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New low rates on car insurance. (04 Jun 2006)
Suggests automobile insurance updating in the United States. Causes of automobile insurance rate decrease; Importance of comparison shopping; Classification of drivers; Risk categories of The Robert Plan Corporation in Bethpage, New York; Advice for lowering insurance rates.Full Text Word Count:871D

Big Brother Rides Shotgun. (04 Jun 2006)
Presents an article on the impact of the pervasive use of the wireless technology in commercial purposes in the United States. Information on the wireless tracking of car speed by Acme Rent-a-Car using the global positioning system; How the malpractice in the use of the technology affects the potentials of its application; Information on the service of Progressive Casualty Insurance for the estimation of car insurance.Full Text Word Count:478D

Car-insurance rates hit calamity heights. (04 Jun 2006)
Discusses the increase in automobile insurance rates in Canada. Average cost per month for insuring an automobile; Percentage that insurance rates have increased; Increased repair and legal costs, as well as increased lawsuit awards that have forced insurers to increase rates; Provinces that have taken control of the auto insurance businesses; Possible involvement that the Alberta government is considering.Full Text Word Count:804D

Make Car Insurance Fairer. (04 Jun 2006)
The article focuses on issues related to car insurance. Proposals for implementing usage-sensitive rates go way back. In 1963 Nobel Prize-winning economist William Vickrey suggested that insurance be included in the purchase of tires. Anticipating the objection that this might lead people to drive on bald tires, Vickrey said drivers should get credit for the remaining tread when they turn in a tire. Andrew Tobias proposed a variation on this scheme in which insurance would be included in the price of gasoline. An insurer could monitor distances driven using the Global Positioning System (GPS). GPS could slice the risk equation more finely. Highway mileage could be given a discount and nighttime driving could be charged a premium.Full Text Word Count:775D

Car Insurance Salesmen Come Out of the Cave. (04 Jun 2006)
Presents information on a television advertising campaign created by Richmond, Virginia-based The Martin Agency for car insurance offered by Washington, D.C.-based Geico. Theme of the campaign; Description of the television commercials.Full Text Word Count:307D

Cheaper insurance when college starts. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports that young people's car insurance often drops substantially when they enter college. The amount that a family's car insurance could drop if the college is at least 150 miles from home; Cars that are easier to insure.Full Text Word Count:432Database: Academic Search Premier

STEERING YOUR CAR INSURER TO A FAIR DEAL. (04 Jun 2006)
Focuses on getting a fair deal on a car insurance claim. The fact that many insurers do not use standard references to determine fair market value; The consumer use of Web sites for verification; The consumer use of consultant's reports obtained from the insurer; State insurance commissions as arbitrators.Full Text Word Count:629Database: Academic Search Premier

Shop around for car insurance. (04 Jun 2006)
Focuses on the Consumer Federation of America's estimates for the drop in the overall cost of car insurance in the United States from 1998 to 1999. Cars that qualify for discounts; Coverage worth for cars worth less than $1,000; Types of cars with higher insurance costs.Full Text Word Count:157Database: Academic Search Premier

SHAVE $1,440 FROM YOUR CAR INSURANCE. (04 Jun 2006)
Discusses how someone can save money on automobile insurance. Amount of savings for raising the deductible, consolidating homeowners insurance, and installing a car alarm.Full Text Word Count:224D

Car insurance rates dropped last year. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports on the decrease in car insurance rates in 1997, according to the Insurance Information Institute in the United States. Percentage of car insurance rates reduced in 1997; How the decrease started.Full Text Word Count:152D

Pay Less for Car Insurance. (04 Jun 2006)
Offers tips on reducing car insurance premiums. Advantage of increasing the deductibles in insurance; Premiums of car safety appliance.Full Text Word Count:113D

RATES TAKE A DIVE. (04 Jun 2006)
Looks at car insurance in the United States. Insurance groups that are cutting prices for good drivers; Where to get car insurance quotes; Importance of checking rates before buying a car; Finding out your car's value.Full Text Word Count:145Database: Academic Search Premier

