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City, citizens differ on priorities list
The Virginia GazetteBased on responses to the city’s proposed list of goals and initiatives, it would be easy to imagine the typical town resident as a grumpy old guy with his pants pulled up to his armpits hollering, “You kids get off my lawn!” While the... -
Auto supplier to close western Ohio plant
An 80-worker plant that supplies parts to General Motors Corp.'s SUV plant in the Dayton suburb of Moraine says it plans to close after the GM plant shuts down in December. Jamestown Industries Inc. owner Sylvester Townsend says GM is the plant's only...Tags: Vehicles, General Motors Corp., Automotive Equipment
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NYC soldier dies in Afghanistan
The Defense Department says a New York Army National Guard soldier from New York City has died in Afghanistan. Specialist Jason von Zerneck died on Oct. 2 in Qara Bagh Karze when his vehicle overturned during a logistical convoy. The 33-year-old...Tags: Armed Forces, Kew Gardens, Defense
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At least 539 US military deaths in Afghanistan region since 2001, Defense Department says
As of Monday, Oct. 6, 2008, at least 539 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Uzbekistan as a result of the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to the Defense Department. The department last updated its...Tags: Armed Forces, Central Intelligence Agency, Wars and Interventions, Defense
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Two U.S. copters collide in Iraq; Iraqi solider dies
Associated PressTwo U.S. helicopters collided while landing at a base in Baghdad yesterday, killing one Iraqi soldier and wounding four people, including two Americans, the military said. It was the second helicopter crash in two weeks. The U.S. military said hostile...Tags: Bombings, Air and Space Accidents, Armed Conflicts, Wars and Interventions, Death and Dying
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Former psychologist pleads guilty
Associated Press WriterA former state mental hospital psychologist who said he became interested in child pornography after treating sex offenders has pleaded guilty in federal court. Joseph Belanger, 61, of Jamestown, was charged with three felony counts of receiving and...Tags: Pornography, Trials, Sexual Assault, Prisons, Witnesses
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3 localities brace for hits to budget
The Virginia GazetteAll three municipalities are about to discover what happens when “trickle down” economics goes wrong. Instead of prosperity trickling down from the rich to the middle class to the poor, economic pain is about to trickle down from...Tags: 400th Anniversary of Jamestown, Budgets and Budgeting, Local Authority, Mortgages, Regional Authority
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When J.P. Morgan saved the banks
The Virginia GazetteWILLIAMSBURG -- When Wall Street bankers were panicking in October 1907, J. Pierpont Morgan was in Williamsburg assuming the risk of riding a rickety wagon through town. The story has relevance today. Morgan is remembered for rescuing the nation’s...Tags: Stock Activities, Theodore Roosevelt, Christianity, Anglican, Colleges and Universities
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Highgrove
Perhaps the most coveted addresses in Hampton Roads are located in the Historic Triangle region bordered by Williamsburg, Jamestown and Yorktown. Nationally recognized for its cultural, dining, shopping and educational attractions, the area is a prime...Tags: Centex Corporation, Gardens and Parks, Sales, Book, Hampton Roads
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Psychologist who treated North Dakota sex offenders pleads guilty to possessing child porn
Associated Press WriterFARGO, N.D. (AP) _ A former psychologist for a state mental hospital who said he became interested in child pornography after treating sex offenders pleaded guilty Friday in federal court. Joseph Belanger, 61, of Jamestown, was charged with receiving and...Tags: Pornography, Trials, Sexual Assault
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Police investigate slaying of western NY woman
Police in western New York are investigating the slaying of a 24-year-old woman whose body was found in an apartment building damaged by a fire last month. The body of Dana Cowart was found Monday afternoon by a man working for the owner of the building...Tags: Murder
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Sampling of editorials from New York state
The Times Union of Albany on state elections laws. Sept. 29. Here's an encouraging thought to consider as political campaigns go into peak season with just five weeks until Election Day. The state Board of Elections is doing what it's supposed to do,...Tags: Barack Obama, Medical Services, Alvaro Uribe, Regional Authority, Nuclear Weapons
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