Rendell touts $500 million bioscience research planYork Dispatch Online - PITTSBURGH -- Gov. Ed Rendell on defended the idea of establishing a $500 million fund aimed at producing cutting-edge bioscience research in Pennsylvania. The Jonas Salk Legacy Fund, proposed in February and named for the Pittsburgh doctor who
A losing battleHigh County News - Firespeak Catastrophe We need to revise or toss out some of our fire vocabulary, especially "wildland-urban interface," "pre-settlement condition" and Smokey s slogan "only you". History is full of big fires History and science show that the recent
Capstrat Recognized for its Work on Two Youth Tobacco Prevention dBusinessNews.com - RALEIGH Capstrat, a Raleigh, N.C.-based strategic communications firm, today announced a number of recognitions for its work on behalf of the North Carolina Health and Wellness Trust fund s Tobacco.Reality.Unfiltered. campaign and the Tobacco
Bridging the rural economic divideDouglas Daily News - DOUGLAS -- Started by the Legislature in 2000, the OneGeorgia Authority has been charged with the responsibility of aiding rural communities in the pursuit of better economic development, quality infrastructure, and accessible emergency response. As
RBD Returns to El Paso for Concert, Officials Are ReadyEl Paso News - Mexican TV and music stars RBD were back in El Paso Friday night for a concert. Coliseum officials were ready in case crowds got out of control. Friday, April 7, 2006 The group caused an uproar the last time they visited El Paso. During a
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Vicious dogs decimate sheep flock at Ambury Scoop - Sheep attacked by dogs in the early hours of Monday 10 April at Ambury Regional Park. Sheep at Ambury Regional Park have been attacked twice in the last week by vicious dogs, leaving the flock severely decimated. Yesterday s attack left 18 ewes and
GM agrees to sell majority stake in GMACAkron Beacon Journal - DETROIT - General Motors Corp., desperate for cash to pay for buyouts and plant closings as part of its North American restructuring, said Monday that it has agreed to sell a 51 percent stake in its finance arm in a deal expected to generate $14
Brazil: Lula No Long Ball Hitter With Land ReformScoop - Brazil nears the 10 anniversary of the massacre that drew international attention to the country s intense struggle for land reform. The Movement of Landless Rural Workers (MST) carries tremendous political clout in Brazil s rural regions
2 ethics panel members quit Milwaukee Journal Sentinel - One of the pair, Maria Monreal-Cameron, president of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin, accused Holloway of orchestrating Thursday's one-month delay in $150,000 of additional funding for the case. Holloway supporters approved the delay on