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Choices in local primaries way down
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.Lackawanna County voters face major choices about the future of their county government in the primary election Tuesday, but their choices about governments closer to home are fewer than four years ago. Only about one in five of the nominations for...Tags: Lackawanna County, Primaries, Civil and Public Service, Local Elections, Politics
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Many vying for Troy Boro Council nominations
The Daily Review, Towanda, Pa.In the spring primary Tuesday in Troy Borough, several Republicans are vying for nominations for four four-year seats open on council, and two others for a two-year council seat. Those seeking the Republican nomination for the four four-year seats are...Tags: Environmental Issues, Voting, Finance, Local Elections, U.S. Air Force
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PRESS DIGEST-Canada-May 20
ReutersMay 20 (Reuters) - The following are the top stories from selected Canadian newspapers. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. THE GLOBE AND MAIL * Prime Minister Stephen Harper's chief of staff has resigned over...Tags: National Government, National Hockey League, Politics, Google Inc., Stephen Harper
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Monday Q&A: Modesto tech expert discusses job market
The Modesto BeeData Path's co-founder David Darmstandler contends that Stanislaus County would benefit if more high-tech firms could be attracted here and helped to expand. Darmstandler and his partner, James Bates, grew up in Modesto, and this is where they...Tags: Technology, National Government, Business Enterprises, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Modesto council to begin to examine city budget
The Modesto BeeThe Modesto City Council will start its deliberations today on Mayor Garrad Marsh's budget proposal for the 2013-14 fiscal year, which starts July 1. Marsh's budget focuses on public safety, directing nearly all of the city's expected revenue growth...Tags: Safety of Citizens, Politics, Budgets and Budgeting
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Ridge abortion clinic inspection decision resonates in Gosnell case
The news that Dr. Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia abortion doctor, was found guilty of three counts of murdering live infants pales in comparison to the complicity of our former governor, Tom Ridge. His refusal, while governor, to allow regular...Tags: Executive Branch, Social Issues, Kermit Gosnell, Abortion, Politics
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Former Pakistani dictator Musharraf granted bail
ReutersISLAMABAD, May 20 (Reuters) - A Pakistani court on Monday granted bail to former army chief and president Pervez Musharraf who has been under house arrest on charges of failing to provide adequate security for former prime minister Benazir Bhutto before...Tags: Pervez Musharraf, Nawaz Sharif, Pakistan, Politics
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Business briefs: Frontier expands Kanawha broadband
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.Frontier Communications announced it has expanded broadband access to hundreds of homes and businesses in the Kanawha Valley. The company said landline broadband service is now available in the Amma Road, Charleston Road and Cottontree Road areas of...Tags: Public Employees, Verizon Communications, Telecommunication Service, Marketing, Hurricane Sandy (2012)
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The Idaho Statesman Rocky Barker column
The Idaho StatesmanGov. Butch Otter declared victory when the Obama administration dropped its appeal of a federal judge's decision to negate the listing of slickspot peppergrass as a threatened species. Chief U.S. Magistrate Candy Dale refused in December to reconsider...Tags: Environmental Issues, Executive Branch, Endangered Species, Litigation, Science and Technology
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Plan to regulate food trucks stuck on slow boil
The Columbus DispatchBecause of complaints from food-truck owners about Columbus' plan to regulate the popular mobile restaurants, public-safety officials are delaying the start of the program and considering more changes. Truck owners say the 18 to 20 metered parking spots...Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Safety of Citizens, Vehicles, Politics, Services and Shopping
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Republican legislator pleads for state funds for homeless-youth center
The Columbus DispatchA top Republican lawmaker is asking Gov. John Kasich not to kill a House-passed budget amendment that would provide $665,000 a year for central Ohio's only drop-in center for homeless youths. Rep. Cheryl Grossman, R-Grove City, sent Kasich a letter on...Tags: Executive Branch, John Kasich, The Ohio State University, Jim Hughes, Politics
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The Week Ahead: Myanmar mends, Africa ascends, cinema celebrates
Architect of exiting autocracy invited to the White House Monday, May 20 -- Myanmar President Thein Sein’s visit to Washington symbolically celebrates his nation’s embrace of democracy and the rule of law after half a century of...
Tags: Burma, Human Rights Watch, Life of Pi (movie), Minority Groups, Africa
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