HOUSING WITH A HISTORY
Watertown Daily Times - 1day 9hrs ago
FORT DRUM — For more than a decade, lodging fees charged by The Army have helped maintain the post's nearly 200-year-old LeRay Mansion. The two-story structure near the Gasoline Alley gate is used at a nightly base rate of $65 by visit…
Read more >>Governor Ritter The Last Four Years, and Some Thoughts on the Next Twenty
Liberal and Loving It - 5 days ago
This was a very sad interview for me. Governor Ritter has done a superb job and I hate to see him go. We've been really lucky to have him as Governor. As always, he was very straightforward as he answered questions, both looking back at his term…
Read more >>The Interior Department Reverses Bush-Era Wilderness Policy
Weasel Zippers - 6 days ago(NY Times) — The Interior Department reversed a Bush-era policy on wilderness on Thursday, restoring the authority of its Bureau of Land Management to identify and recommend new areas for protection. Since 2003, the department has excluded …
Read more >>Republicans take slim Colorado House majority into 2011
Examiner.com - 6 days ago
When the Colorado State Legislature reconvenes in 2011, Republicans will hold a slim one-vote majority in the House of Representatives. A 221 vote victory (12,278-12,057) by Robert Ramirez (R) over Incumbent Debbie Bennefield (D) in Arvada’s…
Read more >>Colorado redistricting takes center stage for 2011 General Assembly
Examiner.com - 6 days ago
Colorado voters created a shakeup in political power for 2011 when Republicans retook the State House in November 2010. Democrats had held each of the Colorado House, Senate & Governorship in recent years. While every political battle of…
Read more >>The Media Consortium: Weekly Diaspora: After DREAM Act Defeat, Advocates Fight for Educational Equality
The Huffington Post - 6 days agoby Catherine A. Traywick, Media Consortium blogger The Senate failed to pass the DREAM Act Saturday, as Democrats fell five votes short of the 60 needed to advance the bill. The final vote was 55-41. While a Republican Filibuster diminished the …
Read more >>Group pushes for nationwide wolf restoration
Boston Herald - 8 days agoBILLINGS, Mont. — Environmentalists said Tuesday they intend to sue the Obama Administration to force it to restore gray wolves across the lower 48 states — even as Republicans in Congress sought unsuccessfully to strip the animals of …
Read more >>Group pushes for nationwide wolf restoration (AP)
Yahoo! News - 8 days ago
BILLINGS, Mont. – Environmentalists intend to sue the Obama Administration to force it to restore gray wolves across the lower 48 states — even as Republicans seek to strip the animals of their existing protections. The Center for Bi…
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