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School board condemns Arizona immigration law
Stopping short of warning students against travel to Arizona, the San Diego school board on Tuesday passed a resolution condemning the state’s new immigration law as unconstitutional.
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Mechanical part of vehicle inspections dropped by MVC in cost-cutting effort
Say goodbye to the ritual of left signal, right signal, step on the brake. The safety part of the every two-year vehicle inspection process may go away this summer.
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Mechanical part of inspections cut by MVC in cost-cutting effort
If approved NJ will join the other states that have done away with the mechanical part of the vehicle inspection process to save…
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Administration officials to visit Gulf oil spill
Top Obama administration officials will visit the Gulf of Mexico later this week to oversee BP’s effort to plug a leaking oil well near Louisiana.
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Houston mayor: ‘Mixed emotions’ over Continental merger
HOUSTON — Houston Mayor Annise Parker responded to the Continental-United merger announcement with “mixed emotions” but said predictions of gloom and doom for the Houston economy were entirely overblown, if not flat-out wrong. “In terms of a devastating economic impact, that’s unnecessarily alarmist and probably, well frankly in my opinion, just wrong,” she said. Continental CEO Jeff Smisek …
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Lawmakers, unions express concerns over merger
Reactions to the United Airlines/Continental Airlines merger announcement were swift yesterday, with lawmakers representing CO hubs in Houston and Cleveland registering concern over how those cities will be affected and unions representing employees from both carriers pushing for management to take steps to gain workers’ backing.
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Clearwater’s Whaley second at Tampa May Classic 5Kh here
Clearwater’s Briana Whaley is accustomed to winning nearly every race she enters locally, yet Saturday she found herself in an unfamiliar position as she crossed the finish line at the Tampa May Classic 5K looking at the back of another female runner.
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No VIP visas for fashion models
A mysterious plan to help them strut into the U.S. is cut from the immigration bill.
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Volleyball: Lots of teams dangerous
On Tuesday, 16-team draws were announced for the boys and coed volleyball playoffs. Neither sport is played at the state level, but four-round county tournaments are slated to begin Wednesday, with championship games scheduled for Thursday, May 13 at Magruder High.
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Airline Merger Could Affect Houston Jobs
Houston soon won’t be home to an airline, leaving thousands of Continental Airlines employees wondering about their future, KPRC Local 2 reports.
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