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After hearing conflicting reports from neighbors, Bedford County Board of Zoning Appeals decided Thursday night to approve a special exception for a cabinet shop at 164 Big Springs Road. Ken Remfert has an existing cabinet shop but wanted to move it to a building he has purchased nearby. ... .
DeepLinks Archives, February 2008
The White House is trying to scare Americans to give total control to one branch of government," Boyda said in an interview from Washington. "The Republicans don't have the guts to stand up to the president. They're afraid of some 30-second ad that could be run against them." Here's Rep. Tim Mahoney of Florida: When I got elected," Rep. Mahoney said last week, "I took an oath to defend the Constitution. If some of these companies gave information to the government without the government getting a warrant, that was unconstitutional. "You know what (the companies) said? They said I should vote for the immunity because it's patriotic. That's how weak the argument is." Rep. Tim Walz of Minnesota and Rep. Mike Arcuri of NY have also made strong and smart statements.
Moss, Culpepper talk about reuniting via free agency
Though their relationship ended a little rocky when Moss left the Vikings to go to the Raiders in a trade, Moss and Culpepper stayed in touch with each other and stayed friends. They joked that at some point they might be free agents at the same time and might have a chance to unite. As Moss spent his second day in unrestricted free agency Saturday, he started to think about Culpepper, who also is a free agent. What they had talked about for years all of a sudden was true. .
11-year-old Midlothian girl assaulted in home; suspect sought
MIDLOTHIAN – Police are investigating the Friday afternoon stabbing of an 11-year-old girl in her home in northwest Midlothian.The girl was transported to Children's Medical Center in Dallas about 3:45 p.m. by Midlothian Fire Department ambulance in stable condition.“We have not had a chance to interview her at the hospital as of (Saturday) morning," said Don Cole, chief investigator with the Midlothian Police Department. “We are headed up there and, based on her condition, we are going to try and talk to her." .
Albany police arrest suspects in meth raid
About 40 law enforcement officers descended on an Albany neighborhood this morning as part of an investigation into the buying and selling of methamphetamine.The officers searched three residences all adjoining units in a fourplex in the 1900 block of Washington Street S.W. and detained 10 adults. Nine of them were arrested on drug charges.A 9-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl were taken into protective custody by the Oregon Department of Human Services.Officers seized meth, drug paraphernalia, drug records, scales and surveillance equipment, said Eric Carter, a spokesman for the Albany Police Department, which led the raid.The people living at the three homes all knew each other and ran in the same circles, Carter said.Meth labs have virtually disappeared from Linn County in recent years following changes to Oregon law in 2005.
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