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Deep Focus: Guide dogs face new distractions
Rich Pedroncelli | Associated Press Cecilia von Beroldingen, a forensic scientist and director of the California Criminalistics Institute at the California Department of Justice, is seen Sept. 8 with her guide dog, Neoki, in Sacramento, Calif.
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:06A
1960s changes to immigration policy bolstered US image
Immigration from southern and eastern Europe severely was curtailed, and Asian immigration practically was eliminated, since admission was restricted to those who fit the requirements of an 18th-century immigration law that deemed only "free,
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:06A
Air show death toll rises amid second US display tragedy
officials were on the scene yesterday to determine what caused Mr Leeward, who died in the crash, to lose control and were looking at amateur video clips that appeared to show a small piece of the aircraft falling to the ground before the accident.
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:06A
Three judges decline to hear Hlophe case
The Constitutional Court would have heard arguments as to how to proceed in the matter, as most of the judges had been involved before when Hlophe was accused of interfering in President Jacob Zuma's 2008 corruption trial. In March, the Supreme Court
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:06A
Bluff City's interim manager steps up to the plate
Court rulings have said traffic cameras are constitutional, but that means only that the law allows it – not that the allowance is right and proper. Tickets encourage drivers to follow the law and drive the speed limit, and evidence exists that traffic
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:04A
Intersection Cameras Do Save Lives
As president of Duke City Wheelmen Foundation, I am particularly sensitive to traffic safety issues. Any time you see a white bicycle installed at an intersection or along a road, it is a memorial to someone who died at that location while on a bicycle
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:04A
Lawsuit filed to keep candidate off ballot
The lawsuit, which also names Lafourche Clerk of Court Vernon Rodrigue as a defendant, claims that since Triche does not live in District 51, he cannot seek that House seat. The Knights are requesting an expedited hearing for the matter.
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:04A
1960s changes to immigration policy bolstered U.S. image
Immigration from southern and eastern Europe severely was curtailed, and Asian immigration practically was eliminated, since admission was restricted to those who fit the requirements of an 18th-century immigration law that deemed only "free,
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:03A
Comment: A high-profile tragedy yields opportunities
Maybe the Paris air show distracted attention from the Tupolev Tu-134 crash at Petrozavodsk in June. Maybe there was a collective weary shrug, a resigned attitude of "this is Russia", or perhaps the loss of 40-odd people on a chartered Soviet jet did
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:03A
Conflicts of interest can lead to issues for local politicians
"The issue under the ethics law is how that servant responds to an issue." At its most basic level, a conflict of interest for a public official is defined as something that will directly -- financially -- affect that person, his business or a family
Updated: 09/18/2011 07:03A
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