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SC group fighting biomass pollution
The league on Monday joined an Aug.15 lawsuit challenging the federal exemption. Also Monday, the Dogwood Alliance of western North Carolina said it will join the challenge against exempting biomass plants, which are growing in popularity as
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:03A
FBI: Violent crime down 6% in 2010
They remember Jean Valjean stealing a loaf of bread to feed his sister's starving children and assume the same thing should be going on in the US today,” University of Cincinnati professor John Eck, who teaches criminal justice research methods,
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:03A
The Readers' Forum: Tuesday letters
If the NC Judicial Standards Commission allows her to remain on the bench, it sends a message to our community, our youth and the law students Judge Hartsfield taught that it is OK to take what doesn't belong to you as long as it is helping someone in
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:03A
DFW briefs: Jury continues to deliberate in capital murder trial
FORT WORTH -- A Tarrant County jury retired for a second day Monday without reaching a verdict in the capital murder trial of Douglas Kirk, accused of killing two men who had helped him move into a west Fort Worth house. Jurors got the case about 11:45
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:03A
Lawsuit over Colt Summit timber sale reveals split among environmental groups
A lawsuit challenging a timber sale north of Seeley Lake shows either the US Forest Service can't follow the law or some environmental groups can't agree to work together. The Alliance for the Wild Rockies, Friends of the Wild Swan, Montana Ecosystem
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:03A
Lamar Smith: Solyndra Loan Should Be Examined By Independent Investigator
Lamar Smith, R-Texas, said an outside lawyer is needed to determine "whether politics played a role" in the Energy Department loan for California-based Solyndra Inc., which declared bankruptcy this month and laid off its 1100 workers.
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:02A
Lamar Smith: Solyndra Loan Should Be Examined By Independent Investigator
Lamar Smith, R-Texas, said an outside lawyer is needed to determine "whether politics played a role" in the Energy Department loan for California-based Solyndra Inc., which declared bankruptcy this month and laid off its 1100 workers.
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:02A
-Miss. cancer doctor wants court to give her bond
(AP) - A Mississippi doctor wants a federal appeals court to let her out of jail as she awaits trial on charges that her clinic diluted chemotherapy drugs and used old needles as part of a Medicaid and Medicare fraud. Dr. Meera Sachdeva, owner of Rose
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:02A
Anger flares over a family cookout
My daughter just got divorced, and although she and her ex get along well, she is still angry at his live-in brother, who indulged in some very hostile comments during the divorce. She warned me not to invite him to our cookout. When my ex-son-in-law
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:02A
Tea Party wants Rick Perry to revive 'sanctuary cities' bill
At least two rival candidates have sought to portray Perry as being weak on immigration because of his support of a 2007 Texas law that grants in-state tuition to illegal immigrants. "Gov. Perry needs to clarify his position on illegal immigration,"
Updated: 09/20/2011 12:02A
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