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St. Johns Country Day students find Latin Convention lively (The


St. Johns Country Day students find Latin Convention lively (The Florida Times-Union)
Who says Latin is dead?

Billionaires say US debts need attention (AP via Yahoo! News)
Two billionaires used the screening of a documentary in theaters across the United States on Thursday to urge the country to come to grips with its staggering debt load.

I.O.U.S.A. documentary sells out (Ventura County Star)
Thursday's premiere of "I.O.U.S.A." sold out at the Century Stadium 16 in Ventura, through both purchased and giveaway tickets. People sat in the front row and on the stairs of the 300-seat auditorium to see the documentary about the federal debt, Americans' lack of knowledge about the nation's spending habits and the need for solutions.

BABY BOOMERS ALL GROWN UP: Preparation is key to boomers' financial future (North County Journal)
When baby boomers peer into their future, they see retirement looming large. Some are prepared, others not so much.

"Notch Baby" scam targets seniors (WQAD Moline) POLK COUNTY, Iowa


"Notch Baby" scam targets seniors (WQAD Moline)
POLK COUNTY, Iowa -- A new scam is going around that targets senior citizens receiving a certain type of Social Security. Its called the "Notch Baby Refund" scam, "notch" referring to the benefits received by individuals born between 1917 and 1921. For more information on "notch babies," please visit this website by the AARP.

Costlier drugs prompt scrutiny (The Myrtle Beach Sun News)
Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly raising the prices of specialty medications by 100 percent or more - sometimes much more - attracting scrutiny from lawmakers who have pledged to lower health care costs. Drug prices have historically outpaced those of other consumer goods, with the average price of medicines most-often prescribed to seniors rising 7.4 percent last year, according to the ...

Law curbs fees to uninsured (Herald News)
Uninsured patients will no longer be billed at the "sticker price" for hospital stays in New Jersey, under a law signed Friday by Governor Corzine. The law prohibits the practice by which hospitals have charged the most to those least able to pay.

Drug prices skyrocket (Chicago Sun-Times)
Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly hiking the prices of specialty medications by 100 percent or more -- sometimes much more -- attracting scrutiny from lawmakers who have pledged to lower health care costs.

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Area Calendar (The Pantagraph) Events scheduled from Aug. 3 to


Area Calendar (The Pantagraph)
Events scheduled from Aug. 3 to Aug. 7 Sunday Community Towanda American Legion Post 931 breakfast; 7 to 10 a.m. Cost: $7. Carry-outs available.

Volunteer Opportunities (Savannah Morning News)
American Cancer Society Volunteer Orientation program

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