Mayoral Candidate Rossbach asks Maplewood Police to Remove Public

"   3-26-09 [Councilman]Will Rossbach asked Maplewood police to remove the public from the last Smoke Task Force.  Council Member Rossbach didn't get the group to vote his way tonight, so he then tried to...

Obama's Food Police HR 875

THE OBAMA FOOD POLICE...H.R.875 NEW BILL BEING PASSED!!!IS THIS THE CHANGE YOU THOUGHT HE PROMISED?THERE ARE MANY LAWS BEING PASSED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS IN THE WHITE HOUSE! ONE OF THE MOST HEINOUS IS CALLED H.R.875 PLEASE GOOGLE THIS AND LEARN FOR YOURSELF. IT IS A BILL THAT...

'Smart growth' on the rise in U.S. metropolitan regions

The term 'smart growth' is a bit of a misnomer because it should very well be inherent logic - smart growth takes into consideration issues such as land-use, the environment and economic concerns. According to...

Looting...it's what binds Canadians!

OPINION Looting...it's what binds Canadians!  Is it looting season in Central and eastern Canada?  I guess some of the citizenry of the fine city of Toronto are just looking for an excuse (opportunity)...

Flowertown is wilting

Flowertown is wilting A city’s success can only be measured by the quality of its inhabitants. The butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker these are the unit by which one can measure the value of any...

School's Plans Upset Area Residents

" Plametto Bay's residents are upset about a purchase of 33 acre mango grove by Palmer Trinity Private School. The mango grove lies south of the school's current campus at 7900 SW 176th Street. The school's property now runs from SW 176th on the North to SW 184th St on the...

Key Largo Bank Auction

" A 2.53+/- waterfront development site in Key Largo, Florida located at 104180 Overseas Highway Key Largo, FL 33037 will be auctioned by Order of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Southern District of FL-Miami Division (Case No. 07-18127-BKC-LMI) on February 1, 2008. The 2007...

In Warm Climates, Pools Breed West Nile

" Swampy swimming pools all over the country — a legacy of the foreclosure crisis — are becoming breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes. The problem is particularly acute in warm climates like Florida and California, where officials are concerned about the...

Cutler Bay's growth management plan

" Cutler Bay's growth management plan outlines goals for the next 20 years for capital improvements, housing and transportation. Community activists are against high-rise development in a 50-acre area (Southland Mall area) nestled between U.S. 1 and Florida's Turnpike, also...

Washington, DC's Cafe War

In the ongoing battle over whether or not Cosi, a cafe, should be permitted in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, DC there are few people without an opinion. By a nearly 2 to 1 margin, neighbors who...

Chicago Spire Will Be Nations's Tallest Building (Can You Spare $2.4 Billion?)

Chicago officials have given the green light for the construction of the Chicago Spire, which will be the United States' tallest building. The next step will be funding, as the proposed budget for the project...

Paying God's upkeep

"Falling attendance has forced an east-end church to share its space and costs with a dance school But a neighbour's parking complaint revealed zoning laws prohibit such use"

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