Commemorative tickets for reserved MARC Train Service cost $25.00 and include round trip passage and a commemorative program booklet. (Booklets to be distributed on Inauguration Day, on the train platform.) There will also be a $6.50 shipping charge per order.Your set of tickets is valid for round trip passage on January 20, 2009 only.Each person [...]
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MARC Inauguration Day 2009 Round Trip Tickets Available (EXPIRED)
December 19th, 2008 · No Comments
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KB Toys to Close All Stores
December 15th, 2008 · No Comments
KB Toys, one of the nation’s largest toy retailers, filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday with a plan to close all of its stores, becoming the latest chain to succumb to the sharp decline in consumer spending this year. The company, which runs about 460 stores, said in court papers that it intended to immediately begin [...]
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Food Drop to Provide Emergency Assistance (EXPIRED)
December 12th, 2008 · No Comments
From today’s Frederick News-Post: The Frederick Rescue Mission will distribute 6,000 pounds of food today between 1 and 3 p.m. Anyone in need can pick up a food box on the mission’s front lawn, 419 W. South St. There are no income requirements and no pre-registration. The food is provided through a partnership between the rescue [...]
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Opportunity to Help Reform Health Care
December 6th, 2008 · No Comments
Taken from Daschle asks Americans to help reform health care, by Dave Rochelson As the Transition’s Health Policy team puts together its recommendations for the incoming Obama-Biden Administration, we want your thoughts and suggestions. That’s why we’re asking Americans all across the country to host health care community discussions over the next few weeks to [...]
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U.S. Postal Service Records $2.8 Billion Loss and Sets Shipping Price Hikes
November 21st, 2008 · No Comments
The U.S. Postal Service reported a net loss of $2.8 billion for fiscal 2008, which it attributed to reduced mail volume caused by the economic slowdown and costs mandated by the Postal Act of 2006, including pre-funding worker retirement plans. The Postal Service also announced across-the-board shipping increases set for January that will raise prices [...]
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Netflix Player by Roku
November 18th, 2008 · No Comments
My Christmas present arrived late last week–a NetFlix Player by Roku. Our intention was to open it, make sure it worked as advertised, then pack it up until Christmas. Two seasons of Kim Possible and several episodes of The Rockford Files and 30 Rock later, the Roku shipping box is out in the trash and [...]
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