| Bloggers' Soapbox: The high price of globalization
Trade. That's going to be a campaign issue. I think we need another Ross Perot who will split the Republican vote again. Yeah. That's the ticket.But Ralph Nader, Palease Palease Palease, Ralph, don't run again. By the way, what is that tick in one eye about? It's as if Nader has a split personality. One side is saying "This car is unsafe at any speed" and another side is saying "Hey, let's go for a spin." .
Big Story
The Laurel Outlook requested a formal hearing to seek information concerning a Human Rights Violation complaint filed against the City of Laurel by City Clerk/Treasurer Mary Embleton. The Outlook later dropped its request for the hearing when her discrimination complaint was denied. She had alleged she was discriminated against by the City on the basis of her gender.Crews hired by the City of Laurel began installation of new high tech water meters. The work is part of a $1.6 million contract awarded to Johnson Controls to upgrade the city's metering system and conserve water through reducing unmetered usage.Greg Nelson continued work on the Van Bebber Rock Shop Building on West Main Street. Nelson plans to complete restoration of the building and rent it out for commercial use. He is hopeful that one by one, new life can be breathed into many of the now vacant downtown buildings.The Only $1 store located at the corner of First Avenue and First Street closed and the building was listed for sale.
Wales's winner from Waikato
Times must change. So, trust and loyalty, then. By underlining what must prevail in the Wales camp, Gatland does rather tempt you to wonder if he has not encountered forces working in the opposite direction. And it turns out to be true that this no-nonsense hooker has been dealt a few blows. There was absolutely nothing he could do to avoid some of them. He happened, for example, to be a player at the same time as Sean Fitzpatrick, who won 92 caps for New Zealand at hooker. Gatland was involved with the All Blacks between 1988 and 1994 and won not a single Test cap. Other swipes came at him from unexpected quarters. One pre-season day in 1994, he asked Waikato if he might be excused some fitness tests because of a long-standing commitment to attend team-mate Richard Jerram's wedding.
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