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Greenwood voters reject millage increase
More than 58% of those who voted in the Greenwood special election Tuesday (Mar. 9) voted against a millage increase to fund a new elementary.
According to the unofficial (not yet certified) tally, the vote was:
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Ozark native seeks District 83 House seat
Leslee Milam Post of Ozark has filed as a Democrat for the House District 83 seat that snakes through Franklin County and up and west through Crawford County.
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Fundraising, education efforts focus of Marshals Museum meeting
The potentially slow progress of fundraising for the U.S. Marshals Museum and the expansion of school programs coordinated by museum staff were key items discussed Tuesday (Mar. 9) during a quarterly museum board meeting.
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Tyson Foods receives upbeat debt rating review
Executives with Springdale-based Tyson Foods Inc. who recently predicted financial improvements in 2010 were afforded a favorable second opinion Tuesday (Mar. 9) from Fitch Ratings.
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U.S. Marshal historian brings weapon to museum meeting
David Turk pulled out a gun during the quarterly meeting of the U.S.
Outside the Wire
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Carolina connections
Forbes recently issued a survey showing that Raleigh, N.C., is tops on its Most Wired Cities list.
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March is for women
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, National Women’s History Month’s roots go back to March 8, 1857, when women from New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions.
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The kids are OK
A survey commissioned by Fiserv shows that Gen Y consumers — those between the ages of 21 and 29 — are frequent users of online and mobile financial services, are more likely to have debit cards and savings accounts than any other generation, and rely heavily on other people and online...
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Unsmart consumers
Despite an increased investment by utility companies to update the electricity grid and use smart meters, more than two thirds of Americans have not heard the term smart grid and more than one in six have not heard of smart meters.
The Harris Poll surveyed 2,576 adults online between Jan. 18-25 to...
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Go outside
The U.S. Department of the Interior reports 285 million visitors to the National Park System in 2009, up 3.9%, or more than 10 million more visits than in 2008.
