The Frederick County Commissioners today decided to increase solid waste fees to make up for a nearly $6 million shortfall in the fiscal 2009 solid waste budget.
They decided to increase the system benefit charge, which is levied on every household in the county, from $36 this year to $80 in fiscal 2009. In the following […]

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Secret files on UFO sightings have been made available for the first time by the Ministry of Defence.
The documents, which can be downloaded from the National Archives website, cover the period from 1978 to 1987.
They include accounts of strange lights in the sky and unexplained objects being spotted by the public, armed forces and police […]

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The cost of mailing a letter goes up a penny to 42 cents on Monday, the latest in what are expected to be annual price adjustments by the Postal Service.
A new law regulating the post office makes it easier to raise rates as long as the agency doesn’t exceed the rate of […]

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SUBTITLE: Bet You Didn’t Know You Could Recycle Old Toothbrushes.
How full is your trash can? If you’re like most people in the U.S., it’s much fuller than it could be.
Americans recycled just 33 percent of the 250 million tons of garbage they created in 2006, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. In comparison to a […]

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Top e-retailers are among a group of merchants and pharmacy chains that have banded together to promote the use of electronic prescriptions to enhance the prescription fulfillment process. They’ve launched a web site, LearnAboutEprescriptions.com, to educate consumers about e-prescriptions and help them determine if their physicians and pharmacies can communicate electronically.CVS Corp., No.83 in the […]

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Wal-Mart Told to Clarify ‘Savings’ ClaimBy MARCUS KABEL,APPosted: 2008-04-02 11:16:34
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. needs to change its advertising to avoid suggesting its shoppers save an annual $2,500 per family, the advertising industry’s self-regulatory body said in a report Monday.
But the report accepted Wal-Mart ’s claim that its efficiency and size drive down consumer prices across the […]

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