How to Play the Premium Cycle. (04 Jun 2006)
This article gives advice on buying auto and homeowners insurance. The Insurance Information Institute, the industry trade group, estimates that the average auto insurance premium rose by 3.5% this year, the smallest increase since 2000. Why are insurers giving customers a break? MONEY compared the rates at four auto insurance companies for a Virginia couple in their fifties with two cars. Sal and Catherine Moreno, who saved $145 on car insurance thanks to a rate decrease in Arizona, saved an additional$167, or 7%, by bumping up the deductible on their comprehensive and collision insurance from $250 to $1,000 in July. Auto insurance policy on a 2003 Nissan pickup, a 1999 Honda and a 1971 Chevy pickup Premium in 2003 $2,412 Saved by insurer reducing rates $145 Saved by increasing deductible on two vehicles $167 Premium in 2004 $2,100 Total savings: 13% $312.Full Text Word Count:955D

When to wave rental-car insurance. (04 Jun 2006)
Offers advice on the right time to waive rental-car insurance. Cut on car-rental cost through decline in loss damage waiver (LDW) insurance policy of the company; Credit cards used for alternative payments in car rental services; Need for a liability insurance coverage.Full Text Word Count:167D

My CAR INSURANCE costs too much! (cover story) (04 Jun 2006)
Offers tips for managing high car insurance costs. Examples of auto-insurance carriers; Amount to be saved from a combined auto and homeowners insurance; Information on premiums for collision and comprehensive coverage.Full Text Word Count:433D

HOW WE FEEL ABOUT ART. (04 Jun 2006)
Presents thoughts and ideas of students about art at the Frances Jenkins Middle School in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Full Text Word Count:452D

Pikes Peak Community College Settles Lawsuit With Professor. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports on the settlement of a lawsuit filed by Professor Katherine S. Sturdevant against Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Spring, Colorado. Accusation by Sturdevant against college officials; Claim of Sturdevant in the lawsuit.Full Text Word Count:488D

Consciousness Raising 101. (04 Jun 2006)
Presents an article on teaching gender studies course at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. Information on the myth surrounding orthodox feminism; Challenges facing conventional feminist views; Details on the social implications of biological differences between men and women.Full Text Word Count:1305

Study issued on a community-based services. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports on the study completed by the Center for Health Services Research of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center regarding the quality of community-based and custodial long term care services and the relationship between long-term care services and acute care expenditures.Full Text Word Count:184D

McDonald's offers patrons a human touch at drive-up. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports that the McDonald's Restaurant in Colorado Springs offers drive-up patrons the human touch by dispensing with the loudspeaker and replacing it with employees.Full Text Word Count:111Database: Business Source Premier

Tourism and more. (04 Jun 2006)
Focuses on the economy of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Status of the supermarket industry; Attractions in the city; Biggest bloc of employment in the service sector of the city.Full Text Word Count:461D

Memorial Hospital Cut by Moody's. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports on the bond rating of Memorial Hospital's Series 2000 bonds in Colorado Springs, Colorado.Full Text Word Count:107Database: Business Source Premier

McBenefits. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports on the employee benefits program at several McDonald's restaurants which are owned by Steve Bigari in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Description of the program; Goal and resources; Response of employees.Full Text Word Count:172Database: Business Source Premier

USAFA instructor opportunities. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports that the US Air Force Academy's Military Studies Division in Colorado Springs, Colorado is seeking highly qualified captains for instructor duty in the summer of 1991 and beyond. Duties and responsibilities; Preferred degrees for military studies instructors; Contact information.Full Text Word Count:263Database: Academic Search Premier

Re-examining the Korean War. (04 Jun 2006)
Gives details on `A Revolutionary War: Korea and the Transformation of the Postwar World,' the US Air Force Academy's fifteenth military history symposium, which convenes at Colorado Springs, Colorado from October 14 to 16.Full Text Word Count:218Database: Academic Search Premier

Beneficial options. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports that the Colorado Springs Utilities has received statements of qualifications and responses from firms interested in financing, developing and operating a composting facility. Material proposed to be composted; Current biosolids management; Waste water treatment.Full Text Word Count:205D

Eyeing a prize. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports on the plan of MissionHealth company to form a partnership with Memorial Hospital of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Net income of the hospital in 1997; Expansion plan of the hospital.Full Text Word Count:439D

Regional News. (04 Jun 2006)
Presents updates on hospitals in the United States as of August 1999. Cost control programs in Colorado Springs Memorial Hospital in Colorado; Renovation of the United Medical Center of Cheyenne in Wyoming; Membership to the California Nurses Association; Staff reduction in Saint Mary's Hospital in Waterbury, Connecticut.Full Text Word Count:1859Database: Academic Search Premie

