According to certain property owners in and around Iowa city have the potential to receive flood-insurance discounts. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has included some of the area in their rating system.// // // ]]> FEMA has been called to multiple locations around the United States as there have been multiple natural disaster to...
There has been a proposal by the United States Postal Service to increase the price of first-class stamp’s. This increase will be about two cents. There has been a decrease in mail volume over the past couple of years. Regulators may approve of this action. The increased to $.46 for a standard letter would...
The oil is still flowing, and reporters can’t get enough of it. It is the biggest story, at the moment, and rightly so. Failing to stop the gushing well will be a thorn in the side of BP for years to come, if they survive that long. The company can forget about any real...
At least 76 people camping in the campgrounds around Caddo and the Little Missouri rivers are still missing in Arkansas. A search and rescue operation is currently underway. All terrain vehicles and horses are being used on the rough terrain to continue the search for these missing campers. At least 16 people have been...
A new form from the Internal Revenue Service may cause trouble for many nonprofit organizations. Roughly 200,000 small nonprofit businesses may have their tax exempt status removed. Most of these businesses don’t know of this new form. These businesses run on very strict budgets and many may disappear within the next couple of months....
There is a great article about States and their average income-growth rate. Some of the data is very surprising, while other data is what you might expect. The current highest average income-growth rate, at 6.1%, state is Texas. The real estate market seems to be more stable in Texas. Also, oil and energy-related products...
Car accidents can happen at anytime. It is easy for people to forget that. Insurance is the only thing that can help you in those situations. Many states require a registered driver to have car insurance, but there are still people who are not covered. This is dangerous to the driver and other cars...
The city of Nashville has been hit with a devastating natural disaster. The flooding in Nashville is unprecedented in the city, but you may not have heard much about it. The citizens of Nashville have what most cities aren’t able to do, stick together and help each other out. As of right now, there...
Electronic Health Records are part of the big push for Health Care Reform under the Obama administration. The National Health Information Network (NHIN) will revolutionize the Health Care in our country. Along with the Electronic Health Records (EHR), the NHIN provides “standards, protocols, legal agreements, specifications, and services” (Department of Health & Human Services, 2007), that...
Health care reform for mental health is an important topic that needs to be addressed. In the 1990’s there was a rise in mental health awareness and the need for a change in the way we treat mental illness. The article Bridging Mental Health and Public Health discusses the Surgeon General’s Mental Health report...