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On Sunday, November 11, 2012, the City of Houston will show support for our Armed Forces and celebrate the annual “Houston Salutes American Heroes” Veterans Day Celebration. Mayor Annise D. Parker has again partnered with the City’s Office of Veterans’ Affairs to host the third annual AT&T Veterans Job Fair and the second Walgreens Veterans […]
via: 9news.com The popularity of online dating websites is unquestioned. What is in question, according to a new study, is exactly how safesome of those sites are. The study was conducted by the University of Colorado Boulder’s Leeds School of Business. As part of a class research project, it was discovered that 21 of 90 dating websites […]
via: cnn.com No power, no heat, no water. Residents of Brooklyn’s Red Hook neighborhood learn to get by after Sandy. See More
Real estate mogul, devout friend to the Republican party, and now all-round bellyacherDonald Trump should be eating crow right about now but instead, he chose to lambast President Barack Obama on Twitter forwinning his consecutive bid for the presidency on Tuesday night. The offensively coiffed trillionaire’s Twitter meltdown was a juvenile display of sour grapes after Obama decisively defeated the Republican candidate Mitt Romney: Click here […]
via: cnn.com Professor R. Michael Alvarez on the viability of using online voting systems in United States’ presidential elections. See More
via: fox11online.com Ertmer says more than 7,000 absentee ballots were cast in Winnebago County in the 2010 gubernatorial election. She expects that many or more to be handed out before next week’s recall election. And with it will be a new notice to voters about posting pictures of their completed ballots online. See Video Here
via: howstuffworks.com Every four years, on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November, millions of U.S. citizens go to local voting booths to elect, among other officials, the next president and vice president of their country. Their votes will be recorded and counted, and winners will be declared. But the results of the popular […]
via: new92fm.com People can help by making a donation to support American Red Cross Disaster Relief online, by text or by phone. Donations help the Red Cross provide shelter, food, emotional support and other assistance to those affected by disasters like Hurricane Sandy.To donate, people can visit http://www.redcross.org, call 1-800-RED-CROSS, or text the word REDCROSS […]
via: eurweb.com Would you believe 108-year-old South Carolina resident Joanna Jenkins is casting her vote for the first time this election. Jenkins can’t read or write, nor does she have a state-issued ID. But that didn’t stop her from getting to the polls. Read More
via: news92fm.com Halloween is tomorrow night and we have a few reminders about how to keep your kids safe this year. Given that most kids trick-or-treat after dark, you’ll want your kids to carry flash lights or glow sticks, or use reflective tape on your costumes and watch out for candles inside pumpkins or any […]
Hurricane Sandy took no prisoners as she made her way through the northeast, slamming into the coast of New Jersey. Tree’s had no chance as Sandy’s (or otherwise known as #Frankenstorm) gusts of wind topped off at almost 90 MPH. Check out these photos courtesy of Hot1079Philly.com. RELATED STORIES: Tomb of Unknown Guardsmen Will Not […]
President Obama warned that the impending arrival of Hurricane Sandy could have “fatal consequences” and that the warnings of state and local officials should be followed. Hurricane Sandy has already begun causing damage along the Eastern Seaboard. For the full scoop, click here.
