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Traditionally, income taxes have been returned to cities to provide services. The current proposal would take a projected $300 million of state-collected income tax from cities and counties, city officials said. The return to municipalities would be
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:05A
Paralyzed man freely moves after getting an implant
LONDON — After Rob Summers was paralyzed below the chest in a car accident in 2006, his doctors told him he would never stand again. They were wrong. Despite intensive physical therapy for three years, Summers' condition hadn't
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:05A
Community spirit shines through after riders suffer spate of falls
It was a freak accident and just one of those things. “The horse was heading straight for a telegraph pole. He didn't want to go round it, he wanted to go through it. “There's way too many people to thank, but I'm grateful to everyone.
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:04A
Drink-drive victim left disabled for life wins £4.25m damages
A DRINK-DRIVE victim who suffered serious brain damage in a crash when she was a little girl has won a multi-million- pound compensation package. Rhiannon Millett was just six when Jeremy Hallett, of Cripps Avenue,
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:04A
Respect for Authority Gives Way to Anger
"The unfolding Fukushima nuclear power accident has caused soul-searching in Japan because it has ripped away public trust for the government. People are disheartened and angry," said lawyer Osamu Mikiya, who is calling for the government to be held
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:04A
Vidarbha Farmers welcomes decision to Permit 15 lakh Cotton Bale Export
Vidarbha cotton farmers who are killing themselves due to cotton price crash after the imposition of export ban on cotton bales welcome the assurance given by Textile Minister Dayanidhi Maran and Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee to Gujarat congress
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:04A
Man shown trying to get A&E treatment for pony
MORE images have emerged of a traveller who tried to take his pony onto a train taking the animal around a town centre. The pictures show the traveller, known as Joe, at Wrexham Maelor Hospital's accident and emergency
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:03A
Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Wins International Award for eCharging
eCharging also will be highlighted at the 2011 Traffic Records Forum – the largest conference of its kind in the world -- in Charlotte, NC this summer. The State of Minnesota will be showcasing eCharging on a national stage and it will be recognized
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:03A
Richard McLean, former Boulder mayor and judge, dies
( Paul Aiken ) Before the property-rights lawsuit and the protests and the death threats, Richard McLean was a respected Boulder District Court judge, RTD board member and successful lawyer. He served a term on the City Council in the early 1970s.
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:03A
'Profoundly reckless' procedures led to deadly mine blast, report says
Massey Energy Co. recklessly ignored safety and allowed dangerous conditions to build inside a West Virginia mine until a blast last year killed 29 men in the deadliest US coal accident since 1970, according to an independent report released Thursday.
Updated: 05/20/2011 01:02A
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