COMP SCI 101: The Great Windows 9 Solution

COMP SCI 101: The Great Windows 9 Solution

BY ANDY BLECHER So, Windows 9 is on the horizon… All of the drama with Windows 8 is coming to a close – at least it looks that way. Windows 9 looks as though Microsoft did finally listen to the complaints. Or maybe it was the bottom line. Yeah, I think so too. In all […]

BARNABY’S BLOG: Understanding How Bicycles are Insured

BY BARNABY JOYCE Joyce Insurance When the warm weather arrives, many bike owners dust off their bicycles and hit the road. Whether bike owners plan to participate in competitions or just take a ride around the block with the family, it is important for them to understand the rules of the road. It is also […]

Funding sought by county for daily bus washes

By Michael Riconda NEW CITY – New legislation bound for the County Legislature aims to improve safety standards for buses by making cleaning a daily occurrence, but could also compound maintenance costs several times their current value. The resolution, which was approved by the county’s Planning and Public Works Committee and Budget & Finance Committee […]

Wyoming man who kept 7-year-old in outdoor cage says he feared for child’s safety, deputies say

The Wyoming man authorities say kept a 7-year-old boy locked inside an outdoor cage — including overnights and during rainstorms — allegedly told deputies that he disliked the child but kept him in an outdoor cage to better ensure the child’s safety, The Laramie Boomerang reported. The paper reported that the man, Alexander Smith, is set to […]

SEIU begins dropping efforts to force home healthcare workers to pay dues

Just over a month after a landmark Supreme Court ruling, the Service Employees International Union is starting to drop its efforts to force home healthcare workers to pay dues. SEIU local officials in Illinois, Minnesota, and Massachusetts notified home-based childcare and healthcare providers that they will not collect union fees. The news follows the June […]

California couple struggling after being forced to pay deceased daughter’s student loans

A California couple is speaking out after they say their finances have been devastated over their daughter’s student loan debt, which they are being forced to repay after the woman died unexpectedly four years ago. Steve and Darnelle Mason’s 27-year-old daughter Lisa died suddenly from a liver disease, leaving behind three children. Darnelle Mason, who […]