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Race for Morrisville Town Council still undecided as state board sends …
The state board supported the Wake board in ruling out three ballots witnessed by Lyons. But eight ballots that were absentee by mail ballots remain unresolved. Attorney Michael Weisel, who represents Lyons supporters, argued that the law is confusing …
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A state of flux: Penn State board of trustees has much to fix at next meeting
In less than a month, Penn State's board of trustees will meet for one of the most important sessions of its history. The board will gather in the midst of several investigations — internal and external — focusing on the university in the wake of …
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Former Wake schools chief writes book
Burns resigned from the Wake County Public School System in February 2010 after disagreeing with the policy shifts advocated by a new Republican majority on the school board. "Preserving the Public in Public Schools," which Burns wrote with consultant …
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Should the FAMU president go in wake of hazing death?
The Florida A&M University president keeps his job, despite a call by the governor last week for his suspension in the wake of the death of a member of the renowned Marching 100 band. The university's board of trustees decided today not to take action …
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Hearsay: So who lost a wakeboard in the lake?
Mr. B's got somebody's wakeboard. Mr. Bobby, who lives in a house across from Gum Branch Landing on the Ridge Road side of Lake Hartwell, called in to Hearsay Headquarters for All Things Lost and Found to report that a “cream-colored wakeboard with …
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Wakeboard park may surface in Eagle Mountain
“[The wakeboard park] is a controlled environment,” Panakos said at the town meeting. “We dig the lake, and there is no other traffic in the lake.” Unlike a boat that drags wakeboarders, Panakos said the cable system lifts them. …
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Peabody officials to set up board to oversee fund for fire victims
A wake has been scheduled from 3 to 8 pm today at Cahill-Brodeur Funeral Home on Lynn Street. A funeral service is set for 10 am tomorrow at St. John the Baptist Church in Peabody, followed by burial in Cedar Grove Cemetery. …
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Calhoun County Board seeks applications for Behnke replacement
The Calhoun County Board of Commissioners is seeking applicants to fill the remainder of the term of outgoing Commissioner Mark Behnke. A statement to that effect, issued Tuesday by board Chairman Art Kale, comes in the wake of Behnke's resignation …
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India bans banks from new listings
India's stock market regulator has issued a wake up call to investment banks operating in the country by banning some prominent banks from new listings and warning that it will overhaul the rules governing initial public offerings. …
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The Sumol Nazaré Special Edition will be run in January
The Sumol Nazaré Special Edition 2011, a big wave bodyboarding contest held in Portugal, has been postponed to the beginning of 2012, in conjunction with the International Bodyboarding Association calendar (IBA). "During the waiting period, …
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Top 24 bodyboarders gear up for the 2012 IBA World Tour
The 2012 world bodyboarding season is warming up. The 24 bodyboarders that will compete at the Grand Slam Series (GSS) are already set and defined for another year of barrels, wedges and ARS. Pierre-Louis Costes, the 2011 IBA World Tour champion, …
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Mindarie bodyboarder flown to RPH
Picture: Channel Nine Source: Supplied RESCUE: The RAC rescue helicopter airlifted a bodyboarder to hospital earlier today. Picture: Channel Nine Source: Supplied A WOMAN was rescued from a Mindarie beach with possible spinal injuries after a body …
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