City residents to decide tax hike - Rutland Herald
Alderman Dave Dress said such an illustration of the real costs individual departments will have for the taxpayers was one of the reasons he favored breaking the budget out on the ballot. He and Aldermen Kevin Coleman and Joe Tilden were the only

S. Korea eyes demanding Japan's repatriation of books from Joseon - Big Hollywood
Dynasty+ (AP) - SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Kyodo)—South Korea may officially demand that Japan return about 660 books that it took away during its 1910-1945 colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula, officials of the Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea said

Art in Theory and Practice, II - School Library Journal
This is the second part of a series devoted to the intellectual and social benefits of visual thinking. This column probes how teachers and librarians can reap those benefits for their young clientele through a unique method of sharing picture books

For Pats, Colts-Jets an illustration of needs - Boston Globe
Assuming you can get past any visceral reaction, enjoy this weekend’s AFC Championship Game. Celebrate it. However much it may pain you to watch two of the Patriots’ chief rivals play for the right to go to the Super Bowl, the football gods are

China faces price pressures as economy shows strength - MSN Money
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's economy made a strong start to the year, according to a pair of business surveys released on Monday that also underlined the mounting challenge policymakers face to curb inflation. An index based on an official survey of

Philadelphia Law Firm Secures Settlement for Victim of Sexual Abuse by - YAHOO!
a number of states - including New York and Pennsylvania - that are currently considering similar legislation and the outcome of our case here in Delaware should serve as a poignant illustration of how important it is for those bills to be

14 die in Juárez massacre - El Paso Times
Gunmen shot and killed fourteen people and wounded 14 others in an appalling attack at a birthday party Saturday night in Juárez. The victims ranged in age from 13 to 42, eight of whom were students. They were shot by 15 gunmen with 9 mm handguns