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Should we ban all cellphone use by commercial drivers?
Some critics question whether a ban on all phones is practical — troopers rarely go after car drivers they see using a phone, let alone truckers 8 feet up. And there's uncertainty whether singling out all cellphones for commercial drivers goes far
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:12A
Airport owner's death is ruled accidental
By Pittsburgh Tribune-Review The Allegheny County Medical Examiner's office ruled Sunday that a West Deer man's death was an accident. Frederick O. Eiler, 62, of Culmerville-Bakerstown Road died of head injuries from a one-car crash near his home
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:11A
JNU ordered to pay arrears to ex-professor
Justice S. Muralidhar has allowed a petition filed by KS Jawatkar in 1992 and directed JNU to release the arrears with the interest within eight weeks. “The writ petition is disposed off with a direction that JNU will, within a period of eight weeks,
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:11A
Cop pleads not guilty to festival assault
Ms Challice was acquitted of assaulting Johnson after a trial in the Midland Magistrate's Court earlier this year. Magistrate Elaine Campione found that Ms Challice, who was then aged 19, had been unlawfully arrested and had accidentally headbutted the
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:11A
Australia mulls changes in asylum rules
The rules of natural justice will not be applicable anymore. The Immigration Mainister was mobbed by around 40 protesters during a press conference at Sydney on Saturday who were shouting, “Shame Bowen, Shame.” The proposed changes have faced criticism
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:10A
Cayman Summer Touch Rugby League: The crash of the Titans
The final round (Round 14) of the Summer Touch Rugby League gave us some great games, some great tries and some major upsets. Top teams in all three divisions were well beaten by teams they might expect to beat showing that reputation counts for little
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:10A
Top flight: Memphis Airshow draws thousands to Millington
A P-51 Mustang, a vintage World War II fighter, plunged into a crowd at the Reno show, killing the pilot and eight spectators in a fiery crash. The cause of the accident remains uncertain. "Terrifying and tragic," said Nevada-based Navy pilot Ken
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:10A
focus small business: Relationships, not wealth, measure of success, says
Right after he started working for Schilling Companies in 1980, it had to put one of its companies in bankruptcy. It hired a good, aggressive lawyer, but one who had "a bad mouth," Smith recalled. "How can God bless what we're doing if our attorney is
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:10A
Our View: Five years on from hand-held cell ban
Arnold Schwarzenegger signing the California law against the use of hand-held cell phones while driving. Since the one barring jaywalking, has there ever been a traffic law more widely broken than this one? It's not just broken - it's flouted,
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:10A
Maine State Police blotter
An individual charged with a crime is presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty at criminal proceedings. Law enforcement officials with Troop D of the Maine State Police responded to the following incidents in Waldo County during the past two
Updated: 09/19/2011 01:09A
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