Message of Chargé d’affaires, a.i. marking the 233 rd Independence Day of the United States of America (Daily News)

Today marks the 233 rd anniversary celebrating the signing of America’s Declaration of Independence. America’s Founding Fathers knew that achieving independence would require winning a difficult war that risked bringing ruin on their fortunes, friends, and families if they did not succeed.

Tomball’s First Baptist Church hosts 3rd annual Freedom Festival (The Potpourri)

There was a star spangled evening held at Tomball’s First Baptist Church during its Third Annual Freedom Festival on June 28.

Grand jury: Williams city finances in turmoil (Colusa County Sun-Herald)

The Colusa County grand jury had harsh criticism for Williams officials with the release of its annual report. Acting on a citizen’s complaint, the grand jury’s investigation uncovered misconduct by city officials, negligent management and questionable

New events take shape at RBD (Clinton Herald)

CLINTON — Two new events will be featured at Clinton Riverboat Days this year.

Recession Inspiring More Mothers to Go Back to School (Carteret County News-Times)

(ARA) - Earning a degree has long been a dream of many working mothers. While it might seem the recession would put that dream even further out of reach for most, many working and single mothers are actually drawing inspiration from the economy to pursue their dream of getting a higher education .

Let Gen Y Teach You Tech (BusinessWeek)

Once derided as sandboxes for slackers, messaging and social networking sites are the new organizing centers, town halls, and news sources, says Sylvia Ann Hewlett

Now Hiring: Contract Workers? (BusinessWeek)

May data show employers are hanging on to contract workers since they remain wary of bringing on full-timers

The Economics of SaaS (BusinessWeek)

Software as a Service—also known as "on-demand software"—may not compute the way you think

Air India Subsidiary Cancels Some Internatinal Routes (BusinessWeek)

The financial crunch at Air India is taking a toll on its subsidiary Air India Express which has now decided to pull out a few international flights and deploy them on domestic routes in the country.

Northville Township man wins big in poker (Northville Record)

June 23 will be a date Ray Foley will always remember.