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City of Joplin sending assistance to Moore, OK tornado victims
JOPLIN, Mo. -- Joplin City officials have organized a support team of public safety employees and deployed them to Moore, Oklahoma to arrive later tonight. The team included approximately a dozen members from the police and fire departments. This...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Joplin, Missouri Tornado (2011), Government, Politics, Tornadoes
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Winter Park right to be snobby about counter service
Winter Park didn't become Winter Park by putting up with bourgeois counter service. And it has no intention of starting now. Go ahead, insert your own Winter Park snob joke here. Because this is the same place where you can glance into a passing...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Winter Park, Restaurants, Hamburgers, Panera Bread Company
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Ex-mayor devoted life to Kissimmee
J.C. "Jake" Clemons spent his life in Kissimmee, carrying mail to its residents, coaching youth sports and volunteering at church, even serving in the city's top political posts. "He was born in Kissimmee, and he always felt he should give something...Tags: U.S. Postal Service, Government, Kissimmee, Politics
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Unfinished buildings in Lake Mary a reminder of real-estate crash
For motorists in Seminole County, the cluster of unfinished buildings near the Seminole Towne Center mall is a high-profile reminder of how the real-estate crash is still taking a toll on the landscape. A never-completed strip shopping center faces...
Tags: ABC (tv network), Government, Bankruptcy, Politics, Interstate 4
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OPINION: Ethics reform: At a crossroads
The StateA YEAR AFTER political scandals launched a cluster of competing study panels and catapulted ethics reform to the top of the 2012 campaign agenda, the Legislature has reached a critical crossroads. What happens in the Senate will determine how strong we...Tags: Punishment, Voting, Career and Workplace, Joint Ventures, Justice System
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School facilities bill grew from grass roots
Michael Dresser got it right in describing the trajectory of the Baltimore school facilities bill as going from "non-starter to law," but the story goes far beyond the elected and appointed officials who worked hard to make the deals and shepherd the...
Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, Annapolis, Government, Elections, Politics
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Choices in local primaries way down
The Times-Tribune, Scranton, Pa.Lackawanna County voters face major choices about the future of their county government in the primary election Tuesday, but their choices about governments closer to home are fewer than four years ago. Only about one in five of the nominations for...Tags: Primaries, Lackawanna County, Scranton, Local Elections, Government
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Many vying for Troy Boro Council nominations
The Daily Review, Towanda, Pa.In the spring primary Tuesday in Troy Borough, several Republicans are vying for nominations for four four-year seats open on council, and two others for a two-year council seat. Those seeking the Republican nomination for the four four-year seats are...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Voting, Science and Technology, Government
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Term Limits commission hears research design, electoral history
Members of the Tinley Park Term Limits Commission continued to explore the issue at the group's third meeting, where more information was presented to the group. The commission, appointed by Mayor Ed Zabrocki after voters overwhelmingly voted in favor...Tags: Naperville, Des Plaines, Voting, Regional Authority, Government
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Council applies for bridge repair grant at Eightmile Creek Bridge
The Cullman Times, Ala.City officials are seeking a grant to repair a local bridge that is barely rated as usable and on the verge of being closed or condemned by the state. The bridge on Convent Road that runs above Eightmile Creek, often called the "Waterfall Bridge," is...Tags: Government, Politics
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EDITORIAL: Fluid public parking is key to the recipe for downtown vitality
The Keene Sentinel, N.H.Anti-government types, with coins in hand, have been gleefully keeping a step ahead of city parking attendants looking for expired meters. They've gotten thumbs-ups from those they've saved from a $5 ticket, and drawn ire from City Hall, which added a...Tags: Punishment, Government, Politics, Fines
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OPINION: Defining 'fiscal conservative'
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, TupeloWith all the talk of who's the most fiscally conservative candidate in the Tupelo mayor's race, it's worth pondering what the term might connote in connection with the city's historical success. Would, for example, a fiscally conservative mayor have...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Newspaper and Magazine, Finance, Government, Local Elections
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