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Sonoma's water project to be re-bid (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
Fri, 05 Sep 2008 01:24:46 GMT It was a potpourri agenda with no outstanding ingredient that confronted the Sonoma City Council Wednesday night, but they managed to consume nearly four-and-a-half hours discussing everything from family dinners to botched construction bids, from chickens to honey bees, from mobile home park rent control to cash for grass, from bike lanes to fire truck maintenance, from cemetery deficits to ...

How the market's post-Gustav rally fizzled (Schaeffers Research)
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:48:30 GMT Initially, investors let out a collective sigh of relief as oil platforms were spared the brunt of Hurricane Gustav...( Read More )

VIEWPOINT: "City ordinance hurts where it should help" (The Daily Texan)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:19:27 GMT Austin officials are looking to rework an ordinance requiring the city to assist minority and female small-business owners in obtaining lucrative city construction contracts, which are, according to a recent report, largely held by larger companies owned by white males.

These Stocks Have Huge Upside (TheStreet.com)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:10:48 GMT These companies' current backlogs are substantially higher than their entire value.

Sewer plant opponents protest in Lorena, Waco City Council approves plant's engineering contract (Waco Tribune-Herald)
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 05:09:08 GMT By J.B. Smith

Council awaits report on K-Rock Centre (Kingston Whig-Standard)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:55:23 GMT Detailed financial information on the city's downtown arena will be made public in two weeks, and some city councillors say it's needed. The report, due Sept. 16, will be the first of regular updates that politicians have demanded to see if the K-Rock Centre is meeting budget forecasts. [...]

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (Delaware Coast Press)
Thu, 04 Sep 2008 08:49:50 GMT Last week, Jack Markell introduced a cutting-edge concept in economic and environmental policymaking: 'Climate Prosperity.'

Gustav spared oil rigs in the Gulf, sending oil prices crashing downward (Schaeffers Research)
Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:18:34 GMT U.S. stocks surged after Gustav spared the drilling platforms in the Gulf, sending the price of crude oil to a 5-month low...( Read More )

Lawson, Nighbert indicted in road probe (Louisville Courier-Journal)
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 16:44:56 GMT Details of the federal investigation into alleged bid tampering were laid out in an affidavit by an FBI agent filed in federal court in London last month.

Andover Fire Dept. seeking equipment (The Lewiston Sun Journal)
Wed, 03 Sep 2008 09:13:00 GMT ANDOVER -The Andover Fire Department is coming under scrutiny once again. Fire Chief Ken Dixon approached the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday asking if the department could spent some county money it received to help purchase equipment for the town's new pumper that is soon to be delivered.

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