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Hickory council OKs sewage pact with ClaremontTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:34PMThe Hickory City Council gave preliminary approval Tuesday night to oversee the City of Claremont’s wastewater collection system, and gave the go-ahead for the distribution of Community Development Block Grant money.

Government offering loan program for those struggling with mortgage paymentsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:14PM  (KMOV)-- There is a new option for those in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure. Anyone living in Missouri with a looming threat of foreclosure can apply for the Emergency Homeowners’ Loan Program by July 22. Eligible applicants must be at least 90 days past due in mortgage payments and have decreased income because of loss employment, medical bills, or divorce. The program is ...

Ghana: Budget - Worrying ConcernsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:55AMThis report does not aim to provide an in-depth sector-by-sector analysis of the 2011 supplementary budget, or of the master budget volume, to which it is a supplement.

FEMA gets mixed reviews three months after NC tornadoesMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:19PMThree months after tornadoes tore across North Carolina, killing 24 people, FEMA has taken more than 9,700 applications for grants and loans and approved more than $18 million in assistance. However, the WRAL Investigates team found that most people don't qualify for help.

Canadians Offered a Second Chance to Save Money on Home Renovations from June 6, 2011 to March 31, 2012Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:47PMOwens Corning Welcomes the Approved $400 Million Budget to Extend the ecoENERGY Retrofit-Homes Program

This is a Backgrounder On EconomyMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 3:39PMAbstract: Federal social programs are rarely evaluated to determine whether they are actually accomplishing their intended purposes. As part of its obligation to spend taxpayers’ dollars wisely, Congress should mandate that experimental evaluations of every federal social program be conducted.

After The Recession, Students Borrow ReluctantlyMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:12AM(Reuters) - When Emi Young decided to attend Pomona College in California a few years ago, she broke with a tradition as closely associated with U.S. universities as fraternity parties and cramming for final exams.

Municipal projects still on to-do listMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:59AMMunicipal leaders around North Central Massachusetts say they can get their big-ticket capital projects done this fiscal year despite economic woes, but they are working harder and being more creative to make them happen.

Jim Grant still can't figure out why the dollar has held up so longSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:36PMThis weekend's Wall Street Journal publishes a lovely profile, written by Holman W. Jenkins Jr., of James Grant, publisher of Grant's Interest Rate Observer.