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- Beyond the "R" Word Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:00PMWith redevelopment off the plate, it’s time to move on. Under City Manager Phil Vince’s leadership the City is examining options. Discussions on City goals are being backed up by fact-finding explorations of Redwood City, Livermore, and Lodi. I missed Redwood City and will comment only on Livermore and Lodi. more...
- Girls soccer team continues to dominate Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:32AMROME – Half a world away, the American women’s soccer team is doing their best to captivate the country with a thrilling win over soccer superpower Brazil in the World Cup. Many of these women were brought up from a very young age on the game of soccer. They played through high-school and college and many had to shine in camps and tournaments just to make it on the national team.
- LGUs oppose reduced tax under Renewable Energy Act Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:53AMThe Association of Geothermal Energy Producing Local Government Units (AGEPL) will come out with a manifesto opposing the reduction of real property tax (RPT) on power plants as provided for by RA 9513 or the Renewal Energy Act of 2008. The reduction will affect the education sector since RPT is a big source of the Special Education Fund (SEF) of local government units (LGU).
- Sallee gets an education in bracketology Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:36PMAfter a weekend in Indianapolis, Brady Sallee had trouble when he got home.
- Pool sharks hope to take bite out of Vegas Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:09PMThe venue represents both quality, and quantity. The sight of hundreds of pool tables — a virtual sea of 3.5-by-7-foot rectangles of green felt — all in one place was a little intimidating to Scott Burgwald, Craig Burgwald, Vicky
- Eastday-Home sales and price decline Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:58PMNEW home buying sentiment fell for a second week in Shanghai, with the average price also falling amid lower sales of high-end properties, major real estate research companies reported.
- Cameras help keep Findlay traffic moving Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:49PMAffixed to metal arms where traffic lights dangle, or perched on the arms themselves, tiny cameras are scanning 18 Findlay intersections, and two or three more are expected to be placed this year.
- Save aggressively, start early, adviser says Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:09AMBill Spitz wants to offer some of us smaller guys the type of investment advice usually reserved solely for luxury clients and big institutions.
- Do we have too many governments? WITH VIDEO Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:05AMBy the time of President Barack Obama ’s State of the Union address in January, it had taken 12-year-old Lilly Arbour of Rochester Hills exactly a year to meet all but the final two elected people who represent her.
- Little trains get big attention Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:11AMThe North Platte Telegraph The clickety-clack of steel on iron filled the D&N Event Center on Saturday afternoon as model railroad enthusiasts gathered for the 17th annual train show, sponsored by the Nebraska West-Central Division of the National Model Railroad Association.
- MLB INSIDER: Selig enjoying first-place Tribe, Pirates Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:23PMAnybody up for an Indians-Pirates World Series? Both teams’ bandwagons are growing, and Commissioner Bud Selig seems to be climbing on both of them.
- Aki Torio misses cast and crew of Party Pilipinas: "Gusto ko ring pumunta doon minsan. Sana hindi ako harangin sa gate!" Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:48PMAki looks forward to performing with his old group, XLR8, in mall shows.
- Are you prepared for hurricane season? Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:01PMWith forecasters predicting three to six major hurricanes in the Atlantic during an unusually intense storm season this year, Massachusetts emergency management officials are urging residents to take precautions.
- MLB NOTES: Selig enjoying first-place Tribe, Pirates Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:06PMAnybody up for an Indians-Pirates World Series? Both teams’ bandwagons are growing, and Commissioner Bud Selig seems to be climbing on both of them.
- Too much government: Girl meets many of her state, federal representatives WITH VIDEO Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:05PMBy the time of President Barack Obama ’s State of the Union address in January, it had taken 12-year-old Lilly Arbour of Rochester Hills exactly a year to meet all but the final two elected people who represent her.
- Additional news "Culture, Education" Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:42PMPerformance of “Star Soul and Country Music” American singer and songwriter Mary McBride in the courtyard of the Kaluga Regional Museum today, July 8 in the evening, was opened at the annual international project “Guitar World” season “Summer Jam”. As told BakuToday artistic director of the festival, Kaluga, musician and producer Oleg Akimov, “Summer Jam” in Kaluga, a ten-year history.
- LEFD goes for gold at Olympics Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:20PMRonnie Baker/Staff photo - Little Elm Firefighter Jeremy Fuller throws a softball to a teammate during a game at the ninth annual Battle of the Badge Softball Tournament in June. The fire department placed third in the competition, and hopes to do well at the Texas Firefighter Olympics next week.
- New Iloilo Airport Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:51PMAerial view of the New Iloilo Development Project located in the tri-boundaries of Cabatuan, Santa Barbara, and San Miguel in Iloilo Province The new a
- Local News Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:33PMBy Anna Kramer Special to The Daily World On Sept. 3, 2010, a flight to Singapore kick-started the adventure of a lifetime. I was setting out alone on an eight-month trip to visit countries that were represented in my student-teaching classroom in White Center. I was prepared to learn about the...
- Bloomberg gives mayors nationwide $24M in grants for innovation Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:19AMATLANTA — In his inauguration speech, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed pledged to improve his city’s approach to customer service and to help all its residents. He was sidetracked by the urgent need to balance the budget and tackle pension reform, but now plans to renew his focus on those original...
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