| Buried streams pose risk to bay
No one was breaking the law," said Darin Crew, restoration manager for the Herring Run Watershed Association, which has discovered buried streams around the city's northeastern neighborhoods. "It was just the old engineering - get it as quickly as possible off the street and as quickly as possible into the storm drain."
Kaushal estimates that Baltimore city and county have covered over more than 900 miles of streams. The water, however, never got the message. When it rains, the water continues to follow centuries-old flow patterns. It wants to go into the stream, whether buried or not, because that's where it always went.
Far more difficult than locating the streams has been restoring them, a process known as "daylighting." Many flow under roads or houses that realistically can't be torn down.
World bourses catch cold
He seems to have managed to win back the confidence of those sections of the Sangh Parivar who were upset with him on the Jinnah issue. Even so, he has a long way to go before achieving his ambition. It is true that the string of assembly elections in the recent past have been favourable to the BJP. But before the next general elections are due, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan ruled by the BJP will go to the polls. Byelection results from these states do not suggest that the voters are happy with these governments. Equally important, the BJP continues to be in bad shape in Uttar Pradesh which accounts for the largest number of seats in the Lok Sabha. The NDA is no longer as cohesive and large as it used to be when Mr Vajpayee was its leader. Of course, its decision on Mr Advani provides clarity to the political situation.
Your Hometown News - Biloxi
Biloxi's still in the middle of a state of emergency. Yet, the city's mayor is focusing some of his energy on Biloxi's pre-Katrina "to do" list. For instance, when A.J. Holloway gave his state of the city address on Monday, he said transportation projects that were put on hold after the storm had to become a priority again. Brad Kessie reports on Holloway's 15th State of the City address.
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Clinton gains steam in tight Ohio
Texas Republican Ron Paul, a libertarian opponent of the Iraq war, has 6 per cent in Texas and 5 per cent in Ohio. In the Democratic race, Clinton continued her strong showing among women and older voters. In Texas, she has big leads among the state's sizeable bloc of Hispanics, and also performs well among Catholics and lower-income workers in Ohio. She has taken the lead in Texas among voters just making up their minds in the last few days, a reversal of Obama's edge in that category late last week. "It looks like momentum is swinging her way, but it's still very close,'' Zogby said. The rolling poll was conducted Saturday through Monday. It surveyed 828 likely Democratic voters in Ohio with a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points, and 855 in Texas with a margin of error of 3.4 percentage points.
Raisin Stars Breathe New Life into a Classic
McDonald: The summer after my freshman year in college, I did summer stock. They paid $175 a week, cash, under the table. I look back at that and I go, "That was illegal." But when they handed me that first $175, I felt like I had more money than I knew what to do with.
Combs: A lot of people don't know about my starving times at Howard University. I was getting evicted and running out of ramen noodles. So I went to apply for $5,000 in financial aid. And I waited for that $5,000 check. And when it came, boy, we was ballin'. I bought up 7-Eleven. I had ramen noodles for years! TV Guide: Now that you're rich and famous, have you experienced that other discrimination — where people don't want you on the block because you'll draw too much attention?
McDonald: Me, my dog and my kids live in the woods.
Herald Resources board accepts $444m takeover bid
THE board of takeover target Herald Resources have unanimously recommended shareholders accept the all-cash takeover offer from Indonesia's PT Bumi's subsidiary Calipso. The offer is $2.25 cash per Herald share, valuing the target at $444.8 million, and is subject to PT Bumi shareholder approval at a meeting on January 29. Herald, a gold and base metals miner, has a current market capitalisation of $432.9 million.However, the offer is far from a done deal. Herald says it is in discussions with several interested parties involving management presentations and visits to Herald's Dairi zinc-lead project in Sumatra. As such, Herald has urged shareholders who intend to accept the Calipso offer to hold off until near the end of the offer period. "We hope to be in a position to report back to shareholders on these discussions before the expiry of the Calipso offer,'' Herald said in a statement.
Disney Hotel Guests Targeted By Scam Artist
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Police are searching for a scam artist who has conned Disney hotel guests out of hundreds of dollars in recent weeks, Local 6 has learned. Sheriff's deputies said they believe a con man is hanging out in a hotel lobby on Disney property, listening in on conversations and then making a phone call to the victim's room to scam them. At least nine guests have been targeted, officials said. .
Estacada schools announce more closures amid wintry weather
The Estacada School District has canceled all classes and parent/teacher conferences for Thursday as snowy conditions persisted. However, the central office will remain open, and evening athletics will be held Thursday. Friday already was scheduled as having no school or conferences. But again, evening athletics will be held. -- Staff reports .
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