City Council mulls tax hike and new fees at Tuesday session
The council weighs continuing tax increases to fund raises and programs. A $158,800 set of user fees would rise engineering, street closing, license and permit charges. They endorse doubling museum visitor fees to 4 while delaying resident and business alarm charges and pool fee hikes. Elizabeth Hess can be reached at 704 869 1826.
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Schiele Museum
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Elizabeth Hess
Lottery debate heats up as North Carolina case comes to a vote
The piece notes North Carolina faces its worst budget crisis in decades amid talks of a state lottery. House Speaker Jim Black and Senate leader Marc Basnight weigh timing and referendums while Gov. Easley cites $250 million in projected net proceeds to fund education and enrollment growth. Opposition argues lower projections.
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Erwin
House
Jim Black
Black
Senate
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South Carolina
Jim Hodges
Georgia
Virginia
Chuck Neely
Citizens United
Easley
John Harrison
North Carolina Middle School Association
Man shoots self after standoff at CBS Television City
A 31 year old man with a pistol initiated a four hour standoff at CBS Television City in Los Angeles before shooting himself. Investigators seek motive and connections as production on The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful resumed after evacuating about 800 people.
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CBS Television Network
Chris Ender
Communica
CBS
the Young and the Restless
the Bold and the Beautiful
Ender
Raymond Derouen Jr
Wife Hopes for Remains of Missing Husband in 9/11 Aftermath
Jennifer Tarantino, widow of Cantor Fitzgerald trader Kenneth Tarantino, and Beverly Eckert, widow of Sean Rooney, speak amid the search for remains. DNA testing helps identify victims as officials say thousands of body parts are recovered and the process will continue for months. Families hold memorials and plant trees while hopes for remains persist.
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Bayonne
N.J
Kenneth Tarantino
Cantor Fitzgerald
North Tower
Kenneth Jr
Jason
Beverly Eckert
Stamford
Conn
Sean
Eckert
Sean Rooney
Aon Corp
Fied
Staten Island
New York City
New Tech
Buffalo
N.Y
Rooney
Tarantino
Budget cuts to child support face scrutiny in North Carolina
Craven County social services director Donn Gunderson warns cuts threaten welfare reform as families rely on a mix of part time work child support and food stamps. Division director Pheon Beal notes many changes are administrative with few field impacts while some positions and contracts are eliminated or reduced. Senators and representatives debate the implications ahead of final 2002-03 budget decisions.
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Craven County Social Services
Gunderson
Pheon Beal
Beal
Sen
Scott Thomas
Dcraven
Joe Kiser
Lincoln
Easley
Kiser
House
Senate
Straws warns no inevitable war after Delhi Islamabad talks
Straw cautioned in New Delhi that war is not inevitable despite dangerous regional tensions. Musharraf told air force officers that India has created a dangerous situation and Pakistan would face any challenge if war erupts. Both sides mass troops as India moves warships closer and nuclear capable missiles are test fired.
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Pakistan
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India
Britain
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South Asia
U.S
Washington
Osama bin Laden
al-Qaida
Junichiro Koizumi
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
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