for teachers, state employees and retirees. Taxpayers will kick in about $2.43 billion…
Sept. 29– Don’t outlive your money. A carefully planned retirement means choosing options, way in advance, that are most likely to see you through with a minimum of financial worries. Michael P. Jacobs, an investment adviser writing at USNews.com, offers tips for dealing with the new reality.
Sept. 29– Kevin Teer, 51, of Collingswood, lost his job two years ago, working for a local printer, and hasn’t had health insurance since. He works 4 to 12 p.m. as a dispatcher for a cab company now, while his wife is a part-time receptionist. Kevin Teer says, “I’ve been given the impression that if I don’t get insurance, I’ll get fined,” he said. “
Sept. 29– Judge William Alexander waited Wednesday evening until jurors and most others had left the courtroom before speaking directly to Christie Altice-Weaver, the daughter of the late William “Danny” Altice, and to Ann Dillon, the widow of Posey Dillon. Both Altice, 67, and Posey Dillon, 59, were veteran volunteer firefighters who died July 26, 2010, of injuries…
Sept. 29– As a steady rain sets in on Roanoke’s Pride in the Park festival, Robin Davis hunkers under a tent and prepares for the work ahead. Davis takes brochures about health insurance and the Affordable Care Act from a cardboard box. She places them in giveaway plastic cups and arranges them on a table, bouquets of information to catch the eyes of passers-by.
Sept. 29– Mark Sunseri, president of Van Air Systems in Lake City, counts himself as a supporter of the Affordable Care Act. And that is why Van Air– and a long and growing list of other companies– has grabbed at a lifeline. But it also means that Van Air will face a single-digit price hike, not a hike that could be as high as 30 percent.
Sept. 29– Former Millcreek Township School District Administrator Maryann Anderson’s bid to revive a motion for sanctions against her former colleagues and legal opponents in U.S. District Court has failed. Anderson said it could appear that McLaughlin rejected Anderson’s sanctions motion on his last day on the bench to curry favor with MacDonald Illig…
