| Va. Senate OKs sales tax bill for online retailers (AP via Yahoo! News) A bill that would require global online shopping giants such as Amazon to start collecting and paying Virginia sales taxes won easy Senate passage Tuesday. us.rd.yahoo.com |
Kiwanis collecting old cell phones for programs CHESTERTON | The Duneland chapter of Kiwanis International iscurrently collecting used cell phones to assist in funding programsof the organization. Kiwanis is working with an organization thatrefurbishes the phones and makes them 911 capable for distributionat battered womens shelters. Kiwanis has boxes for the used cellphones at several drop off points: 1st Source Bank, 1500 S CalumetRoad ... nwitimes.com |
FTC Asked to Investigate Google Wi-Fi 'snooping' A consumer group has called on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission to investigate Google after the search company revealed that it had been collecting people's Internet communications from open wireless networks. news.yahoo.com |
School supplies accepted at Citizens Bank branches Citizens Bank will be collecting new school supplies for its Gear for Grades initiative, an effort to help local children go back to school with the gear they need to learn. buffalonews.com |
Parking Meters Collecting Donations For The Homeless Springing Up In Cities Nationwide What's Your Reaction? Cities around the country are erecting special meters aimed at ending homelessness and the attendant panhandling. Miami and Nashville are among the most recent burgs to adopt the program, which goes by different names in different cities but operates on the same principle. huffingtonpost.com |