War Veterans Benefit from New State LawsFriday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:56PMBy Amanda DeBard - Some war veterans in Oklahoma will no longer pay property taxes and others in New York will have an advantage in getting civil service jobs under new provisions that take effect in 2009. Veterans in California, meanwhile, have had help buying a home since November, under a new law there.
Poverty Does MatterWednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 1:45AMThe American government has been established when the world was still young and just like everything else that needs time for creation and endless modification to obtain perfection, centuries and great leaders made it possible for the country to reach superpower.
New Year Honours listTuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:31PMProfessor Timothy Robert Peter Brighouse. For services to Education. (Oxford, Oxfordshire) Professor David Nicholas Cannadine. Formerly Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Professor, Institute of Historical Research, University of London. For services to Scholarship.
Nonprofit group Lend a Hand to give an arm to Torrance womanSunday, December 28, 2008 @ 11:38PMAfter losing her arm in a car accident four years ago, Elisa Braly had to relearn everything: washing her hair, writing left-handed, driving and even walking straight. Lend A Hand PHOTOS: ยป Elisa Braly finds hope
Tennis clinic makes a good matchSunday, December 28, 2008 @ 8:26AMOne of the players at First Volley is pushing for a bill to make insurance companies pay more for prosthetic limbs.