Alternative Connections: Forum airs child-support problems
Group seeks connection with officials in system By SHEILA BURKE Staff Writer Expected payments that don't come, warrants for deadbeat parents that go unserved, a lack of accountability: Those were among complaints levied against the state's child support collection system at a public forum last night.A group of about 50 people gathered in Belmont United Methodist Church to discuss how the state Department of Human Services and Maximus collect and distribute...

Alternative Connections: Western Morning News: Blame town people for hunting ban
It was a sad day when the Government banned hunting. It's a sad day when the Government bans shooting. It'll be another sad day when they ban fishing.There seems no end to the interference of townies on country life. They are changing our countryside beyond recognition, and destroying those pursuits which were a part of country life for many for hundreds of years.History for the townies means grand houses and ruined castles, but these are dead stones in a...

Alternative Connections: Verizon May Slash 3,500 Jobs In New York
Verizon Communications, citing increased competition and the regional economy, may lay off up to 3,500 "surplus" telephone installation, network and repair workers next week, invoking the wrath of unionized employees who say already declining service will get worse. The move, which could represent a 13-percent reduction of the company's front-line repair and installation workers, all in New York State, comes as the Communication Workers of America and Verizon...

Alternative Connections: Opatz wants city to forgo southeast side connection
Lawmaker says linking Michigan Avenue to U.S. Highway 10 would hurt neighborhoods By John Hoogesteger TIMES STAFF WRITER State Rep. Joe Opatz, DFL-St. Cloud, has asked St. Cloud City Council candidates to take a stand on the proposed connection between 10th Street/Michigan Avenue and U.S. Highway 10.Opatz, who has been a long-time opponent of the connection, sent letters this week to the Area Planning Organization and the council asking them to eliminate the project from their...

Alternative Connections: New GC instruments and accessories at the 55th Pittsburgh Conference: in this month's "GC Connections," John Hinshaw reports on new gas chromatography
For its 55th annual meeting, held March 7-12, 2004, the Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy returned to Chicago's ...

Alternative Connections: Invisible connections: the war of the wireless worlds is raging, with the major contenders vying for the hearts of New Zealand business owners. Vikki Bland
Forget the technologies for a moment; what does it mean for a small business to be wireless? Why bother setting up a local area network (LAN) that ...

Alternative Connections: IP Service extends LAN connections over WAN
Offering built-in redundancy and fault tolerance, Ethernet IP(TM) service provides scalable, point-to-point connection between 2 or more sites. It extends ...

Alternative Connections: Toward a positive perspective on violence prevention in schools: building connections.(Special Section On School Violence)
Over the past decade, society has witnessed an outbreak of school violence, both in the United States and in other countries, that has altered the ...

Alternative Connections: Turkey power! Bird dung is putting one small town on the map—and redefining alternative fuels
Today, the United States gets most of the energy it needs by burning fossil fuels such as oil, coal, and natural gas. That may not be true in a decade.