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Construction set to start on major development in Roanoke
Developers say a new project in the city of Roanoke will transform a 22-acre site between Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital and downtown. Friday morning, they came together with community leaders to break ground on "The Bridges." The first phase...
Tags: Restaurant and Catering Industry, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Lifestyle and Leisure, Virginia Tech, Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia)
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Split accounts when you and spouse split up
Dear Liz: I just finished paying off my last credit card and checked my credit report as I am now separated from my wife. I found we had one joint account that she had not been paying. There are two stretches of five months each of no payment. I...Tags: Personal Data Collection, Retirement Planning Services, Politics, Social Security, Credit and Debt
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Despite threats, Beretta plans to stay in Maryland for now
Maryland's largest gun manufacturer has decided not to leave the state just yet. Beretta USA threatened to abandon its home on the Potomac if Maryland passed a strict new gun-control law, but after the law was signed the company announced that its...Tags: Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut), Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland), Crime, Law and Justice, Annapolis, Career and Workplace
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Mortgage underwriting rules eased for seniors with assets
WASHINGTON — Here's a heads-up for the growing ranks of seniors whose post-retirement monthly incomes aren't sufficient to qualify for a mortgage under today's tough underwriting standards: Thanks to a rule change by the largest players in the...Tags: Personal Finance, Mortgages, Career and Workplace, Social Security, Homes
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Letters to the Editor - May 25
A country that can’t defend itself will fall To the editor: Khrushchev said we will conquer you from within. O’Malley and Obama are disarming us through legislation and executive order. They want the U.S. to be ruled by the U.N. “peace...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, FBI, Jessup (Anne Arundel, Maryland)
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Madigan pushes through gun bill over Quinn objections
— Speaker Michael Madigan on Friday pushed a concealed weapons bill through the House over the objections of Gov. Pat Quinn and Senate President John Cullerton, who oppose a provision that would overrule local gun laws in Chicago and other cities....
Tags: Pat Quinn, Crime, Law and Justice, Michael Madigan, Mental Health, John J Cullerton
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Lawmakers have a week left — and much unsettled
— State lawmakers went home to march in holiday parades this weekend, leaving behind a full dance card that looks a lot like the one they put together when they started in January: pension reform, gun control, gambling expansion and a budget....
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lifestyle and Leisure, Parties and Movements, Michael Madigan, Teaching and Learning
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Parents voice their opinions about armed officers on campus
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Parents, grandparents and teachers voiced their concerns both for and against Brawley Elementary School District considering the approval of campus security officers being armed while on duty. Friday night was the second public meeting...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Politics, Health and Safety at School
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Illinois House votes to allow residents to carry concealed guns
ReutersBy Joanne von Alroth SPRINGFIELD, Ill., May 24 (Reuters) - The Illinois House of Representatives on Friday voted overwhelmingly to allow residents to carry concealed guns, taking the state one step closer to joining all others in allowing some form of...Tags: Pat Quinn, Safety of Citizens, Arts and Culture, Crime, Law and Justice, Michael Madigan
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U.S. Education Secretary Talks School Safety In Hartford
The Hartford Courant— Local students gathered in a town hall meeting Friday asked U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan his opinion of armed guards in schools, how much standardized testing is too much, and a long list of school security issues. "The...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Dannel P. Malloy , Chris Murphy, Arne Duncan, Local Government
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Visa, Mastercard ask U.S. court to declare card fees are lawful
ReutersBy Jessica Dye NEW YORK, May 24 (Reuters) - Visa Inc and MasterCard Inc, opening another front in an eight-year battle over credit card fees paid by retailers, on Friday asked a federal judge to declare that the fees do not violate antitrust law. The...Tags: Antitrust Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Manhattan (New York City), Corporate Crime, Trials
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Shareholders reject Middleby executive compensation plan
Tribune reporterOnly 49 percent of shareholders voted to approve the executive compensation at Elgin-based Middleby Corp. Commonly called "say on pay," those non-binding votes rarely go against publicly traded companies, and while shares of the commercial food-service...Tags: Politics, OraSure Technologies, Inc., Career and Workplace, Gentiva Health Services, Labor Legislation
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