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Historically rich and rooted in tradition, yet distinctly modern. Culturally diverse and still defiantly proud and patriotic. Texas is forged from contradictions, merging seamlessly to create a unique and spirited destination. We invite...

Parents should support children through their college years, help with tuition and provide financial assistance during emergencies, according to 90 percent of respondents in a study from MetLife Mature Market Institute. Multi-Generational Views...

Byline: Staff and wire reports New judge in case of manslaughter State District Judge T. Glenn Ellington recused himself from a Rio Arriba County man's vehicular-manslaughter case Monday after the defense showed that...

Byline: Bob Quick It's that time of year again: tax season. But don't worry. Tax-Aide Santa Fe, a program of the AARP Foundation, is offering free help from trained and certified volunteer counselors...

Byline: THE NEW MEXICAN Santa Fe places eighth, behind fifth-place Las Cruces, in AARP's "Top 10 Sunny Places to Retire." El Farol, Trattoria Nostrani, the Santa Fe Opera and the Santa Fe Farmers...

Byline: Bob Quick The latest from Santa Fe Olive Oil is that the business is celebrating its one-and-one-half year occupancy of its downtown location, 116 Don Gaspar Ave. The business offers what a...

MANORVILLE, N.Y., Jan. 31, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Officer James Greco, a 17-year veteran of the Nassau County Department of Corrections, has been denied his retirement status by the Sheriff of Nassau County....

A homeless semi-finalist in the Intel Science Talent Search may not have made it to the finals this time around, but her family is getting something that may make this a year to...

With the recent implementation of a 2 percent cap on property taxes, local governments around the state have been looking for ways to reduce costs. The Town of Brookhaven's answer: automating its tax...

Shannon and Rich Schur are fast talkin,' number-crunchin' auctioneers who can sell items at bullet speed. Together they run Schur Success Auction & Appraisal in Colorado Springs and have sold everything from cars...

Public-nonprofit partnership to build homes for 60 vets Concern for Independent Living was awarded more than $12 million to develop 60 units of housing in Amityville for homeless veterans and their families. The...

Site construction has begun for the Diamond Green Diesel Plant, which is being built adjacent to the Valero oil refinery in St. Charles Parish. The project is expected to be complete by the...

Declining interest from Hurricane Katrina evacuees who have yet to return to New Orleans doesn't mean there's less need for the 1,500 housing units being built in the 27.5-acre footprint of the Lafitte...

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently travelled his 2012-13 Executive Budget and Reform Plan. The Governor's $132.5 billion budget and reform plan builds on the spending reform initiatives adopted last year. The budget increases...

MayerMeinberg LLP, formed earlier this year by the merger of two of the region's most respected accounting firms, Mayer & Company LLP and Feldman, Meinberg & Co. LLP, has merged another Long Island...

State and city officials have announced the opening of the $16 million Vicinitas Hall supportive housing development in the Bronx. Located at 507 East 176th Street in the East Tremont section, Vicinitas Hall...

By YnetNews.com The Home Front Command is poised to run out of gas masks within months, leaving nearly half of the Israeli population without protective kits, Ynet learned Monday. Last week, IDF Planning...

ASI Federal Credit Union and Hope Credit Union both cracked NerdWallet's inaugural Top 10 Community-Focused Credit Unions of 2011. NerdWallet is a kind of one-stop shop for consumers in the market for a...

Iowa Low-Income Housing Credit Disaster Relief The Internal Revenue Service is suspending certain requirements under § 42 of the Internal Revenue Code for low-income housing credit projects to provide emergency housing relief needed...