Huff TV: Move Your Money: Arianna And Rob Johnson Explain How Moving Your Money Can Change The System

Arianna and Rob Johnson, director of the Economic Policy Initiative at the Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt Institute, urged Americans to move their money to community banks during an appearance on the Ed Show with Ed Schultz on Wednesday.

Just last week, Arianna and Rob unveiled Move Your Money, a challenge to Americans fed up with too-big-to-fail banks. The initiative encourages account holders to withdraw their money from big, mismanaged banks and move the funds to smaller, better-managed community banks–institutions that are ..read more

Lamar State College-Orange Announces Fall 2009 Graduates – KBMT ABC 12

Lamar State College-Orange will hold it’s Fall 2009 commencement service Friday December 18 at 7 p.m.

Lamar Issued the following announcement:

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Sabine River Authority of Texas Assistant Manager David Montagne will serve as the guest speaker at the LSC-O fall 2009 commencement on Friday, December 18, at 7:00 p.m. at the Lutcher Theater.

Mr. Montagne has worked for the Authority since 1986. He supervises over 100 employees and is responsible for operations, finance, engineering, ..read more

Foster parents open homes, hearts to hundreds (The Gainesville Times)

As most children are tinkering with their new Christmas toys, some children in Hall County still are hoping for a home.

There are about 109 children in area foster homes or group homes, said Westlynn Benton, deputy director of Hall County Department of Family and Children’s Services.

More local foster parents always are needed to care for children who have suffered from abuse and neglect, she said.

“Anyone can become a foster parent,” Benton said. “… We are constantly ..read more

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Empty shelves may make post-holiday sales a dud – The Tennessean

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On the day before Christmas, last-minute shoppers snapped up items for loved ones to wear, while retailers saw store shelves go bare.

The moral of the story?

Shoppers hoping for after-Christmas fire sales could be disappointed this year.

“Inventories have been extremely lean going into this season,” said Michael P. Niemira, chief economist and director of research for the International Council of Shopping Centers, adding that this year’s after-Christmas sales may be weaker than most. “There’s less merchandise in the ..read more

Roads are snow covered – Twin County News

SALEM – With snow accumulation totals around a foot and a half in southwestern Virginia this morning, the Virginia Department of Transportation strongly urges motorists to only travel if absolutely necessary today. Be alert to the following conditions as of noon:

Interstates

Interstate 81 in Botetourt, Roanoke, Montgomery and Pulaski counties is moderate to severe condition with snow and ice on the roadway.  I-81 remains blocked in Montgomery County and traffic continues to be detoured off southbound I-81 onto Route 11/460 ..read more