- Council accepts landmark list
- More than 115 new Peoria properties are included on a list on file with the city of Peoria that could someday be considered for historic landmark status. With a unanimous vote Tuesday, the City Council endorsed a "receive and file" motion…
- Peoria Journal Star
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- 7 hours ago
- A chance for better ethics bill
- The Legislature's ethics reform bill died on Monday when the Senate refused to override the governor's veto, but the issue is still very much alive. Now it is up to lawmakers and Gov. David Paterson to put aside past hostilities over ethics…
- Ithaca Journal
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- 7 hours ago
- Councilman Charged With Money Laundering
- Councilman Larry B. Seabrook in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday. He is charged in a 13-count federal indictment that detailed a scheme of inflating expenses of nonprofit groups he controlled. Most of the charges revolve around Mr. Seabrook’s use…
- New York Times
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- 7 hours ago
New York Times- Brasch Words
- BLOOMSBURG, Pa. -- Sens. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) flexed their muscles, shook their rattles, and told President-elect Barack Obama not to tread upon them. "I don't believe in the executive power trumping…
- American Reporter
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- 7 hours ago
- Make My Day
- INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- It's the end of the year, which means word nerds and writer-types around the country are rejoicing: the Lake Superior State University has released their 35th annual List of Words Banished from the Queen's English for…
- American Reporter
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- 7 hours ago
- Harold Ford's $1.4 Million Apartment. (w/ pics!)
- Did you know that Harold Ford and his wife, fashion executive Emily Threlkeld are selling their one bedroom apartment? The realtor handling the sale describes it as "glamorous." Pretty nice pre-war building. Unsure if it is a doorman…
- DAILY KOS
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DAILY KOS- Vaughan mayor cited for refusing to answer resident’s…
- Vaughan’s integrity commissioner has ruled mayor Linda Jackson violated council’s code of conduct when she failed to respond to questions put to her by a former city employee whose medical records were released by the city. It’s a ruling…
- Toronto Star
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- The Medicaid Monster
- S ince its inception over four decades ago, New York State’s Medicaid program has expanded inexorably. Today it is the nation’s most expensive by far, projected to spend a mind-boggling $49.2 billion in 2010—roughly 14 percent of the…
- City Journal
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- 8 hours ago
- Editorial: Planning ahead with few details
- There was little in it for Vancouver Island, with the exception of a promise to bring “new accountability and transparency” to B.C. Ferries, which is to get new ferries, terminals and amenities. In its first term, the Liberal government…
- Times Colonist
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- 7 hours ago
- Throne speech offers tax breaks, more preschool options and…
- Ferries corporation for “new accountability and transparency” that Campbell said would likely require new legislation. A B.C. Ferries spokeswoman said she had no idea what government was planning. It’s the latest government shot across B.
- Times Colonist
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- 7 hours ago
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