GOVERNMENT: Tax cap effect is spreading

Source: The Times

CALUMET CITY | Cynthia “Cindi” Pallick’s campaign signs from her 2009 failed bid for re-election got put to use one more time Saturday. CHICAGO | Environmental activists and some local officials were upset Saturday with a Cook County judge’s ...
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New book to celebrate Baylor's unprecedented athletic success this school year

Source: Waco Tribune-Herald

Baylor University, the Tribune-Herald and Pediment Publishing are collaborating on a book that will tell the story of Baylor’s unprecedented athletic success during the 2011-12 school year. The working title for the 128-page, hard-bound book ...
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SMALL-BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT: Business, grooming school grow from love of dogs

Source: The Times

HIGHLAND | Despite being attacked by a Doberman and having reconstructive surgery at the age of 3, Mindy Trzeicak's love of dogs blossomed and shaped her career path. "I love working with dogs. I am just in love with them," ...
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Girls find a cause worth playing for

Source: Napa Valley Register

Sometimes a tragedy can serve as a unifying force. Look no further than Byron’s Auto Body, a team in the Napa Junior Girls Softball League. When 77-year old Maria Ercilia Jacques passed away in January after succumbing to her second ...
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Quebec: Huge protest backs students, gov't unleashes attack dogs

Source: Green Left Weekly

As many as 400,000 people marched in Montreal on May 22. Quebec’s student movement, and the swelling ranks of its popular allies, staged a huge rally and march in Montreal on May 22. The march supported the students’ fight for free, quality public ...
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WKNO keeps alive 'creature feature' tradition with campy late-night horror show

Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal

With the notable exceptions of Cookie Monster and The Count on "Sesame Street," monsters, vampires and ghouls aren't the typical stars of American public television. That changes Friday night when WKNO-TV Channel 10 launches "Professor Ghoul' ...
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Made in St. Louis: Inspiring paintings

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Family • Engaged, to be married on June 22 What he makes • Benjamin is an artist/painter creating landscape paintings in acrylic and oil. You can buy his paintings at sometimesbenpaints.com. • Tell us about you ...
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Prepping makes the difference in a deck refinishing

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Q • My deck is looking a little rough this spring. I would like to do something about it, but where do I start? Just like any project, understanding your options is important. A few things to consider when exp ...
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This summer, take a fresh opportunity to simplify

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Summer makes people nostalgic. It's hard not to walk out into the sunshine and long for Popsicles, flip-flops and nothing to do. We reminisce about how long summer used to be. For adults, it's just another season — a little hotter than the rest, but ...
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