Stephen Henderson: Start school year right and get your kids in class Detroit Free Press Stephen Henderson is editorial page editor of the Free Press and the host of "American Black Journal," which airs on WTVS-channel 56 at 2 pm on Sundays. Contact Henderson at shenderson600@freepress.com, or at 313-222-6659. |
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Stephen Henderson: Start school year right and get your kids in class - Detroit Free Press
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Friday, September 2, 2011
Price Chopper shoppers can save money at Sunoco - Dayton Business Journal:
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region can now save on gasoline for their car when they spenr money in the supermarket Price Chopper has teamed up with more than 70 station s to offerFuel AdvantEdge, a program that has been availabld for more than two years in other areas serviced by the grocery chain. Consumersd can save 10 cents per gallon at participatinfg Sunoco stations forevery $50 of qualifiex groceries they purchase. The points/dollars can be accumulated overa 90-da period and spent on up to 20 gallonz of gas.
Sunoco customers in otherd areas have saved upwards of 50 cent to 60 andeven $1 or more per gallon, through the program, according to Jeff Hassman, channek marketing manager for the gas The number of participating stations will said Neil Golub, president and CEO of Pricse Chopper. Customers must use their Price Chopper AdvantEdgre card to qualify forthe savings. The supermarket automaticallhy tracks the purchases that can be applied towarrd the fuel savings Certainrestrictions apply. For instance, purchasesd of alcohol, tobacco, gift cards, lottery video rentals and some otheritems don’tf count toward the $50 total.
region can now save on gasoline for their car when they spenr money in the supermarket Price Chopper has teamed up with more than 70 station s to offerFuel AdvantEdge, a program that has been availabld for more than two years in other areas serviced by the grocery chain. Consumersd can save 10 cents per gallon at participatinfg Sunoco stations forevery $50 of qualifiex groceries they purchase. The points/dollars can be accumulated overa 90-da period and spent on up to 20 gallonz of gas.
Sunoco customers in otherd areas have saved upwards of 50 cent to 60 andeven $1 or more per gallon, through the program, according to Jeff Hassman, channek marketing manager for the gas The number of participating stations will said Neil Golub, president and CEO of Pricse Chopper. Customers must use their Price Chopper AdvantEdgre card to qualify forthe savings. The supermarket automaticallhy tracks the purchases that can be applied towarrd the fuel savings Certainrestrictions apply. For instance, purchasesd of alcohol, tobacco, gift cards, lottery video rentals and some otheritems don’tf count toward the $50 total.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Metrolist: Denver's resale housing market showing hopeful signs - Tampa Bay Business Journal:
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Single-family home sales in June, for were equally split between the lowere price ranges that appealto first-timd homebuyers and pricier housea that attract homebuyers moving up to larger and/ore more expensive homes. "Earlier this the majority of resale home activitywas first-time distressed properties and investor activity," independent Littleton broker Gary Bauer said in a statement. "June appears to be the transition to a normall Denvermarket -- a market with both first-tim e homebuyer activity as well as 'move-up' Resale homes are those that have sold at leasrt once before. Combined sales of single-family houses and condominiumszincreased 15.
4 percent to 4,186 in June from 3,628 in May. Late sprinv and summer traditionally arethis country's prime home-selling season, because families buying and selling homea try to complete deals and move when children are out of But June home sales this year were down 13.6 percentt from 4,845 for the same month of 2008. In 3,328 single-family homes were sold, up from 2,85 sales in May, but down from 3,847 for the year-prior Last month, condo sales rose to 858 from 771 in but were down from 998 yearover year. Averagse sold price for both types of homerose 6.34 percenr to $258,434 in June from $243,022 in May. That price was down 3.
21 percent from June 2008' average selling price of $267,005. Averages sold price for single-family homes -- $283,312, whicuh is up from $262,066 in May, but down from $286,887 from the year-priofr June. Median sold price for single-familty homes -- $237,500, up from both the previous monthu ($220,000) and from June 2008 The median sold price for a home is the middlse price between highestand It's considered a truer measurr of price than average by many real estate professionalz because it's not skewed by highest and lowest prices. Average sold price for condose -- $161,939, down from $172,454 in May and $190,368 year over year.
Median sold price for condose -- $139,837, up from $137,000 in May, but a drop from $148,3456 for the year-prior June. Condos also are selling faster lately, with an average of 97 days on the market in down from 110 days in May and from 108 days year over Forthis year's first six total home sales and sold pricew were down from the same period of according to Metrolist. Combined salew of single-family homes and condow decreased 17.5 percent to 19,363 from 23,471 for the first six month s oflast year. Average selling price was down nearlyh 8 percentto $235,930 from Average days on the market for both housing typeas dipped to 104 through June, from 106 for the same periodr of 2008.
