Last year at this time I wrote about the importance of patronizing local retailers in your area.  Here we are still with hard times facing many people particularly small business owners and the owners of retail establishments.  Did you know Portland has a program where you can get rewarded for doing your shopping locally?  KGW recently posted a

Northeast Michigan displaced workers in the No Worker Left Behind program will have more assistance for training thanks to additional money that was recently received for the program locally. Gov. Jennifer Granholm recently announced an award of $300,000 through the No Worker Left Behind initiative to the Northeast Michigan Consortium.

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(MERIDIAN) - The Meridian Community College men's and women's soccer program welcomed seven local high school standouts last Thursday as MCC kicked off their 2010 signing class. Signing with the Lady ... of Northeast Lauderdale High School. "We are excited to be able to add these great local players," said MCC head soccer coach, Alex George. & ...

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... ) Program: Local Solicitations The U.S. Department of Justice has announced funding allocations for local governments under the Recovery Act 2010 Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program: Local Solicitations. “Technology improvements” is one of the eligible program areas. Applications must be submitted by January 21, 2010. Applicants are limited to ...

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