Are you ready? Are we all ready?
San Jose Mercury News - Ed and June Updegraff look over an aid station -- a plastic storage bins that hold earthquake supplies -- at their retirement community, the Villages in San Jose. Ed Updegraff is co-chair of the Villages' emergency preparedness committee. If the 1989

Councilor Miriam Witherspoon honored by Independent Living Center
Birmingham Times - The Independent Living Center honored Council President Miriam Witherspoon recently for her exceptional accomplishments. President Pro Tem Witherspoon is a well-respected attorney and champion of rights for the elderly and disabled. She is, also

DHHS commissioner nominated
Bangor Daily News - AUGUSTA - Brenda M. Harvey, the woman who had been temporarily overseeing operations at the state's largest single agency, was nominated Friday to become the next commissioner of the Department of Health and Human Services. In making the announcement

Candidates talk power; chat continues Friday
Danville Register & Bee - DANVILLE, Va. - Utility rates are becoming a divisive subject for candidates running for Danville City Council following a Tuesday forum. Electric rates rose nearly 40 percent for city households in 2005, and another 25 percent hike is expected this