Greenwood, IN – Greenwood City Council voted 7-0 to set aside its normal 2 meeting process and implemented an ordinance making the “Sale” of Spice illegal in the city limits of Greenwood in a sincle meeting.  The fines start at $50 and increment up from there upon multiple offenses. Spice is one of the...
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  Fidel Castro By Jeff Franks HAVANA | Wed Sep 8, 2010 2:28pm EDTHAVANA (Reuters) – Fidel Castro said Cuba’s economic model no longer works, a U.S.-based journalist reported on Wednesday following interviews with the former president last week. Jeffrey Goldberg, a writer for the Atlantic Monthly magazine, wrote in a blog that he...
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‘mySkills myFuture’ matches skills, prior work experience with new occupations WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration has launched a Web portal to help job seekers match their current skills to new careers and find out what training is needed to transition from one job to another....
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ — The recent food recalls of eggs contaminated with salmonella and approximately 380,000 pounds of Tyson Foods deli meat with possible listeria monocytogenes contamination have consumers questioning the safety of their food. While most consumers assume that government agencies and the food industry are working to protect the public, the...
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- Quantity of 24 Units with Total Value in Excess of $400,000 POWAY, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ — Helix Wind, Corp. (OTC Bulletin Board: HLXW), a global renewable energy company, announced today that in cooperation with its distributor SWG Energy, Inc., the Company has accepted an executed purchase order to provide twenty-four (24) S594...
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September 28 Deadline Set to Request Advance Credentials for Farm Aid’s Historic 25th Anniversary Concert Event Farm Aid has extended the official deadline to September 28 for media and photographers to request advance credentials for its 25th anniversary benefit concert, scheduled for October 2, at Miller Park in Milwaukee, Wis. Farm Aid 25: Growing...
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MANAMA, Kingdom of Bahrain, Sept. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Public Prosecutors of the Kingdom of Bahrain today released details of the charges being brought against 23 nationals relating to planning and executing a campaign of violence, intimidation and subversion in the Gulf Kingdom, which prosecutors have described as a sophisticated terrorist network with international support....
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The U.S. Army Top Fuel Hot Rod rockets off the starting line at the O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Sept. 3. The hot rod, driven by seven-time world champion Tony “The Sarge” Schumacher was unveiled earlier in the day, marking 10 years of partnership between the U.S. Army, the National Hot Rod Association and...
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National role to focus on consumer financial fraud  INDIANAPOLIS - Attorney General Greg Zoeller today announced he has accepted an appointment to co-chair the National Association of Attorneys General Consumer Protection Committee. As committee co-chairman, Zoeller takes on a national role in the fight against identity theft, foreclosure scams, deceptive business practices and other financial...
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Joanne Myers, Franklin Senior Planner who is overseeing the project reported: As of today: 69 homes involved: 45 offers have been made: 43 offers hvae been accepted. 31 homes have been purchased and sale closed. Mayor Paris said, “we are looking for someone to remove and recycle the foundations.  If we can find someone...
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Remonstrators at the Franklin City Board of Works meeting Tuesday the 7th of September did not want the scheduled streets to be paved. Several downtown area streets were scheduled to be paved by awarding a $300,000 contract to Milestone Paving. Ron Collins a resident on Water Street pointed out what he believed to be...
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The Franklin City Public Works board approved Franklin College’s request to allow them to paint large Grizzly Paws on the streets around the college leading visitors to the new sports area on Greensburg Road and the remodelled Red Faught Stadium.
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