Technology and the Internet
ValCom Inc., an Omaha company that began selling computers to farmers and agricultural businesses, has merged with a Michigan company to form one of the nation’s largest computer retailers, officials said Tuesday.
Aug. 7, 1991
Business
Bank-issued gift cards that can be used at multiple retailers often charge hidden fees that eat away at the balance.
Oct. 22, 2006
Trends: High-rises, churches provide space for wireless telecom antennas.
Nov. 12, 1997
California
Palos Verdes Peninsula residents will have a chance next week to voice their opinions on what type of person should be selected as the school district’s new superintendent.
March 8, 1990
Cellular transmission towers that are made to look like trees now blanket L.A. But they don’t exactly blend in. So why all the effort to disguise them?
June 30, 2021
Politics
In his televised debate with Ross Perot over the North American Free Trade Agreement, Vice President Al Gore suggested that Perot’s vehement public opposition to the pact represented a conflict of interest because the Texas billionaire’s family had invested heavily in an airport industrial park near Ft.
Nov. 11, 1993
Palm trees and church crosses are being used to camouflage the wiring that supports antennas needed by cellular phone providers.
July 12, 1998
Economy shows signs of stabilizing, but some regions may lag in a recovery
Aug. 22, 2009
World & Nation
Alexandru Livitchi, who has toiled in the bowels of Romania’s Agriculture Ministry for 20 long years, expresses no fondness for Nicolae Ceausescu’s ironfisted Communist regime.
July 8, 1991
Environment: Antennas, other equipment are being camouflaged as trees and rocks to ease visual concerns.
July 13, 1998