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Vehicle Purchased From Soldier Abroad
Far from home while deployed in the army in Afghanistan, Wesley McCracken was nevertheless able to prepare for his return home while still abroad.In need of transportation, he browsed the Internet looking for a car. He found a 2006 Pontiac GTO at Parsons...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Pontiac, Defense, Rentals, Afghanistan
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Howard County Pets: Is it unhealthy to share my bed with a pet?
Q: After news reports earlier this year, we’re wondering: Is it unhealthy or unsanitary to allow dogs or cats to share our beds? A: According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) study that triggered concerns and news-media...Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chemical Industry, Epidemics and Plagues, Hands, Human Body
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The art of adoption
When Diane Granito was hired to recruit foster and adoptive parents in the state of New Mexico, she was told to review the photos of children available for adoption.
The shots were "uniformly bad," Granito said.
She knew they had to be better if...Tags: Spider-Man (fictional character), Photography, Rentals, Government, Public Employees
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A culinary revelation in the desert
It just don't get much better than this. Commercially prepared chili fixings are loaded with salt, spices/herbs and (often) other additives and preservatives. Salt desiccates everything and transparent packaging allows the spice mix to oxidize,...Tags: Chili, Garlic, Onions, Salt, Chile
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Help wanted at U.S.-Mexico border
SAN DIEGO -- The Department of Homeland Security is hiring Customs and Border Protection officers to beef up security along the U.S.-Mexico border.
The new positions were created by supplemental border security bill passed by Congress and signed by...Tags: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Defense, Unrest, Conflicts and War, National Security, Barack Obama
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ATF Requiring Gun Dealers To Report Multiple Semi-Automatic Rifle Sales
KIAHGun owners are up in arms over a new rule by the Justice Department requiring dealers to report anyone buying two or more semi-automatic rifles within 5 days. “The reporting requirement will apply only to FFLs doing business in Texas, New Mexico,...Tags: Gun Control, Justice System, Firearms, Defense, Science and Technology
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Op-ed: Other states need a lesson from Md. on robocalls
On Election Day 2010, with the polls still open, computers placed calls to 112,000 voters in predominately African-American precincts in Baltimore City and Prince George's County with an unusual message: "Relax" and stay home. The recorded message did not...Tags: Voting, Politics, Prince George's County, New York University, Colleges and Universities
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The Pot Thief drinks Gruet
Lizards and rattlers and bears … oh, my! My wine colleagues told me New Mexico is another country even though it is a part of our own. The cuisine is a unique as that of New Orleans, albeit with only 10 principal ingredients, and there is a...Tags: Minority Groups, Native Americans, Crime, Law and Justice, Theft, Crimes
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IID considers hiring new lawyer for QSA
Staff WriterThe Imperial Irrigation District Board of Directors may hire another lawyer to get a new view on the nation’s largest agriculture-to-urban water transfer. A decision could come today on whether to hire Charles DuMars to assist with the...Tags: Justice System, Constitutional Issues, Elections, Trials, Politics
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Gun control at the border
The Obama administration took a concrete step toward curbing the flow of semiautomatic weapons to Mexico last week when it adopted a new regulation mandating the reporting of multiple sales of long guns to federal authorities.
Under the regulation,...Tags: Gun Control, Firearms, Defense, Weaponry, Elections
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Book review: 'Fire Monks' by Colleen Morton Busch
In the summer of 2008, a wildfire burning in California's Los Padres National Forest swept down on Tassajara Hot Springs, a historic resort not far from Big Sur that was home to the first Zen Buddhist monastery in North America.
Little stood in the way...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Occupations, Buddhism, Forestry and Timber, Health
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Little impact locally from latest gun rule
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterNot one to mince words about the federal government, Robert Hayes expressed dismay over a program requiring gun retailers to provide officials with information about the sale of high-powered rifles. There’s only one problem, Hayes explained...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Firearms, U.S. Department of Justice, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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