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School board OKs pact for new student-data program
The Howard County Board of Education unanimously approved a contract for a $1.5 million student-data computer program after a near two-year headache caused by a different bug-ridden and complicated program. The board approved a three-year contract with...Tags: Software Industry, Report Cards, Employees, Human Mishaps, Teaching and Learning
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Struggling back to the good life
Sun reporterErin Triplett's life shifted in a flash. Within months, the mortgage loan officer earning six figures in commissions was out of work, scrambling to launch a small business from an Anne Arundel County townhouse shared with roommates. Change came fast,...Tags: Government, Employees, Mortgages, Petroleum Industry, George Bush
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Six compete for Volusia County Council District 2 seat
Sentinel Staff WriterExperience and business know-how. The beach. And the economy, of course. Those issues dominate the race for the Volusia County Council District 2 seat. Six candidates, most of whom are making their first run for public office, are running for the seat...Tags: Government, Daytona Beach Community College, Regional Authority, Hospitals and Clinics, Colleges and Universities
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DeBary's Erickson wants council to see and be seen
As a teacher, DeBary City Council member Norm Erickson said he gets frustrated with poorly designed classrooms. Now that a new City Hall is under construction, he is studying chambers at other cities and has been offering ideas. He wants a curved or...Tags: Volusia County, International Speedway Corp., State Budgets
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Quick Takes
Lichtenstein and Warhol works stolen
Five paintings by U.S. pop artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein were stolen from a museum close to Stockholm early Friday.
Thieves broke into the Aaberg Museum in Baalsta outside the Swedish capital just after...Tags: Roy Lichtenstein, Tim Burton, Cat Stevens, Court Administration, News Corp.
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New Kent County wins financial reporting award
757-247-7870The New Kent County Financial Services Department has won a Certificate for Excellence in Financial Reporting for the fourth year in a row, from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada. The certificate is awarded...Tags: Financial and Business Services, Financial Services, State Budgets
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Budget cuts means less cut grass along Mich. hwys
Associated Press WriterTall grass and garbage are more common sights along Michigan highways this summer because of government budget problems, created in part by bad weather, high fuel prices and the sketchy economy. Deb Davis waded through grass above her knees last weekend...Tags: Vehicles, Budgets and Budgeting, Petroleum Industry, Transportation, Road Transportation
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More economic stimulus, please
The Swampby William Neikirk President Bush said at his press conference Tuesday that he was withholding judgment on a new economic stimulus package until the results of the last one are clear. Then the Labor Department reported today that, as a......Tags: Government, Federal Reserve, National Government, Ben Bernanke, George Bush
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Obama: Bush failed on threat readiness
The Swampby John McCormick WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Flanked by two potential running mates, Sen. Barack Obama on Wednesday criticized President Bush's efforts to confront the threats of smuggled nuclear weapons, bioterrorism and cyber security. The discussion felt...Tags: Evan Bayh, Government, Defense, Lyndon B. Johnson, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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An economic prescription
Reading recent headlines, it might be easy to conclude that the economy is in a death spiral. But in Maryland most people still have their jobs and are likely to keep them. Buttressed by substantial federal government spending, the state's unemployment...Tags: Fannie Mae, Government, Local Authority, Mortgages, Commodity Markets
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