Resume should highlight skills, not duties (The Press-Enterprise)
JOBS: Expert advises people to use the right key words. Electronic scans look for them....more...District's report cards get makeover (San Diego Union-Tribune)
June 24 (UNION-TRIBUNE): The San Marcos Unified School District will roll out a new-and-improved report card for parents of first-through fifth-graders in November. It might take parents awhile to digest the changes....more... District's report cards get makeover Students in grades 1-5 to earn numerical marks (San Diego Union-Tribune)
A week of inspiration SEAN DuFRENE / Union-Tribune High school students examine a statue of César Chávez Friday during a tour of California State University San Marcos. The teens lived on campus for a week as part of a program designed to encourage Latino boys to attend college. District's report cards get makeover...more... Special report: As boom times end, layoffs on the rise (Naples Daily News)
Centex Homes, Pulte Homes, WCI Communities, Bonita Bay Group and First Home Builders are just a few of the construction-related companies that have laid off employees locally during the past several months. Similar layoffs are happening in connected industries such as landscaping, flooring, pool building and banking, and as the number of layoffs mount, they have a ripple effect on the rest of the ......more... Special report: As boom times end, layoffs on the rise (Bonita Daily News)
The real estate slump has made one thing clear to Southwest Florida workers: There?s no such thing as job security....more... Fast Feedback (WSTM-TV NBC 3)
(AP) Among the bills agreed upon by the Senate and Assembly last night is the nation's first airline passenger's "bill of rights." The measure would require airlines to provide food, water, clean toilets and fresher air to passengers stuck on tarmacs more than three hours....more... The fabulous Alcock boys (The Observer)
They grew up in a mud hut, two blond kids regarded by their tribal peers as Zulus. So when the new dawn broke over South Africa, the Alcock brothers took the rainbow nation by storm - Khonya brokering land deals for 200,000 tribesmen, entrepreneur GG bringing the party spirit back to Soweto....more... Church events in your area (The Nashua Telegraph)
......more... Prosecutors Press for Prison Time for Interior Official Caught Up in Abramoff Scandal (Law.com)
Alleging several instances of influence-peddling between Greenberg Traurig lobbyist Jack Abramoff and former Interior Department official J. Steven Griles, prosecutors are pushing for prison time when D.C. federal Judge Ellen Huvelle sentences Griles on Tuesday. Not only did Griles try to help Abramoff's clients win favorable decisions from the Interior Department, but Griles turned to Abramoff ......more... |