| Local elections to be decided Saturday
For many Louisiana voters taking part in today's presidential primary, this might be Sublime Saturday compared to the hoopla of Super Tuesday in other states just four days ago. In some parts of St. Tammany Parish, though, there is more at stake. All five seats on the Mandeville City Council are up for grabs, with two incumbents seeking re-election and two others hoping to remain on the job with new assignments. Voters in Madisonville will consider 10 candidates for the five seats on the Town Council. And in the 6th Ward north of Pearl River, the ballot includes a special election to fill a vacancy for justice of the peace. There are 64,713 registered Republicans and 46,406 registered Democrats in St. Tammany Parish, according to Registrar of Voters M.
Thumbs up, thumbs down
Together, they held up the vehicle in the water for five minutes before Clovis police arrived. Now that's exceptional customer service.Thumbs down to the state Air Resources Board for refusing to allocate a fair share of air cleanup funds to the Valley. The board adopted staff recommendations that give the lion's share of Proposition 1B money for cleaning up pollution in the state's "trade corridors" to Southern California, despite the fact that the Valley is the most heavily traveled corridor of the four in the state. The Valley ought to be used to getting a raw deal from the state, but it's still galling when it happens -- which is nearly always.Thumbs up to the 12 volunteer fundraising guilds of Children's Hospital Central California for pledging $1 million over the next two years for an advanced child-abuse prevention program at the Madera County hospital.
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A Pakistani demonstrator stands next a barrier, behind which police officers guard the house of Pakistan's deposed chief justice Iftikhar Mahmood Chaudhry, during a protest against his detention in Islamabad, Pakistan, Sunday, March 2, 2008. Chaudhry has been under house arrest for nearly four months. .
Fans unhappy with AFL's pre-season NAB Cup competition
FOOTY fans are disenchanted with the AFL's pre-season title, the NAB Cup, an exclusive Herald Sun online poll has found. More than 60 per cent of readers indicated they were unhappy with the AFL's pre-season competition, and 45 per cent want it scrapped. Another 18 per cent believed it should be cut to two weeks. Just 29 per cent wanted it retained in its current format. The poll results follow allegations that Sydney coach Paul Roos urged one of his players, Jarrad McVeigh, to help ensure the Swans lost their first-round NAB Cup game. Share this article What is this? .
2007 Fleetwood RV Year in Review Fact Sheet
RIVERSIDE, Calif., Nov. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- This year Fleetwood's RV Group incorporated dealer and customer feedback into its product planning and development processes, resulting in some of its best-looking and most innovative motor home, travel trailer and folding trailer products to date. In 2007, each of the divisions made strides. The Folding Trailer Division remained committed to improving its profitability and maintaining its leadership position in the marketplace. The Travel Trailer Division spent the first half of the year reworking its entire product line and streamlining its operations in an effort to regain profitability, and is now beginning to enjoy the benefits of the new structure. The Motor Home Division continues to build on the momentum gained from its 2007 model year introductions of new floor plans and new brands in key high volume segments.
Independent Truckers See End of the Road
I'm a man who's trying to make a living for my family and I'm not succeeding." Trucking's owner-operators, the self-employed drivers who haul everything from Hummers to hay, are suffering. Many say they're running on the edge of bankruptcy, about to disappear unless they get help. While a wave of trucking failures now might be invisible to consumers, when the economy rebounds, it would push up shipping rates, helping increase prices. The housing downturn and decreased consumer spending have cut into loads; the extra trucking capacity is pushing down freight rates. Diesel prices, which are always higher in the winter, have hit such highs that Truckinginfo.com runs ads for thief-stopping fuel-tank locks. "If you can run all week without a flat tire, you're a little bit ahead, otherwise, you're basically just running to put the money right back into the fuel tank," said trucker Benjamin Stanley, 40, of Spotsylvania, Va.
Match-by-match guide to the Guinness Premiership
Adam Balding, who is on loan from Gloucester until the end of the season, plays against one of his former clubs. London Irish v Saracens, 1.30pm Paul Hodgson, no doubt disappointed to have missed out on a first cap for England against France last weekend, returns for the exiles alongside Mike Catt. Seilala Mapusua plays his first match since December. After five months out, Dan Scarbrough has recovered from knee surgery for Saracens, while Cobus Visagie, Hugh Vyvyan, Ben Skirving, David Seymour and Glen Jackson return. Kevin Sorrell (ankle) and Andy Farrell (rib) are out. Tomorrow Bristol v Bath, 3pm Mark Regan, dubbed "The Clown" by Marc Lièvremont, the France coach, has to be content with a place on the Bristol bench for the big derby at Ashton Gate.
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