Coming from a disadvantaged background in Houston, Texas, Pam Turner might have struggled her whole life to overcome early obstacles. Instead, her Native American heritage made it possible for her to move to Alaska to attend college, where she eventually got into nursing.  

Each year at this time I take a good look at what’s state-of-the-art in computer terms. I’ve got budgets to use up at the schools where I teach, and I’ve got to use the money wisely. And with the economic downturn, who knows if I’ll even have a budget next year.

When home values were rising at double digit rates, owners saw the opportunity to turn this equity into cold cash to fund vacations, new cars or convert high-interest credit card debt to a lower-interest home equity line.

In 1972 Mark Jardarian, tasting room manager at Wineries of Napa Valley in the Napa Town Center, went to work for Marine World/Africa U.S.A. as a parking lot attendant.

Harris Interactive, a major international research firm, recently published a report about how aging Americans feel about their approaching retirement. The study was comprised of a survey of Americans between ages 45 and 65, and it had some interesting results.