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South Bend may allow urban hives
South Bend Tribune, Ind.First birds, now bees. On the heels of a new backyard chicken law, Common Council member Tim Scott, D-District 2, has introduced an ordinance amending the city code as it relates to beekeeping. The ordinance, which has been referred to the Health...Tags: Beekeeping, Politics, Government, Allergies, New York City
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Civilians to staff combined 911 call center
The Columbus DispatchColumbus plans to consolidate its police and fire 911 call centers and replace uniformed dispatchers with civilians, a move that drew a threat of a political "bloodbath" from the firefighters' union president. Mayor Michael B. Coleman mandated that...Tags: International Association of Fire Fighters, Politics, Government, Fires
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OCCC detainee dead in apparent suicide
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserA 56-year-old woman was found dead in her cell Saturday at Oahu Community Correctional Center. Catherine Callahan, a pretrial detainee, was found unresponsive in her cell while corrections officers conducted routine inspections at 9:25 a.m. Officers...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Politics, Orange County Convention Center, Marketing, Suicide
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25 years — and a surge in school violence — since Laurie Dann shootings 25 years since Laurie Dann marks escalating era of school shootings
Phil Andrew knows what it's like to negotiate with insanity. On May 20, 1988, he and his mother were in their kitchen in Winnetka when Laurie Dann burst in, a gun with each hand, and told them they were hostages. She was wearing a trash bag around her...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Politics, Colleges and Universities, Interior Policy, Shootings
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How not to run a local government
One of the more enjoyable aspects of my public career was an excellent relationship with public safety unions. Law enforcement, fire and EMT groups were supportive of my races for the state legislature, Congress and governor. Although not unheard of,...
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Thomas promises to bring experience to mayor's seat
Republican & Herald, Pottsville, Pa.Even though he's only 23, Scott R. Thomas said experience is what makes him the best candidate for mayor of the City of Pottsville. "In the upcoming primary, I would hope the voters in this city would look at the two Republican candidates and examine...Tags: Unemployment, Politics, Mike Tobash, Political Candidates, Voting
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Arizona officer, Silver City native, killed in the line of duty, buried at Fort Bayard
Silver City Sun-News, N.M.Arizona Department of Public Safety Officer Tim Huffman, who grew up in Silver City, was killed in the line of duty Monday when his patrol car was struck by a tractor-trailer tanker truck on Interstate-8 near Dateland, Ariz., 65 miles east of Yuma, Ariz....Tags: U.S. Army, Politics, Highway Transportation, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Government
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Obama administration needs to change the conversation
By WILLIAM P. HOJNACKI I am very disappointed in the way that the Obama administration is dealing with the Republicans in the ongoing discussions concerning the federal budget. The administration has, once again, allowed the Republicans to set the agenda...Tags: Labor Markets, Politics, Bill Clinton, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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Top Navajo police position still vacant after four years
The Daily Times, Farmington, N.M.More than five years have passed since the last Navajo Nation chief of police was placed on paid leave. Since then, the Navajo Nation Police Department has carried on without a chief, the highest rank in the department. The department has about 365...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Laws, Government, Budgets and Budgeting
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Biking for Sandy Rogers: Man makes 250-mile trip to slain officer's memorial
Aiken Standard, S.C.Karl Odenthal rolled past the finish line of the Police Unity Tour in Washington, D.C., to scores of people yelling and cheering the cyclists finishing the 250-mile trek. But thousands more were looking on without saying a word as the bikers passed...Tags: Law Enforcement, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Washington, DC, Laws
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Incidents at Relay For Life disrupted tributes
Aiken Standard, S.C.Aiken Department of Public Safety officers are seeking a man who assaulted two young women during the Aiken Relay For Life event at South Aiken High School's football field on Friday night. One of two women, who is 18, was transported to Aiken Medical...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Politics, Prisons, Government, Human Interest
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Man who robbed Foothills bank sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.The man who jumped over the counter of the Wells Fargo Bank in the Foothills last September while brandishing a weapon as he stole money from the teller's cash drawer has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison. According to the United...Tags: Witnesses, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Justice System, Prosecution
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