| Round 3: H-1B Battle - American engineers vs. senior Democrats!
Leading Democrats punched American engineers in the back of the head with a powerful left-left combo in round 3 of the H-1B battle. Senator Kerry (D-MA) and Senator Kennedy (D-MA) attempted to secretly add an amendment to the Minimum Wage bill last week. This earmark would have massively increased the H-1B cap and would have dealt a death blow to countless engineering careers across the country. With the immigration bill still months away, two powerful Democrats struck at engineers who never even heard the bell. It looks like it may be "curtains" for the engineers of America. First, senior Republican Senators Cornyn and Shadegg secretly attempted to earmark an H-1B increase into the India-Nuke bill. Now, senior Democratic Senators Kerry and Kennedy secretly attempt to do the same with the Minimum Wage bill. The President campaigns in favor of expanding the program while his administration has not been enforcing the current cap. For the last several years, ordinary citizens have been begging the government to reform the program, yet their voices are muted by those in power. Why would all of these Senators secretly attempt to amend H-1B provisions onto bills which are completely unassociated with immigration? It would appear to the average voter that tech company lobbyists wield unimaginable influence and control over the very highest levels of our government.
Reimburse self for expenses from managing mom's interests
Dear Bruce: Should I be paying myself from my mother's money that I manage? Since moving back to Florida nine years ago, I have had increasing responsibilities for my 92-year-old mother, who lives 60 miles away. I have sold her house, car and moved her twice. I have gotten her an increase in her veteran's benefits. I put her money in CDs at a much higher interest rate than she was getting from her bank. For the past four years, I have had power of attorney. She was diagnosed with slow progressing Alzheimer's and has been staying in an assisted-living facility. I go there every two weeks and take her to all appointments. I manage her affairs and more. My sister makes one trip here a year from another state, stays at our home and spends a few hours with mother, yet she is listed as executrix in mother's will.
Program gets you organized
PORTAGE | Important papers buried beneath a towering mound of excess junk could be a distant memory, thanks to a program offered at Miller's Senior Living Community - Assisted Living Apartments, 5911 Lute Road.
Professional organizer Stephanie Jones, with Innovative Organizing, will offer techniques, ideas and tips that she says will help folks get their houses in order and become more organized.Getting organized, she said, can be as simple as incorporating quick 10-minute tasks into your daily routine.Jones will offer "How To Get Organized" at 1 p.m. Jan. 16 at Miller's Senior Living. The program is free. The public is invited, but space is limited. Call to reserve a seat.For information, call Louise Thompson, community relations director, at (219) 764-0628.- The Times .
Mega-Donors Get Mixed Election Results
By Eric Kelderman - Michigan architect Jon Stryker didn't bother with the fund-raising circuit last year when he launched a political nonprofit group to support Democratic candidates and oppose conservative ballot measures. The billionaire simply chipped in $4.6 million of his own money. .
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