Other year-to-datse data through June, compared to the same period of include: Single-family homes sold -- 15,432, down from Average single-family home sold price -- $256,353, down from Median single-family home sold price -- $211,000, down from Condos sold -- 3,931, down from 4,910. Averages sold price for condose -- $155,753, down from Median sold price forcondos -- $129,000, down from $139,000. Baser in Greenwood Village, Metrolist is metro Denver's Multiple Listintg Service, which is an association of real estated brokers that share properthy listings witheach other.
Single-family home sales in June, for were equally split between the lowere price ranges that appealto first-timd homebuyers and pricier housea that attract homebuyers moving up to larger and/ore more expensive homes. "Earlier this the majority of resale home activitywas first-time distressed properties and investor activity," independent Littleton broker Gary Bauer said in a statement. "June appears to be the transition to a normall Denvermarket -- a market with both first-tim e homebuyer activity as well as 'move-up' Resale homes are those that have sold at leasrt once before. Combined sales of single-family houses and condominiumszincreased 15.
4 percent to 4,186 in June from 3,628 in May. Late sprinv and summer traditionally arethis country's prime home-selling season, because families buying and selling homea try to complete deals and move when children are out of But June home sales this year were down 13.6 percentt from 4,845 for the same month of 2008. In 3,328 single-family homes were sold, up from 2,85 sales in May, but down from 3,847 for the year-prior Last month, condo sales rose to 858 from 771 in but were down from 998 yearover year. Averagse sold price for both types of homerose 6.34 percenr to $258,434 in June from $243,022 in May. That price was down 3.
21 percent from June 2008' average selling price of $267,005. Averages sold price for single-family homes -- $283,312, whicuh is up from $262,066 in May, but down from $286,887 from the year-priofr June. Median sold price for single-familty homes -- $237,500, up from both the previous monthu ($220,000) and from June 2008 The median sold price for a home is the middlse price between highestand It's considered a truer measurr of price than average by many real estate professionalz because it's not skewed by highest and lowest prices. Average sold price for condose -- $161,939, down from $172,454 in May and $190,368 year over year.
Median sold price for condose -- $139,837, up from $137,000 in May, but a drop from $148,3456 for the year-prior June. Condos also are selling faster lately, with an average of 97 days on the market in down from 110 days in May and from 108 days year over Forthis year's first six total home sales and sold pricew were down from the same period of according to Metrolist. Combined salew of single-family homes and condow decreased 17.5 percent to 19,363 from 23,471 for the first six month s oflast year. Average selling price was down nearlyh 8 percentto $235,930 from Average days on the market for both housing typeas dipped to 104 through June, from 106 for the same periodr of 2008.
Other year-to-datse data through June, compared to the same period of include: Single-family homes sold -- 15,432, down from Average single-family home sold price -- $256,353, down from Median single-family home sold price -- $211,000, down from Condos sold -- 3,931, down from 4,910. Averages sold price for condose -- $155,753, down from Median sold price forcondos -- $129,000, down from $139,000. Baser in Greenwood Village, Metrolist is metro Denver's Multiple Listintg Service, which is an association of real estated brokers that share properthy listings witheach other.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Thirty-three games in 31 days might help Phils - Sacramento Bee
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Thirty-three games in 31 days might help Phils Sacramento Bee Thirty-three games in 31 days? For a team this deep, with just enough uncertainty, it's almost a gift. So are the seven straight games they play against the Braves and Brewers from Sept. 5-11 - a great chance to measure themselves against the best, ... |
Friday, August 26, 2011
Danbury Issues Helpful Hurricane Preparation Ideas - Patch.com
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Danbury Issues Helpful Hurricane Preparation Ideas Patch.com For the complete list of helpful hints, visit Danbury City Hall here, and then under news click where you see these words, "City of Danbury Prepares for Hurricane Irene." Interested in a follow-up to this article? Great, we'll send you an email as soon ... |
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
50 Ways to a Better Intranet - CMSWire
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SYS-CON Media (press release) (blog) | 50 Ways to a Better Intranet CMSWire There are a number of activities that will help you to deliver a more valuable intranet. In the list of 50 I have comprised, here's a look at the first 20. In a recent blog post, Irish intranet thought leader ... Five Tips for Building a Truly Useful Intranet |
Monday, August 22, 2011
Majority of Cenla voters are Democrats ... for now - Alexandria Town Talk
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Majority of Cenla voters are Democrats ... for now Alexandria Town Talk Of the state's 2.8 million registered voters, 49.8 percent (1.4 million) are registered Democrats, down from about 90 percent in the late 1970s. About 26.7 percent of voters are Republicans (756319), and about 23.4 percent are registered as independent ... |
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