NewsfeedAccording to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation - the successor to the Michigan Jobs Commission - the life sciences corridor in our state is booming, with over $2 billion worth of research and development investment in 2006. Employment of health professionals has increased by over 27 percent since 2000, far outpacing the national average. Whole and retail sales of health equipment and services have increased 165 percent since 2000. »
It was recently announced that Delta College will become a smoke-free institution come August, putting a ban on all things tobacco everywhere on campus but one's own car. »
A recent episode of Saturday Night Live opened with a spoof of President Bush asking for more troops for Iraq. »
I was glad to see the Vanguard Vision piece in the Jan. 22 issue about extending the library's hours. Here's a quote, though, that caught my eye: »
It is that time of year again when people will get their W2s and begin to do their tax returns. There is one part of the main tax forms, federal and state, that most people probably do not put too much thought into. »
