New online VA healthcare enrollment availableExaminer.comOn February 3, the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) announced that it has partnered with the First Army at Camp Shelby, Mississippi to launch a streamlined version of its online application for VA health benefits (VA Form 1010EZ) for service members ...and more »

Numbers suggest prioritiesPicayune ItemHere's how our neighboring states are faring: Alabama (median income $42218, 16.1 percent poverty rate, 14.4 percent without health insurance and 8.1 percent unemployed); Arkansas (median income $38600, 16.5 percent poverty rate, 18.5 percent without ...

Budget issues top priority for legislative sessionGadsden TimesThe consensus is Alabama, like other states, continues to suffer from the 2007-2008 recession, even though it has officially been declared over. There's not been enough growth to reverse several negative years of budget appropriations in the General ...and more »

What Nevada, Florida and South Carolina Have in Common & What Republican ...Huffington PostNevada, Florida and South Carolina have some of America's highest rates of homicide, violent crime and incarceration. All three states are also home to the highest percentages of individuals without health insurance, the highest number of children ...and more »

South side nonprofit loses tax exempt status; child care center closesMilwaukee Journal Sentinel (blog)By Georgia Pabst of the Journal Sentinel Esperanza Unida, the south side job training agency that's been struggling to stay in business, has had its tax exempt status revoked. And the organization, which also runs a child care center at 611 W. National ...

Sheriff stops car on I-94, issues tickets for open beer canMilwaukee Journal SentinelBy Georgia Pabst of the Journal Sentinel Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. stopped a car Saturday morning on I-94 after he saw the passenger drinking a beer, the sheriff's office reported Saturday. Clarke made the stop at 10:50 am on I-94 ...and more »

Defend HaitiHaitians Living Abroad Socio-Economic Summit April 2012, AtlantaDefend HaitiEquipped with an excellent team of Professionals and Leaders as the organizing executive committee, the Summit has all the key ingredients for an astounding success in Atlanta, Georgia. The Summit will be held at the GEORGIA WORLD CONGRESS CENTER from ...

ABC NewsUSCCB: White House Misrepresents its Own Contraceptive MandateSacramento BeeClaim: "Churches are exempt from the new rules: Churches and other houses of worship will be exempt from the requirement to offer insurance that covers contraception." Response: This is not entirely true. To be eligible, even churches and houses of ...Catholics need to preach what we practiceSalonObama team defends birth control policyUSA TODAYThe Truth About Contraception, Obamacare And The ChurchForbesall 582 news articles »

New York TimesWith Levees Rated 'Unacceptable,' Officials Along the Mississippi Fight BackNew York TimesLOUIS, Ill. — When the Army Corps of Engineers declared last year that the levees here were “unacceptable,” it kicked up a storm of protest from officials and residents of the broad Mississippi River flood plain known as the American Bottom.and more »

Red and BlackUniversity looking for 'creative' ways to address Georgia obesityRed and BlackBy AJ ARCHER on February 4, 2012 The University has launched an initiative to tackle a big-boned problem across the state of Georgia. University President Michael Adams announced an initiative against obesity last month, saying the problem has been ...

Commentary: Europe, Greater Than Its Parts?GlobalAtlantaMargaret Sherman; Kelsey Scantland, a senior at Georgia Sate; Phil Bolton, GlobalAtlanta publisher; Annelies De Jongh and Annik Dirkx of the Antwerp Port Authority standing on an aerial photograph of the port. I recently returned from a business trip ...

Is unemployment going down in Birmingham?Examiner.comThe positions available in Birmingham are retail, trucking, many manufacturing positions, medical, insurance, and sales. The University of Alabama at Birmingham and Southern Research (SRI) are hiring for many more positions than they have in the last ...and more »

Bearable Hugs seeks stuffed animalsAccess North GeorgiaBy Derreck Booth Staff ATLANTA - An Oakwood business is one of many in Georgia collecting teddy bears and other stuffed animals for a state program that impacts kids. The Bearable Hugs for Georgia's Children campaign collects the animals and gives them ...

SC's diverse union workers don't like bashingThe StateBy JEFFREY COLLINS - AP COLUMBIA, SC — When the power goes out in South Carolina, chances are a union member repairs that line. When someone sends a letter or a package, the mail carrier or UPS driver is likely a union member.and more »

Houser trial testimony focuses on Medicaid checks, to resume next weekRome News Tribuneby Kim Sloan, staff writer George Houser signed over Medicaid checks sent to him by the Georgia Department of Community Health to pay for a real estate purchase, according to testimony Friday, Feb. 3, during the fifth day of his federal criminal trial ...and more »

Central Illinois pilots were part of the Tuskegee Airmen who made history ...Insurance News Net (press release)The training at a military airfield near Alabama's Tuskegee Institute , one of the earliest higher education centers for blacks, was intended for them to prove they could fight in any capacity for their country. Hall excelled at the training, ...and more »

Press-Register - al.com (blog)Figuring out RESTORE money, edict will punish Catholic institutions, why are ...Press-Register - al.com (blog)I heard on the local Catholic station Archangel Radio that at least one line of defense the Catholic Church will take will be to eliminate health insurance coverage for its workers rather than being a party to contraception and abortion ...

Where 2011's Top Funds See Opportunity in 2012Barron'sHe also like bonds issued by colleges like Syracuse University, the University of Mississippi and Yeshiva University. Puerto Rico is a particular favorite and TIAA-CREF owns a number of issues with different maturities. "Puerto Rico continues to be a ...and more »

Chaney working to get insurer discounts for coastal homes strengthened against ...The RepublicMississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney says he is working with legislators on a bill that would require insurers to offer discounts to homeowners who have strengthened homes against wind damage. State officials tell the Sun Herald ...and more »

The 4th Annual HTAA Healthy Trucking Summit will be the Trucking Industry's ...PR Web (press release)The Healthy Trucking Association of America (HTAA) is proud to announce the details of the 2012 HTAA Healthy Trucking Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. The HTAA Healthy Trucking Summit is the trucking industry's most important annual health and wellness ...and more »