Glatfelter Public Practice will combine its existing water and muncipial programs beginning Jan. 1.

The health insurance industry reported a decline of 12.4 percent in net income, to $8.2 billion, as of Sept. 30, compared to the same period in 2008, according to a new analysis by Highline Data.

If the insurance industry had the equivalent of baseball's "Comeback Player Of The Year" award, the winner in 2009 would no doubt be Maurice Greenberg, says NU Editor Sam Friedman in his blog today at www.NUSamSoapBox.com.