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Robert Genin embarked on a paper chase soon after Hurricane Katrina swamped the house he and his wife, Mary, bought here 35 years ago.

The Aug. 29 storm washed away all his belongings, including financial documents he stashed in his attic. That sent him on a time-con...

A second-round of mediation talks failed to resolve a 14 million dispute between the Cowlit... Swift Canal mediation talk

A second-round of mediation talks failed to resolve a $14 million dispute between the Cowlitz PUD and a construction company, increasing chances the utility will become mixed up in a second high-stakes lawsuit over the rebuilding of the Swift Canal.

No other talks are scheduled with Kiewit Pacific, and the PUD hasn't decided on its next move, spokesman Dave Andrew said Monday. "We d...

There are a large number of hidden costs associated with smoking - costs that are rarely examine... Smoking more costly than y

There are a large number of hidden costs associated with smoking - costs that are rarely examined when taking into consideration how much a smoking habit truly costs. If you smoke, you're literally burning money! Smoking just one $3.50 pack per day will cost you $1,260 a year. Besides the obvious expenditures smoking can also cost you thousands annually more in insurance premiums.

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Driven by a fondness for fun and frugality, more people choosing fuel-efficient scooters It... A zippier way to get to work...

Driven by a fondness for fun and frugality, more people choosing fuel-efficient scooters

It can get 80 mpg, costs dimes a day to insure and draws stares almost anywhere you drive it.

JIM MAHONEY/DMNNo wonder Josh Bailey is revved up about his Vespa: Besides being a joy to ride, the scooter is cheap to insure and can get 80 miles per gallon, helping the new dad stay within his tight ...

Naturopaths, now regulated under what they call the "toothless" 1925 Drugless Practitioners Act t... Give optometrists larger r

Naturopaths, now regulated under what they call the "toothless" 1925 Drugless Practitioners Act that has no provisions for investigating misconduct or incompetence, applauded the recommendation.

Implementing it would "provide real protection to both the public and our profession," said Ruth Ann Baron, president of the Ontario Association of Naturopathic Doctors.

The recommendation to allo...

Singapore - Small vessels carrying liquid gas or chemicals through the Malacca Strait are at grea... Small chemical-carrying ve

Singapore - Small vessels carrying liquid gas or chemicals through the Malacca Strait are at greater risk from a terrorist attack than are large ships, a think tank said in a published report Wednesday.

The Singapore-based Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies questioned the popular belief that large vessels are the main target of pirates.

Figures from the International Ma...

This editorial is not focusing on the presentation, but one aspect of the budget that concerns al... Honour your words, prime m

This editorial is not focusing on the presentation, but one aspect of the budget that concerns all Jamaicans currently contributing to, or benefiting from the National Housing Trust (NHT) and National Insurance Fund (NIF).

The government's proposal is to consolidate these funds into one large fund, from which the administration can spend at will on whatever is the national priority. Howe...

Freddie Taylor has stared down countless hurricanes in the last 50 years, leaving for some, ridin... For many, hurricane evacua

Freddie Taylor has stared down countless hurricanes in the last 50 years, leaving for some, riding out others.

Each time a storm began to swirl in the Gulf of Mexico, the 65-year-old weighed the decision to stay or go. But not this summer.

"I'm getting out," she said, standing outside a federally issued trailer next to her flooded New Orleans home. "If they say one's coming, I'm ...

A resolution requiring the Irish Nationwide board to consider taking the building society public ... Tuesday Newspaper Review -

A resolution requiring the Irish Nationwide board to consider taking the building society public was rejected in a poll by 81pc of those voting (19,051 votes and proxies against) compared with 19pc (4,444 votes in favour) with 32 spoiled votes.

Irish Nationwide member and critic of the board, Shane Hogan, proposed the resolution which, he said, gave shareholders the option of remaining wi...

Survey data released Monday, to coincide with Women's Health Month in May, show that a woman's ... SURVEY REVEALS DIFFERENCES I

Survey data released Monday, to coincide with Women's Health Month in May, show that a woman's educational level, Household income and health insurance status can be indicators of her health and her awareness about health-related behaviors, according to California's Department of Health Services.

More women in California are getting mammograms today than two years ago and fewer are smo...