Manila Council accepts paving bids, OKs limited parking sign (Northeast Arkansas Town Crier) Manila City Council members worked through a lengthy agenda Monday evening at the regular November meeting. All council members, Dean Cherry, Leroy Douglas, Dwight Booth, Linda Donovan, Larry ?Whiz? Davis, and Don E. Wagner, were present....more...Jaycees parade taking new route (McKinney Courier-Gazette) The annual Jaycees Parade of Lights will be held in downtown McKinney at 6 p.m. Friday, and will feature a different route and an earlier time than last year?s parade....more... Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal) As part of the commemoration of World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, the Tompkins-Cortland Community College Gay-Straight Alliance, with support of the College Entertainment Board, will host five sections of the internationally celebrated AIDS Memorial Quilt....more... Kristof: It's usually not necessary to buy rental car coverage (Houston Chronicle) If you're renting a car over the holidays, chances are a clerk at the counter will try to sell you some pricey insurance options. Should you fork out the extra cash? Probably not, experts say. ...more... Parish bill: $7,400 per day (The Post and Courier) The attorneys and accountants seizing and selling the estate of self-proclaimed investment guru Al Parish want to be paid almost $7,400 a day for their work in July, according to a report filed by court-appointed investigators. Expenses and fees for the team of lawyers, forensic accountants and appraisers working on the government's case against the former Charleston Southern University ......more... 'This was not on my radar ... ' (Lowell Sun) BOSTON -- In a maze-like suite on the Statehouse's second floor, the crowded office of Rep. Robert Hargraves, R-Groton, is tucked into a corner at the far right -- a fitting location for the plain-spoken Republican who works among a sea of Democrats under the golden dome....more... Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal) The Tompkins County League of Women Voters will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Beverly Livesay Room at the Human Services Building on Seneca Street to discuss affordable housing in Tompkins County....more... Unexpected reasons to be thankful (The Norman Transcript) This is the time of year when folks are asked the inevitable question, "What are you thankful for?" Instead ......more... Briefly in Tompkins (The Ithaca Journal) The Tompkins County League of Women Voters will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 26 in the Beverly Livesay Room at the Human Services Building on Seneca Street to discuss affordable housing in Tompkins County....more... |