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Expert advice for starting a small business - even in this economy
June 3, 2010 2 p.m.

Expert advice for starting a small business - even in this economy

(ARA) - Is it easier to climb Mount Everest than to start a small business in America today? More than 65 percent of Americans think so, according to a recent survey. Yet 70 percent also believe small businesses are more likely to turn around the economy than the federal government, reveals the survey by Wakefield Research conducted on behalf of e-commerce platform Alibaba.com.

Riding the social media wave: a user's guide to Web-based communication
June 10, 2010 2 p.m.

Riding the social media wave: a user's guide to Web-based communication

(ARA) - Who is using social media? What is it exactly? When and where do people tweet, post and blog? Why do people engage in social media?

The master material: Unexpected uses for ceramic tile in the master suite
July 13, 2010 2 p.m.

The master material: Unexpected uses for ceramic tile in the master suite

(ARA) - Ceramic tile has held a hallowed place in bathroom renovations for generations. Durable, easy to clean, and available in a wide range of color, format and design, tile just makes sense in a bath. But some enterprising designers and homeowners are finding a new spot in the home where tile not only works well, but can take center stage - the master bedroom.

March 27, 2021 12:03 a.m.

West Virginia House passes transgender athlete bill

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Transgender athletes in West Virginia middle and high schools would be banned from competing on teams that align with their gender identity under a bill passed Thursday by the House of Delegates.

March 28, 2021 12:18 a.m.

West Virginia House passes transgender athlete bill

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Transgender athletes in West Virginia middle and high schools would be banned from competing on teams that align with their gender identity under a bill passed Thursday by the House of Delegates.

March 25, 2021 3:03 p.m.

West Virginia House passes transgender athlete bill

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Transgender athletes in West Virginia middle and high schools would be banned from competing on teams that align with their gender identity under a bill passed Thursday by the House of Delegates.

March 26, 2021 12:03 a.m.

West Virginia House passes transgender athlete bill

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Transgender athletes in West Virginia middle and high schools would be banned from competing on teams that align with their gender identity under a bill passed Thursday by the House of Delegates.

April 1, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Oregon Democrats decry legislative slowdown during COVID

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's House of Representatives returned to the Capitol this week after floor sessions had been cancelled due to multiple COVID-19 cases, but Republicans continue to use a stalling tactic that Democrats say is putting lawmakers' health at risk.

April 2, 2021 12:03 a.m.

Oregon Democrats decry legislative slowdown during COVID

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon's House of Representatives returned to the Capitol this week after floor sessions had been cancelled due to multiple COVID-19 cases, but Republicans continue to use a stalling tactic that Democrats say is putting lawmakers' health at risk.

March 14, 2021 10:03 p.m.

Biden, Harris and others to promote relief plan's benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) — Let the sales push begin.

January 17, 2021 10:09 p.m.

What Biden can and can't get from an evenly divided Senate

WASHINGTON (AP) — So what does a 50-50 Senate get President-elect Joe Biden?

February 25, 2021 5:15 a.m.

UN to rich nations: Don't undermine COVAX vaccine program

GENEVA (AP) — The head of the World Health Organization pleaded with rich countries on Monday to check before ordering additional COVID-19 vaccine shots for themselves whether that undermines efforts to get vaccine shots to poorer nations.

February 25, 2021 5:15 a.m.

Wife of drug kingpin El Chapo arrested on US drug charges

WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of

February 25, 2021 5:16 a.m.

Wife of drug kingpin El Chapo to appear in court in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) — The wife of

Moving the border: Group seeks to merge eastern Washington into Idaho
March 3, 2021 1 a.m.

Moving the border: Group seeks to merge eastern Washington into Idaho

Elliott Goodrich wants to live in Idaho.

Moses Lake and Ephrata hoping to kick off unified soccer in April
March 3, 2021 1 a.m.

Moses Lake and Ephrata hoping to kick off unified soccer in April

Ephrata High School and Moses Lake High School are looking at hopefully getting unified soccer kicked off in April with the revised fall athletics schedule currently underway.

Washington educators, childcare workers eligible for vaccine
March 3, 2021 1 a.m.

Washington educators, childcare workers eligible for vaccine

OLYMPIA — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday that educators, school staff and licensed childcare workers of all ages have been added to the current tier of vaccine eligibility that includes those age 65 and up and those 50 and older who live in multigenerational households.

March 21, 2021 5:03 a.m.

N. Korean diplomats leaving Malaysia after ties are severed

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — North Korean diplomats vacated their embassy in Malaysia and were expelled Sunday, after the two nations cut diplomatic relations in a spat over the extradition of a North Korean criminal suspect to the United States.

March 22, 2021 12:09 a.m.

N. Korean diplomats leaving Malaysia after ties are severed

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — North Korean diplomats vacated their embassy in Malaysia and were expelled Sunday, after the two nations cut diplomatic relations in a spat over the extradition of a North Korean criminal suspect to the United States.

April 8, 2021 3:33 a.m.

N Ireland leaders call for calm after night of violence

BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Young people set a hijacked bus on fire and hurled gasoline bombs at police in Belfast in at least the fourth night of serious violence in a week in Northern Ireland, where Britain's exit from the European Union has unsettled an uneasy political balance.