While admitting his own complicity in the Randy Parton Theater fiasco, Councilman Jon Baker says the proposed 5-cent property tax hike is a necessary evil and he has lost faith in the mayor and all but one of his fellow council members.
Sphere: Related ContentState records obtained by The News & Observer of Raleigh show Gov. Mike Easley’s industry-hunting trip to Italy cost more than $170,000.
Sphere: Related ContentPaulson’s argument, which is shared by leaders of the Fed, is that even when the emergency Fed lending program for investment banks goes away, financial players will assume they would be bailed out again in a crisis. That means they may be more willing to take risks that could threaten the financial system and thus require greater policing.
Sphere: Related ContentAfter being denied a speaking slot at the Republican convention this summer, former candidate Rep. Ron Paul, who is not supporting GOP nominee John McCain, has decided to stage his own parallel convention in Minneapolis.
Sphere: Related ContentHouse Democrats responded to President’s Bush’s call for Congress to lift the moratorium on offshore drilling. Among other things, the Democrats called for the government to own refineries so it could better control the flow of the oil supply!! House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD) said the same.
Sphere: Related ContentA new study finds that natural variations in how clouds form could actually be causing temperature changes, rather than the other way around, and could also lead to overestimates of how sensitive the Earth’s climate is to greenhouse gas emissions.
Sphere: Related ContentMr. Global Warming’s electricity consumption is up 10%. Al when will you practice what you preach?
Sphere: Related ContentColleen Leduc already had a lot going against her. The Barrie woman was holding down a job while struggling to raise her autistic 11-year-old daughter. She couldn’t afford to give the child the intensive therapy she needed, and was forced to send her to a public school in the area.
So she was completely unprepared for what happened to her and the youngster, an almost unbelievable tale of red tape involving a strange claim from a teaching assistant, a bizarre decision by a school board, a visit from the Children’s Aid Society (CAS) and most improbably of all, the incorrect pronouncements of a psychic.
Sphere: Related ContentHomeowners were released from custody at 3am after being held without charges for up to 14 hours. They are being told they will no longer be able to access their property without violating a trespassing law.
Sphere: Related ContentA group of four people were arrested in Philly, and detained for 12 hours while their house was being illegally searched for any evidence of wrongdoing.
Actual quote from the Police Captain: “They’re a hate group. We’re trying to drum up charges against them, but unfortunately we’ll probably have to let them go.”
Guilty until proven innocent?
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