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By Gary Klien, The Marin Independent Journal, Novato, Calif. McClatchy-Tribune Information Services Aug. 31–A Marin insurance broker was ordered to…

Sept. 01– The widow and son of a Bartlesville man who died during firefighting training have been awarded more than $503,000 in federal and state death benefits despite testimony he never was really with any fire department. Thomas Russell “Rusty” Topping died tragically in 2008 after registering at a state training facility as a volunteer for the Barnsdall…

Aug. 31– PANAMA CITY– The sweeping reforms of the Affordable Care Act, widely referred to as Obamacare, have been a mixed bag for people in the Florida Panhandle, congressional candidate Gwen Graham said Thursday in an interview on the controversial law. Obamacare has been an issue in the closely watched race to represent Florida’s 2nd District.

Car Appraisals& Claims LLC, the national leader in vehicle valuations and insurance claim services is now expanding operations to include Diminished Value appraisals in Florida. In addition to the general public, CAC’s current clients include:• Personal Injury Law Firms• Insurance Companies• Dealer Groups• Leasing Companies• Government Agencies•…

Adults in the U.S. who are ready to search for different forms of life insurance coverage can now use the Quotes Pros website as a resource to connect with agencies. The quotes tool added this year can help consumers to find and compare costs for policies at http://quotespros.com/life-insurance. html. “The open tools that we provide make it an easy process for any…

Aug. 31– Brooks Memorial Hospital and its largest union reached a tentative contract last week, after five months of talks– but only after a federal mediator was brought in, there was picketing outside the Dunkirk facility and a union voted to authorize a strike. In Niagara County, the jobs of as many as 60 full-time employees are in jeopardy as Eastern Niagara…

Aug. 31– When the Hunter’s Creek Emergency Room opened on John Young Parkway in June, the people of that burgeoning community suddenly had a center that could treat medical emergencies ranging from heart attacks to broken bones. Most of them, including Osceola Regional’s Hunter’s Creek ER, at 12100 S. John Young Parkway, and Central Florida Regional Hospital’s…

Car Appraisals and Claims LLC, the Southeast’s leading car appraisal company is now hiring professional vehicle inspection experts in multiple cities in Florida. Due to a large increase in business, Car Appraisals and Claims LLC is now hiring up to 15 additional car inspectors and appraisers in the following Florida cities:• Miami• Tampa- St. Petersburg• Orlando•…

The Wichita Eagle reports that Wichita is one of 22 U.S. cities where San Francisco- based Uber took to the streets Thursday. The driver and Uber split the money, with about 80 percent going to the driver and 20 percent to Uber. Poneet Kant, regional general manager for Uber, said the number of Uber drivers serving Wichita is in the double digits and that the company is…

The latest of these is the UPMC Health Plan, which serves Western Pennsylvania, according to an article in the Pittsburgh Business Times on August 27, 2014. The surgery is touted as minimally invasive, but the downside is that, should cancer cells be present, morcellator surgery can spread and advance the disease, according to the FDA. Blue Cross Blue Shield,…

Fresno wrongful death lawyers at The Law Office of Timothy W. Mazzela have just launched a new website and they are providing no cost consultations to people who are considering hiring an accidental death lawyer in Fresno CA. “If you have a loved one who has been killed in an auto accident or other type of accident in Fresno you may need to speak with an experienced…

Aug. 31– There’s a urologist in Bloomington– Dr. Leak. Through childhood and her teens, she was just Candy Friedle… but then one day she met Donald Land, and… But along the way, being Candy Land has also brought a lot of smiles and it makes my day just to see the smiles. “

Diminished Value of Georgia, Atlanta’s leading car appraisal company is now hiring professional vehicle inspection experts in multiple cities in Georgia. Due to a large increase in business, Diminished Value of Georgia is now hiring up to 10 additional car inspectors and appraisers in the following cities:• Atlanta, Georgia• Athens, Georgia• Gainesville,…

Thieves entered the Dollar General Store on Stratton Street early Thursday morning, but little was reported stolen. –Tracy Centers, 43, was booked on Aug. 13 by the West Virginia State Police for public intoxication, disorderly conduct and trespassing. His bail was set at $2,500.

Those are some of the most important issues facing New Hampshire, according to candidates running in the race for N.H. The district includes the area towns of Antrim, Bennington, Fitzwilliam, Greenfield, Jaffrey, Peterborough, Richmond, Rindge, Swanzey and Troy. After incumbent District 5 Councilor Debora B. Pignatelli announced she would not seek re-election…

Diminished Value of Georgia, Atlanta’s leading car appraisal company was recently reviewed and featured by the Atlanta& Company TV show. In the interview, Mr. Rached explains what Diminished Value is and how his company can help people with car accidents recover their vehicle’s loss in resale value. Mr. Rached demonstrates, with miniature Corvette in his hand,…

Aug. 29– LENOIR– A man driving a stolen car led police and deputies on a high-speed chase Friday from Lenoir all the way to around the Burke County line before officers were able to puncture the car’s tires and stop him, a Lenoir Police Department press release said. Just before 11 a.m. a Lenoir police officer saw a 1987 Toyota Supra at the intersection of Civic Court…

But if there’s an argument in favor of the controversial 2011 law, it may well be the out-of-this-world health insurance benefits the city of Madison has until recently been bestowing upon its employees. Not only were they a bad deal for Madison taxpayers; they may have precluded better wellness care for employees and– in the unfortunate absence of universal…

Aug. 31– KAYZAR ABDUL-KHABIR and his wife, Khadijah Muhammad, said if it wasn’t for their vigilant West Philly neighbors, they would have thought an intruder broke open the steel security door at their home Wednesday morning. In actuality, it was the Philadelphia police, who took off without leaving a card or any hint that they were behind the damage.