| Gas line divide crosses party, regional lines
We have a process under AGIA that all the people in the Legislature but one voted for," she said. That one legislator was Rep. Ralph Samuels, R-Anchorage, and the House majority leader. "I wasn't a big fan of the process," acknowledged Samuels, who said he stands behind his lonely vote. House Speaker John Harris, R-Valdez, said that even though TransCanada was the only company the Palin administration certified as complying with the demands of AGIA, they were still going to look at competing proposals. "It is still a proposal that should be looked at by the Legislature," Harris said. That could open the door for another rejected proposal, the plan by the Alaska Gasline Port Authority for an all-Alaska pipeline to bring natural gas to Valdez, where it would be converted to liquid and exported by ship.
Mariners voice Dave Niehaus finally receives cherished call to ...
There's finally a spot in Cooperstown for a Mariners legend. And what can you say about that but "My, Oh, My!" Dave Niehaus, the voice and in many ways the face of the franchise, received the call Tuesday morning that many Northwest baseball fans felt was long overdue. He was named the 2008 winner of the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in baseball broadcasting. That means he'll be inducted into the broadcasting wing of baseball's Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y., on July 27 as part of Hall of Fame Weekend. The Mariners' lead announcer in each of their 31 seasons, Niehaus has broadcast all but a handful of the team's games since 1977. His trademark call of "My, Oh, My!" is about as much a Seattle landmark as the Space Needle. "What a birthday present," said Niehaus, who turned 73 Tuesday.
Choice Hotels Elects Dr. Scott Renschler to Board of Directors
SILVER SPRING, Md., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Choice Hotels International (NYSE: CHH) today announced that its board of directors has elected Scott A. Renschler, Psy.D. (38) as a director. "I am extremely pleased that Scott Renschler will be joining our board of directors," said Charles A. Ledsinger, Jr., vice chairman and chief executive officer, Choice Hotels International. "I look forward to his contributions to the board as Choice focuses on continued profitable growth of its core business and its share of the lodging market." Dr. Renschler is a clinical psychologist in private practice. Since 1993, he has served as a member of the board of directors of Realty Investment Company, a privately-held real estate development and investment company, and Commonweal Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is the education of disadvantaged youth.
YESTERDAY’S RUMORS!
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YESTERDAY'S RUMORS!
Hip-Hop Rumors: Lil' Wayne's Detox? C-Murder & The Game's Mom? Mariah & the White Girl?
THE KKK IS PLOTTING TO KILL OBAMA
If you were duped into believing that the KKK is someshow supportive of Barack Obama – think again. The KKK has already stated explicitly that he will be killed sure as hell. The Secret Service has already been contacted. Obama is already under the watchful eye of the Secret Service, the earliest of any presidential candidate.
TRINIDAD: They Played, They Lost, Everybody's Happy
We are now more inspired than ever to take on the world," he said at a ceremony honouring the players on the weekend.
Last September, the Trinidad and Tobago government said the output from the LNG sector was estimated at 15.1 metric tones per year (mtpa), positioning the oil-rich nation as one of the leaders in LNG production in the world.
The government said output in the petro-chemical sector was also expected to expand sharply with the commissioning of at least five new plants.
Manning said the first trade and cultural mission is scheduled to depart for Europe by the end of July, and it will include a steel band and a cultural contingent representing the nation's diversity and professionals to sell the country.
"The team's performances have massively lifted the country out of the third world mindset.
They’re building the EIGERlab of aviation at RFD
We think of Chicago Rockford International Airport as a place to board a plane or as an airfreight hub. But it is about to become Chicagoland's center of aviation technology and aerospace education. It's going to be a job-creating engine, helping to grow the airport and the local economy. I wrote two years ago about the importance of building a first-class aviation school at the airport. Rock Valley College offers a propeller-based program that graduates about 20 students a year. My efforts in 2006 to convince RVC to ramp up the program to provide more aviation mechanics to meet the airport's growing demand went nowhere. Even when I reminded people that such jobs start at $50,000 to $60,000 a year, they just shrugged. The airport then took the lead, and has built a partnership among government, industry and academia, including Northern Illinois University and Kishwaukee College.
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