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  • Reinventing the Budget

    06/28/2003 2:48:43 PM PDT · by Anthem · 5 replies · 264+ views
    Blueprint Magazine ^ | 4/15/03 | Randolph Court
    In solving his revenue crunch, Washington Gov. Gary Locke focuses on results, not costs. Table of Contents At a time when the states face a collective revenue shortfall of $80 billion -- the worst fiscal crisis since World War II, according to the National Governors Association -- Washington Gov. Gary Locke has achieved the improbable. In addressing his state's $2 billion budget gap, he has managed to garner widespread confidence in his budgetary leadership among voters and political counterparts alike. That public confidence has been a byproduct of an effort by Locke to invert the standard way of budgeting, in...
  • Gary's last Catholic school shuts

    06/07/2003 7:27:19 AM PDT · by 7 x 77 · 32 replies · 308+ views
    The Chicago Sun-Times ^ | June 7, 2003 | Staff
    The last Roman Catholic school in Gary has closed for good because of declining enrollment. "I'm about to cry," said Alicia McClarin, a seventh-grader at Blessed Sacrament School, where Thursday was the final day of classes. "I've been here for seven years. I didn't think it would ever close." Along with the church it's a part of, the school was once home to northwestern Indiana's thriving Polish population. The parish built the school in 1960. "It is a nationwide trend, not having enough students," said Gary Bishop Dale Melczek.
  • Former Sen. Gary Hart says he's considering running for president

    11/05/2002 3:41:03 AM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 54 replies · 1,264+ views
    <p>DENVER (AP) --  Former Democratic Sen. Gary Hart, whose 1988 presidential campaign collapsed amid questions about his relationship with a young model, said he is considering a bid for the White House in 2004.</p> <p>"If you love the country and are motivated by public service as I am, it's very hard to sit on the sidelines," Hart, 65, told The Denver Post in Tuesday's editions.</p>
  • Not So Fast Brad Henry.....New Poll.

    11/04/2002 8:35:01 PM PST · by ConservativeMan55 · 8 replies · 369+ views
    Steve Largent (R) favored over the field (Brad Henry (D) and Gary Richardson (I)), 15 to 14 (51.7% chance; downgraded Nov. 3 from 52.6% chance; Largent downgraded from 55.6% chance Nov. 2; downgraded from 57.1% Oct. 29) REPUBLICAN SEAT AT POSSIBLE RISK. I've been out volunteering, and walking my neighborhood, putting up signs, and putting pamplets on peoples cars at Wal-Mart. In the rain no less, LOL!!
  • Police Eye Man in Chandra Levy Case

    09/28/2002 5:15:40 PM PDT · by Peach · 36 replies · 365+ views
    Drudge, Washington Post | September 29, 2002
    Police are looking at a man who attacked two joggers in Washington, D.C. in the same area where Chandra was found. The man initially passed a polygraph which police now believe was flawed due to language problems. The suspect is currently in jail for attacking two women.