N.O. suburb hopes $97M winner's a local
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Residents were abuzz Thursday over the chance that a local Â maybe someone who helped fix some of what Hurricane Katrina and the looters did Â is the person sitting on a $97 million Powerball ticket.
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By John Dickey, Appeal-Democrat, Marysville, Calif.  Feb. 24--Sutter County will have to come up with millions of dollars if it hopes to secure some of the more than $4 billion in Proposition 1E flood protection money.   A local citizens panel will figure out how.
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By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 7--Casinos are often portrayed as a boost to business because they bring in tourists, but some local business people are lining up against the one proposed for Sedgwick County.
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By Therese Poletti and Nicole C. Wo, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Sep.
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GARDNER -- Newton North's Chris Barnicle knew the MIAA Division 1 Cross-Country State Championships at Gardner Municipal Golf Course would come down to his team and Brockton. He even thought he knew the winner after he finished the race, but he was wrong.
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By Reid Magney, La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Dec. 19--La Crosse County Administrator Steve O'Malley's plan for a "property tax raffle" to raise money for the Child Support Agency drew a lot of strong reactions among the Tribune's online readers.
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By Dan Voorhis, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Jun. 16--A casino in Wichita or elsewhere in Sedgwick County is a winner economically, but a loser once higher government spending and the cost of gambling addicts are factored in.
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The Florida Marlins and two local governments have ironed out the financial details of a $515 million proposal that would give the team a new 37,000-seat ballpark on the site of the Orange Bowl.
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By Joe Gamm, The Oregonian, Portland, Ore.  Feb.
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By Pam Kowalik, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Feb.
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Cities bidding to host the 2014 Winter Olympics are holding their breaths with the crucial vote that will pour fame and fortune on the winner less than 48 hours away.
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Announcement a remarkable twist for a candidate who raised more than $100 million last year.
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By Elias E. Lopez, The Miami Herald  Dec. 10--Palmetto Bay Mayor Eugene Flinn asked residents to join him in a fight against overdevelopment in Miami-Dade County, rising insurance rates and "unfair" mitigation fees during his annual State of the Village address Wednesday.
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By Andy Reid, South Florida Sun-Sentinel  Feb. 22--WELLINGTON -- Residents worried about development crowding western Palm Beach County got more bad news Wednesday, with word that GL Homes formally submitted plans for 12,235 homes on Loxahatchee citrus groves.
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By Chuck Mueller, San Bernardino County Sun, Calif.  Feb.
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At least two people can claim a share of a record $370 million lottery jackpot, and there could be more winners
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By John Ferak, Omaha World-Herald, Neb.  Jun. 8--ASHLAND, Neb. -- Clayton Anderson had his share of second- and third-place finishes as he grew up in this small town between Omaha and Lincoln.