| Obama Plans to Approve Children's Health Insurance Funding Increase |
| President Barack Obama is doing an awful lot in his first 100 days: he is soon expected to sign into law a bill presented by the U S House soon after he takes office that will increase spending on government funded children's health insurance plans (more) |
| I WAITED FOR YOU, FRY |
| Thailand has some sad insurance commercials [via] (more) |
| Jews, we must take a stand |
| Dear Editor: I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore I'm mad that every minute of every day I'm sick to my stomach over what's happening in Gaza (more) |
| American Safety Insurance appoints new board member |
| American Safety Insurance Holdings has appointed Harris Chorney to serve on its board of directors and on the audit committee of the board (more) |
| Tony Vagneur: Saddle Sore |
| He was one of those Hollywood boys, but you really couldn't tell by looking I mean, he didn't wear silk shirts, get manicures or wear weird shoes, nor did he need a pillow under his pampered ass when he rode a horse (more) |
| Bright's night to shine in Aspen X |
| ASPEN Australia's Torah Bright left Buttermilk with her second gold medal in three years Friday night while Aspen hometown favorite Gretchen Bleiler left with a headache (more) |
| Uniqa reports 10% rise in 2008 premiums written |
| Uniqa Group Austria, a provider of insurance products and related services, has reported around E5 8 billion, in premiums written during the year 2008, a growth of 10% when compared to E5 28 billion posted in 2007 (more) |
| Homelessness on rise in Aspen, prompting action |
| ASPEN Dandy Lee picks his way down a steep snowbank in the headlight punctuated dark, then ducks under a bridge as cars hiss and rumble by on the highway above (more) |
| Ski helmet use steadily climbing |
| ASPEN An increasing number of skiers and riders at U S resorts are wearing helmets, but young adults ages 18 to 24 still resist protecting their noggins, according to a recent study (more) |
| Smithtown Bancorp: Smithtown Bancorp Declines TARP Capital |
| SMITHTOWN, NY (MARKET WIRE) Smithtown Bancorp (NASDAQ: SMTB), the parent company of Bank of Smithtown, today informed the United States Department of the Treasury that the Company will not be participating in the TARP Capital Purchase Program (more) |
| BancorpSouth Q4 earnings down |
| BancorpSouth has reported a net income of $16 8 million, or $0 20 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2008, compared with $32 2 million, or $0 39 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2007 (more) |
| Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited: Fairfax Announces Conference Call |
| TORONTO, ONTARIO (MARKET WIRE) Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited (TSX: FFH)(NYSE: FFH) will hold a conference call at 8:30 a m Eastern Time on Friday, February 20, 2009 to discuss its 2008 year end results which will be announced after the close o (more) |
| Choosing Home Insurance |
| Thousands of UK homes waste money every year on overpriced or unnecessary policies in addition to their UK home insurance policies that seemed a good idea at the time Most people could reduce the bill by scrapping policies they don't need or review (more) |
| 4Insure.net Launches Web Service Enabling Americans to Easily Compare Auto |
| 4insure net comes out of beta in January 2009 offering tools and content created to help American's save money on auto insurance (PRWeb Jan 24, 2009) Read the full story at (more) |
| Snowmobiler pulls off double back flip - sort of |
| ASPEN Snowmobiler Levi LaVallee followed through with his plan to attempt the double back flip at the Winter X Games in Aspen, landing the stunt sort of (more) |
| The Prognosis, Doc? |
| Two years since Massachusetts instituted major statewide healthcare reform, the statistics are coming in 340,000 residents, roughly half the state's previously uninsured, are now insured The state says that 95% of its population is now covered (more) |
| Shale Bluffs snowslides shut down Hwy. 82 near Aspen |
| ASPEN A series of small snowslides shut down portions of Highway 82 through Shale Bluffs near Aspen on Friday, but no cars were struck by the snow and rocks (more) |
| Elect Susie! |
| Millions of uninsured children in this country Even with public assistance, they teeter on the brink of a catastrophic illness What's the answer? Elect Susie! (more) |
| Jellinek's debts up in the air |
| BASALT A local aircraft company filed a complaint in Pitkin County Court alleging Jelco Management LLC of Basalt and John J Jellinek owe more than $10,000 in unpaid leasing fees for an airplane (more) |
| Colorado skier visits drop 8 percent through December |
| DENVER Colorado's ski industry is off to a tough start this winter with skier visits down 7 7 percent through December compared to last season, a state trade association reported Friday (more) |
| More to the story |
| Dear Editor: Re: 'What life is like for the people of Gaza,' Jan 8 (more) |