USAF Academy Flies with Sirsi. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports on the installation of Sirsi Corporation's Unicorn library management software at the United States Air Force Academy Library System in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Types of media resources available at the academy; Use of Sirsi's WebCat and WorkFlows software for its administrative tasks.Full Text Word Count:115Database: Academic Search Premier

MILITARY MOVE. (04 Jun 2006)
The article reports that General John W. Rosa Jr. will step down as superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy to become president of the Citadel. General Rosa, who graduated from the Citadel in 1973, will replace Major General John Grinalds as head of the state military college in Charleston, South Carolina.Full Text Word Count:91Da

Report: No 'overt' faith bias at academy, but insensitivities abound. (04 Jun 2006)
Focuses on the results of a report on religious climate at the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Nonexistence of religious bias at the academy; Views of Roger Brady, Air Force deputy Chief of Staff for personnel, on religious climate at the academy; Failure of the report to address the case regarding the termination of a Lutheran pastor from the academy.Full Text Word Count:404D

Colorado Springs inspires peak performance. (04 Jun 2006)
Lists several attractions and activities in Colorado Springs and surrounding area that can fit into an incentive travel program. Garden of the Gods; Royal Gorge Bridge and Park; Arkansas River; United States (U.S.) Air Force Academy; U.S. Olympic Training Center.Full Text Word Count:766D

Party on. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports that the snubbing of Colorado College's hockey team by the NCAA raised such a stink that in the off-season the NCAA passed the so-called Colorado College rule. How four Division I conferences get two automatic bids; Which teams they are; Which conferences get these bids; Why this is good news for Colorado College.Full Text Word Count:526Database: Academic Search Premier

Middle East Turmoil on American Campuses. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports on incidents that prevented Middle Easterners to deliver speeches about the Arab-Israeli conflict in North American campuses as of September 23, 2002. Actions taken by protesters to prevent former Prime Minister of Israel Binyamin Netanyahu to deliver a speech at Concordia University in Montreal; Objections to the honor given to Hanan Ashrawi at Colorado College in Colorado Springs to tackle the events of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to the U.S.Full Text Word Count:733D

New airport beckons skiers. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports on the opening of Colorado Springs Airport (COS). Infrastructure; Annual passenger capacity; Effects to the local economy; Packages offered by major ski areas.Full Text Word Count:275D

Colorado Springs to study new ownership for hospital. (04 Jun 2006)
Focuses on the debate about the operation of the Memorial Hospital in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Argument on the appointment of a group to run the bond-financed facility; Study of the possibility of reducing the city's financial exposure.Full Text Word Count:431Database: Business Source Premier

Came the revolution! (04 Jun 2006)
Reports on Colorado Springs School assistant head Karen Huff's implementation of a series of impositions on students that corresponded to the historical revolt by American colonists against England. Huff's aim to teach students about the revolt; Description of the impositions made by Huff; Students' reaction to Huff's experiment.Full Text Word Count:537Database: Academic Search Premier

The conservative source. (04 Jun 2006)
Focuses on Colorado Springs, base of the group Colorado for Family Values (DFV). Sponsorship for Amendment Two to the Colorado constitution; Discussion of Amendment One, which also originated in Colorado Springs; Founding of Colorado Springs; Large and growing number of evangelical Christian ministries which have settled in the area; Legislation involving homosexuality; Para-churches; Growing tensions in the community; More divisive amendments in the future.Full Text Word Count:866D

Air Force Coach Under Fire For Comments on Minority Players. (04 Jun 2006)
The article focuses on the challenges being faced by Colorado Springs, Colorado-based Air Force Academy head football coach Fisher DeBerry following the comments he made during an interview that the team's lack of minority players contributed to its loss. Lieutenant General John F. Regni, superintendent of the academy, reprimanded the coach with regard to his comments. The Air Force has also faced challenges after they issued new guidelines on religion in August 2005.Full Text Word Count:411Database: Academic Search Premier

Colorado Springs district plans to issue $3.9 million RFP for software. (04 Jun 2006)
Reports that the Colorado Springs School District #11 in Colorado plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for software vendors to provide the district with $3.9 million worth of instructional software. Analysis of the Colorado Content Standards, a set of software curriculum standards; Use of the standards as the basis of the kind of software the district will accept; Evaluation of software the district needs.Full Text Word Count:154D

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