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28 planning commissioners avoid Tennessee Ethics Commission penalty
Knoxville News SentinelThe Tennessee Ethics Commission has decided against penalizing 28 planning commissioners around the state who filed financial disclosures late, while voting to levy fines of $10,000 each against three who failed to file any report at all. City, county...Tags: Elections, Values, Civil and Public Service, Government, Employees
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High school track & field: Penns Valley's Darr hopes her perseverance pays off at districts
Centre Daily TimesThe first injury was excruciating. The second was even worse. They cost Carolyn Darr nearly two years of her high school athletic career. Now, with just a few days left to compete, the Penns Valley senior is hoping to make the most of her final...Tags: Physical Therapists, Values, Physical Therapy, High School Sports, Health and Medical Professionals
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Agencies, developer clash over Saints Apartments
Dothan Eagle, Ala.The entrance to Dothan's downtown via North Oates Street is far from picturesque. During a meeting with a strategic planner in January 2012, improving the look of the "gateways" into downtown was a priority for several city leaders. Exhibit A was the...Tags: Real Estate, Values, Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, Services and Shopping
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Ethics Commission to hold hearing on Ingram Group 'oversight'
Knoxville News SentinelThe Tennessee Ethics Commission voted Monday to hold a hearing on whether veteran political operative Tom Ingram violated state lobbying laws along with one of his associates at The Ingram Group and one of their clients. Ingram, political consultant...Tags: Elections, Wildlife, Values, Regional Authority, Bill Haslam
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Can Boca turn cachet into cash?
Think sidewalk by Prada, or maybe Givenchy Square, or Rolex Tower. At least one Boca Raton planning board member thinks Boca Raton should capitalize on its tony and glitzy rep. Glenn Gromann wants high-end retailers of the Gucci or Givenchy variety to...
Tags: Values, Nova Southeastern University, Palm Beach County, Nordstrom, Religion and Belief
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Grand Forks Herald Tom Dennis column
Grand Forks HeraldThe Minnesota Legislature's vote to legalize same-sex marriage has made a core truth about modern American life become clear: For better or worse, traditional values are subject to majority rule. That's the lesson of social change of the past...Tags: Bible, Family, Marriage, Values, Same-Sex Marriage
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Colonial Craft Kitchens celebrates 30 years in business
Lebanon Daily News, Pa.When Jerry Hoffsmith started building kitchens 30 years ago, he was merely trying to make a decent living. He had recently given up a job as a locomotive engineer with Conrail and started building kitchens out of his Palmyra home. He figured if he could...Tags: Ceremonies, Values, Arts and Culture, Lebanon, The Home Depot
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Quinn leery of gambling expansion loopholes
Repeated assurances by gambling expansion supporters that a Chicago casino would be under the strict supervision of the state's gambling regulators isn't enough for Gov. Pat Quinn, who is eyeing a provision that he worries could undermine that authority....
Tags: O'Hare International Airport, Values, Chicago Mayor, Louis I Lang, Regional Authority
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The silence of the lambs
Paul GreenbergKermit Gosnell. If you don't recognize the name, that's understandable. His trial in Philadelphia -- on multiple counts of murder -- has been covered extensively by the local papers. But beyond that, it's as though a news blackout had been declared on the...Tags: The Pennsylvania State University, Family Planning, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Values, Planned Parenthood
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It's A Gray Area: Government is not the road out of poverty
The road to success for communities struggling with poverty is generally not hard to find, or even to travel. All it requires is a firm reliance upon yourself instead of government. To drive that point home, candidly ask yourself what government has...Tags: Values, Costa Rica, Judges, Orange County Superior Court, Crime, Law and Justice
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Quinn wants to fine-tune gambling expansion bill
— Gov. Pat Quinn indicated Thursday that he wants changes to a major gambling expansion bill that has passed the Senate, though he didn't offer specifics on what he's seeking. The Democratic governor, who vetoed two previous casino bills, had...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Values, Regional Authority, Lifestyle and Leisure, Terry Link
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Kingsley Guy: Why do we believe worst in politicians?
The term "ethics reform" in government is a misnomer. Ethics don't need reforming, but human behavior sometimes does. The Florida Legislature has been occupying its time this session with so-called ethics reform. Palm Beach and Broward County...Tags: Elections, Public Officials, Economy, Business and Finance, Values, Government
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