City imposes steep $500 impoundment fee on towed cars
The Police Department nonprofit? imposes a $500 civil impoundment fee on towed vehicles, with total costs for Mickens reaching about $1,000 including tow, storage, surcharges, and court costs. Officials say the fee aims to deter driving with suspended licenses or no insurance, but residents may abandon vehicles when unable to pay. About 769 towed since Nov entered, 275 claimed, 75 released after insurance, state law dictates proceeds. Pro Tow reports increased inflow and fewer recoveries, with auctions showing many vehicles older than 1999.
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Might Be Kansas Year in NCAA Pool Says Figueroa
The piece covers Mike Figueroa predicting Kansas will dominate the 2010 NCAA tournament while downplaying Big Ten teams and noting his bracket win as a rare success. He recalls his early bracket history and emphasizes luck alongside knowledge in picks.
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Agencies struggle with FOIA delays under Obama policies
An audit shows five agencies released less information and withheld more in 2009 than in 2008, with 35 of 90 lacking records of new Obama FOIA policies. The oldest pending request dates to Sept 21, 1992, and the National Archives must refer many requests to origin agencies.
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the Treasury
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National Reconnaissance Office
Blood fat and blood pressure efforts yield mixed heart results
In a large study led by Columbia's Henry Ginsburg, over 5,500 diabetics with extra risk factors received statins and either TriCor or placebo. After about five years, heart attack and stroke rates were similar, with TriCor benefiting high fat cases but potentially harming women. Blood pressure treatment in nearly 4,700 diabetics reduced strokes but not heart attacks, though side effects rose. Experts advise not stopping medications without physician guidance.
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