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A step closer to justice for all?
However, as always happens with increased competition, costs borne by customers tend to come down over time, and that is obviously a good thing for spreading the provision of justice. At the moment, there are some significant areas where costs to the
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:12A
Is the public on the hook for this bill?
Shouldn't the council at least be clear on that before the city continues to support this lawsuit, even tacitly? One of the subtle clues that has led some to doubt that the city should be part of this lawsuit is that the city wasn't sued.
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:12A
Overland insurance pays $1.18 million over fall involving police
OVERLAND • The city's insurance company is paying $1.18 million to settle a federal civil lawsuit that alleged an Overland police officer killed a man last year by causing him to fall down steps. The suit against the city government, city and police
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:12A
Judge says Faribault nurse went online, goaded pair into suicide
Melchert-Dinkel declined a jury trial and left his fate to a judge, who issued his verdict Tuesday. Rice County District Judge Thomas Neuville again rejected Melchert-Dinkel's argument that his actions amounted to free speech. Melchert-Dinkel was not
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:11A
Forest Preserve commissioners receive crash course on golf
ROCKFORD — Winnebago County Forest Preserve commissioners got a lesson today in the district's nearly 80-year history with the game of golf. The presentation was meant to equip the 4-month-old board with the framework it needs to make
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:11A
Casino lawsuit resolution advances
BY TODD FERTIG TOPEKA — A House committee advanced a resolution Tuesday requiring the attorney general to sue over the state awarding the Sumner County casino contract to Peninsula Gaming. The resolution will now go to the full House.
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:09A
Kinzer to keep pursuing immigration bill
Rep. Pat Colloton, R-Leawood, led the legislative assault on the bill. She said it would lead to racial profiling and potentially hurt charities that don't comply with the law by costing them their grant money.
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:09A
Borders gets time to decide closings
AP NEW YORK -- A judge on Tuesday granted Borders a 90-day extension to determine how many additional stores it will close as it reorganizes under bankruptcy protection. Borders said in February, when it filed for Chapter 11 reorganization,
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:08A
Suit against Rusk ISD moves to state court
BY ROBERT GONZALEZ The parents of two Rusk High School students have filed a lawsuit against the school district as well as Superintendent Dr. Jim Largent, high school principal Scott Schwartz and assistant principal Jason Wilcox, alleging violation of
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:08A
Govt plays down Daya Bay fears
The Secretary for Security, Ambrose Lee , has reassured lawmakers that it's unlikely that Hong Kong could suffer a similar nuclear accident to the one in Japan. Legislators raised concerns about the safety of the nearby Daya Bay nuclear power plant in
Updated: 03/16/2011 01:08A
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