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Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Rockland County, NY – County Legislator Jacques Michel, D-Spring Valley, has been kicked off the voter registration rolls following an investigation by the Rockland Board of Elections. The move has put Michel’s status as an elected official in question because the County Charter, which governs county government, requires county legislators to be registered voters and to [...]
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Midway Gold Corp. ("Midway") (TSX VENTURE: MDW)(NYSE Amex: MDW) is pleased to announce continued success from third quarter work reported by Barrick Gold Exploration Inc. ("Barrick") at Midway's Spring Valley Project, Nevada. Significant intercepts include fire assays of 339.5 feet of 0.037 opt gold (including 10 feet of 0.485 opt...
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Farmscape News (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... and it reminds them of a by-gone era so those are the big three, color, texture and marbling. Spring Valley Colony of Brandon entered this year's grand champion carcass. Aspenheim Colony Farms of Bagot had the second and third place carcasses. Wellwood Colony Farms of Ninette took fourth place and Hidden Valley Colony of Austin rounded out the top five. For Farmscape.Ca, I'm Bruce Cochrane....
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DCist (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... in SE ... Boater rescued from Chesapeake Bay... More antique chemical munitions removed from Spring Valley ... Kaine indicates that some tax breaks are likely to be repealed to deal with budget shortfall... Northern Virginia priest arrested for assaulting another priest... More cuts to Newseum staff... This Day In DCist: One year ago bars were on their way to getting a temporarily later...
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Refugee Resettlement Watch (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
... investigation, the SEC filed a civil suit accusing Mohamud Ahmed, a Somali immigrant who lives in Spring Valley, of securities fraud. SEC officials allege that Ahmed lulled Omar and scores of other Somali refugees from City Heights, Seattle, and other cities to turn over more than $3 million to fund a multi-year pyramid scheme. I guess the lure of easy money overcame any religious convictions...
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Washington Wine Report (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... fruit). The grapes have come from some of the valley's finest vineyards, including Pepper Bridge, Spring Valley, Ash Hollow, and Seven Hills. Seven Hills Vineyard is a partnership among Norm McKibben, Gary Figgins, Marty Clubb, and Bob Rupar. The vineyard was first planted in 1980 and then was expanded in 1989, 1997, and 1998. Seven Hills now comprises over 200 acres planted to Cabernet...
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Blog for Iowa (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
Iowa Doesn't Have to Stink The following is reprinted with permission from the author, an Iowa traveller from Missouri, who posted this e-mail on a list-serve we are on, explaining why she decided to write a letter to Governor Culver. Below that, we have posted the actual letter to Culver. (While there is some overlap in content, we wanted you to see both). Here is the e-mail to the group: I was up...
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San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
... by year’s end. Only 1,700 so far have actually received permanent loan adjustments.Gary Sof, 43, a Spring Valley general contractor who was allowed to reduce his monthly payment on a duplex from $4,500 to $1,800 in July, is still waiting for his permanent modification.“I’ve made five payments and am going on my sixth,” Sof said.He said his loan servicer, JPMorgan Chase, has sent him requests...
