Colton Drops Annexations
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By Stephen Wall, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Sep. 20--COLTON -- After hearing from more than a dozen county residents  who opposed the city's plans for annexation, the City Council on Tuesday night  voted unanimously to abandon the proposal.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.
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By Denis CuffSTAFF  A conservation group announced a deal last week to buy a half- square-mile of spring-fed grasslands and oak forests north of Clayton, where county-approved growth limits scuttled plans to build housing.
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Some reaction to the Supreme Court decision Thursday rejecting school integration plans in Louisville, Ky., and Seattle:
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By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  COLTON, Calif. - This city lives in the shadow of a 1-inch fly that slurps nectar and zooms around like a hummingbird.   The Delhi Sands flower-loving fly is the only fly on the federal endangered species list.
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By Howard Fischer, CAPITOL MEDIA SERVICES  PHOENIX - Home builders have won a crucial victory in their effort to defeat an initiative to set aside up to 690,000 acres of state trust land as off- limits to development.
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By Justin Faulconer, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Jun. 12--BEDFORD -- A land preservation issue has drawn a line between the Bedford County Board of Supervisors.   Despite the rift, a new comprehensive plan is expected to pass 4-3 in two weeks.
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The end of a little-known federal subsidy that funneled millions of dollars to rural counties to compensate them for restrictions on logging is forcing communities in the West to close libraries, reduce police patrols and put off road repairs.
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Nashville (WVLT/AP) - Governor Bredesen officially announced the end of the TennCare Program at a news conference in Nashville, Wednesday.
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By Lucia Walinchus, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Sep. 8--AWENDAW -- More than 100 people packed the unairconditioned Town  Hall on Thursday night, many attempting to put a stop to the area's first big  housing development. It didn't work, as council rezoned the rural tract.
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A movement to essentially dump the Electoral College and give the presidency to the winner of the nationwide popular vote has been defeated in North Dakota and Montana, after opponents said it would eliminate any influence states may have in presidential contests.
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Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposal to reform redistricting takes on the red-blue divide.
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By Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 24--CONCORD -- Editor's note: A story in Cabarrus Neighbors today on the Concord/Kannapolis water transfer request went to press before the state postponed its decision.
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By The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  May 24--Sarasota County's Environmentally Sensitive Lands Protection Program purchased a .22-acre creekside property.
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By Victoria Cherrie, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 6--CONCORD -- The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night defeated a request by a local businessman to rezone 75 acres to allow a new headquarters and operations center in northwest Cabarrus County.
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The name of Court TV is getting disbarred.
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By Rebecca Dellagloria, The Miami Herald  Feb. 25--Two proposals to build homes on less than a full acre on properties touching the county's urban development boundary were unanimously rejected by the Redland Community Council on Wednesday.