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Archive for October 16th, 2005
Sunday, October 16, 2005 Gulf Coast Seen As Land of Economic Opportunity By Dave Berns "Gaming industry wildcatters are thrilled with the reconstruction prospects for New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. They say anyone with a craps table should be able to make a mint as the richly funded reconstruction turns the fertile crescent into the Wild, Wild West.
"This won't be another Las Vegas, where it takes at least [...]
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Sunday, October 16, 2005 Credit Score Confusion By Dave Berns "Credit scores are not the same as credit reports. A credit report basically represents your financial history over time, whereas a credit score is a snapshot of your credit profile at a particular time. Scores are not stored in your file. Rather, they are generated on request and can change from day to day, depending [...]
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Sunday, October 16, 2005 Roth vs. Traditional IRA By Dave Berns "Millions of workers may have a new retirement plan choice next year: the Roth 401(k)," reports The Los Angeles Times.
"Created in the 2001 tax law but first available in 2006, the Roth 401(k) may be offered by about 30% of employers as an alternative to a traditional 401(k), according to a survey by Hewitt Associates."
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Sunday, October 16, 2005 In-Game Advertising Jumps For Videos By Dave Berns "With growing numbers of young men spending their spare time playing video games instead of watching television, some advertising companies have begun specializing in infiltrating digital entertainment. They are pioneering the use of in-game billboards and product placement, which some experts say could increase significantly in coming years," reports The Los Angeles Times.
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Sunday, October 16, 2005 Low-Income Oregonians Increasingly Squeezed By Dave Berns "Stagnant incomes and rising costs are squeezing Oregon's working class, forcing more families to turn to relatives, credit cards, payday lenders, free health clinics and food banks to get by," reports The Oregonian.
"The poorest Oregonians qualify for government help with child care, housing and health care. But that safety net is not there for tens [...]
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Sunday, October 16, 2005 Non-Profits Fear Donors Are Tapped Out By Dave Berns Nonprofits preparing for their end-of-the-year fundraising campaigns have one more thing to worry about — disaster fatigue," reports The Santa Fe New Mexican.
They fear their donors, who have already contributed to hurricane relief along the Gulf Coast and now to international aid organizations working in earthquake-ravaged Pakistan, will feel tapped out come December. Benefactors might [...]
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Sunday, October 16, 2005 How Real Is Bird Flu Threat? By Dave Berns "The Spanish flu, or bird flu, killed 5,000 people in New Mexico and 50 million worldwide. Everyone knew someone who had died," reports the Santa Fe New Mexican.
"Although the Spanish flu no longer exists, disease specialists now worry that an outbreak of a new avian flu will be as globally devastating as the 1918 version. [...]
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Sunday, October 16, 2005 Competition Heated For Phoenix-Area Ambulance Contracts By Dave Berns "When Scottsdale opened the bids for its new ambulance contract, the first 911 dispatch went to city attorneys," reports today's Arizona Republic.
"The contest was on between veteran Southwest Ambulance, which handles emergency calls for most of the Valley's cities, and upstart Professional Medical Transport.Residents across Maricopa County can expect to witness a fast-paced race of [...]
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Sunday, October 16, 2005 Health Care Costs Continue To Skyrocket By Dave Berns "Costs are expected to increase between 8 and 10 percent nationally, analysts say, pushing the health care tab to an all-time high," reports today's Arizona Republic.
"Next year, it will cost an average of $8,424 to cover the medical-insurance costs for a typical full-time employee, according to a survey by Towers Perrin, a professional-services firm. That's [...]
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