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Car Allowance Rebate System

Saturday, July 25th, 2009

Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS):   this program may be temporarily suspended due to extremely heavy demand that threatens to exhaust funding;  but government officials said the program was not going to be suspended overnight.    Go to their website to read eligibility requirements for the trade-in deals from the U.S. ...

Spokane Falls

Friday, June 19th, 2009

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has given Avista the authority to operate five Spokane River dams for another 50 years.  Yesterday, on June 18, 2009,  FERC issued the new license that sets out conditions for Avista's operation of the dams, including protections for water quality, for flow measures to ...

Snow Rollers: Unusual Phenomena

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Snow rollers are extremely rare because of the unique combination of snow, wind, temperature and moisture needed to create them. They form with light but sticky snow and strong (but not too strong) winds.  These were east of Craigmont in the southern Idaho Panhandle,  across  rolling hay fields, on March ...

GLOBAL TRENDS 2025

Saturday, December 6th, 2008

"Global Trends 2025: A Transformed World" is the fourth unclassified report prepared by the National Intelligence Council (NIC) that takes a long-term view of the future.  The NIC is a center of strategic thinking within the US Government, reporting to the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) and providing ...

Gov Info’s Ask a Librarian service

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Government Information Online is a free service supported by libraries throughout the United States. GIO offers online chat or email on its Ask A Librarian service. These librarians specialize in answering questions about government information.

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