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Final Approval for Controversial Car Shredder
![<span style="font-size: 10pt;">SOUTH BEND — The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 today to approve a petition to operate a metal shredder on Smilax Road in Olive Township.</span>](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-02/103211000-15131652.jpg "<span style="font-size: 10pt;\">SOUTH BEND — The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 today to approve a petition to operate a metal shredder on Smilax Road in Olive Township.</span>")
SOUTH BEND — The St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners voted 3-0 today to approve a petition to operate a metal shredder on Smilax Road in Olive Township.
Despite heavy opposition to the project among some residents of New Carlisle and Olive...Tags: Elections, Politics, Natural Resources, Land Resources, St. Joseph County (Indiana)
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Buy American...Or Not
![Tuesday night, the St. Joseph County Council voted to buy only American made <a class="iAs" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: darkgreen 0.07em solid; padding-bottom: 1px !important; background-color: transparent !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; color: darkgreen !important; font-size: 100% !important; font-weight: normal !important; text-decoration: underline !important; padding-top: 0px;" href="#" target="_blank">vehicles</a> and to buy some Japanese vehicles too.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2010-07/113677180-14061249.jpg "Tuesday night, the St. Joseph County Council voted to buy only American made <a class="iAs\" style=\"background-image: none; border-bottom: darkgreen 0.07em solid; padding-bottom: 1px !important; background-color: transparent !important; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; color: darkgreen !important; font-size: 100% !important; font-weight: normal !important; text-decoration: underline !important; padding-top: 0px;\" href=\"#\" target=\"_blank\">vehicles</a> and to buy some Japanese vehicles too.")
Tuesday night, the St. Joseph County Council voted to buy only American made vehicles and to buy some Japanese vehicles too.
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The Council found itself between a rock and a hard place. It had two ordinances to vote on...Tags: Elections, Prius, Politics, Passenger Cars, Toyota
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Here is the latest Michigan news from The Associated Press
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A proposal under consideration in the Michigan House would give local governments the option to put cameras at intersections to spot drivers running red lights. Representative Wayne Schmidt says "local governments should be...Tags: Sepsis, Religion and Belief, Islam
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Advantage, meter firm
Chicago taxpayers still could end up pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into the coffers of the company leasing the city's parking meters under Mayor Rahm Emanuel's revamp of the much-reviled deal, a Tribune analysis has found. Most of the extra...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, John Arena, Ameya Pawar, Corporate Officers, Scott Waguespack
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Hall of Fame
Blogging with Bill WhiteI wanted to follow up with a few things I couldn't get in today's column about the 2013 Hall of Fame nominees. First, though, I'll encourage you to read the list and then pass along either your comments on those...... -
Working for job growth
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- Economic-development groups have rolled out several initiatives over the years in an attempt to boost business here, but the four-year strategy the St. Joseph County Chamber of Commerce unveiled Wednesday is different from those past...Tags: Elections, Business, Technology, Politics, Computing and Information Technology Industry
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Council gives initial OK to two-year budget
The City Council gave a passing grade Tuesday to the proposed budget for the next two fiscal years. Tweaks discussed by the council were passed on to City Manager John Pietig for incorporation into the final version of the 2013-14/2014-15 budget,...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Budgets and Budgeting, Finance
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Villaraigosa, Garcetti pledge smooth transition in mayor's office
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa began the formal transition of power to his successor on Thursday, hosting Mayor-elect Eric Garcetti for breakfast at Getty House where he told reporters that the city councilman had his "full support." Garcetti,...
Tags: Antonio Villaraigosa, Wendy Greuel, Eric Garcetti, Economy, Business and Finance, Local Elections
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Ozark moving forward with plans for FEMA shelter after Oklahoma and Joplin
selzie@kspr.comOZARK, Mo. - The tornado tragedies in Joplin and now Oklahoma serve as a sad reminder in Ozark. The Christian county commissioner says the two disasters highlight the reason the community needs a FEMA safe shelter there. For months county leaders have...Tags: Christianity, Religion and Belief, FEMA
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Exclusive :China urbanization plan hits roadblock over spending fears - sources
ReutersBEIJING (Reuters) - China's plan to spend $6.5 trillion on urbanization to bolster the economy is running into snags, sources close to the government said, as top leaders fear another spending binge could push up local debt levels and inflate a property...Tags: Government, Politics, Financial Markets, Government Debt, Lobbying
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