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Former Sanibel mayor, Lee County commissioner Bob Janes passes (CaptivaSanibel.com)
Lee County Commissioner Bob Janes, a former mayor of the City of Sanibel, passed away on Wednesday morning. He was 78. Commissioner Janes represented District 1, comprised of Cape Coral, Pine Island, Sanibel and Captiva. was first elected to his current office in 2000 and had been serving since.Franklin County area community calendar of events (Chambersburg Public Opinion) Meeting, Exchange Club of Chambersburg, 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays, Perkins restaurant, 1324 Lincoln Way East. Blood drive, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Salem United Brethren Church, 4349 Letterkenny Road.
10 D.C.-Area Jurisdictions Ranked Among Wealthiest (CBS 13 Baltimore) Forbes magazines says Loudoun County is the nation's richest. Nine other jurisdictions in the Washington region made the magazine's top 25.
Governor talks taxes and casino (Gettysburg Times) Pennsylvania Gov. Edward G. Rendell thinks that the proposed Mason Dixon Resort & Casino in Cumberland Township is “much better” than a previous Adams County gaming project, because it is “located farther away from Gettysburg, and closer to Maryland.”
County transit ridership falls 9% (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) Milwaukee County Transit System ridership plunged to a 35-year low last year as the bus system was battered by the recession, a fare increase and a pullout of Milwaukee Public Schools students.
Tim Sheldon Makes No Apologies for Dual Roles (The Kitsap Sun) OLYMPIA —Tim Sheldon has heard the question on the floors of the state House and state Senate: “What are we on that?”It’s a question legislators ask one another to determine how the rest of their party plans to vote on a bill.“I don’t do that,” said Sheldon, a Democratic Party legislator for 20 years and a Mason County commissioner for five years. Sheldon, at least publicly, doesn’t seem the ...
Maryland, Virginia girls' state high school tournament preview (Washington Post) Breaking down the Maryland and Virginia girls' state semifinals:
Officials hear update from D.C. at forum hosted by Bean (Northwest Herald) CRYSTAL LAKE – Although health care reform has been dominating the news, it is one of many things that Congress has been tackling, U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean told local officials Tuesday.
Family ties knit together at Morris St. Patrick's parade (Daily Record) MORRISTOWN — When Pamela Johnson gets started on the script she and her sister, Mary Keown, write for the St. Patrick's Day parade, she has generations of Dugans and Dorans to guide her.
Odd News March 10, 2010 (WTVY Dothan) Odd News March 10, 2010