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Package a ‘good start’ for rural Australia

The Deputy Director of the National Institute for Rural and Regional Australia (NIRRA) has welcomed the package for rural and regional Australia announced by the government, but says more needs to be done to ensure long-term sustainability for regional communities.Dr Anthony Hogan, Fellow in Rural Health at the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health [...]

News in brief

Here are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.

Around the County

The sustainability fair's goal is to inform people about energy-saving, environmentally sensitive projects in Snohomish County. It's also a chance to learn about groups that promote sustainable building.

Letters: West's comparisons with Nazis outrageous

Cool weather needed to kill toxins

Three area waterways with blue-green algae will remain under a warning "for the rest of the season," according to a spokeswoman for the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit.[...]

O.C. reps thank troops who fought in Iraq

Even before President Barack Obama began his Oval Office address to the nation Tuesday, some members of Orange County's congressional delegation issued statements thanking our troops for their service in Iraq. Rep. Loretta Sanchez, D-Santa Ana, who...

Sidewalk work continues downtown

The intersection of Cottage and Maple avenues on Fond du Lacs east side will be closed all week to allow concrete to cure.