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RAIN 01/13: Weekend Update 01/10 Part 1



There are 13 stories in this posting.

The Tennessean 01/10/02
Adoption of Polk artifacts offered
http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/02/01/12205710.shtml?Element_ID=12205710

by Sue McClure
COLUMBIA - Because owning their own piece of presidential history is out of most people's price range, the James K. Polk Home has come up with a unique alternative - adopt an artifact.
For a mere $70, you can adopt an exquisite embroidered bobbin lace handkerchief that belonged to first lady Sarah Polk. Or $535 will get you a handsome set of needlepoint suspenders that President James K. Polk wore on special occasions. And then there's the pièce de résistance - a christening dress that Sarah Polk made for her nephew. That one will set you back $2,590.



Pittsburgh Post-Gazette 01/10/02
Appeals court OKs handgun database
http://www.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20020110handguns8.asp

by George Strawley
AP
HARRISBURG -- A Commonwealth Court panel yesterday dismissed a lawsuit by sportsmen attempting to prevent the Pennsylvania State Police from keeping records of handgun purchases in the state.
The court, in a 5-2 ruling, rejected arguments that a database of handgun sales kept by the agency violates the state's 1995 Uniform Firearms Act.



Indianopolis Star 01/10/02
Audit may get Boone treasurer in trouble
http://www.starnews.com/article.php?audit10.html,news

by Cathy Kightlinger
LEBANON, Ind. -- The State Board of Accounts' most recent audit of Boone County's financial records could expose the county treasurer to legal trouble, including her removal from office.
Mary Alice "Sam" Baldwin, who has held the office since January 1997, is being criticized by the board for a variety of problems, including failing to post the county's December 2000 property tax settlement until August 2001, which violates state accounting guidelines.



New York Times 01/10/02
Be kind to your hard drive: clean out the cobwebs
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/01/10/technology/circuits/10BASI.html?ex=1011678028&ei=1&en=69816c0f9a6c0cc0

by J.D. Biersdorfer
Although the prefabricated holiday cheer is often swept away by the cold January winds, helping a friend is a good thing year-round. One friend you can help without even going outside is your humble computer, and a little PC T.L.C. can make you both feel better. Perhaps you have noticed that your hard-working pal is slowing down or that your hard drive is so packed with files that you have a hard time loading up a new video game.



Cincinnati Post 01/10/01
County clerk makes online search easier
http://www.cincypost.com/2002/jan/10/clerk011002.html

by Kimball Perry
If you want to get the lowdown on your neighbor or find out if your lazy in-law has a record, Jim Cissell just made it a lot easier.



Dailyrecord.com 01/10/02
Keep receipts and records
http://www.dailyrecord.com/business/02/01/10/business10-taxtip6.htm

by the Internal Revenue Service
You can avoid headaches at tax time by keeping track of your receipts and other records throughout the year, the IRS advises.
Good record keeping will help you remember the various transactions you made during the year, which may help you out on your taxes.



Daily Record 01/10/02
Public access bill may not be burden
http://www.dailyrecord.com/news/02/01/10/news3-access.htm

by Matt Manochio
Municipal clerks and school board secretaries don't expect an onslaught of people taking advantage of the state's sweeping public access bill signed into law on Tuesday.
Local government workers said they anticipate that the same people who currently ask for information will be the ones to benefit from the legislation the most.



Bergen Record 01/09/02
DiFrancesco OKs expanded public-access bill
http://www.bergen.com/news/billshj200201094.htm

by Charles Stile
In the final morning of his temporary and tumultuous reign, acting Gov. Donald T. DiFrancesco signed 69 new laws Tuesday, including a landmark bill that will vastly expand the public's right to inspect government records.
DiFrancesco, who finished a 26-year career in the Legislature and 11 months as acting governor Tuesday, heralded the signing of the public records law as a highlight of his administration.



Eastside Journal 01/09/02
City to audit county road fees: Sammamish calls for public records, might hire expert
http://www.eastsidejournal.com/sited/story/html/78999

by Tim Larson
SAMMAMISH - Since incorporating in 1999, city officials say they've never understood where King County spent all the traffic impact fees it collected from developers on the plateau.
Now, thanks to an official public records request, a mountain of county documentation is headed Sammamish's way, and the city may hire a forensic accountant to sort through the evidence.



Associated Press 01/10/02
Enron auditor says documents gone
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/ap/20020110/ts/enron_documents_6.html

by Marcy Gordon
AP Business Writer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The firm that audited the books of collapsed Enron Corp., Arthur Andersen LLP, disclosed Thursday that its employees had destroyed a ``significant but undetermined'' number of documents related to the company.



The Street.com 01/10/02
Enron's accountants admit discarding documents
http://www.thestreet.com/markets/marketfeatures/10006524.html

by TSC staff
The scandal surrounding the collapse of once-mighty energy trader Enron (ENE:NYSE - news - commentary - research - analysis) rippled through the accounting profession and federal government Thursday.
One day after the Justice Department announced an investigation of whether criminal wrongdoing attended Enron's collapse, the firm responsible for auditing the now-bankrupt company's books said its employees had thrown out a "significant" number of documents and emails related to the case.



New York Law Journal 09/14/01
Federal Agencies: Re-creating lost files
http://www.nylawyer.com/news/01/09/091401b.html

by Tamara Loomis
After weathering the worst disaster in New York's history with no apparent loss of life, two federal agencies whose regional offices were located in the World Trade Center are now facing a different kind of loss.
Both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission housed their regional operations in 7 World Trade Center.



The Guardian 01/10/02
Erasing the information age
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Columnists/Column/0,5673,630078,00.html

by Victor Keegan
More information has been collected in the past three years than since the beginning of time. So says Joe Tucci. And he should know. He is chief executive of EMC, which claims to be the world's leading data storage company. A survey conducted for his company by the University of California found that every year the world produces 250MB of information for every man, woman and child on earth.


Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
pakurilecz@aol.com
Richmond, Va