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School's sustainability is increasingly productive
Huntington Beach High School's Sustainability Club is exactly what its name suggests. It's self sufficient after just three years of being in existence, not relying on the Huntington Beach Union High School District for any funding. "The...
Tags: Conservation, Computing and Information Technology Industry, New Products, Students, Teaching and Learning
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Community Commentary: Balancing the books for students
Higher education is undergoing tremendous financial pressure due to the dismal state of California's budget. Colleges are being forced to increase tuition, and at the same time, they are offering decreased services. While tuition increases and fee hikes...Tags: Financial Aid, E-Commerce Industry, Students, Teaching and Learning, Colleges and Universities
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Fountain Valley retains longtime auditor
The firm that audited books for the city of Bell before its 2010 corruption scandal has signed a contract to audit Fountain Valley for another year. The City Council voted unanimously March 20 to continue with Mayer Hoffman McCann, which was in the midst...Tags: Los Angeles Times
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Bipartisan talk brings mixed reviews
WASHINGTON - Jackie Walorski mentions bipartisanship frequently in an interview in her congressional office. And she's for it. Surprise? It shouldn't be. But it could be for two segments of the electorate back in Indiana's 2nd Congressional District,...
Tags: Assault, Sex Crimes, Jackie Walorski, Richard Mourdock, Republican Party
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Crack missing from BSO crime lab ignites dispute, call to review cases
A quantity of crack cocaine about the size of a small marble disappeared from the Broward Sheriff's Office crime lab last year, an evidentiary problem that was never disclosed to the people prosecuting and defending a juvenile in a drug case. Now, the...Tags: Broward County, Justice System, Howard Finkelstein, Cocaine, Fort Lauderdale
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Christi Offutt shares philosophy of RDO company
MOORHEAD, Minn. - RDO Equipment, based in Fargo, N.D., is known as the largest network of John Deere construction and agricultural equipment dealerships in the country, with some 60 locations and operations in a dozen states, as well as in Russia, Ukraine...Tags: Deere and Company, Washington, DC, Philosophy, Corporate Officers, Business Enterprises
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Auditors: County financial standing okay, reporting problematic
CHARLEVOIX -- Charlevoix County's financial assets and tax base both declined between the 2011 and 2012 fiscal years, but its debt also declined and the county's financial standing is nothing to cause concern, reported Ron Harris, of the auditing firm...
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Our Voice: Kundert a colorful SD politician
With the passing of Alice Kundert at age 92 Monday in Mobridge, South Dakota loses a leader who stood out among the state's colorful politicians. Before she was South Dakota's secretary of state and auditor, and before a failed run for governor,...Tags: Local Elections, Republican Party, Politics, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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L.A. County severs ties to foster agency Teens Happy Homes
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to cancel its decades-long relationship with a foster care contractor amid allegations of financial mismanagement and child abuse at the hands of staff and foster parents. The move came after weeks of...
Tags: Gloria Molina, Justice System, Child Abuse, Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice
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Drafts and dollars
There are two common reactions to the sticker shock of staggering utility bills: Some people want to reduce the kilowatt hours and gallons of oil to help the environment. Many want to reduce consumption to help the family budget. But where does it...Tags: Tooth Decay, Energy and Resource Industries
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A way forward for L.A. County's child welfare department
The killing last month of 8-year-old Gabriel Fernandez of Palmdale led Democratic Assemblyman Mike Gatto of Los Angeles to demand a state audit of L.A. County’s Department of Children and Family Services. On its face, the demand appears to make...
Tags: Philosophy, Justice System, Mike Gatto, Laws, Henry T. Perea
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Former KPMG senior partner to plead guilty to securities fraud
A former senior partner at accounting firm KPMG's Los Angeles office has agreed to plead guilty to a securities fraud charge of passing inside information about the firm's clients to a friend, who used it to make more than $1 million in stock trades....
Tags: Insider Trading, Manhattan (New York City), KPMG, Justice System, Judges
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