Property Owners for Predictable Tax Now Holds Property Tax Protest - Olympia, Washington on Capitol Steps, January 14, 11 a.m.
Over reliance on property taxes is igniting a taxpayer revolt (Gregoire, Dems Dash for Cover in Revolt Against Property Taxes, David Ammons, AP 11/18/07). Washingtonians are being crushed by the burden of ever-escalating property taxes ("Because taxing people out of their homes is horrendous tax policy, we need change," Taxes Make Owning a Home a Hardship, The Columbian 12/06/07). In the tradition of our forefathers, Property Owners for Predictable Tax Now is invoking the original tax revolt strategy by holding a Property Tax Tea Party on the first day of Legislative session, January 14 at 11 a.m. on the Olympia Capitol steps. 2008-01-02

Access Granted Announces Inaugural Release of Elderly and Disabled Customer Service and ADA eLearning Training Course
eLearning platform will protect businesses and train employees to provide a higher degree of customer service to elderly and disabled customers. 2008-01-02

BenefitsCheckUp Has Served Two Million Seniors
NCOA's online service has found nearly $6 billion in benefits for older Americans 2008-01-02

Texas Coast Wind Generation Sites Pose Severe Threat to Migratory and Resident Birds
The Coastal Habitat Alliance, Inc. (CHA) today released the results of a scientific review of two proposed wind energy generation projects for Kenedy County, Texas. According to the results of the analysis that was conducted by EDM International, Inc. using methodologies developed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, these projects pose a severe threat to migratory and resident birds and bats. 2008-01-02

"JVoices" Jewish Blog to Pay Writers 8 Cents
The JVoices blog is ringing in 2008 with a promise to compensate its writers over a six-month period. The compensation program will generate awareness about the labor strike by the Writers Guild of America. 2008-01-02

Dentists: Two Out of Three Prefer Republican Rule
When asked about the upcoming presidential election, two out of three dentists said they favor the Republicans. Dentists' top Republican candidate is Mitt Romney, while Hillary Clinton is the Democratic candidate dentists prefer. Dentists' opinions matter, as they see over 30 million Americans each month. 2008-01-01

Florida's SCHIP Health Insurance Slashed By Bush - Poor Get Less says Florida Health Insurance Web   President Bush signed a cheaper version of the SCHIP renewal bill, approving only 5 billion dollars for the nations poor according to Florida Health Insurance web. As the State Children's Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, is extended, Floridian's will continue to receive money from the federal government to cover health insurance of children that have been enrolled through March 2009. 2007-12-31

Portable Toilet Rental Service in Ohio is Easier Than Ever for Customers & Porta Potty Distributors Alike
Newly launched website MesaWasteServices.com is specifically designed to assist customers in need of portable restroom rentals throughout Ohio & the U.S. This revolutionary new website connects individuals, small business, corporations, governmental entities and industry with regional toilet & mobile sanitation service providers. Free of charge for those seeking portable johns, MesaWasteServices.com has diligently positioned itself as the portable sanitation industry's premiere source for informational resources on the web. 2007-12-31

Calpine Shareholders Say Not So Fast ... 'Main Street' Once Again Has Milk Swiped from Coffee
Little Guys Take On Wall Street Big Cats in Bankrupt Calpine -- Just another story of corporate and Wall Street Big Cats winning again on the backs of the little guy? A group of small shareholders says 'NO'! Last Friday, a motion was filed with the bankruptcy court in hopes the court reconsiders. Is this just another Enron or Kmart where the little people get wiped out? 2007-12-31

Florida Health Insurance Benefits On The Line -- Florida Primary Days Away
Going into the last few days before the presidential primaries in Iowa, New Hampshire, Florida and Nevada, the candidates are all scrambling to get their final messages out. Florida health insurance consultant Morgan Moran said, "the Giuliani campaign is now talking health insurance", and how his plan would lower the nation's health care costs. 2007-12-30

Peace Campaigner Brian Haw to Run for London Mayor 2008
Brian Haw, the peace campaigner, is standing as a candidate for London Mayor in 2008 as an independent. Brian Haw will be campaigning for truth, liberty and peace. 2007-12-30

