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Mining critics raise quality of life issues
That's the case with Comstock Mining Inc.'s plan to commence open pit mining for gold and silver near Virginia City. And it was the case more than a decade ago when a Chicago-based firm proposed a cat litter mine outside Reno.
Updated: 05/24/2011 04:42A
Sign petition to halt in-state tuition law
The governor said this will mean a better work force for Maryland, yet it is illegal to hire an illegal alien, and no degree will change one's immigration status. Ironically, if you are a legal alien resident, you do not qualify for the break.
Updated: 05/24/2011 04:42A
Judge finds man not competent to stand trial
SALISBURY -- A Salisbury man charged with planting phony explosives in Mardela Springs and Hebron was found not competent to stand trial by a Circuit Court judge. George M. Collins, 40, will be remanded back into the custody of the Department of Health
Updated: 05/24/2011 04:41A
Powell sentenced to death in Spicer case
Powell's public defenders had argued that the jury's split verdict -- finding him guilty of one count of murder but not guilty of another -- barred Graves from imposing a death sentence, calling the verdict "inconsistent.
Updated: 05/24/2011 04:41A
Poland Hits Blogger Suspected of Slandering President
This, along with recent police fines given to soccer fans who called the prime minister “a moron,” has raised questions about the communist legacy in Poland's criminal law that limits the freedom of speech. Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski,
Updated: 05/24/2011 04:41A
Wrongful Death Suit Filed Against Police in Texas
A lawsuit filed May 16 in federal court alleges the late Jamaal R. Valentine sought medical attention for an apparent heart attack only to be met and beaten by three La Marque police officers. It further claims one of the officers used a Taser,
Updated: 05/24/2011 04:40A
Click It or Ticket: Sheriffs Out In Earnest Until June 5
“We are very proud of California's seat belt and child safety seat use rates,” said Christopher J. Murphy, Director of the California Office of Traffic Safety. “However, with nearly one million motorists still not buckling up, there is much more work
Updated: 05/24/2011 04:40A
Law & Order
Money, two drug pain patches and chemotherapy drugs were taken from a residence in the 100 block of Echo Lane, Killen. Smokeless tobacco was taken from a vehicle parked at Brooks High School. Five computer games, two wireless game system controllers
Updated: 05/24/2011 04:39A
Chrysler to Announce Bailout Repayment Tuesday
PRNewsFoto/Chrysler Group LLC, Jim Fets(DETROIT) -- Chrylser is expected to formally announce Tuesday the repayment of the $7.5 billion bailout loan it received from taxpayers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Chrysler chief executive Sergio Marchionne
Updated: 05/24/2011 04:39A
Forthill Primary head teacher and staff abused by parents on school run
Such driver behaviour causes traffic congestion and poses safety concerns, and councillors noted that the scheme had been rolled out to all primaries but it was going better in some areas than in others. Ferry councillor Rod Wallace said there was a
Updated: 05/24/2011 04:38A
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