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They include English chemist Joseph Priestley, the discoverer of oxygen, in 1733; astronomer Percival Lowell in 1855; baseball Hall of Fame member John "Home Run" Baker in 1886; publisher Walter Annenberg in 1908; bandleader Sammy Kaye in 1910;
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:32A
Blooming Grove residents suing board
Five residents who live outside of the troubled special district filed an Article 78 lawsuit against the town for passing a resolution that would allow the water and sewer users to pay off $1.3 million owed to the general fund over 10 to 20 years.
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:31A
American gets 15 years in Cuban prison
A Cuban court found American Alan Gross, 61, guilty Saturday of crimes against the state and sentenced him to 15 years in prison, a verdict sure to have sweeping repercussions for already-sour relations between Washington and Havana.
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:30A
Medicare scams infect Detroit
The businesses investigated include physical therapy clinics, home health care agencies, medical equipment providers and podiatry offices. More regulation and prosecution is needed, some attorneys say. "It's like banks without an alarm system," said
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:29A
Court's a campaign issue in Liberty
5 meeting, urged on by Village Justice Harold Bauman. Bauman has continued the campaign since then, walking door to door to make the case directly to village residents of why some think the move to abolish the court is misguided.
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:29A
Looking to ethanol for answers
But whether corn ethanol is good for the planet, US taxpayers, the global food supply - or even an automobile's engine - is a matter of intense debate. Some scientists have concluded that growing corn, harvesting and distilling it, and trucking it to
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:27A
Senate legislation will increase taxes without reducing illegal immigration
The South Carolina Senate has succeeded in passing an illegal immigration bill that will do nothing to stem illegal immigration but will take up the time of police officers and increase taxes on South Carolinians. The bill would require police officers
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:27A
Legal fight a pain in the Fannie
WASHINGTON – What could be worse than taxpayers having to pay more than $100 million to defend a shareholder-owned company and its former executives in a private lawsuit? When the government seized Fannie Mae during the financial crisis,
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:27A
Urbana to adjournment
an immigration bill modeled after Arizona's controversial bill and a scaled-down prison reform bill. There also was legislation that moved swiftly through the process, that both houses have approved and that Gov. Mitch Daniels has signed into law.
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:27A
Op-Ed: An Open Letter to President Obama and Secretary Gates
We had hopes of a regime which would pursue true Justice, tempered with mercy and compassion as your words promised. Now the world is looking on to your regime with horror and reprobation, Amnesty International among them, because unfortunately,
Updated: 03/13/2011 03:27A
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