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‘Slow-Motion Mass Murders'
New York City :: NY :: USA | 1 month ago
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Massacres and terrorist incidents cannot be ignored, but the day-to-day toll from gun violence is often swept aside. Politicians who tout themselves as advocates of law and order don't want to be unmasked as caring even more about their ratings from
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Milwaukee, Madison mayors oppose residency change
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 1 month ago
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Wis. (AP) The mayors from Wisconsin's two largest cities, along with other local officials from around the state, gathered at the Capitol on Wednesday to call for a rejection of Gov. Scott Walker 's proposal to remove a residency requirement for
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Alyeska studies water effects in Alaska pipeline
Fairbanks :: AK :: USA | 3 months ago
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Alaska (AP) Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. will conduct research to determine whether lowering the water content of crude will improve the performance of the trans-Alaska pipeline. A 25-year decline in Alaska North Slope oil production continues, which
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Democratic aide apologizes for tweets likening Wis. governor Scott Walker to Jeffrey Dahmer
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 4 months ago
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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker talks to Virent workers at a Talk With Walker event in Madison, Wis. Walker told Wisconsin newspaper editors and publishers Thursday, Feb. 28, 2013 that he enjoys being mentioned as a potential Republican candidate for
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Lagging Vikings stadium funds concern lawmakers
Saint Paul :: Canada | 5 months ago
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Tax revenue from those games is supposed to fund the state's $348 million share of the $975 million Vikings stadium slated for downtown Minneapolis. But the tax revenue from the games, which started to become available in September, fell short of
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River Edge council delays debate on duplexes
River Edge :: NJ :: USA | 6 months ago
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At a meeting earlier this month, the council voted to hold off on Ordinance 17-72, which would give a housing developer the go-ahead to build the duplex units along Park Avenue. Residents thought the units could adversely affect the town's quality of
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Barrett, other US mayors urge Obama to act on guns
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 6 months ago
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Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett is joining hundreds of mayors from around the country urging President Barack Obama to act quickly on gun-control legislation following last week's Connecticut school massacre. Barrett is one of the founding members of
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Milwaukee's transit debate: Streetcar desire vs. disaster
Milwaukee :: WI :: USA | 8 months ago
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Chicago Tribune reporter Rich Wronski rides a streetcar in Kenosha, Wis. Milwaukee's mayor has plans to build an all-new streetcar system in Wisconsin's largest city. The last time a streetcar rattled along the rails in this city, in 1958, the Braves
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River Edge council gives preliminary approval to rezone lot
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | 8 months ago
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Town News River Edge council members gave preliminary approval to an ordinance that, if passed, will change zoning laws along Park Avenue and allow a developer to move forward with a project to construct duplex housing. The borough will formally
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Developer seeks approval for duplexes in River Edge
Ridgewood :: NJ :: USA | 9 months ago
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Town News The River Edge council instructed Borough Attorney Sam Cereste to draft an ordinance that, if adopted, would allow a developer to build two duplexes on Park Avenue. Tom Barrett, an attorney representing the developer, came before the
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