Ivey gets dose of DeKalb arts (The Times-Journal) Alabama Treasurer Kay Ivey said she has an edge over her opponents in a race for governor because she has experience in maintaining finances and budgets.
Drop-in for coffee and conversation (Gazette.net) Students in the four-year-old class at Har Shalom Early Childhood Education Center in Potomac get a look at the inside of a car engine during a class trip to the Gudelsky Institute of Automotive Technology at Montgomery College in Rockville.
Outlook still positive for Applied Materials (Richmond Times-Dispatch) Q:Are the prospects still strong for my shares of Applied Materials Inc.? - C.G., via the Internet Answer: The world's largest supplier of the manufacturing equipment used in semiconductor fabrication is subject to the uncertainties of its industry and the overall economy. Its positives, however, are the prospects for a pick-up in demand for its chip equipment and flat-panel display products ...
Tax credits for college grow, cover more students (The Capital) College students or their parents have a new opportunity to get a tax credit for college expenses. Barbara Weltman, author of two J.K. Lasser tax guides, calls the American opportunity tax credit a "new and improved" version of the Hope credit.