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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: Land Resources, St. Joseph County (Indiana), Natural Resources, Politics, Elections
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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: Passenger Cars, Vehicles, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Politics, Prius
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READER SUBMITTED: Enfield Republicans - Interested In Local Government?
EnfieldThe Enfield Republican Town Committee is seeking people who may be interested in serving on the town council, board of education and constable for the upcoming 2013 municipal election. This is an opportunity to participate in local government and use your...Tags: Politics, Elections
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This week in government
Scheduled meetings this week of the Washington County Commissioners, Washington County Board of Education, and Hagerstown Mayor and Council: WASHINGTON COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Hager Hall Conference and Event Center 901 Dual Hwy., Hagerstown Tuesday,...Tags: Business, Career and Workplace, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Collective Contract, Science and Technology
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Wielding Harrisburg example, U.S. SEC cajoles cities nationwide
Reuters* U.S. regulator underlines rules for disclosure to bondholders * SEC warns municipalities not to gloss over financial health * Pennsylvania capital Harrisburg has mountain of debt to clear WASHINGTON, May 20 (Reuters) - At first glance, a federal...Tags: Florida Gators, Bonds, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Zion, Elections
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Troubled Dolton senior center a burden on taxpayers
The Dorchester Senior Center in the south suburbs has a steady stream of visitors: attentive relatives, busy repairmen and, lately, inquisitive federal investigators. The five-story, village-owned building that looks out over a dreary interstate has...
Tags: Wage Contract Issues, Credit Ratings, Career and Workplace, Construction, Collective Contract
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Special Report: The Rise and Fall of China's Sun King
ReutersHONG KONG (Reuters) - In a 2010 speech before a packed ballroom of university students in Sydney, Shi Zhengrong, founder of Chinese solar-panel maker Suntech Power Holdings Co Ltd, listed the people who had been important in his rise to fame and riches....Tags: Environmental Issues, Financially Distressed Companies, Joint Ventures, National Government, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Term Limits commission hears research design, electoral history
Members of the Tinley Park Term Limits Commission continued to explore the issue at the group's third meeting, where more information was presented to the group. The commission, appointed by Mayor Ed Zabrocki after voters overwhelmingly voted in favor...Tags: Des Plaines, Regional Authority, Naperville, Executive Branch, Elections
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Romeoville warehouse residents fear warehouse building could go up next door
Special to the TribuneA group of residents in southwest suburban Romeoville are upset that a warehouse building might be built next to their subdivision near Veterans Parkway and Mystic Lane. The Village Board voted unanimously May 15 to change a 9.5-acre parcel adjacent... -
Gun range, ATV course proposed for Palm Beach County parks
Forget slides, swings and soccer fields. A shooting range, off-road vehicle course and bicycle jumps are new nontraditional park attractions potentially coming to Palm Beach County. While county officials joke about getting into the extreme-sports...
Tags: Wildlife, Environmental Issues, Shootings, Golf, Endangered Species
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Ghosts of incinerator bond deal haunt Harrisburg election
Reuters(Reuters) - In Harrisburg, Pennsylvania's cash-hungry capital city, local political battles are waged much as they are across the United States: with big personalities and bare-knuckled verbal brawls. But unlike most cities, Harrisburg's financial...Tags: Credit Ratings, Financially Distressed Companies, Bonds, Bank of America Corp., Career and Workplace
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New rules may make it easier to fight traffic camera tickets, harder to win
South Florida drivers may soon find it a lot easier to fight those pesky red-light camera tickets. But, say traffic court lawyers, it might also become harder to win. A new rule, set up by a transportation bill not yet signed by Gov. Rick Scott, would...
Tags: Boynton Beach, Pembroke Pines, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Lawyers, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida)
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