by Mike Hall, Mar 25, 2008 The Arizona State University Foundation spent nearly $1 million for meals and other events at luxurious Phoenix-area hotels and more than $600,000 in flowers, gifts and trophies in 2005–2006. That same year, overhead expenses, including the meals and flowers, accounted for 56 percent of the foundation’s expenditures, while direct […]
Spring Floods Cover the Northwest: How to Deal with Home Water Damage
The groundhog recently predicted that we’ll have six more weeks of winter. However, there are people in certain U.S. cities that would disagree with this prediction, as they’re already experiencing heavy rains and flooding from rapidly melting snow. Oroville, CA Dam Threatens Flooding A small town in northern California, about an hour north of Sacramento, […]
9 Simple Truths To Lower High Blood Pressure
While high blood pressure can sound scary, it doesn’t always mean there’s a problem. However, in most cases, there’s an underlying reason. In this article, I’ll be discussing how you can lower high blood pressure. One of the most common reasons for high blood pressure is your lifestyle and diet. Many high blood pressure cases […]
Edmunds: 25% of All Trade-ins Underwater in Q3 2016
The United States auto industry underwent an auto lending boom in recent years. Consumers maintained $1.1 trillion in auto loan debt at the end of Q2 2016, leading to fears of default rates increasing. Used automobile prices rose to $19,200 on average in the third-quarter, up 4.3% on the year. The final quarter of the […]
6 Things Your California Water Utility Should Do Right Now, The Heck with El Niño
It seems a bit strange, I will admit, to sit here writing about water shortages and droughts and rationing while my roof is leaking in two places, into a carefully positioned large blue bucket and a smaller yellow one. And the news is full of forecasts of the coming torrents of rain that El Niño […]
The Poisoning of Flint Michigan’s Drinking Water
This story was on the front page of the New York Times on January 20. Pretty shocking story. But if you look into it, it’s been all over the front pages of the state press in Michigan for months. Local papers and MLive have been talking about it nonstop for at least five months — that’s […]
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