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  • Oakley residents voice opposition to school plan (South Idaho Press)

    OAKLEY — Oakley residents aren’t pleased about the impending school bond proposal.
    2008-07-18 10:52:29
  • Horizon Tests, Re-Completes Stanley-1 Well in PNG (Rigzone)

    Horizon Oil advises that it has obtained key results from its production test of the Stanley-1 well in PRL 4, Western Province, Papua New Guinea. The Company holds a 100% interest in the licence.
    2008-07-18 10:52:45
  • Sierra Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

    Sierra Bancorp , parent of Bank of the Sierra, today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.17 per share, subsequent to the Board's review of the Company's preliminary second quarter financial results.
    2008-07-18 11:06:00
  • INSIGHTS: A Generational Challenge to Repower America (Environment News Service)

    {Editor's Note: This speech by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore was given Thursday, July 17, 2008 at the Daughters of the American Revolution Constitutional Hall in Washington, DC.}
    2008-07-18 11:07:48
  • The reluctant landlord (The New Zealand Herald)

    One of the realities of this current property market is the family home is not selling as quickly as it was. It is not uncommon for the vendor to suddenly decide to withdraw the property from the market and to reluctantly become a landlord rather than take the price hit.
    2008-07-18 11:16:12
  • Valley home prices slide to 2005 level - Silicon Valley

    It's a real estate milepost that would have sounded unbelievable just a year ago: One-fifth of the houses for sale in Santa Clara County today are now priced at less than $450,000. And the median price of houses that changed hands last month fell ...
    2008-07-17 10:42:00
  • When you need more income to buy home - Chicago Tribune

    While mortgage rates remain relatively low, many prospective first-time home buyers can't seem to qualify for the financing they need to get in the front door. "The problem lies in areas where income growth is in single digits while home appreciation ...
    2008-07-17 11:53:00
  • WILL IMPOSTER ATTORNEY DEFEND HIMSELF? (Staten Island Advance)

    STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- The son of a retired judge is accused of pretending to be an attorney in order to sell a woman's home, then keeping the money for himself.
    2008-07-18 05:28:47
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2008-07-18 12:58 Indian shares surge 4 pct led by banking stocks while tech stocks decline (Interactive Investor)

    MUMBAI (Thomson Financial) - Indian shares rose nearly 4 percent Friday, extending their rally to a second successive session, as investors chose to buy banking and realty stocks which have plummeted recently as spiraling inflation reinforces the rationale for a tightening stance on monetary policy.
    2008-07-18 05:31:25
  • Non-banks' home loan share shrinks (The Australian)

    BIG banks are routing non-bank lenders in the battle for home loan market share, winning back large chunks of business once lost to their more nimble and cheaper competitors.
    2008-07-18 07:00:00
  • Bill Esrey's legacy: It was good to be the boss (The Kansas City Star)

    William T. Esrey, while still Sprint's chief executive and chairman, got a sweetheart deal on a couple of mortgages from a company Sprint did business with. Portfolio magazine said the deals saved Esrey $24,000 while potentially violating Sprint's ethics policies
    2008-07-18 07:53:13
  • Great Basin Financial Corporation Reports Mid-Year Results (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)

    ELKO, Nev.----Great Basin Financial Corporation , the holding company for Great Basin Bank of Nevada, reported second quarter earnings of $501,735, compared to $588,710 for the same period last year.
    2008-07-18 08:00:00
  • The Government Did It (Forbes)

    Don't call the mortgage crisis the result of insufficient regulation. Our government was behind the wheel all along.
    2008-07-18 08:47:22
  • LEGAL NOTICES 7-17-08 (Drummer)

    1. State the exact assumed name under which the business is or will be conducted: WEST-BIDZ.COM Online Auctions. 2. State the address of the principal place of business. 10 8th St. N.E. Bay 4, Buffalo, MN 55313.
    2008-07-18 09:50:33
  • State housing agency salutes year's top lenders for first time homebuyer programs (KRGV-TV Texas)

    AUSTIN - Acknowledging that its goal of increasing homeownership rates among low to moderate income Texans depends on strong partnerships with local lenders, the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) today announced its "Lenders of the Year" and "Loan Officer of the Year" for their involvement in and support of TDHCA's Texas First Time Homebuyer Program.
    2008-07-18 10:07:56