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Have Your Business Sponsor Habitat for Humanity's IMPACT day

Hayden Sprenkle — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 14:00:18 +0000

Twice a year, Habitat Tri-Cities, in partnership with homeowners, businesses, churches, and community organizations, sends work groups to select homes that are in desperate need of repair and face-lift. This work, based on the owner-investment model of Habitat, allows low-income homeowners—challenged by age, disability, or circumstance—to stay in their home, safely and affordably. Sponsor a [...]

New Credit Card Fees in Affect Now!

Faith Martin — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:50:19 +0000

I saw on Kndu.com that there is now a new fee which began yesterday for merchants of Visa or Mastercard. Geez, lots of places don't even accept cash any longer and ONLY want credit cards for payment. This is getting ridiculous!

NBC News-"Visa and MasterCard had always prohibited merchant

Men with Above-Average Looks Earn More than Below-Average Guys!

Faith Martin — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:00:59 +0000

Just read about this in ABC Online!

Good-looking men not only have a better shot with women than guys with below-average looks, they also apparently command higher salaries.

Research in Australia conducted by Melbourne University economist Jeff Borland and former Australian National University economist Andrew Leigh shows guys with above-average looks earned around $33,000 more than men who got short-changed in the looks department.

The study, published in the S

Patrick Dempsey Leading Group to Buy Bankrupt Coffeehouse Chain

Faith Martin — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 18:00:38 +0000

Hey, Here’s something kinda cool! Have you heard? Grey’s Anatomy star Patrick Dempsey, who plays Dr. Derek “McDreamy” Shepherd on the ABC series, says he’s leading a group that’s hoping to buy the Seattle-based coffeehouse chain, which has filed for bankruptcy and employs about 500 people. In a statement obtained by the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Dempsey [...]

Hermiston – Business

Maegan Murray — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 18:45:53 +0000

Scantily-Clad People Are Viewed as Less Competent, More Sensitive

Shauna Wright — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 18:30:30 +0000

A University of Maryland study conducted with both male and female volunteers discovered that, as with women, scantily-clad men are seen as more sensitive but less competent than their fully-clothed counterparts. According to the researchers, we all view others as having two aspects of mind: the ability to plan, act and exert self-control, called “agency,” [...]

Two Sausage Dogs And A Boutonniere Please.

Chuck Hall — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 22:16:25 +0000

A hot dog vendor in New York sells his goods outside the Marriage Bureau in Manhattan with his daughter. When business got slow, they decided to earn extra money by selling bridal bouquets and boutonnieres along with the dogs. So far so good, but it got me thinking, what other businesses could you combine? How [...]

Palin Says, "US Needs Spudnut Moments!"

Faith Martin — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:30:15 +0000

Seems we all love Spudnuts!! Check out this story about what Sarah Palin says about our local Spudnut Shop! Former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin brought the local landmark up during a Wednesday night interview on Fox News.She was sharing her views on President Obama’s State of the Union address, in which he urged the [...]