Monthly Archives: September 2011

Ct@Prayer: Religion Survey Shows Different Levels Of Faith For Liberals and Conservatives

September 30, 2011
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Earlier this month Baylor University unveiled the third wave of its ongoing religion survey. They had some interesting findings, though they aren’t really all that surprising. For instance, entrepreneurs pray more, worriers are less likely to attend a religious services, liberals are less likely to believe in the afterlife, and so on. F. Carson...

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Ct Employee Unions Upset Over Reports Of Millions Of Dollars In Bonuses To State Managers

September 30, 2011
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Front-line public service workers employed by the State of Connecticut are reacting to reports that managers and top agency officials may be receiving millions in bonuses over the next month. At issue are news accounts that seem to confirm approximately $7 million in longevity payments scheduled for October for the state’s approximately 5,000 non-union...

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Save Money On Auto Maintenance By Doing Small Jobs Yourself

September 30, 2011
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Save Money On Auto Maintenance By Doing Small Jobs Yourself

Even the least mechanically-inclined car owners can save time and money by performing simple tune-ups on their vehicles, reports Edmunds.com, the premier online resource for automotive information. Edmunds’ Senior Consumer Advice Editor Phil Reed outlines the easiest of these fixes in “5 Automobile Fixes You Can Do Yourself.” “If you’ve hung a picture or...

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Ct Atty Gen Joins Battle To Reduce Electric Transmission Rates

September 30, 2011
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Attorney General George Jepsen today joined Massachusetts and other New England states in challenging the rates charged by electric transmission owners, claiming they are no longer “just and reasonable” as required by federal law. The complaint, filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in Washington today by Massachusetts, challenged the 11.14 percent earnings rate...

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