City reviewing records concerning planned Walmart site

City reviewing records concerning planned Walmart site
After reviewing the 2009 ordinance — in which the city agreed to vacate a planned street so that Walmart could make stormwater improvements in the area — Bailes said Friday he thought the construction of things like a new detention basin would have ...
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Wal-Mart truck crash hits amid effort to amend hours-of-service rules
There is never a good time for a high-profile and deadly traffic accident involving a tractor-trailer rig, but efforts by the trucking industry to amend federal hours-of-service rules likely became more difficult when a Wal-Mart rig caused an accident ...
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Under subpoena threat, whistleblower site POGO launches leak-anonymizing ...

Under subpoena threat, whistleblower site POGO launches leak-anonymizing ...
This installation takes on a special and urgent significance, as POGO has recently been subpoenaed for information on whistleblowers that have contacted them about the recent Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) scandal that has seen scores of veterans ...
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POGO Launches SecureDrop Amidst Subpoena Controversy Over VA ...
This installation takes on a special and urgent significance, as POGO has recently been subpoenaed for information on whistleblowers that have contacted them about the Department of Veteran's Affairs (VA) scandal that has seen scores of veterans suffer ...
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Botanical Wednesday: Looking for Pogo
Looks like a scene from any of a hundred spots within a few miles of my home in Florida. Beautiful in its vibrancy but … it is an environment that doesn't necessarily easily accommodate humanity. Mosquitoes and biting flies are going to want a nibble ...
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