More Key Legislative Issues for 2008 Analyzed in State Capitol Countdown
State Net analysts release the second part of their comprehensive preview of 2008's hottest legislative topics. 2007-12-29

Narconon Arrowhead Announces New Year's Resolution Initiative
Leading rehab helps adults avoid risky sexual behavior by reducing alcohol consumption. 2007-12-28 (Friend of Issues Wire: 3)

GRC Solutions Provider EnCrisp LLC Achieves Record Growth in 2007
Reinforces position as industry leader in specialized solutions and services for Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) management. 2007-12-28

Retired Police Lieutenant Samuel Clark to Address Police Corruption on "The Justice for All Show"
Former police corruption whistleblower Samuel Clark will expose listeners to the underbelly of public safety agencies as the new host of blogtalkradio.com's new weekly program, "The Justice for All Show" Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. EST. 2007-12-26

Colabria® Announces Open Enterprise 2.0 Mashup Summit
Colabria®, in collaboration with many diverse sponsors, thought leaders and users, announces the Open Enterprise 2.0 Mashup Summit - Expanding Customer Value Networks, in New York City, NY, on Friday, 1 February, 2008. 2007-12-24 (Friend of Issues Wire: 5)

Media Advisory: The Nevada Democratic Party and 100 Black Men of America, Inc. Announce that Media Credentials are Now Available for Nevada Democratic Debate
Save the Date: Credentials available for Nevada Democratic Debate. The debate hosted by MSNBC will be held in the Cashman Theatre at 6 p.m. PT/ 9 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 15th, just four days before Nevada's "First in the West" presidential caucus. The deadline to request a credential is Wednesday, January 9th. To request a credential, please fill out the attached form and email it to credentials @ nvdems.com or fax it to (702) 735-2700. 2007-12-24

Ron Paul DVD Sells Over 60,000 Copies in First 72 Hours of Release
Ron Paul Reveres, an Independent Expenditure Campaign, released a DVD introducing Ron Paul to potential supporters. Volunteers from Ron Paul "Meetup" groups from around the country purchased over 60,000 copies in the first 72 hours of its release for mailing and door to door distribution. 2007-12-22

Technology Futures' Top 19 Technology Trends for 2008
For the fourth year running, Technology Futures, Inc. (TFI) provides a list of forward-looking trends for the coming year that will have great consequence to those involved with global business, technology business process, science and universities, government agencies, federal labs, corporate labs, and technology savvy consumers. Commenting on the list, author David Smith (Vice President, TFI) states, "2005 and 2006 were periods spent building capacity and capabilities. 2007 and 2008 are years of transition. We saw tipping points in 2007 in several technology areas, such as broadband penetration and the death of single core processing chips." He continues, "2008 will be a dynamic year impacted by possible actions such as the potential financial instability including the threat of recession, changes in the geopolitical environment, and further changes to the landscape of business." 2007-12-22

Pop Vulture T-Shirt Opens Doors, Picks At Rotting Carcass of Modern Culture
Pop Vulture T-Shirt, the new brutal commentarian dedicated to starting a dialogue on the chests of its fashion forward customers. Elevating the individual, elevating the idea, elevating what it means to wear a t-shirt. Their motto: If the truth fits, wear it. 2007-12-21

Sustainable Business Guidelines Released For DNC Vendor Directory
Greening of vendor directory will help make 2008 convention the greenest ever - and put Colorado on path to sustainability. 2007-12-21

JK Harris Offers End of the Year Tax Tips for Taxpayers
JK Harris gives taxpayers some valuable tips for the upcoming en of the year tax season. 2007-12-21

JK Harris Sends Filing Tips Taxpayers' Way
JK Harris offers taxpayers some useful tips to get a jump on the tax filing season. 2007-12-21

CAS Enterprises, Inc. and TheAwristocrat.com Named Small Business of the Year   CAS Enterprises, Inc. was recently recognized by its local community in Columbus, NE, as the Columbus Telegram's 2007 Power and Progress Small Business of the Year. Clark Swihart, CEO, and Melodee Brunken, Vice President, were present at the Second Annual Columbus Area Business Hall of Fame Banquet to accept the award. Presenting the award was Mike Johanns, former Governor of Nebraska and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. 2007-12-20