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Editor's note: A previous version of this story stated Michael McKinney resigned from the Ball State University police force. It should have said that Robert Duplain resigned. This story has been corrected.
The questions about how he handled a deadly encounter with a Ball State University student have haunted Robert Duplain for four years, but Monday the former police officer won vindication from a jury. .
Don’t touch ‘anti-hostage’ pork provision in ’08 GAA, Palace ...
Tiles, food, garments and many more are want only being brought into the country, too, he said. Escudero stressed government must raise the corresponding amount in tax, plus P10 billion more, as the total cash budget of the government for the year is actually P1.236 billion. He explained that the P10 billion is the projected cost of the planned 10-percent hike in the basic pay of 1.1 million national government workers that will take effect July. This amount, while factored in this years public expenditures, was not included in the budget. This means that government must raise an average P3.386 billion daily to finance its operations, Escudero said. The burden of raising this amount would fall on the two lead revenue agencies: Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), which is targeting to collect P844.9 billion, or 68.3 percent of the total, and the BoC, whose assigned target of P254.5 billion makes up 20.6 percent of overall, or a combined P1.099 trillion, he added.
DSI director clarifies stance on bird eradication
I would like to clarify a few things that your paper misconstrued. Downtown Springfield Inc. issued a statement to a State Journal-Register reporter on Monday, stating that we did not specifically endorse the methodology of the bird whisperer but adamantly believe that some bird eradication program must be in place in the downtown business district. We do not believe that the contract in place is the only game in town. Furthermore, your Wednesday editorial indicated that I told the city council public affairs committee just that. And that I was present at such meeting on Monday night. In fact, I was not present at that meeting and did not address the city council. DSI sent an e-mail to our membership informing them of Ald. Kris Theilen’s proposal and suggested that they contact their alderman if they believed the bird situation downtown had improved.
Lifetime learners: Colleges offer array of continuing education ...
When Cheryl Walker-Ridder was in Rome, she could do as the Romans do — speak Italian. After taking a continuing education course at Chattanooga State Technical Community College in conversational Italian, Mrs. Walker-Ridder and her husband, Richard, were able to order off menus and navigate Italy during a family trip to Rome during Christmas. “(The class) gave us a nice foundation," the 57-year-old Hixson nurse said. “We didn't go in with the idea of being completely conversational." It was the couple's first such class, but it won't be the last. Mrs. Walker-Ridder plans to take a basic computer class to upgrade her technology skills. The two are among a growing number of adults enrolling in mostly noncredit education courses, sometimes called continuing education classes, offered through local colleges and universities.
Table is set for other food festivals
Food and product exhibits, cooking classes for children and adults, chef demonstrations in an open kitchen, and wine tastings will be featured. Slow Food Phoenix will present the Desert Diversity Expo with presentations by Arizona growers and food heritage organizations. McMinnville Wine & Food ClassicWhen/where: March 7-9, McMinnville, Ore. (877) 747-6932, macwfc.org.About the festival: Oregon's wines are feeling the love, and this 15th annual event is a good opportunity to get to know them. The festival includes demonstrations by Northwest chefs and food sampling, arts and crafts, and live music. And, of course, there's plenty of wine to sample. WurstfestWhen/where: March 29-30, Hermann, Mo. (800) 932-8687, hermannmo.info/Wurstfest.About the festival: This corner of Missouri is wine country.
Flint area honors Martin Luther King Jr.
Droge, who built Indian Village Condominiums at 28th Street and Breton Avenue SE in 1972 -- the city's first condo complex -- and watched as fire consumed much of the building on Sunday. "There's 101 people who don't have a pillow to sleep on tonight," he said. "There were 101 families or couples or singles that had a wonderful place to live. Now it's gone." Fire investigators were trying to determine whether a faulty bathroom exhaust fan started the fire that drove 200 people from their homes. Several hours before the fire, a condo owner noticed smoke and "some melting" in a bathroom ceiling exhaust fan, Fire Investigator Pablo Martinez said. She shut down her electrical breakers and called an electrician, who disconnected the wires, taped them off and turned the power back on, Martinez said.
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