Vacation News Archive
14-Aug-2008
- 'Vacation rental dwellings remain hot topic (Newport News-Times)
The topic of Vacation rental dwellings (VRD) was still hot with Lincoln City residents, as about 30 people attended the city council's citizen comment session at the opening of Monday's meeting and left shortly thereafter. - 'Need a break? Here's how to get more vacation time (AP via Yahoo! News)
When family rights advocate John De Graff started doing some historical research, he came across a shocking discovery ? that medieval European peasants had more Vacation time than modern American office workers. - 'State House Republicans rebuke Dems for vacation (Detroit Free Press)
House Republicans chastised majority Democrats today for taking a summer vacation from Lansing, saying the state must address taxes, jobs and college tuition rates during hard economic times. - 'The Final Word: Post-vacation procrastination is loads of fun (USA Today)
It's August, so many of us are either on vacation, have been on vacation, or are about to go on vacation. I'm just back from mine, and I have to say I'm not that happy about being here. Some people come back from their week or two away revitalized, refreshed and ready to conquer the world. - 'Kilpatrick, restricted by tether, takes vacation for couple weeks (Detroit Free Press)
With his legal woes and calls to resign mounting, Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick will be on vacation for the next couple weeks, his spokeswoman said today. - 'Detroit mayor announces indefinite vacation (The Kansas City Star)
DETROIT | Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick announced Wednesday that he’s taking an indefinite vacation amid mounting calls for his resignation and growing evidence of behind-the-scenes efforts to end the yearlong scandal. - 'I need another vacation (Harrisburg Horizons)
Sometimes taking time off means making more work for yourself when you return from the office reprieve, begging the question, ?Is it worth it?? Of course it is. Less than 10 minutes back from my vacation and I?m weeding my way through nearly 350 e-mails and a smattering of phone messages. A stack of mail sits on the corner of my desk, and the looming deadline of this week?s edition hangs every ... - 'Mayor Kilpatrick takes vacation as court dates mount (Detroit News)
DETROIT -- As Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick prepares for a series of high-profile appearances in court and a pair of hearings aimed at his ouster, he is opting for a surprising course of action: vacation. - 'Cheers and Jeers: Child turned away from vacation Bible school (The Fayetteville Observer)
The jeer: Jeers to Haymount United Methodist Church. My son was asked to attend vacation Bible school by a neighbor and her son, who are members of this church. My son was told by the vacation Bible school staff that there was no room for him. - 'How eWEEK Spent My Summer Vacation (Microsoft Watch)
News Commentary. My Vacation is over, but my colleagues stayed hot on top of Microsoft news. Here's some of the good stuff I missed (hopefully, not you, too), and my brief commentary about it.
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