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Yearly Archives: 2007, 2008

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  1. Mo. museum works to save Becky Thatcher House

    Jul 31, 2008

    Officials with the Mark Twain Boyhood Home and Museum hoped throngs of summer tourists would spread the word about their efforts to save the childhood home of Tom Sawyer's sweetheart. But even though downtown Hannibal

  2. FBI launches Arkansas jewelry heists investigation

    Jul 31, 2008

    The million-dollar robberies occurred in the parking lots of jewelry stores, hotels and restaurants and took but a few terrifying seconds. Masked gunmen and knife-wielding attackers ambushed cars and smashed windows

  3. Layoffs possible for 22K California state workers

    Jul 31, 2008

    The California Department of Motor Vehicles, infamous for its long lines, recently cut in half the wait to get a driver's license. The agency accomplished the feat largely by hiring part-time employees. Residents may

  4. LA utility wary of California's emissions strategy

    Jul 31, 2008

    The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has a storied place in California history. Its water grabs drained an eastern Sierra lake to make modern-day Los Angeles possible, and its backroom maneuvering to secure

  5. Little progress made in bridge repairs across US

    Jul 31, 2008

    A year after the worst U.S. bridge collapse in a generation brought calls for immediate repairs to other spans, two of every three of the busiest problem bridges in each state - carrying nearly 40 million vehicles a