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Sequestration Cuts Will Not Affect Pasco Airport Tower – Walla Walla, Yakima & Moses Lake Maybe

John McKay — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:43:20 +0000

The Federal Aviation Administration has announced 173 small-to-medium airports will have towers shut down starting or by April 7. The federal government will no longer pay air traffic controllers to oversee these towers. Controllers monitor the radar and direct incoming and outgoing aircraft. According to the most updated list, Pasco is NOT on the list. [...]

Could You Be Saving More Money at the Grocery Store? — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:02:37 +0000

The typical American family has very little control over its monthly cost of living. Everything that we need to live is expensive, from keeping up with mortgage and rent payments, right down to trying to manage the rising costs of the water and electric bills — and let’s not forget we have to eat too! [...]

Online Courses for Elementary and High School Students?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 13:56:02 +0000

In an effort to accommodate students with varying levels of advancement and in reaction to state budgetary cuts, at least 30 states in the US now let elementary and high school students take all their courses online.

According to Evergreen Education Group, a consulting firm that works with online schools, an estimated 250,000 students nationwide are enrolled in full-time virtual schools, a 40 percent increase in the last three years. And the International Association for K-12 Online Learning, a trade group, says two million kids take at least one class online.