Raise Chickens – Backyard Poultry Chickens can be fun to raise, but before getting started, check with your local zoning office to make sure owning live poultry isn't prohibited in your area. If you're given the green light, purchase day-old chicks from a feedstore or an online source, such as mypetchicken.com, which offers standard and...
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Texas Approves Curriculum Revised by Conservatives AUSTIN, Tex. – After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday voted to approve a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the superiority of American capitalism, questioning the Founding Fathers' commitment to a purely secular...
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Skyrocketing Seed Prices Spur Antitrust Concerns Today the LA Times examines the rapid increase in the prices farmers pay for seeds. Spending on seeds grew to $17 billion last year—up an eye-popping 56 percent from 2006. The huge jump has farmers pressing for an investigation, and the departments of Justice and Agriculture are launching a...
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IRS visits Sacramento carwash in pursuit of 4 cents – Sacramento Business, Housing Market News It was every businessperson's nightmare. Arriving at Harv's Metro Car Wash in midtown Wednesday afternoon were two dark-suited IRS agents demanding payment of delinquent taxes. “They were deadly serious, very aggressive, very condescending,” says Harv's owner, Aaron Zeff. The really odd part...
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Fire Department Bills for Basic Services Horrify Residents, Insurance Companies By SARAH NETTER Feb. 4, 2010 It came in the mail less than a month after Darline Fairchild watched her family's home go up in flames — a bill for the nearly $28,000 it cost the fire department to extinguish the blaze. “I felt my body turn cold...
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Wrong student hauled out of class, arrested | Dallas – Fort Worth News | wfaa.com DALLAS – A Dallas mother said she is furious after her daughter was dragged out of class and hauled away to truancy court. The problem, Rebecca Gomez said, is that it was a case of mistaken identity. “It was very scary,” said...
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