Survey forecasts tough levy battle (Colour copies)

Survey forecasts tough levy battle
Newark Advocate - NEWARK -- The odds appear against Newark City Schools as it seeks voter approval for a levy that will help the district stave off a $7.9 million deficit by fiscal year 2008. TRIAD Research Group, Inc., a professional strategy firm hired by the

CSB fact-finder gives report
Akron Beacon Journal - The Summit County Children Services Board of Trustees is expected to approve today a state fact-finder's report about a labor contract that expired more than three months ago. CSB officials and representatives of the Communications Workers of America

13 accused of insider trading
Indianapolis Star - NEW YORK -- Two Goldman Sachs employees made more than $6.7 million through insider trading in a conspiracy with a Merrill Lynch analyst and a forklift operator who leaked a market-moving magazine column, authorities said Tuesday. The men allegedly

Smoking ban clears first hurdle
Columbia Missourian - The Board of Health hammered out the final details of a proposed smoking ordinance that would ban smoking in Columbia s indoor public spaces at its meeting Tuesday. The board decided to strike an exemption in the current ordinance that would have

Black Eyed Peas' porridge hot
San Antonio Express News - After 10 years in the biz, the Grammy-winning Black Eyed Peas are finally enjoying the good luck and prosperity their name always implied. Glossy hits "Where Is the Love?" and "Let's Get It Started" (off 2003's multiplatinum "Elephunk") and "My Humps

Best Buy hit with restraining order
KARE - A federal judge in Austin, Texas, has issued a temporary restraining order preventing Best Buy from using diagnostic software designed by a Texas company. Winternals Software of Austin is accusing the Minnesota-based electronics retailer and its

Brown's publishers win in 'Da Vinci' case
Hollywood Reporter - LONDON -- The publishers of "The Da Vinci Code," the blockbuster novel by U.S. author Dan Brown, won their court case Friday over accusations of plagiarism. A judge at the High Court in London rejected allegations by two historians that Brown had

Playmates To Autograph for Fans
Daily Nexus - Complementing its excellent standards in academics, UCSB garnered another high ranking last Friday after it was named the #2 party school in America by the latest edition of Playboy Magazine. And, fortunately for eager students happy to support their

Author surprised and pleased by demand for book
Ledger Independent - Larry Allen Burns Sr. had modest expectations for his first book signing promoting his book of poetry, The Beauty of Thought. However, when he appeared at the Mason County Public Library April 1 with only 30-some copies of his book, he was surprised

Star Jones Reynolds Encourages Faith
Christian Post - SOMERSET, N.J. (AP) - Star Jones Reynolds has urged members of a Somerset County church to realize the importance of faith in their lives. "Beauty, wealth and success mean little if you have not developed a relationship with God," the 44-year-old co