Spencer store stocks eclectic mix of supplies
Store stocks eclectic mix of supplies By Steve Huffman shuffman@salisburypost.com SPENCER ? Ken Bean said that for the first time in his life, he ...

Parliament: Ministry to investigate lack of police supplies
KUALA LUMPUR: The Home Ministry will investigate whether there were problems involving the distribution of substandard equipment from the logistics department of Bukit Aman to police contingents nationwide.

Cooperation makes area roads safer
With prices rising and salt supplies short, many municipalities have had to rely on the commonwealth for road treatment materials.

Nothing knits a community like art
TACOMA -- It started with a trip to Africa, and a dream of a shared art space in Tacoma. Now the dream has a building, art supplies and equipment and a small but growing community of folks making art together.

Report Sounds Alarm on Threat of Weapons of Mass Destruction
The odds that terrorists will soon strike a major city with weapons of mass destruction are now better than even, a bipartisan congressionally mandated task force concludes in a draft study that warns of growing threats from rogue states, nuclear smuggling networks and the spread of atomic know-how...

Students soon rolling in the virtual cash
A new class at White County High School, called Virtual Enterprise, held a red carpet ceremony on Tuesday, Nov. 25, to introduce their new virtual company, Sparta Outdoor Supplies to area business and civic leaders.

Pan Pacific Copper May Cut Production 20% in 2009 (Update2)
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Pan Pacific Copper Co. , Japan?s biggest copper smelting company, may cut output by as much as 20 percent next year on slowing global demand, according to Nippon Mining & Metals Co., which owns 66 percent of the venture.

Closing Denver's budget gap may require furloughs
Denver's budget director offered City Council members a grim financial outlook Monday that may require mandatory furlough days and no raises for employees in an effort to maintain core services and avoid layoffs.

Target focuses on reading
Target volunteers recently broke the quiet of Pearland ISD?s Lawhon Elementary to help students fall in love with reading.

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The chances are that somewhere in your office, the paper you are using came from UPM-Kymmene Japan KK, the Tokyo-based unit of the global forest products group with core businesses in printing papers, specialty papers, label materials and wood products.

Corn, Soybeans Decline as Deepening Slump May Cut Consumption
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Corn and soybeans fell the most in more than a week as reports showed manufacturing slumped from the U.S. to China, fueling speculation that a deeper recession will curb consumption of meat, dairy products and eggs.

SATS to buy 70% stake in Singapore Food Industries
SINGAPORE: Singapore Airport Terminal Services (SATS) said on Tuesday it is buying nearly 70 per cent of Singapore Food Industries (SFI) for about S$335 million in cash.

PTO?s campus fall festival to fund educational programs
Those who attended the Saturday, Nov. 22 fall festival at Williams Elementary School helped the campus obtain some needed financial assistance.

Scams entice jobless
In October, the unemployment rate hit a 14-year high of 6.5 percent. That was bad news for the more than 240,000 people who lost their jobs during that period.

Councils scrap paper recycling banks following slump in value of waste materials
Recycling banks are facing the scrapheap after a global slump in the price of waste materials. The credit crunch has seen demand for recyclable materials plummet.

Prof helps furniture program for Gambian students get leg up
Thanks to Buba Misawa, a Washington & Jefferson College political science professor, and alum David White, the owner of Universal Hotel Liquidators in New Haven, Conn., some students in Gambia are sitting on finer wood.

Self-powered devices possible, says Texas A&M researcher
( Texas A&M University ) Imagine a self-powering cell phone that never needs to be charged because it converts sound waves produced by the user into the energy it needs to keep running. It's not as far-fetched as it may seem thanks to the recent work of Tahir Cagin, a professor in the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University.

CORE volunteers need help as rebuilding gets tougher
After a brief meeting on Saturday morning, a group of friends who had barely met each other headed to a trailer parked at Gloria Dei Church, where they lined up to receive brooms, dustpans, scrub brushes and sanitizers.

Rogers Scout Earns Eagle Rank
Charles Edward Kinder, 17, received the rank of Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America on Oct. 11, after completing all the requirements with Troop 777 in Lowell, chartered by Fellowship Bible Church.

Civil Air Patrol celebrates 67th anniversary
For 67 years the Civil Air Patrol has been serving a number of important roles for our country. Locally, the Civil Air Patrol's Thunder Mountain Composite Squadron held an anniversary party on Monday night.