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In Texas politics, Labor Day’s arrival signals the beginning of campaign season. Candidates kick into high gear, knocking on doors and mailing brochures. Yard signs sprout in lawns across town

President Barack Obama is reportedly considering a proposal to make a tax credit for research and development permanent. The credit has been allowed to expire more than a dozen times since it was created in 1981, a recurring victim of budget politics despite bipartisan support in Congress.

Ent Federal Credit Union has given a $4,000 Youth Endowment Series grant to United Way of Pueblo County to buy school supplies for students whose families can’t afford them.

Frank Blake’s mellow, it’s-not-about-me style helped him move Home Depot past the emotionally charged reign of predecessor Bob Nardelli and recapture some of the culture fostered by its founders. It also syncs with his push to get the company back to its service-oriented roots.

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Over the weekend, from Sept. 3-6, Portage Credit Union will be going through some changes.

Monterey, Calif. Tom Pernice, Jr. Early forecasts calling for the Earl to bring sustained winds of 39 mph or higher never materialized.

Cops: Stolen credit card, drunken profanity leads to jail Updated Sep 4, 2010 06:24PM MDT Using a stolen credit card: risky. Using a stolen credit card while unleashing a drunken stream of profanity-laced abuse on restaurant employees?

The president’s proposal for a popular but costly tax credit for business research expenses will be part of a pre-election initiative to spur job creation.

Banks, credit unions worry that reform will change business model By JERRY SIEBENMARK McClatchy Newspapers Updated Sep 4, 2010 04:55PM MDT WICHITA, Kan. • Bank and credit union executives will be waiting for the next several months, even years, for their business to change, perhaps dramatically, as federal regulators put in place the most significant piece of banking legislation in nearly two …