Sunday, August 28, 2005
Dig bigwig promises to build walkways: Citizen groups pressed for pedestrian bridges
Boston Herald - Aug 25 6:56 PM
Responding to a community outcry, Big Dig officials are promising to build $$14 million worth of pedestrian bridges in the Charles River Basin that had been jeopardized because of rapidly dwindling funds. ''The...
Artist's business booms, but work remains
Miami Herald - Aug 29 12:14 AM
Since her Business Monday Makeover, Conni Gordon's blue eyes have been ablaze with entrepreneurial zeal. After her story appeared in The Herald in January, the artist, author and motivational speaker said her phone has been ringing off the hook with requests for her group art lessons. Gordon claims that anyone, including the blind, can learn how to paint and think creatively through instruction
Milford to mull building needs: The housing boom could prompt school construction
Delaware State News - Aug 28 11:20 PM
MILFORD - If the price of land within the Milford School District continues to rise, the district board might be wise to buy sooner than later. Then again, an unnecessary purchase is never cheap.
Many Texas Crime Labs Can't Meet Laws
AP via Yahoo! News - Aug 28 7:54 PM
Only about one-third of the state's unaccredited crime labs are expected to meet a Thursday deadline for achieving the standards required for accreditation.
Gibbons holds advantage in bid to be governor
Reno Gazette-Journal - 10 minutes ago
WORTH A CLICK! U.S. Rep. Jim Gibbons sits last week in his Reno home. He is expected to run for Nevada governor. He has hired a campaign manager, raised more than $1 million, endured an early round of political attacks and leads in virtually every poll taken on the 2006 governor s race.
Schools hope to ride out fuel costs
Monterey County Herald - 15 minutes ago
Drivers who have forked over a fistful of $20 bills to fill up their gas tanks know how painful the rising cost of gas can be. And with schools back in session, school districts aren't immune to the high cost of busing students.
Landowners Get Help From State in Kern County Dispute
Los Angeles Times - Aug 29 12:01 AM
Attorney general lends support to the fight against a desert city's use of an 'urban blight' label to annex properties. The state has intervened in a Kern County land dispute that centers on how and when the government can declare an area urbanized and blighted.
Associations work to build pride in and the appeal of the city neighborhoods they represent
Baltimore Sun - Aug 28 12:46 AM
Most neighborhoods with strong or improving reputations have at least one thing in common: a vibrant neighborhood association or community group.
