Business Bulletin Board for Aug. 17 (Contra Costa Times)
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Business Bulletin Board for Aug. 17 (Contra Costa Times)
NEXT weekn Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce — "Red Hot Jazz and Bathtub Gin Speakeasy Casino Night," 6-11 p.m. Aug. 22. Pleasant Hill Community Center, 320 Civic Drive.

08-12-08 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE (Eurweb)
BERNIE MAC'S DAUGHTER REMEMBERS THE LAUGHTER: Je'niece Childress shares memories.

Olympics 2008: day three - live! (Guardian Unlimited)
Today: Ten gold medals and 14-year-old Tom Daley's Olympic debut. Follow the action as it happens

Battle lines drawn (BBC News)
Brian Taylor blogs on the Lib Dem leadership contest

EDS' Eight Tips for Consumers to Protect Themselves from Identity Theft (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance)
Every four seconds, an identity is stolen in the U.S. Victims can spend years recovering from theft and attempting to clean up the mess it leaves behind, including lost job opportunities, refusal of loans for houses and cars and even jail time as a result of false data in law enforcement records.

Business Bulletin Board for Aug. 3 (Contra Costa Times)
This weekn Walnut Creek Recreation — "Patents and Products," 7:15-9:15 p.m. today. Workshop on new product development and patent protection. Heather Farm Community Center, 301 N.

Texting on the go sends some into harm's way (Macon Telegraph)
Mike Munoz was simultaneously tapping out a text message and walking to the beer keg at a recent wedding when he smacked right into the bride. She teetered perilously as other guests rushed over to steady her.

REGION: Illegal immigrants asked to leave voluntarily (North County Times)
Immigration officials in San Diego say they will start a pilot program Tuesday asking people who are in the country illegally to leave voluntarily, a plan that advocacy groups on both sides of the issue said probably will not work.

August 2008 Article Archive (Business Journal of Tri-Cities)
In the wake of the departure of Dr. Richard Salluzzo as CEO of Wellmont Health System, the Wellmont board of directors is taking what we consider a laudable approach to filling the position.