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Friday | HeraldNet

In Our View / Invasive species: Invaders upset world order

Humans can believe we have "dominion" over the Earth, but Mother Nature always begs to differ.

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Friday | Times Herald-Record

Steve Israel: Scare litterbugs with stiff fines, more signs

That's what scores of you said when I again asked for suggestions to clean up our filthy roadsides, which seem to be growing a rainbow-like array of plastic bags, empty cans and broken bottles faster than blooming flowers.

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Thu May 16, 2013

KRCR

On this day: May 16

Joan of Arc is sainted, the first Academy Awards are handed out, SpaghettiOs debut, "Pet Sounds" and "Blonde on Blonde" hit record store shelves, and Sammy Davis Jr.

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Wed May 15, 2013

Digital Post Production

Insomniac Partners With FINALE to Create VIP Table Experience at...

"The VIP experience is a special part of the festival which allows fans to enjoy the sights and sounds of the event in the comfort of high-end surroundings with excellent service provided by our partner, FINALE," said Insomniac, founder and CEO Pasquale Rotella.

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Mon May 13, 2013

Business Journal

New SUNY Adirondack dorms are three-quarters full for fall

The new dorms at SUNY Adirondack in Queensbury, New York, are attracting more students from other parts of the state, as well as out-of-state students.

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Quebec Chronicle-Telegraph

An (Alas) Modest Proposal for Rethinking Typical Police Practice When ...

Inspired by recent stories blogged here at Reason from Bakersfield , Florida , New York , and Irvine, California , in which police attempts to apprehend people apparently guilty of only very minor crimes that don't involve any known harm to person or property wind up with the suspect's death.

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Sun May 12, 2013

McClatchy

Number of undocumented children who cross US border alone has tripled

What's happening in Texas reflects a nationwide trend: Immigration by undocumented children under 18 is on the rise, even as fewer adults come into the country illegally.

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Times Herald-Record

FLORIDA a " Flowers are a huge part of Mother's Day for Doris Scholtz.

Husband Ted, intent perhaps on maintaining the illusion of surprise, selects his wife's spring bouquet at Goshen Florist.

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Sat May 11, 2013

New York Post

Job growth slows in NY

New York's metropolitan tri-state private sector employment gains in April were a far cry from the jobs juggernaut in other areas of the country, according to a jobs report released Friday.

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Fri May 10, 2013

Hispanically Speaking

REPORT: Number of Undocumented Children Crossing U.S. Border on Rise

What's happening in Texas reflects a nationwide trend: Immigration by undocumented children under 18 is on the rise, even as fewer adults come into the country illegally .

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Thu May 09, 2013

Vibe

15 Current Rap Acts That Would've Thrived In The '90s

There's no way you could've missed the memo: 2013 is the new 1993. Bucket hats and rap "crews" are popping up again.

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Wed May 08, 2013

Times Herald-Record

Sisters still want justice in mom's death

In the 36 years since Anna Jane Brown's daughters found her stabbed to death in their home, their family has been haunted by the unknown.

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Credit.com

Florida: The Top State for Identity Theft Complaints

Americans of all ages are affected by identity theft every year, and the problem seems to be growing worse .

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Mon May 06, 2013

USA Today

Looted Tyrannosaur skeleton returned to Mongolia

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement returned a Tyrannosaurus Bataar skeleton, looted from the Gobi Desert and illegally smuggled into the United States, to the government of Mongolia, during a repatriation ceremony Monday.

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Observer

John Falcone

John Falcone, 90, a resident of Fredonia Place, Howard Street, Fredonia, formerly of Main Road, Silver Creek, died Sunday, May 5, at Brooks Memorial Hospital, Dunkirk, following a short illness.

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Sun May 05, 2013

Patch.com

Hilltop Hanover Farmers Step Up in Yorktown

I don't think of Westchester County as a hotbed of farmers, but Hilltop Hanover Farm is making waves to change all that.

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Fri May 03, 2013

I-Newswire.com

Reform Party Petition for Ballot Access in Florida, New York and Utah

The Reform Party of the United States of America affiliates in New York and Utah are currently petitioning for ballot access.

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The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York

The Weeks Coffee Pot Mystery

Middletown Plate Company of Middletown, Conn., began business in 1864. They made a variety of metal and silver household items, and one of those items wound up in the collection of the Fenton History Center.

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Wed May 01, 2013

Times Herald-Record

Donald E.P. Shaddock

The son of Elijah Shaddock and Mary Wisniewski, he was born July 9, 1931 in Goshen.

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The Post-Journal, Jamestown New York

Janet M. DeLong

Janet M. DeLong, 81, of 839 Prendergast Ave., formerly of Maple Springs, N.Y., passed away at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday , in the UPMC Hamot Medical Center, Erie, Pa.

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