CSBJ Daily

The Associated Press
WASHINGTON – The nation’s unemployment rate climbed to a four-year high of 5.7 percent during July as employers cut 51,000 jobs, dashing the hopes of an influx of young people looking for summer work.
Payroll cuts weren’t as deep as the 72,000 predicted by economists, however. And, job losses for both […]

The Associate Press
WASHINGTON – A divided Federal Communications Commission has ruled that Comcast Corp. violated federal policy when it blocked Internet traffic for some subscribers and has ordered the cable giant to change the way it manages its network.
In a precedent-setting move, the FCC by a 3-2 vote today enforced a […]

The U.S. health care system is more expensive, less efficient and provides lower quality that other industrialized countries around the world.
That’s the word from the third Commonwealth Fund Commission, a nonprofit organization that studies health care in the United States and abroad.
The report shows that quality of care varies and opportunities […]

Cemetery workers will have a chance to showcase their skills during the Colorado Association of Cemeteries 10th Bi-annual Cemetery Skills Competition.
The event is scheduled for 10 a.m. Aug. 14 at Evergreen Cemetery, 1005 Hancock Ave.
Contestants will participate in seven events including interment excavation, a backhoe obstacle course, funeral equipment set-up, […]