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Corporate Welfare or Education? America`s Public University System

The commercialization of American college and university life has been advancing steadily in recent years.

(ALBANY, NY) - Should a public university be transformed into a corporate welfare project?

That’s the key question surrounding “Tax-Free NY,” a new plan zealously promoted by New York State’s Democratic Governor, Andrew Cuomo, with nation-wide implications.

Salem Favorite Adam`s Rib Smokehouse Celebrates 10th Anniversary in Style

Hot rods, live bands, local brew & great food. What could be better?

(SALEM) - A record attendance of over 2,000 people came to the Hot Rod show on State Street which kicked off early Saturday morning and kept people “oohing and ahhhing” through the afternoon.

The kid-friendly event included a monster truck, a bounce house, face painting and games. It was all in commemoration of Adam's Rib Smokehouse's 10th Anniversary, a party that began on Friday.

galaxG ErgoMaster Pro Anti-Fatigue Paint Brush Handle Named `Most Innovative New Product`

Honors bestowed by North American Retail Hardware Association at 2013 National Hardware Show in Las Vegas

(PORTLAND, OR) - September 2008, the bubble bursts in the US housing and financial markets, leaving people and corporations on edge.

Greg Freuler, President of galaxG tools, was then Director of Product Development for The ProActive Sports Group in Canby, Oregon, a wholesale distributor of golf accessories, awards and the Clicgear Push Cart.

3D Printing: The Future Has Arrived

This may be the single most amazing thing I have ever seen...

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - My son Christian who is 13, was shown a video in school today, that seemingly redefines the future. It is called 3-d printing. Machines now have the ability to literally "print" a replica of any item that can be scanned. Confused yet? It is perfectly OK, this is something that most of us could not have predicted.

It isn't exactly brand new. As you will note by the date on the YouTube video, this technology has been around in its usable form for a couple of years.

Players Leo Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Advertising

If the private behavior of a popular person is wrong, ethics and morality are called into question, and possibly the image of that person will be damaged.

(MADRID) - The popularity and success of celebrities are repeatedly used to sell products and promote services. The creators of messages attempt to achieve a single goal: to give more popularity to the product advertised.

We see them every day and at all hours. In the television screens, the pages of magazines and newspapers, airwaves and billboards.

Trade Justice and the Building Collapse in Bangladesh

Trade Justice activist William Gomes, who is Salem-News.com's Human Rights Ambassador, visited large clothing retailers in the UK, along with other activists, to talk about working conditions in garment factories.

(YORK, UK) - Trade Justice activists have called for retailers to take more responsibility for the safety of the people who are making the clothes that they sell.

The building collapse in Bangladesh, which resulted in hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries, is a stark example of what can happen when the safety of workers is ignored.

Casinos Too Bad to Close

Mexico is having a hard time controlling illegal casinos.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - The Mexican state is trumped by the power of some casinos operating on the margin of the law.

At least that’s the conclusion of two Mexican congressmen after hearing testimony from the Pena Nieto administration’s official in charge of regulating gaming.

A Paean to the Hurricane Industry... A Story of Survival

The Republican platform promises to do better. I don’t think they have done so bad. Everybody’s broke but them. - Will Rogers

(DAYTONA BEACH, FL) - Entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and upwardly mobile private equity companies (a.k.a. brain capital) have tough sledding (no double entendre intended) in the Sunshine State.

It's too hot for heavy industry, too swampy for land plays, and because of the demographics just mentioned, old codgers tend to impede the “headwinds,” the “catalysts”...

Questionnaires: Lack of Feedback Lambasted

Would consumer feedback be costly? Not necessarily.

(SALEM) - There's a huge Question Mark lurking around the question of questionnaires. By golly, I perceive some inherent folly.

Very frequently, after a class or special event, its sponsors issue us a questionnaire. They seek out our feedback as a sort of quality control over their undertaking.

Reason and Responsibility: the Rana Plaza Collapse

The Rana Plaza tragedy was an outcome of a corrupt system that is rotten to the core. Who should - and can - be held accountable?

(YORK, UK) - The deadly collapse of a building in Bangladesh late last month made news around the world and brought the country back into the western media spotlight.

On 24 April Rana Plaza, a eight-story building housing several garment factories, situated in Savar, 24 kilometers outside Dhaka, was reduced to rubble...