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- Malloy Far More Optimistic After Unions Change Rule And Make New Deal Possible Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:29PMGov. Dannel P. Malloy and state employees were breathing a sigh of relief Tuesday as they expect another chance for a re-vote on a savings-and-concession deal that would avoid thousands of layoffs.
- Bids to replace Hatteras Island bridge opened Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:22PMRALEIGH — The N.C. Department of Transportation has learned that it will cost between $194 million and $250 million to replace the aging bridge that now links Hatteras Island to the northern Outer Banks.
- Superquinn finally makes it to Cork in Musgrave takeover Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:13PMTHERE’S a bit of irony in Musgrave taking over Superquinn. Musgrave is one of Cork’s biggest companies and Superquinn’s expansion plans never quite made it to the deep south.
- Murphy criticizes GOP Medicare plan to local seniors Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:15PMNEW BRITAIN — U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy found a sympathetic audience Monday at the city senior center when he came to decry Republican efforts to privatize Medicare.
- American College of Surgeons Announces Goal to Enlist 1,000 Hospitals to its National Surgical Quality Improvement ... Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:08PMCHICAGO, July 18, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The American College of Surgeons (ACS) today announced its goal to enlist at least 1,000 hospitals into its respected National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP®). The commitment is part of the ACS Inspiring Quality initiative launched today, an effort to raise awareness of proven models of quality improvement, coordinated care and disease ...
- Groups pushing to save poor from cuts Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:01PMPHOENIX -- Three public interest law firms are making a last-ditch effort to keep the state from scaling back its health care program for the poor.
- Fun & Games: New county recreation director has plenty of experience in the business Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:52PM“I’ve always been involved in recreation,” said Pendleton. “It was kind of a toss-up. Did I want to be a teacher and coach something? I realized at Young Harris that to get that degree I had to take a foreign language. And I had seen my roommate struggle in Spanish.”
- MLB INSIDER: Selig enjoying first-place Tribe, Pirates Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:23PMAnybody up for an Indians-Pirates World Series? Both teams’ bandwagons are growing, and Commissioner Bud Selig seems to be climbing on both of them.
- SUNDAY EVENING UPDATE: Orange Beach city shop threatened by wildfire Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:18PMFirefighters this evening continued to keep flames at bay near the Orange Beach city shop, but seemed to be losing ground against a wildfire that started in Gulf Start Park on Saturday.
- Tug-of-war over Iraqi Jewish trove in U.S. hands Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:16PMBaghdad — A trove of Jewish books and other materials, rescued from a sewage-filled Baghdad basement during the 2003 invasion, is now caught up in a tug-of-war between the U.S. and Iraq.
- Routt County fire districts plan for cuts Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:45PMProjected decreases in property values will result in significant revenue losses for some Routt County fire protection districts. Routt County Assessor Gary Peterson projects that property values in the district are going to drop 43.4 percent, which would mean an equal drop in tax revenues, which are currently about $747,000.
- PFT: Last-minute power play by players Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:16PMPFT: As the owners had feared, the players are making a more demands late in the labor negotiations.
- Local News Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 8:33PMThe state veterinarian, Dr. Leonard Eldridge, is reminding horse owners that they should vaccinate their animals against West Nile virus, a potentially fatal disease. Owners should consult with their vets as soon as possible for vaccination recommendations as full effectiveness of the vaccine can...
- Aid pledge for drought-hit Africa Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:49PMThe UK is to give £52.25m ($84m) in emergency aid to help millions of drought victims in the Horn of Africa, the government announces.
- “Khrushchev’s” and “Brezhnev” Baltic: As in Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, the Soviet home repair Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:43PMDespite the pre-crisis “construction boom” when the housing stock in the Baltic countries increased at the expense of new apartment buildings in different towns of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, like mushrooms, whole rose cottages, the lion’s share of the population still live in houses built in Soviet times.
- MAX HASTINGS: Our great institutions are becoming tainted by venality and incompetence. Where are leaders of integrity ... Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:17PMThe resignation of Rebekah Brooks as chief executive of Rupert Murdoch’s News International (both pictured) represents a new eruption in the phone-hacking scandal that has damaged the media, police and the Cameron government.
- Who guards the guardians? Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:59PM“THE press provides an essential check on all aspects of public life. That is why any failure within the media affects all of us. At the heart of this inquiry, therefore, may be one simple question: who guards the guardians?”
- Prosecutor vows to retry Matthews for slaying Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:36PMAssistant District Attorney Keith Werner said Friday the murder case against Antonio Matthews is not over despite a hung jury. Dear Reader, This content is only available to subscribers of the Rocky Mount Telegram print or electronic edition.
- Bluffs man wins $40,000 playing Mega Millions Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:42AMA Council Bluffs man won a $40,000 prize in the June 28 Mega Millions drawing because he added the Megaplier to his ticket.
- Strategies for finding bargains while shopping Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:37AMKeep track of what your kids ask for so you can look for bargains later.
