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• N.J. Township counts dogs door to door

  
  ohmidog! — Authority: 555
  State law in New Jersey mandates that local governments count their canine residents, but John Fries, in suburban Haddon Township, is one of only a handful of local government employees doing it. Under a law that dates to the 1950s, when rabies was a threat to household pets, New Jersey towns are required to ...
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• Westmount

  
  Wednesday-Night — Authority: 135
  See Westmount on Wednesday-Night.com ; Westmount Examiner ; City of Westmount ; Westmount Independent We commend the Westmount Independent for their excellent coverage of the arena issue , although we still dislike their PDF format which requires lots of scrolling. More on the arena project from Don ...
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• Gujarat makes voting compulsory in panchayat elections

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Gandhinagar:Gujarat Government on Saturday moved the controversial “The Gujarat Local Authorities Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2009″ the State Assembly which will make voting compulsory in all local body elections of the state.With this Gujarat became the first state to introduce such a law in the country.Speaking on ...
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• Gujarat to make voting a must in local elections

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Gandhinagar, Dec 19 (IANS) A bill to make voting compulsory in all local self government bodies in Gujarat was moved in the state assembly Saturday - the first such move in the country.Piloting the bill, Urban Development Minister Nitin Patel termed it a pioneering move aimed at making democracy more representative ...
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• Book listing Goa government’s achievements under scanner

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Panaji, Dec 16 (IANS) Goa Chief Minister Digambar Kamat Wednesday ordered a probe into alleged corruption in the publishing of a book listing the achievements of the Congress-led alliance state government on completion of two years in power.“I will ask the chief secretary to initiate a probe into this matter and ...
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• No proposal of direct funding to local bodies: Centre

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  New Delhi, Dec 14 (ANI): The Union Government on Monday clarified that there is no proposal under consideration for direct funding to panchayats and municipalities and other local bodies.Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, on Monday Union Panchayati Raj Minister C P Joshi said: “Under the capacity building ...
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• City of Victoria vs. the Citys Homeless

  
  Challenging the Commonplace — Authority: 122
  Victorias homeless win."The City of Victoria is on the hook to pay Appeal Court costs, as well as the October 2008 court costs. How high that bill will be is not known."Tee hee.
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• From the archives: Digression

  
  The Intelligencer Now — Authority: 450
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• B.C. homeless win right to camp in parks

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 165
  Homeless people can camp temporarily in public parks if municipalities cant provide them with sufficient alternative shelter, British Columbias highest court ruled Wednesday
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• $10.5 bn needed to guarantee drinking water: Brazilian agency

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Brasilia, Dec 10 (EFE) Brazil must invest some $10.5 billion in production and distribution systems for potable water by the year 2015 to guarantee this service to its population, a government agency has reported.The Urban Water Supply Atlas Wednesday said that “potential problems” exist in 2,965 of the ...
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• Make Hyderabad union territory, say two Andhra ministers

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 727
  Hyderabad, Dec 9 (IANS) Two Andhra Pradesh ministers Wednesday wrote to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to grant the status of union territory to Greater Hyderabad in the event of the formation of a separate Telangana state.Health Minister Danam Nagender and Backward Classes Welfare Minister Mukesh Goud have been backed ...
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• Youths Challenge Citys Curfew Ordinance

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 177
  WEST PALM BEACH (CN) - West Palm Beachs downtown curfew for minors - 10 p.m. on weekdays and 11 p.m. on weekends - violates the Constitution, a youth rights group says. Led by 17-year-old Jeffrey Nadel, the National Youth Rights Association of Southeast Florida says its the first youth-led group to sue a city for ...
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• Cold B.C. weather triggers alerts

  
  CKA Canadian News — Authority: 165
  Extreme weather alerts have been issued for municipalities in and around Metro Vancouver as the temperature drops and homeless shelters get ready for hundreds of additional people seeking warm beds for the night.
  3 weeks ago

• Seven (7) reasons I believe a massive crash is coming and probably will begin this month;

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 157
  1. Foreclosures continue unabated and 2010 will be worse. 2. Commercial Real Estate is STILL the 1200 lb Gorilla in the room! 3. Unemployment continues unabated. Worse still, most people losing their jobs cannot find new jobs. Unemployment benefits continue to run out increasing the number of people out of work and ...
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• Baron & Budd attorney named in 2010 The Best Lawyers in America

  
  Mesothelioma News — Authority: 134
  Attorney Scott Summy – a shareholder at Baron & Budd, P.C . in Dallas, Texas – has been named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America by Best Lawyers, LLC. Over 2.8 million lawyers from across the United States were involved in the peer nomination and review process to determine who was selected ...
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• From the archives: 40 years ago — redux

  
  Courier Times Now — Authority: 149
  As the Librarian here at The Intelligencer, I thought readers would be interested to see some of the photographs and stories I come across in our archives as I go about my day. With more than 200 years of history, The Intelligencer has covered myriad issues of great significance, both local and worldwide, since its ...
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• From the archives: 40 years ago — redux

  
  The Intelligencer Now — Authority: 450
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• 2009 Texas Property Tax Appeals

  
  Westchester & Bronx NY investment property real estate blog — Authority: 137
  Most economists tell us that the economy will continue to deteriorate in 2009. Some say that we have a one in five chance of entering a depression. Warren Buffett tells us the economy has “…fallen off a cliff.” During these challenging times Texas appraisal districts will be under pressure to hold values to 2008 ...
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• Monday: Watch Dubai and the international response closely.

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 157
  Dubai is one of the seven emirates of the UAE. It is a monarchy and has been ruled by the Al Maktoum family since 1833. The source of it’s wealth is primarily finance and banking. What little oil it has is almost depleted. Over the past decade Dubai’s spending has been profligate to the point of being obscene. The ...
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• Peak Oil Decision Making

  
  UrbanWorkbench — Authority: 122
  “Every decision made in any level of government should aim to reduce the use of fossil fuels and energy in general, rather than increase them”. Would it even be possible to implement and follow a policy such as this? It seems that whatever we do these days, it involves a lot of money, equipment, and ...
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