Archive for March, 2010
SBA Warns Businesses About Loan Fraud
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is warning small businesses to use caution if they are contacted by firms offering to help them apply for funds available through SBA programs. SBA and SBA’s Office of the Inspector General (SBA OIG) have received several complaints from small businesses about abusive marketing practices, scams, and exorbitant fees charged by firms offering to help them obtain a loan, grant, or other federal funds, from SBA. Some of these complaints [...]
SENATOR DUCHENY SELECTS WOMEN OF THE YEAR
In honor of Women’s History Month, Senator Denise Moreno Ducheny (D-San Diego) announced her selection of the 2010 Women of the Year. This year Senator Ducheny selected two women from the 40th District to be honored. The women being honored are Lupe Quintero from El Centro, CA and Brenda Wise of Potrero, CA. “Both of these women are pillars in their respective communities,” said Senator Ducheny. “Throughout my entire tenure in the Senate I have witnessed their [...]
Wind Advisory for Imperial County, CA
Issued by The National Weather Service Phoenix, AZ 2:53 pm PDT, Wed., Mar. 31, 2010 ... WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /MIDNIGHT PDT/ TONIGHT... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST /MIDNIGHT PDT/ TONIGHT. * TIMING: WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS INTO MID EVENING AND SHOULD WEAKEN AROUND MIDNIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST AND WEST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH... WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OVER 45 MPH HAVE BEEN [...]
IMPERIAL STUDENT NAMED TO BERKELEY COLLEGE DEAN’S LIST
Berkeley College President Dario A. Cortes, PhD, is proud to announce that Brando Ramos of Imperial in Imperial County, CA, a student at the Westchester Campus in White Plains, NY, has been named to the Dean’s List at Berkeley College for the Fall 2009 Quarter. “Berkeley College is proud to recognize Brando for his outstanding academic achievement,” said Dr. Cortes. “Students who reflect this level of dedication to their studies become our future leaders.” Berkeley College [...]
In Other Words
Tea Party Is Just A Social Party; Solar Energy Is Hot In The Valley Now WHEN IT COMES TO BEING A GRASSROOTS political movement, you can count the Tea party as among the weakest in the country. They must be drinking herbal tea. The decaffeinated kind. The Tea Party staged a rally in Searchlight Nevada over the weekend, supposedly to embarrass Harry Reid and force him out of office. The Senate Majority Leader responded by being elsewhere. Meanwhile, the Tea party was made up mostly of white, [...]
