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NBC 2 Orlando (WESH): Lines Grow On Last Day To Save Car, License Fees
Orlando :: FL :: USA | 3 months ago
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Long lines are expected Monday at government offices as people try to renew their driver's licenses and car registrations before the prices increase...At one office in Seminole County, people already were lining up before 7 a.m. Registration fees are...
Tags: long lines, license office
Jefferson County braces for the worst on Monday
Homewood :: AL :: USA | 4 months ago
Credibility Jefferson County officials earlier this year predicted severely reduced services if the county's financial crisis was left unsolved...Residents face long lines to renew car tags and driver licenses, to record deeds and mortgages, and will wait weeks for...
Tags: Jefferson County Courthouse, Homewood, Gardendale, county office, occupational tax, satellites office, long lines
The Ghosts of Communism
In 1959, with the rise to power of the Castro brothers, life as we new it had changed forever. My family came from Quivican-a little town south of Havana. My father ran a small welding business, from our house, but under Communist rule, free enterprise...
Tags: communism, cumulative file, rationing card, repression, firing squads, disappearences, work camps, long lines, fear, Fidel Castro, Che Guevara
Shoppers venture out for 'Black Friday' bargains
Atlanta :: GA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Shoppers descended on Birmingham area malls and other retailers before dawn this morning, scooping up loads of deals. Despite the long lines and packed parking lots, many shoppers who are veterans of the day-after-Thanksgiving sales said the crowds...
Tags: long lines, lines, shopping
Today in The Nation: Virginia: The New Florida?
Richmond :: VA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Many of the problems were concentrated in the DC suburbs in the northern part of the state; in Richmond, the state capital; and in the Hampton Roads area around Norfolk and Virginia Beach. All three are seen as strongholds for the Barack Obama campaign,...
Tags: obama, Virginia Beach, long lines
Voters wait for hours to cast ballots
Richmond :: VA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility In the West, Californians also faced long lines, but voting went smoothly. In Orange County , south of Los Angeles , about 400 people were on hand to treat problems with the county's all-electronic voting system, said Brett Rowley of the registrar's office....
Tags: obama, mccain, Barack Obama, long lines, John McCain, cast ballots, waiting hours, U.S
Grayson suggests dos and don’ts for Election Day
Grayson :: KY :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Verify your voter registration status before you head to the polls. Visit the Voter Information Center at www.vote.ky.gov/vic Don’t: Get discouraged by long lines or long ballots. You can be prepared by previewing your ballot online at Vote.Ky.Gov. Remember,...
Tags: election, vote, voter, long lines, ballots, polling, polls, voters, lines, voting
Long lines expected at area polling places
Monroe :: LA :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility Northeastern Louisiana voters should get to the polls early today to avoid a long wait at the voting booth, according to Ouachita Parish Clerk of Court Bill Hodge. Hodge, who is preparing for up to 70 percent turnout today, expects long lines at voting...
Tags: long lines, voters, voting, lines, polls
No Long Lines Here
Today I arrived in Martinez, California, the county seat, to cast my vote for the next president of the United States of America. With my camera in hand I expected lots of voters, even longer lines and plenty of political ads. Voters...
Tags: polls, voting, absentee, county seat, long lines, lines, voters, election, contra costa county
`Another perfect storm' to hit polls?
Washington :: DC :: USA | about 1 year ago
Credibility That's up from 452,000 returned and 758,000 requested four days before the 2004 election. "We are getting about 18,000 telephone calls a day," Logan said. "The phone companies are telling us it's equivalent to what happens when there is an earthquake...
Tags: voter, democrat, voting, long lines
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