| Gorilla Hospitals |
| The invisible hand of the Free Market guides insurance payments to hospitals 'Call it the best kept secret in Massachusetts medicine: Health insurance companies pay a handful of hospitals far more for the same work even when there is no evidence t (more) |
| Thanks from BHS |
| Dear Editor: Students from Basalt High School participated in the inauguration of our 44th president, Barack Obama (more) |
| Home Insurance - Ideal Cover and Cheap Rates |
| You have just bought a home and you are thinking of taking the ideal insurance policy to cover your home in case of any disaster or damage Well, you can hire the services of a professional or agent to evaluate the insurance rate properly and advise (more) |
| Mentoring matters |
| Dear Editor: Three cheers for The Buddy Program We are so fortunate to have a resource like this in our valley (more) |
| Closer to the heart |
| 'In 2003, Americans spent an estimated US$5,635 per capita on health care, while Canadians spent US$3,003 Canada?s single payer system, which relies on not for profit delivery, achieves health outcomes that are at least equal to those in the Un (more) |
| But Officer ... |
| The Unofficial Guide to the DMV ? This web site was created to provide easy to access information and resources for all your Department of Motor Vehicles needs for all 50 states Details about driver?s licenses, driving records and ID cards, as w (more) |
| Home Insurance Tips |
| Here are some top home insurance tips to stop you paying out month after month only to find out your insurer has voided your policy because you failed to take some simple steps to prevent a claim Insurers expect homeowners to maintain their propert (more) |
| Basalt students witness history |
| WASHINGTON From waking up at o three hundred hours, to trudging and zig zagging over 11 miles of uneven Washington, D C (more) |
| dotComments: Unlocked bike unleashes critics |
| Friday's news that Aspen Mayor Mick Ireland had another of his bicycles stolen (this time, a not so pricey town bike) was more than some readers at aspentimes com could resist (more) |
| Gisin, Vonn finish 1-2 in Cortina downhill |
| CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy Dominique Gisin of Switzerland edged Lindsey Vonn to win the downhill on Saturday (more) |
| 'It seems like a money-saving exercise,' she said. 'If a patient dies, toug |
| £35,000 a year kidney cancer drugs too costly for NHS: Sutent offers to extend a kidney or GIST cancer patient's life by about 26 months, but the British NHS refuses to fund it, citing 'marginal benefit at quite often an extreme cost ' (more) |
| Winter X in Aspen loses sponsorship money |
| ASPEN Even Aspen's popular Winter X Games is not immune to the economic downturn (more) |
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| Aspen boys struggle, but stay perfect |
| ASPEN The Skiers boys basketball team shot 20 percent Friday night against visiting Cedaredge They missed 11 of 18 from the free throw line, scored just six points in the first quarter and had just four players score (more) |
| Breaking news: Hut trip ski group reported lost near Aspen |
| ASPEN Pitkin County rescuers are searching for six skiers who reportedly became lost in whiteout conditions Friday evening while making their way to a backcountry hut south of Aspen Mountain (more) |
| Mountain Mayhem: A moveable feast |
| The annual Aspen Valley Ski & Snowboard Club Nordic Bonfire Dinner took place on the evening of Saturday, Jan 10 (more) |
| Low Cost Home Insurance |
| The best way to pick up low cost home insurance tailored to your needs is to compare policies You need to ask yourself four questions to work out whether you include the low cost home insurance policy in your list of 'possibles' (more) |
| Life Lock's CEO Identity Stolen |
| Life Lock CEO's Identify Stolen Remember all those commercials recently tell us to steal Life Lock's CEO Todd Davis' Identity? Well seems as though someone did (more) |
| A day at the fair |
| You may remember Stan Brock from as the British anaconda wrangler from Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (top right video) These days he runs Remote Area Medical, a volunteer airborne relief corps that brings medical, dental, and educational assis (more) |
| Leatt Corporation: Leatt Corporation Litigation Update |
| ARLINGTON, VA (MARKET WIRE) Leatt Corporation, a Nevada corporation (PINKSHEETS: LEAT)('Company'), announced today that the Company has been named as one of twelve defendants in a 2008 lawsuit filed in Superior Court of the State of California (Los (more) |
| Many Retirees May Lose Benefit From Employers |
| The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that employers could reduce or eliminate health benefits for retirees when they turn 65 and become eligible for Medicare without violating the Age Discrimination in Employment Act The pol (more) |
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