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By Winston Ross FLORENCE - Voters in the Siuslaw School District have two decisions to make on May 19: whether to support a property tax hike and who best to deal with the results of that vote on the district's board of directors.
Warren Tribune Chronicle
St. Joseph News-Press
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San Jose Mercury News, USA
Patty Carrillo, mother of a Mount Pleasant football player, said even simple things — like getting the district to post information about the race on its Web site — took days of haggling. "This event is so mom-and-pop, but it has the potential to be so …
Wall Street Journal
By ZAHID HUSSAIN ISLAMABAD — Pakistan's Taliban have seized control of another district in the country's northwest just 70 miles from the capital after consolidating their hold on the Swat valley following a peace deal with the government, …
The Associated Press
Voice of America
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San Jose Mercury News, USA
Proposals that include well thought out spending plans, specify the uses for the money and provide clear citizen oversight will have our support. We offer it now to the two neighboring districts trying to pass their first parcel taxes: Measure A, …
San Jose Mercury News, USA
By Sharon Noguchi The Oak Grove School District has named a homegrown administrator, Tony Garcia, to become its next superintendent. Garcia, assistant superintendent for human resources, will succeed Manny Barbara effective Aug. 29. …
Chicago Tribune
By John mccormick | Tribune reporter Mike Quigley will travel to Washington as early as Thursday to prepare to take over the 5th Congressional District seat formerly held by Rahm Emanuel.
ABC7Chicago.com
msnbc.com
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San Jose Mercury News
By Paul Rogers After more than 40 years in existence, the Santa Clara Valley Water District may be on the way to getting term limits for its board members.
FoxReno.com
abc7news.com
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San Jose Mercury News, USA
The goal is to prevent an estimated $32 million in damages in the event of a 100-year flood (a 1 percent chance in any given year that such a flood will occur). During a 100-year flood, water overflows its banks and floods the surrounding area. …
California Chronicle, CA
Her current appointments include: the Silicon Valley Council of Nonprofits Leadership Team; the Housing and Community Development Advisory Commission of Santa Clara County; the United Way Silicon Valley Board of Directors; and Director at Midori Kai, …