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Fla. Officers Who Crash Rarely Get Tickets, Records Show
Not one was issued a traffic citation. “To compare a deputy's or a law enforcement officer's driving to a civilian's is apples and oranges,” stated Lt. James Clark, a spokesman from the Seminole County Sheriff's Office. “For citizens, they are asked
Updated: 05/25/2011 02:51A
Fla. Officers Who Crash Rarely Get Tickets, Records Show
Not one was issued a traffic citation. “To compare a deputy's or a law enforcement officer's driving to a civilian's is apples and oranges,” stated Lt. James Clark, a spokesman from the Seminole County Sheriff's Office. “For citizens, they are asked
Updated: 05/25/2011 02:51A
Ombudsman Calls for Same-Sex Partnership Legislation
Though the prospect of same-sex marriage in Estonia is a long way off, gay rights in the country took a small step forward when Chancellor of Justice Indrek Teder requested this week that the Ministry of Justice introduce legislation to give same-sex
Updated: 05/25/2011 02:51A
Meltdowns occurred within days
Experts are still trying to understand how events at the Fukushima Daiichi plant on Japan's Pacific coast, 240 km north of Tokyo, spiralled out of control after the earthquake and tsunami, which killed about 25000 people.
Updated: 05/25/2011 02:50A
Local People
WEYERS CAVE — Two Blue Ridge Community College staff members and a student recently were honored. » Theresa Thomas, a math teacher from Mount Sidney, won an award at New Horizons in the category of "Best Practices in Teaching Face-to-Face" for her work
Updated: 05/25/2011 02:50A
Hershey drops trademark suit
A federal lawsuit filed by The Hershey Co. against rival candy company Mars. Inc. has been dropped. Hershey's trademark-infringement suit filed in the fall had alleged that new packaging for Mars' line of Dove candies too closely mimicked the orange,
Updated: 05/25/2011 02:50A
Scots woman faces spanish double death crash probe
A scots woman faces a manslaughter probe after two pals in the hire car she was driving died in a Spanish road crash. An investigating judge quizzed Carol Anne Sievwright, 58, at a private court hearing in Alicante yesterday after she allegedly jumped
Updated: 05/25/2011 02:50A
Fed probes allegations that Avon bribed officials: report
Avon, DoJ and the SEC were not available for comment outside of normal US business hours. (Reporting by Rachel Chitra in Bangalore; Editing by David Cowell) (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2011. Check for restrictions at:
Updated: 05/25/2011 02:50A
Detecon Al Saudia Launches Geo-Redundant VSAT Service in Saudi Arabia
iDirect's Evolution platform will power Detecon Al SaudiaDetecon Al Saudia's network, utilizing the next-generation DVB-S2 standard with Adaptive Coding and Modulation (ACM) to provide maximum efficiency for critical traffic in a highly reliable,
Updated: 05/25/2011 02:50A
Brook Tarbel: Former oilman and advocate for disabled Tulsans dies at 68
Together with his late wife and fellow advocate, Jill Tarbel, Brook Tarbel was a leader in pushing the community to make its public spaces more accessible to people with physical disabilities. Beginning a stint of service that would last the rest of
Updated: 05/25/2011 02:50A
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