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Gulf Coast Residents Fleeing Massive Storm

Posted in Education, Emergencies, Employment, Health Care, Homeownership, Money, tagged , , , , , , , on August 31, 2008 | Comments Off

Pay attention to warnings and leave now if you can by Colin Lovett – PIC Current Producer Residents of many Louisiana parishes are being told to evacuate ahead of the expected landfall of Hurricane Gustav Monday.  To find out what the status of your area is, please visit this Louisiana state emergency resource page or call 1-866-288-2484 [...]

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Gulf Coast Preparing Now for Hurricane Gustav

Posted in Emergencies, Homeownership, Money, tagged , , , , , , , on August 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Residents in the storm’s path should be ready for emergency by Colin Lovett – PIC Current Producer **UPDATE** – New Orleans May Ray Nagin has issued a mandatory evacuation order for the city.  Anyone who does not leave by Sunday evening is being warned there will be no emergency shelters in the city during the [...]

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“Digg” Your Pay, We Compare Online Salary Tools

Posted in Employment, Money, tagged , , , , , , on August 29, 2008 | Comments Off

Online tools can help you find out how much you are worth by Colin Lovett – PIC Current Producer In today’s tough job market and weak economy, you can use every advantage you can get to earn more money or get more pay.  Today, I thought I’d review three sites that help you compare salaries [...]

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US Has Highest Infant Death Rate of Rich Nations

Posted in Health Care, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on August 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »

Memphis, Tennessee has same rate as many third world countries by Vanessa Brunner, PIC Current Contributor It’s hard to imagine infant mortality being a serious issue in the United States. For a nation renowned for its advances in health care and medicine, it would seem like an issue of infant death would’ve been resolved through [...]

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How Green Is Your Collar?

Posted in Employment, Living Green, tagged , , , , , , , , on August 27, 2008 | 2 Comments »

By Anthony Myers – PIC Current Contributor Everyone knows about blue-collar jobs and white-collar jobs. But did you know about green collar jobs? Green is the new black, so here’s your chance to hip yourself to the revolution. Did you know we could bring in more jobs without spending mucho dead presidents? We can even [...]

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Student Loan Debate Swings Toward the Feds

Posted in Education, Money, tagged , , , , , , , , , on August 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »

With fewer private loan options, students starting to realize government funds may be the best choice by Vanessa Brunner, PIC Current Contributor Student loans are a constant burden for those seeking a higher education. Figuring out which type is best or spending years trying to pay off debt are only a couple of the problems. [...]

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Number of Uninsured Goes Down

Posted in Health Care, tagged , , , , , , , , , on August 26, 2008 | Comments Off

Census Bureau says poverty rate held steady in 2007 by Colin Lovett – PIC Current Producer Layoffs are everywhere.  People are losing their homes left and right. The federal debt is out of control and the stock market is limping.  But now we find out that the number of uninsured Americans dropped in 2007, while [...]

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