News from The Piedmont Journal - 05/26/2010
Power outage set for May 9
A power outage will take effect for parts of Piedmont on May 9th, according to Phillip Johnson, supervisor of the Power and Light Department.
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News from The Times of Northwest Indiana - 05/25/2010
Firefighter diversity a common problem
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | Personnel cuts and a virtual hiring freezeensure the Springfield Fire Department's longtime lack of diversitywon't improve anytime soon.
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News from The State Journal-Register - 05/25/2010
City struggles to recruit more black firefighters
Personnel cuts and a virtual hiring freeze ensure the Springfield Fire Department’s longtime lack of diversity won’t improve anytime soon.
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News from Kewanee Star Courier - 05/24/2010
Kewanee High grads earn awards at commencement exercises
Commencement exercises were held Sunday for 107 graduating seniors in the Class of 2010 at Kewanee High School. Four valedictorians — Michael Allensworth, Daisy Favela, Laura Castillo and Kirsten Richardson — and the salutatorian, Cassi Ince, spoke, followed by Supt. Dr. Chris Sullens noting some of the accomplishments of class members in extracurricular activities. Before diplomas were handed ...
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News from The Piedmont Journal - 05/24/2010
Power outage set for May 9
A power outage will take effect for parts of Piedmont on May 9th, according to Phillip Johnson, supervisor of the Power and Light Department.
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News from The Northern Virginia Daily - 05/21/2010
Crash leads to lawsuit
WINCHESTER -- A California woman has filed a $2 million lawsuit in Frederick County Circuit Court over a 2008 car crash she says left her seriously injured.
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News from WJTV Jackson - 05/20/2010
Tennis Tip Of The Week: The Serve
Week 5 From The River Hills Club in Jackson
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News from Tulsa World - 05/20/2010
Downing, Chilton headline all-star game
Tulsa World state player of the year Cameron Downing of Memorial and metro player of the year Tharone Chilton of Class 5A state champion Booker T. Washington are scheduled to participate in the Tulsa Parks ...
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News from Athens Banner-Herald - 05/18/2010
Georgia's legendary 1985 team to reunite this weekend in Athens
Before the Georgia men's tennis team hits the courts on Friday in the NCAA championships, some Bulldogs in their mid-40s plan to gather at the Athens Country Club and see just how much game they still have.
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News from Rockford Register Star - 05/16/2010
Bar owners seek answers on video gambling machines
ROCKFORD — Local bar owners see the Illinois Video Gaming Act as a way to lure more people and revenue into their businesses, but question when confusion surrounding the act will clear away.
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News from Birmingham Eccentric - 05/16/2010
Sports Roundup
Boys lacrosse MIDWEST TOURNAMENT: Birmingham Brother Rice captured the championship of the prestigious Midwest Scholastic Lacrosse Coaches Association (MSLCA) tournament held last weekend at Western Reserve Academy in Hudson, Ohio. The Warriors doubled-up Dublin Jerome, 14-7, in the semifinal round, then slipped past Western Reserve, 11-9, to take the title. Senior midfielder Grant Fisher was ...
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News from KEZI 9 Eugene - 05/13/2010
Proposed Legislation Could Ban West Coast Drilling
Thursday, six West Coast Senate democrats will propose legislation to permanently prohibit offshore drilling on the outer continental shelf of California, Oregon, and Washington state. read more
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News from Seattle Times - 05/12/2010
Picking at tea-party politics
‘This is a response to David Sirota’s column, “The manipulative motto of Main Street’s mad men” [Opinion, May 10]. Sure, some tea-party members are racists. Some are selfish. Some hold political views inconsistent with American democracy.
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News from The Gazette - 05/12/2010
Ma shares Olympic weightlifting knowledge
IOWA CITY — Olympic weightlifting escorted Jianping Ma all over the world, and he’s brought his knowledge of the sport to Eastern Iowa. The former Chinese Olympian and national team coach makes his home in Cedar Falls, sharing what he knows with area athletes.
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News from New Orleans Times-Picayune - 05/12/2010
St. John School Board considers cutting back on travel to save money
Every little bit helps, say St. John the Baptist Parish school officials, who are considering myriad ways to tackle the district's projected $3 million budget shortfall, including eliminating all out-of-state travel for a year. Case in point: After four School...
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News from The Daily Telegram - 05/09/2010
Tax breaks = jobs? Data on job creation from abatements lacking
Since 1995, the city of Adrian has given more than 30 tax breaks to industries that planned to hire at least 600 new workers and retain even more employees. But no one knows for sure how many employees were eventually hired and retained, even though the companies signed agreements saying they would report those numbers to the city as a condition of receiving the tax abatements. That’s because ...
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News from The World - 05/07/2010
Conference tackles climate change
Scientists and environmental stewards are descending on Coos Bay this weekend to discuss changes affecting Oregon's coast.
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News from The Chattanoogan - 05/06/2010
Bradley County Charity Sends Aid To Williamson County
Operation Compassion, based in Bradley County, continues to send much needed relief supplies to the flood-stricken region of Williamson and Davidson counties in and around Nashville.
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News from The World - 05/06/2010
Conference tackles climate change
Scientists and environmental stewards are descending on Coos Bay this weekend to discuss changes affecting Oregon's coast.
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News from Fort Worth Business Press - 05/03/2010
Nonprofits: Symposium to spotlight Texas’ landscape heritage
The Cultural Landscape Foundation, with local partners Historic Fort Worth Inc. and Preservation Dallas, will host Landscapes for Living: Post War Years in Texas, May 6-8 at The Dallas Museum of Art and sites in Fort Worth and Dallas.
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