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Group wants county eye on animal waste issue (The News & Observer)
Neighbors of a UNC-Chapel Hill animal holding and research facility in rural Orange County are feeling nervous about treated wastewater spills from the complex and the university's plans to expand it.County mulls sales-tax change (The Chapel Hill News) The town manager recently warned the Board of Aldermen a change in how the county distributes sales tax could cost the town $1 million.
Bankruptcy judge OKs plan from Freedom Communications (Winston-Salem Journal) WILMINGTON, Del. – A federal bankruptcy judge in Delaware has approved the Chapter 11 reorganization plan of Freedom Communications, the owner of The Orange County Register in California and other media properties.
Tiny Beetle Threatens Florida Avocado Farms (CBS4 Miami) A little beetle could cause big problems for South Florida's avocado industry. Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson announced Tuesday that a redbay ambrosia beetle, which spreads a fungus that kills avocado trees, has been found in an insect trap in Miami-Dade County. The beetle, which transmits the fungus called laurel wilt disease, was found in the Emerald ...
MTU Detroit Diesel to Open New Engine Production Facility in South Carolina (PRWeb) Located in Aiken County, South Carolina, MTU Detroit Diesel’s new manufacturing facility will produce Series 2000 and Series 4000 engines and offer opportunities for future expansion. (PRWeb Mar 6, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3693224.htm
Slowly, states are lessening limits on marijuana (Daily Record) LOS ANGELES — James Gray once saw himself as a drug warrior, a former federal prosecutor and county judge who sent people to prison for dealing pot and other drug offenses. Gradually, though, he became convinced that the ban on marijuana was making it more accessible to young people, not less.
Slowly, states are lessening limits on marijuana (Courier-Post) LOS ANGELES -- James Gray once saw himself as a drug warrior, a former federal prosecutor and county judge who sent people to prison for dealing pot and other drug offenses.
Slowly, states are lessening limits on marijuana (USA Today) There is a growing national movement to rethink marijuana laws.
Jury recommends death for Roanoke Rapids woman in fortuneteller killings (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald) SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California jury recommended the death penalty Tuesday for a Roanoke Rapids woman convicted of murdering a Vietnamese fortuneteller and her 23-year-old daughter.
MTU Detroit Diesel to Open New Engine Production Facility in South Carolina (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Located in Aiken County, South Carolina, MTU Detroit Diesel’s new manufacturing facility will produce Series 2000 and Series 4000 engines and offer opportunities for future expansion.