Residents vote on sales tax Tuesday (The Iowa City Press-Citizen)
Johnson County residents will go to the polls Tuesday to vote on a 1 percent local option sales tax that, if approved, is projected to generate about $70 million in four years.
Source: www.press-citizen.com
Fantasy Mailbag: Is Chris Volstad the genuine article? (Sports Illustrated)
Each week I’ll answer a handful of the most pertinent questions I’ve received during the week in my attempt, weak as it might be, to bring insightful fantasy analysis to the fore. (My email address is listed at the bottom of the piece if you wish to drop me a line).
Source: sportsillustrated.cnn.com
What really makes people happy (CNN)
It was a dreary afternoon not long ago, one of those days when the sunlight is wan and somehow sooty, flattening everything into a halfhearted pencil sketch. Sitting at my desk, I quit staring at my cuticles long enough to open a YouTube link from a friend — a newsclip about Jason McElwain.
Source: www.cnn.com
UPI NewsTrack Business (UPI)
U.S. stocks starts May up … Chrysler attorneys go to bankruptcy court … Bank stress-test results delayed … Britain sees hike in personal bankruptcies … Crude oil gains 3.2 percent for week … News from United Press International.
Source: www.upi.com
U.S. stocks starts May up (UPI)
NEW YORK, May 1 (UPI) — U.S. stocks, after a lackluster start, ended Monday with modest gains on the New York Stock Exchange.
Source: www.upi.com
Netanyahu heads for collision with Obama administration (DEBKAfile)
Israeli president Shimon Peres’ task in Washington on May 4-5 is to blunt the sharp edge the White House is honing to force Israel to toe the new Washington line on the Palestinians, Syria and Iran.
Source: www.debka.com
Why North Korea is ratcheting up its sharp rhetoric (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News)
North Korea is elevating the nuclear threat level to new extremes while American policy on what to do about it appears highly uncertain to Korean observers.
Source: news.yahoo.com
Canada joins China, Russia in US list of top IP scofflaws (Ars Technica)
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual Special 301 report (PDF) on Thursday, which discusses the adequacy and effectiveness of IP protections by US trading partners. As usual, China, Russia, Chile, and India topped the list when it came to concerns over piracy. But this time, the USTR gave some extra love to our neighbors to the north by elevating Canada from the …
Source: arstechnica.com