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Captains of the state’s retirement, health care and education systems round out the top 10 highest paid employees in the 2008 Journal of Salaries, an annual list of all positions created by state statute.
The only other top earner with a salary of more than $200,000 is Dr. Don Williamson, the state health officer. Williamson earns [...]

The path to riches usually starts with a family business. To use private-banker jargon, the Patriarch founds the company (they never say Matriarch) and then passes it to the Next Generation and then maybe to “Gen 3.” Inevitably, the family members start fighting and the business goes under or is sold for a Liquidity Event. [...]

Place In The Sun Ds Willie Quit For Spain And Found Himself On The Case As A Consultant For Other Scots
Retired policeman Willie Murphy copped himself a new career when he bought a holiday home in Spain.
The former detective sergeant ploughed his retirement cash into a place in the sun when he left the force [...]

Both at home and abroad, prices rise sharply for family breaks starting on May 24 compared with those beginning a week earlier, despite a government demand for “voluntary narrowing” of such price differences four years ago.
Family groups and parents reacted angrily to the increases, accusing tour operators of taking advantage of those who cannot take [...]

As the presidential campaign debate over health care intensified, I heard from seven different friends with the same problem: They had loved ones who had recently moved and, like many others across the U.S., could not find a primary care doctor. Three were in Washington where, according to 2006 data from the Department of Health, [...]

For most women, there are few more terrifying words to hear than: “You have breast cancer.” Unless, of course, it’s being told the recommended treatment is having both breasts lopped off, followed by round after round of chemotherapy.
But seven years after Myrtle Lewis had a double-mastectomy and 11 lymph nodes removed, followed by six months [...]

Spain and its archipelagos of the Canary Islands and the Balearics are among the best destinations in Europe for accommodation for cheap family holidays, according to research.
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel community, polled 2,400 of its members about cheap family holidays and the results suggested that eight out of the top ten accommodation options are [...]

The downturn in the economy is beginning to affect consumer spending and holidays are the first to suffer, a study by Mintel has revealed.
Almost three in every five adults has chosen to cancel their spending plans recently because they are concerned about their personal finance situation, the report claims.
Consumers are more likely to sacrifice their [...]

Laura Casey is facing the reality of turning off life-support for her husband, Seamus Casey, after the celebrated young Christchurch opera singer was hit by a car, leaving him in a coma in Sydney.
Casey, 27, attended Burnside High School and did a Diploma of Performing Arts at the Hagley Theatre Company before moving offshore to [...]

College has been a family affair for the Trefethen family of Hampton. Later this month, Tracy, 30, will graduate from Great Bay Community College alongside her mother, Pat, and father, Don. All three will receive a certificate in Digital Design and Animation.
It all started when Don retired from the Army after 30 years in 2006. [...]