City tax hike doubted by two council members
Two Middletown City Council members say voters are unlikely to see a 0.5 percent income tax increase on the November ballot. Nancy Nix and Laura Williams cite a split council and weak campaign support, forecasting any levy unlikely before 2005 at the earliest. The independent budget review committee will present findings Friday at the Chamber of Commerce.
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Nancy Nix
Nix
3Rd Ward
AK Steel Corp
Middletown
Valley View
Laura Williams
Perry Thatcher
Thatcher
Independent
Chamber of Commerce
Forces postpone attack on al Sadr in Najaf stalls
US forces in Najaf delay a planned assault on Muqtada al Sadr’s militia after days of preparation. Despite hawkish rhetoric, officers refuse to discuss the reversal and maintain readiness. The move heightens concerns over the Imam Ali mosque and affects the leverage with interim PM Ayad Allawi.
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Najaf
Iraq
Muqtada al-Sadr
al-Sadr
Maj
David Holahan
Marine
al- Sadr
Imam Ali
Mili
Tia
Ayad Allawi
Mohammed Araibi
Associated Press
Manni
U.S
Sadr
Baghdad
Mahdi Army
Kindergarten teachers say disruptive students hurt learning
A national poll finds 86 percent of teachers believe disruptive behavior from ill prepared children harms whole class learning. Many say only one quarter of class time remains for instruction due to misbehavior, with 46 percent noting at least one fifth of last year’s students were ill prepared.
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Washington
Patricia Reeves
Reeves
Lanier
Maryville
Tenn
Fight Crime
Seattle
Gil Ker
Taft proposes turnpike speed up and toll cuts
Governor Bob Taft presses changes to Ohio Turnpike to raise truck speed limits from 55 to 65 mph and cut tolls on a trial basis. He spoke while visiting three northern Ohio areas facing rising truck traffic after an 1999 toll rise. The plan aims to move big rigs from two lane roads onto the turnpike to ease congestion.
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Columbus
Bob Taft
Ohio Turnpike
Ohio
Taft
Local Greek Olympic fever fuels yard butterfly sketch tips
The page notes 28,000 butterfly species and suggests drawing a few in your yard. It references page D1 for butterfly guidance and page B1 for weather fever surrounding the Games in Greece with a forecast snippet. A2 lottery link provides additional site navigation.
Florida braces for back to back hurricanes Charley Bonnie
Florida counties ordered evacuations and filed emergency declarations as Tropical Storm Bonnie approached while Hurricane Charley aimed at the Keys. Gov. Jeb Bush declared a state of emergency as forecasters warned of possible flooding and power outages, with Kingston reporting some roof damage and residents stocking up on supplies ahead of the storms. Key West prepared with bars and restaurants closing early as evac orders varied by area and residents weighed evacuation against remaining.
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Miami
Florida
Florida Keys
Charley
Bonnie
Panhandle
Jeb Bush
Ken Reeves
AccuWeather
National Hurricane Center
Alabama
Suwannee River
Jamaica
Kingston
Keys
Lower Keys
Monroe County
Key West
Key Largo
Jimmy Weekley
Lisa Kaminski
Days Inn
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By John Seever
Today’s Journal
Cox Ohio Publishing
Middletownjournal.com
Elevision
Noaa Associated Press
Caribbean Sea
Gulf of Mexico
NOAA
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