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English urges Polk County get behind, support ballot proposal

Although government cannot create jobs (outside of government positions), it can, and in this current economic malaise must, do everything it can to stimulate growth in the private sector.

Feds fail to use land for solar power

ROACH DRY LAKE, Nev. — Not a light bulb’s worth of solar electricity has been produced on the millions of acres of public desert set aside for it. Not one project to build glimmering solar farms has even broken ground.

City withholds land-use draft plan

The Winnipeg Free Press has filed a formal complaint with the provincial ombudsman over the City of Winnipeg's refusal to disclose early drafts of its new land-use plan.

Schools get $106,000 in federal funds

AVON Avon schools are receiving about $106,000 in additional funding from two federal programs. The town is slated to receive $58,686 — its share of $250 million given to the Commonwealth from the federal government’s Race to the Top Fund. The money is earmarked for teacher training and evaluations. Additionally, Avon will receive approximately $48,000 from the federal Education Jobs ... Avon ...

A disputed age, a disputed name ... and murder

As the people took turns telling their stories on the witness stand, one thing seemed to come into focus: The only certainty about Mahdi Hassan Ali is that he stands accused of three cold-blooded murders.