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• Port land found contaminated
  Aug 20, 2010 — Anchorage Daily News
  It's the first such inspection of the port's industrial area since activity there began about 10 years ago. Found an open drum with spent oil filters. Observed areas where equipment oil was drained on the ground.
• Port lawsuit settlement gives borough leasing freedom
  Jul 20, 2010 — Anchorage Daily News
  The borough, in turn, was able to secure the elimination of NPI's right of first refusal to lease nearby borough land. For every $3 million to $6 million in revenue for NPI, the borough will receive 1 percent. At $6 million to $9 million earned, the borough will get 2 percent.
• Understanding the changes to Medicare's supplemental policies
  Jun 30, 2010 — Chicago Tribune
  Her remarks have been edited.Question: What are Medigap plans and how do they work?Answer: Medigap plans work in tandem with traditional Medicare. Your state insurance department also is a source of information about companies that sell Medigap policies.Q: I can't afford a Medigap plan. The programs pay the Part B premium for physicians' services, and one also pays cost-sharing fees under Medicare.
• Sizemore sits out against Orioles
  May 16, 2010 — Akron Beacon Journal
  ...-- BALTIMORE -- Grady Sizemore was on the bench at the start of Saturday night's game against the Baltimore Orioles. The Indians' center fielder has been in a prolonged slump, so when Trevor Crowe was called up from Triple-A Columbus after Friday night's game, manager Manny Acta installed him in center. "Grady is fine," Acta said. "He's just getting a night off." Crowe played all three outfield spots at Triple-A, and Acta said he wouldn't hesitate to use him the same...
• Questions for county health care plan loom
  Mar 24, 2010 — The Free Press (Kinston, N.C.)
  ...county shouldn't be paying for at all through the health care coverage." The elective abortion funding issue by county governments' health care plans was raised recently in another North Carolina county with some resolution. Wake County officials reinstated this week its insurance coverage to pay for elective abortions for its county employees needing the operation after Wake County Manager David Cooke removed the coverage from the county's insurance plan last month, according...
• Breaches of patients' data raise questions on security methods
  Mar 19, 2010 — Winston-Salem Journal
  High Point Regional Health System does not. Forsyth Medical Center employees are required to protect the information in their custody, said Freda Springs, a spokeswoman for the hospital.
• Manager locked out of office
  Mar 17, 2010 — Belleville News-Democrat
  They took the keys from Denny and he was locked out of his office. It is unbelievable what they have done at the board meetings.
• Storage solutions
  Jan 25, 2010 — Montgomery Advertiser
  That means workers from the company visit the client office and pack the records them­selves. Records simply grow to the point that space is an is­sue at some companies.
• Protection has become part of the package
  Jan 24, 2010 — The Boston Globe
  And if they balk, don't be surprised if they leave for teams that are more lenient on such matters.Are the Sox going too far? Are they being too cautious when other doctors opine that Bay will be fine?The bottom line is . . . the bottom line. They have the resources to pay their players and avoid the process. But some teams have been missing from the hearing room much longer.