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New disability rules to have wide effects
The Associated PressThousands of gallons of water pulse through cascading waterfalls and rapids at Adventure Mini Golf in Lake Worth. The course, which covers about an acre, features different elevations with two sets of stairs connecting them. When people ask whether it'...Tags: Government, Local Authority, Laws, Theme Park Vacations, National Government
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Md. smoking ban exceptions are rare
The Associated PressAlmost six months after Maryland banned smoking in bars and restaurants, health officials have granted just three waivers to allow clubs hurt by the law to allow patrons to light up. Eleven establishments have applied for waivers, allowed under the state...Tags: Steve Thomas, Mad Men, Health Organizations, Restaurant and Catering Industry, The Office
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Female police chief's discrimination claim denied
Associated Press WriterThe state Equal Rights Division has dismissed a gender discrimination claim filed by the city's first female police chief. Former Chief Nannette Hegerty filed a claim in March saying she was paid less than her predecessor and replacement because she was...Tags: Prosecution, Discrimination, Labor Legislation, Wages and Pensions, Minority Groups
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Recent Illinois Editorials
Childish lawmakers forced governor to make budget cuts. Lawmakers are playing games with the state budget sending the governor an excessively bloated budget without the revenue to support it, and then complaining about the cuts he had to make. Earlier...Tags: Healthcare Policies, Illnesses, Diplomacy, Smoking, Chicago Sun-Times
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Kennel caper coming to a close
Of The Morning CallNorthampton County District Attorney John Morganelli, a self-professed dog lover, was shocked Tuesday to read a Morning Call story about a Bethlehem police officer who claimed the city was threatening to put his police dog in a kennel because of a federal...Tags: Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Public Officials, Animal Science, House, Laws
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County to celebrate Disabilities Act
The Harford County Department of Community Services Commission on Disabilities will mark the 18th anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act at its meeting at 5 p.m. July 28 at the historic Bel Air Colored High School. Signed...Tags: George H.W. Bush, Ceremonies, Laws, Society
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Suit postponed against suspect in church killing
Of The Morning CallThe 66-year-old woman awaiting trial on charges she killed a woman at a Bucks County church has received a temporary reprieve from dealing with an unrelated federal lawsuit filed against her. A federal agency that guarantees defunct pensions has agreed...Tags: Murder, Guaranty Corporation, Wachovia Corp., Prosecution, Wages and Pensions
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UConn Physicist To Be Film Subject; South Windsor Mayor Leaving
Spike Lee is planning a movie about the life of a University of Connecticut professor. Housing may be built at Somerset Square in Glastonbury. Area teachers are learning first-hand about manufacturing this summer. Here are some of the stories covered...Tags: Murder, Metal and Mineral, Hartford Hospital, Prisons, Trials
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Clark's federal bias suit dismissed
Associated PressA federal lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in the 2004 firing of Baltimore police Commissioner Kevin P. Clark was dismissed yesterday, a day after a similar lawsuit was thrown out of state court. Clark contended in both lawsuits that he was...Tags: Judges, Minority Groups, Laws, Trials, Court Administration
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BP refinery's plan to add flares is attacked after Indiana grants air permit
Chicago Tribune reporterFederal environmental regulators accuse the BP refinery in Whiting of repeatedly violating pollution limits on its flares, which burn off pressurized gases and shoot out noxious pollution that contributes to dirty air throughout the Chicago area. But...Tags: Pollution, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Air Pollution, Prosecution, Heavy Engineering
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