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Two aldermen want random drug testing for city workers
Clout StPosted by John Byrne at 12:22 p.m. Random drug tests would be required for city workers and aldermen under an ordinance introduced today by two members of the City Council. If enacted by the City Council, the testing is intended...... -
ACLU files asks feds to investigate Illinois State Police searches
Clout StPosted by Monique Garcia at 4:36 p.m. The Illinois chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union filed a complaint today asking the federal Department of Justice to investigate the Illinois State Police’s use of consent searches, arguing officers... -
Pawlenty blisters Obama, pitches tax cuts in Chicago speech
Clout StUPDATED by Rick Pearson at 2:27 p.m. to correct Pawlenty quote on spending cuts, Internet. Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty delivered the first major speech of his Republican presidential campaign today in President Barack Obama's hometown, blistering... -
Wisconsin pensions and collective bargaining: The real story
Steve ChapmanWhen I wrote recently about the underfunding of public employee pensions in Wisconsin and elsewhere, I got indignant calls and letters from Wisconsinites saying I was wrong, including one from the people in charge of the system there. But it...... -
'Just A Foot Soldier,' a Freedom Rider's story
Exploring raceOn May 4, 1961, an integrated group of "Freedom Riders" left Washington D.C. for Louisiana on a Greyhound bus to challenge segregation throughout the Deep South. After the Freedom Riders’ bus was fire bombed in Alabama—with them inside---... -
Graffiti artist supports Azalea Park Little Leagues
Blogs At Orlando Sentinel - Orlando SentinelEven the weather helped out: last Saturday New York artist Héctor “Nicer” Nazario came to Central Florida to paint a large-scale mural of baseball hero Roberto Clemente at the Azalea Park baseball field. This is part of a on-going campaign to.... -
Proposal would prohibit dual elected offices
TribLocal - ElmhurstIn response to Mayor Pete DiCianni's plan to continue to serve as Mayor of Elmhurst if he is elected to the DuPage County Board, an …... -
Assad foe tells Syrian leader to cede power to officials
ReutersBEIRUT, May 23 (Reuters) - A Syrian opposition leader urged President Bashar al-Assad on Thursday to hand power to his deputy or his prime minister and then go abroad with 500 members of his entourage, without immunity from prosecution. Assad is likely...Tags: Lebanon, Wars and Interventions, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Revolutions, Politics
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Gov. Rick Scott celebrates Earth Day by telling EPA to back off
Planet Florida - Orlando SentinelReally? Gov. Rick Scott picks Earth Day to take ask the Environmental Protection Agency to back off from enforcing clean-water standards in Florida. “Florida is one of the few states that have a comprehensive program in place to address excess... -
Wind turbines and bird deaths
Planet Florida - Orlando Sentinel(Washington, D.C., February 2, 2011) American Bird Conservancy (ABC), the nation’s leading bird conservation organization, said today that the build-out of wind energy proposed by the federal government to meet a Department of Energy target of... -
Florida proposes park closings to cut costs
Planet Florida - Orlando SentinelFlorida officials once again have recommended that dozens of state parks — 53 in this case — be closed to cut costs and help the governor shrink the state budget. Closure threats like that have been made in past years and not much of came of... -
Hot as heck last year, says feds.
Planet Florida - Orlando SentinelNOAA: 2010 Tied For Warmest Year on Record According to NOAA scientists, 2010 tied with 2005 as the warmest year of the global surface temperature record, beginning in 1880. This was the 34th consecutive year with global...
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