Who could object to wind power? - Globe and Mail

R Miller from Halifax, Canada writes: Actually, the only locations where wind speeds are high enough and consistent enough to make these wind farms cost-effective is the offshore ...

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Community involvement wanted: Jaycees need new members for 2009 - Nevada Journal

The largest fundraiser held each year by the Nevada Jaycees is the Nevada Annual Bike Ride, scheduled to take place next year on May 2. All the money raised by that event, called ...

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Illinois' gambling problem - Chicago Tribune

The struggling economy has dealt a bad hand to the nation's usually robust gambling business, a downturn made even worse in Illinois, where the state's nearly year-old smoking ban ...

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National anti-drug award to be given to sheriff's department - Visalia Times-Delta

The Tulare County Sheriff's Department will receive a national award for anti-drug efforts today. Sheriff Bill Wittman will accept the National Marijuana Eradication Initiative ...

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Meridian to use reclaimed water in parks, open spaces - KTVB

MERIDIAN -- The city of Meridian will soon use treated wastewater on city parks and open spaces. Meridian is the first city in Idaho to be issued a permit for this use. The ...

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Outbound Escapes - Sacramento Bee

• The Yolo Basin Foundation's Flyway Night Speaker Series continues at 7 tonight with a discussion on purple martin recovery in the Central Valley by wildlife biologist and ...

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Casinos see revenue fall, but they blame smoking ban, not economy - Pantagraph

CHICAGO -- The struggling economy has dealt a bad hand to the nation’s usually robust gambling business, a downturn made even worse in Illinois, where the state’s nearly year ...

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