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Bell assessed illegal sewer fees
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The city of Bell assessed property owners for sewer fees without getting required voter approval, according to the state controller's office, marking the second time auditors have found that taxpayers in the working-class city were overcharged In a letter to the city obtained by The Times on Thursday, Controller John Chiang said Bell property owners...
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California to use new type of nationwide school tests
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L.A. Times - California | Local News
“This is going to change the way children are taught,” US Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said about the new nationwide tests With a federal award of $330 million, California and 43 other states joined Thursday to replace the much-maligned year-end English and math standardized tests with new nationwide tests that could better measure...
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Aloha Pacific Federal CU plans Las Vegas branch
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Aloha Pacific Federal Credit Union said it will open a branch in Las Vegas in November Aloha Pacific is the first Hawaii-based credit union to open an out-of-state branch, according to a statement from the company It acquired the branch from the Silver State Schools Credit Union The Las Vegas branch will offer the same services and products that are...
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Alaska Air Group reports 10% gain in August traffic
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Alaska Air Group Inc, the parent of Alaska Airlines, is reporting a 10 percent increase in traffic for the month of August after increasing its capacity by 71 percent As a result, Alaska Airlines showed a 22 percent increase in what is known as load factor, with its planes flying 865 percent full, on average, according to a statement from the company...
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3 hr. 59 min. ago
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Most Denver city offices closed Friday, Monday
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Most city and county offices in Denver will be closed Friday, Sept 3, as a furlough day for city workers and Monday, Sept 6, for the Labor Day holiday Friday is the third of five planned unpaid-leave days for city workers scheduled as a budget-cutting measure this year Each furlough day will save the city about $1 million, the office of Mayor John...
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3 hr. 59 min. ago
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Dameron named Cigna regional president
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Cigna Corp (NYSE:CI), one of Colorado’s largest health insurers, has named Tom Dameron as president and general manager for Cigna HealthCare’s mountain states region Dameron, Golden native, was most recently with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Arizona, where he was responsible for sales and account management of a 12 million customer health...
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4 hr. 1 min. ago
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Duquesne law school dean outlines his vision
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Ken Gromley intends to take the Duquesne University School of Law to the next level and ensure the degrees conferred have the weight they deserve, he told a standing room-only crowd Thursday night Animated at times, Gromley highlighted programs and plans that aim to answer student needs, such as establishing an assistant dean of evening students that...
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4 hr. 51 min. ago
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Harford begins transition to elected school board
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Harford County will begin its transition from a fully appointed school board with the Sept 14 primary election, as county voters begin choosing representatives on the panelThe change will be partial this year, affecting three of six County Council districts But after the 2014 election, the seven-member board will expand to nine seats; six will be...
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4 hr. 58 min. ago
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AAA Hawaii: Gas down 3 cents a gallon
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The statewide average price of regular unleaded is $345 a gallon, or 3 cents less than last week, according to AAA Hawaii The average price in Honolulu, as reported on Thursday, was $334 a gallon, down 2 cents from last week but still 13 cents more than this time last year Hilo on the Big Island also saw a dip of 7 cents this week, making the average...
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4 hr. 58 min. ago
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Hawaii stocks mixed on Thursday trading
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Hawaii stocks were mixed amid overall positive trading on Thursday The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 10,32010, up 5063 for the day, while the Nasdaq was up 2317 to close at 2,20001 Here are how Hawaii-based companies fared: Gainers were: Alexander & Baldwin Inc (NYSE: ALEX) closed at $3551, up 27 cents Hawaiian Holdings Inc (Nasdaq: HA)...
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4 hr. 59 min. ago
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County approves Comcast fund
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Multnomah County will create a fund that would pay for any damages from a tax lawsuit filed by Comcast Corp The county’s commission voted unanimously on creating the $41 million reserve account, deemed necessary after Comcast protested its 2009-10 tax bill Comcast filed suit after its bill jumped from $824,000 to $41 million The county had raised...
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02 September, 2010 23:20
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Analysis: Nonprofit employment grew while for-profits cut jobs
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Looking for a job? Try a nonprofit A Johns Hopkins University analysis of employment in 21 states found that nonprofit employment grew 25 percent a year on average between the second quarters of 2007 and 2009, while the number of jobs at for-profit employers fell 33 percent a year Maryland followed that trend, though annual employment growth among...
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02 September, 2010 23:20
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Picking a jury in Harris murder trial could take up to a week
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Prosecutors and defense lawyers could take a week to pick a jury in the trial of three men accused of killing former Baltimore City Councilman Kenneth N HarrisThe selection began Thursday morning with 130 potential jurors, a pool that will be slowly whittled down to a working panel of a dozen, with two alternates Court officials predicted the jury...
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02 September, 2010 23:20
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Violetville school community celebrates opening of new building
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baltimoresun.com - Maryland News
Violetville Elemenrary School is the first new city school built since 1998 State and local leaders joined the community of Violetville Elementary/Middle School on Thursday to celebrate the opening of the school's brand-new building, which is the first new school facility to be constructed in Baltimore in more than a decade The $14 million building...
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02 September, 2010 23:14
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Atlantis CEO Ron Williams will chair HTA
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Ron Williams was elected chairman of the board of directors for the Hawaii Tourism Authority on Thursday Williams, president and CEO of Atlantis Adventures, one of Hawaii’s largest ocean tour operators, takes over immediately and succeeds Kelvin Bloom, who remains an HTA board member Bloom, president and CEO of Aston Hotels & Resorts, served...
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02 September, 2010 23:14
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Recktenwald confirmed as Hawaii chief justice
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Hawaii Supreme Court Associate Justice Mark E Recktenwald has been confirmed as Hawaii’s next chief justice The full state Senate unanimously confirmed his appointment Thursday, following Wednesday’s approval by the Senate Judiciary and Government Operations Committee Recktenwald, 54, succeeds Ronald Moon to become Hawaii’s fifth...
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02 September, 2010 23:13
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Allstate: Milwaukee drivers rank among safest in U.S.
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Milwaukee-area drivers have gotten better since last year, putting the area in the top quarter of cities, according to the 2010 Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report The Thursday report from Allstate (NYSE: ALL) ranked 200 of the largest US cities using car collision frequency data Milwaukee ranked 42nd, down from a No 19 ranking in 2009, but...
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02 September, 2010 22:13
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Discovery hostages appeared ready to make a run for it
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baltimoresun.com - Maryland News
1 2 next | single page A police officer looks through binoculars on the street in front of the headquarters of the Discovery Channel networks building in Silver Spring Silver Spring — As the three hostages at Discovery Channel's headquarters appeared ready to make a run for it, police said Thursday that a SWAT team officer quickly...
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