2 days ago by Mary

(photo: University of Idaho plant researcher Danny Barney grows berry plants from seed in his lab at the Sandpoint Research Center. They hope to grow huckleberries as a commercial crop one day.) SANDPOINT, ID - Northwest colleges and universities have been tightening their belts in this tough econom ...

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4 days ago by Mary

SALEM, OR - Governor Ted Kulongoski is asking the leaders of two state agencies to take another look at what's called the Business Energy Tax Credit. The program has proven more costly than anticipated. Recent reports show that initial estimates drastically underestimated how many millions of dollar ...

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4 days ago by Mary

SALEM, OR - State lawmakers in Oregon and Washington tomorrow will get the latest look at their state’s financial picture. In Oregon, it’s the final update before voters weigh in on a pair of budget-balancing tax measures in January. Read more. Listen here.

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9 days ago by Mary

COEUR D’ALENE, ID - Idaho state lawmakers are carrying a grim message to local school board members. They say schools may have to make more budget cuts next year. And they warn not to count on new federal “Race to the Top” grant money either. Read more. Listen here.

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9 days ago by steve4319

This is a matter close to my heart. The slow death of the local pub and the real ale drinking that goes hand-in-hand with this. In the UK around half of our 60,000 pubs are owned by just 10 operators. This is not a healthy situation to be in. 39 pubs are closing every week! The names of Green King a ...

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10 days ago by Mary

(photo: Pew Center on the States) By Betsy Hammond, The Oregonian A report issued this morning by the Pew Center on the States names Oregon as one of 10 U.S. states at greatest peril of following California over a state budgetary cliff. Even though the national economy has begun to rebound, Oregon i ...

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13 days ago by Sharing

Cooperative grocery shelves EcoSalon posted a nice piece today: “ Sharing: It’s not just nice, it’s necessary.” I love the “rundown of the 15 coolest sharing concepts.” Coincidentally, I know the journalist who wrote the piece, Vanessa Barrington, because we are both members of the same cooperative ...

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18 days ago by Julie Norris

Slow Money is the name of a book, a movement, and an idea whose time has come. The subtitle of the book ” investing as if food, farms and fertility mattered” explains the heart of the movement which is only about a year old, but which is going viral all over the world. Read More: Political [...]

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23 days ago by goodamericanpost

We cannot preach enough, and you will hear us do it again and again, how important it is to KNOW your small business-owners, know your farmers, know your soldiers, know your teachers, and know and support your students. This is our economy, and supporting these groups around you is so important. We ...

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24 days ago by Dougald Hine

It's been such a busy few days, it's taken me a while to update this blog with some very exciting Space Makers news. Last week, we agreed a project with the owners of Brixton Village indoor market (the old Granville arcade). This is an amazing space - a 1930s building, a couple of minutes from Brixt ...

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