“Pell Grants up, work study funding, jobs down at ETSU” plus 3 more

Pell Grants up, work study funding, jobs down at ETSU
BP boycotts hurt local stations; gas giant offers help
CREATING NEW JOBS WILL LEAD TO SMALLER DEFICITS
Fourfold increase in police officers with second jobs

Pell Grants up, work study funding, jobs down at ETSU

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 07:29 PM PDT

A change in philosophy has reduced funding for federal work study positions at East Tennessee State University by half this upcoming school year, meaning less jobs will be available to provide reliable part-time work for students.

BP boycotts hurt local stations; gas giant offers help

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 07:09 PM PDT

About a dozen protesters gathered Saturday morning under a BP gas station sign in metro Atlanta, Georgia, picketing and cheering as motorists who drove by honked.

CREATING NEW JOBS WILL LEAD TO SMALLER DEFICITS

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 04:58 PM PDT

WASHINGTON -- With unemployment still hovering around 10 percent and economic anxieties fueling the "wrong track" sentiment in opinion polls, you'd think President Obama would be burning through his remaining political capital to get a major jobs bill through Congress.

Fourfold increase in police officers with second jobs

Posted: 12 Jun 2010 04:51 PM PDT

The number of British police officers working second jobs has risen dramatically, with forces reporting an average 369 per cent increase in paid, non-police work and outside business interests since 2005.