Cash Strapped Universities Look For Retired Professors To Teach On Voluntary Basis

As state university systems are making budget cuts and furloughing professors while have to expand course sections to meet burgeoning enrollment, one solution may be to tap the expertise of retired professors in the area. The Research Triangle area of North Carolina, home to over a dozen colleges and universities, is also home to at least 600 retired professors. This morning, Eric Ferreri of the Raleigh News Observer , one of the best higher-ed reporters in the biz, reports on the

Sawdust Art Festival, in the red, may soon host weddings to make ends meet

The bucolic Sawdust Art Festiva l in Laguna Beach is losing money, to the tune of $421,566 from 2006 through 2008. Living off its reserves, the festival is on the road toward another dismal year, with ticket sales down 6.5 percent this year. “We are making budget cuts, trimming down every department we can, watching every penny,” said festival general manager Tom Klingenmeier, who earns $60,000 annually. The nine-week fair on a three-acre eucalyptus grove is one of the ma

Sawdust Art Festival, in the red, may soon host weddings to make ends meet

The bucolic Sawdust Art Festiva l in Laguna Beach is losing money, to the tune of $421,566 from 2006 through 2008. Living off its reserves, the festival is on the road toward another dismal year, with ticket sales down 6.5 percent this year. “We are making budget cuts, trimming down every department we can, watching every penny,” said festival general manager Tom Klingenmeier, who earns $60,000 annually. The nine-week fair on a three-acre eucalyptus grove is one of the ma

The Secret Lives of Dogs and Cats (Photos) PLUS Yorky Photos

Dog Grooming Basics By Darcy Lockman, Studio One Networks - wrex.com When the employer of New York Marketing Executive Laurie Bromley began making budget cuts last year, her monthly business trips to Los Angeles became a thing of the past -- and so did her 4-year-old dachshund's overnight stays at the dog spa and hotel. I always had them give Bams a bath at the end of his visit, she says, but now that I'm not traveling anymore, I've stopped taking him altogether. While professional gr

Councillors need to decide budget cuts (Belleville Intelligencer)

While it might be frustrating to city residents, council's decision to take more time to look at its budget for this year is the right decision. What is disconcerting is the decision to fob off to staff the responsibility for how the city trims its budget.[...]