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San Bernardino bankrupt: Blame pet projects, not labor, union says
L.A. NOWSan Bernardino's labor unions pushed back at the suggestion that lucrative labor agreements were forcing the city to seek bankruptcy protection – and instead blamed city officials for frittering away money.... -
Azusa voters approve mining operation in hills above San Gabriel Valley
L.A. NOWVoters in Azusa have approved a rock mining companyâs plan to dig into the foothills above the San Gabriel Valley, an operation that residents in neighboring cities say will scar the mountainside, worsen air quality and cut off access to...... -
Azusa rejects plan to let company mine hills near Duarte
L.A. NOWAzusa city leaders early Tuesday rejected a plan from a mining company to dig into the hillside above San Gabriel Valley, a plan that residents in neighboring Duarte claimed would have removed a hilltop, stripped away vegetation and cut off...... -
EDITORIAL: A park for history
The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va.LIKE LOCUSTS, they came, they consumed, and they left. Now you can see the remnants of the Union Army's 1863 redoubts, their huts, and their corduroy roads as the Stafford County Civil War Park opens to the public on Saturday. Today, population in the...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Stafford County, Unions, Wars and Interventions, Fredericksburg (Fredericksburg, Virginia)
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Renfrew geology trip includes panning for gold
Area residents can try their hand at panning for gold when geologist Jeri Jones leads a fossil-hunting field trip from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 4. The trip is sponsored by Renfrew Institute in partnership with the Franklin County Rock & Mineral...Tags: Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Travel, Washington Monument, Photography and Video, Trips and Vacations
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IDOT seeks input on 47th Street-East Avenue improvements
Commuters concerned about safety or congestion at the intersection of 47th Street and East Avenue in La Grange are invited to an open house to discuss possible improvements in that area. The Illinois Department of Transportation is hosting an open house...Tags: Joliet, McCook, La Grange, Brookfield (Cook, Illinois), Illinois Department of Transportation
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Crystal Lake's 3 Oaks recreation area honored
What began as 500 acres of farmland, was turned into a quarry that produced rock for countless miles of Chicago-area roadways, and today is a beautiful beach and recreation area was recently recognized by the state of Illinois. Three Oaks Recreation...
Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Government, Sports, Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, Rentals
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Finksburg resident digs deep to unearth mining history at Soldiers Delight
There's hardly a square inch of the 1,900-acre Soldiers Delight Natural Environmental Area that Johnny Johnsson hasn't walked, mapped or studied. That includes the scant remnants of several 19th-century chromium mines at Soldiers Delight in Owings Mills....
Tags: Endangered Species, Metal and Mineral, State Parks, World War I (1914-1918), Baltimore County
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Searchers recover Prince George County boy's body from quarry pond
Searchers using sonar equipment have recovered the body of a Prince George County boy from a quarry pond. Prince George police Capt. Brian Kei tells media outlets that murky water and the pond's depth hampered the search for 12-year-old Clacy Sullivan....
Tags: Lakes and Ponds
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Councilman unveils Mira Mesa park expansion plan
City News ServiceSAN DIEGO - A delayed expansion of Mira Mesa Community Park got a kick start Thursday by a city councilman who unveiled a plan to use funds from developers and community organizations. The $25 million expansion will include construction of an aquatics...Tags: Landforms, Mountains
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Danny Drew Lepp
Benton, Ky.: Funeral service for Danny Drew Lepp, 52, of Benton, KY, and formerly of Ashley, ND, will be 11 a.m. Friday, April 15, 2011, at Zion Lutheran Church in Ashley. Burial in Lehr City Cemetery. There will be a prayer service Thursday at 7 p.m....Tags: Auto Racing, NASCAR, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, Colleges and Universities, Brooklyn (New York City)
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Surging materials stocks becoming a hot commodity
Investors are getting back to basics. Rising demand for essentials such as roads and infrastructure by the world's emerging countries has transformed the providers of basic materials into hot tickets. Commodity prices are rapidly increasing. Once...Tags: Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, Alcoa Incorporated, Monsanto Company, Cleveland-Cliffs Incorporated, Allegheny Technologies Inc.
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