Job seekers seek solace with fellow faithful (Journal Inquirer)
BEVERLY, Mass. — Her fellow job seekers offer knowing groans as Diane Castro recalls the day she was laid off: The fear of being summoned to the front office. The phones in nearby cubicles going off like grenades. Finally, a ring at her desk.

Stock market collapse, Madoff investment took toll on Tulare County pensions (Visalia Times-Delta / Tulare Advance-Register)
In one year, the value of the retirement fund for Tulare County employees has dropped 25.6 percent — more than $259 million — largely because of Wall Street's collapse last fall.

Full text of Gov. Rell's budget veto message to the state legislature (New London Day)
July 1, 2009 The Honorable Susan Bysiewicz Secretary of the State 20 Trinity Street Hartford, CT 06106 Dear Secretary Bysiewicz: I am returning to you without my signature Senate Bill 1801, An Act Concerning the State Budget for the Biennium Ending June 30, 2011, and Making Appropriations Therefor. The flaws and failures of the tax and spending proposals contained in Senate Bill 1801 are ...

Lady in waiting (InsideHousing)
The sight of Sarah Teather in her constituency office in Willesden, north west London, challenges any notion that all MPs lead privileged and glamorous lives. The MP in charge of Liberal Democrat housing policy is sitting, almost buried amid papers and clutter, in a dingy store room-cum-office.

Changing jobs? What to do with your 401(k) plan (Carteret County News-Times)
(ARA) - Changing jobs may represent an exciting time in your career by providing new challenges and an opportunity to enhance your skills and abilities.