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Leap of faith: Classical Ballet gives international dancers a new life in Columbia (The State) On Dec. 29, 2006, after 21 hours on tumultuous seas, Damien Martinez’s boat finally reached safe harbor in the Florida Keys. Days earlier, Martinez and about 20 others built a makeshift boat on a farm outside Havana, Cuba. After guiding the boat through a forest on a cart pulled by cows, they launched it on a river that led to the open sea. Martinez, a dancer, risked his life to join his ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Coastside agencies could lose hundreds of thousands in downturn (Half Moon Bay Review) The Cabrillo Unified School District has lost more than $1 million as a result of investment losses in recent days, and the city of Half Moon Bay and the Coastside Fire Protection District are each burdened with six-figure losses of their own. us.rd.yahoo.com
The next bailout: Your adult children? (MSNBC) As Washington unfurls its financial-market rescue, more families are weighing private bailouts of their own — of young-adult children burdened by debt. us.rd.yahoo.com
Private concerns (Las Vegas Business Press) About a year and half ago, many industry observers saw private-equity ownership of casino companies as the wave of the future. us.rd.yahoo.com
The next financial bailout: Your adult children? (Baltimore Sun) The next financial bailout: Your adult children? As Washington unfurls its rescue plan, families weigh private bailouts of their own us.rd.yahoo.com
Now Morgan Stanley Needs "$60 Billion" Of New Equity (GoldSeek.com) A few days ago, Morgan Stanley was apparently well-capitalized. Then rating agency Egan-Jones said the firm needed $30 billion of new equity . Then Moody's threatened a downgrade. Then the $10 billion Mitsubishi deal seemed ready to fall apart. us.rd.yahoo.com
Woman leaves $400,000 for new HB rescue boat (Stuff) One generous woman's death will have saved others' lives, with a bequest of more than $400,000 helping to fund the Hawke's Bay Coastguard's new rescue boat. us.rd.yahoo.com
Health care costs take a toll on Missouri's farms, ranches (High Plains Journal) Health care costs are hitting Missouri's farmers and ranchers hard. A new study released Sept. 25, demonstrates the burden that healthcare expenses are placing on Missouri's farm and ranch families. us.rd.yahoo.com
American Families Tightening Belts As Crisis Comes Home (News On 6 Tulsa) Americans are now trying to live within their incomes. If they succeed, it would boost the anemic U. S. savings rate and signal a shift in the way Americans view their finances. us.rd.yahoo.com
American Families Tightening Belts As Crisis Comes Home (KTRE Lufkin and Nacogdoches) The dramatic changes in the U. S. financial system -- the debt write-downs and consolidation of corporate balance sheets -- are now mirrored at kitchen tables around the United States. us.rd.yahoo.com
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