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Avid birders flock to New York's Seaway Trail

app.com Jul 20, 2008

That made my day. The wayward warbler is just one of myriad species of songbirds, shorebirds, raptors and waterfowl found along the shores of Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and Lake Erie, a region known as the Seaway...

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NC Senate approves truck bed bill by 1 vote

charlotte.com Jul 17, 2008 3 related

Legislation raising the minimum age for a child to ride in a pickup truck bed in North Carolina is still standing.The Senate voted 22-21 on Wednesday in favor of raising the age from 12 to 16 and removing an exemption for...

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City Paper Continues to Conveniently Leave Karl Dean Out of the Rehab Zoning Flap

enclave-nashville.blogspot.com Jul 16, 2008

CP reporter Nate Rau constructs the same partial time-line on the Metro Council's rejection of rehabilitation services in agricultural districts that he has incessantly in the past without reference to the seeming failures Karl...

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Waiting lists, transportation issues keep some from learning English

tennessean.com Jul 15, 2008 2 related

"High heels." Efforts to teach immigrants the language are taking on a sense of urgency as backers of an English-only initiative for Nashville say they are nearing the number of signatures needed to get their issue on the Nov....

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Birders flock to Seaway Trail

azstarnet.com Jul 7, 2008 3 related

That made my day. The wayward warbler is just one of myriad species of songbirds, shorebirds, raptors and waterfowl found along the shores of Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River and Lake Erie, a region known as the Seaway...

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30 former queens turn up for one of longest parades, golden event

thesnaponline.com Jul 7, 2008 2 related

By Tiffany Thompson, Staff Writer Sunday, July 6, 2008 — The annual Oakboro Fourth of July parade on Friday was said to be the longest in recent years. It was part of the 50th anniversary of the Oakboro Fourth of July...

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HOW PITT COUNTY VOTED

reflector.com Jul 6, 2008

Here's how area members of the General Assembly voted in the week ending July 3. Yes: Clark Jenkins, John Kerr SB1697 — Toll Enforcement: Provides for the enforcement of tolls on turnpike projects of the North Carolina Turnpike...

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cnn.com

New York's Seaway Trail boasts birding bounty

cnn.com Jul 4, 2008 3 related

The 518-mile Seaway Trail is a national scenic byway 17 new educational kiosks are being erected this summer The route parallels Lake Erie, Niagara River, Lake Ontario and St. Lawrence River HILTON, New York (AP) -- Greg...

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Statues OK'd for Nashville Public Square

tennessean.com Jul 2, 2008 5 related

Board has concerns with one project By MICHAEL CASS • Staff Writer • July 2, 2008 The decision wasn't exactly a model of artistic clarity, but Metro's parks board agreed Tuesday to allow public art in Nashville's Public Square....

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House panel places smoking ban in state-owned cars

charlotte.com Jul 1, 2008 9 related

A proposed ban on smoking inside all state government-operated vehicles has cleared a key House committee after members rejected a proposal to allow some exceptions.A House judiciary panel approved Tuesday a measure that would...

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