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The poverty threshold is an artificially low income level calculated on a multiplier of food cost... The poor among us...

The poverty threshold is an artificially low income level calculated on a multiplier of food cost. For example, for 2005 the poverty level of a family of two adults and two children under 18 was $19,806.

Below that level anywhere in the country, you are poor and therefore eligible for a variety of government programs. Above that level, you and your family are not counted among the poor. read more

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It seems to me with all the complaining going on we could have mustered up a better voter turnout on Sept. 5. I don't understand why we re-elect the same politicians or allow 11 current officials to go unchalleng...

Perhaps "booming" is the best way to describe the financial industry in the Flathead Valley.<... Banking boom...

Perhaps "booming" is the best way to describe the financial industry in the Flathead Valley.

New branches, expansions and acquisitions are in the works for many financial institutions in the valley, part of economic growth that is driven primarily by steady in-migration and a robust construction industry.

Government officials and economic experts across the country are debating the ...

BATH -- Steuben County victim impact panels, used to educate convicted drunken drivers of the eff... DWI impact panels send a m

BATH -- Steuben County victim impact panels, used to educate convicted drunken drivers of the effect of their crimes, will enter their 15th year on Wednesday.

That's when about 80 people, all convicted of driving while intoxicated, will gather in a Bath courtroom to listen to family members of those killed in drunken-driving crashes.

As they have since the first panel was held on O...

Back to Home > Saturday, Sep 16, 2006 News Posted on Sat, Sep. 16, 2006 email this print this rep... Davis opposes cap on milit

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Rep. Geoff Davis, R-Ky., is fighting a proposal to cap high interest rates for short-term payday loans to military service members at 36 percent, drawing protests from consumer watchdogs and military groups.

The Pentagon has accused payday lenders of surrounding its ...

Back to Home > Saturday, Sep 16, 2006 Business Posted on Sat, Sep. 16, 2006 email this print this... Business Briefs...

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Investors sent shares near their 2006 highs on Friday after benign inflation data and low oil prices boosted confidence that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates unchanged at its meeting next week.

Stocks finished the week broadly higher in its strongest winning streak in more t...

Back to Home > News > Saturday, Sep 16, 2006 Local Posted on Sat, Sep. 16, 2006 email this print ... Insurance change provokes

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State workers who bought insurance to help pay for long-term nursing home or hospice care have sued to reverse price increases they say violated their agreement.

More than 3,000 people bought long-term care insurance policies for themselves and their dependents during the first five...

Amazing. Duhhh. Those are the only words that are applicable to New York officials wondering why ... Reasons simple for NY wage

Amazing. Duhhh. Those are the only words that are applicable to New York officials wondering why the state has high wages but yet a high poverty level. So now officials want to waste more money to start a think tank to figure this out.

Save the money and talk to the New Yorkers who work very hard and are still considered poverty. I bet they will call you for free and let you know. I can s...

Edmunds, a Republican, is running to unseat Rep. Wanda Grinde, D-Billings, who seeks a second ter... House District 48 challeng

Edmunds, a Republican, is running to unseat Rep. Wanda Grinde, D-Billings, who seeks a second term in the Montana House.

Grinde's list of voter concerns includes health care, education, public-lands access, taxes, drug treatment and prisons.

Edmunds said there is a general feeling the state is on the verge of being in "a really good spot," and the Legislature needs to help turn the...

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Citizens to add surcharge to cover insurance deficit

Florida homeowners will make up a $163 million shortfall for the state-run insurance pool, which is adding about 2 percent to homeowner policies for one year.

That means all insured homeowners will pay an additional $20.70 per $1,000 of an...