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Two Louisiana Youth Honored for Volunteerism at National Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
Mon, 07 May 2012 11:01:00 -0700

Louisiana’s top two youth volunteers of the year, Mary-Brent Brown, 16, of Covington and Anne Hope Noel, 13, of Mandeville, were honored in the nation’s capital last night for their outstanding volunteer service during the presentation of The 2012 Prudential Spirit of Community Awards.

Appeals court upholds key voting rights provision
Fri, 18 May 2012 12:34:50 -0700

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landmark civil rights law.

Court blocks Alabama county's pitch to remove federal oversight of voting
Sat, 19 May 2012 09:49:04 -0700

WASHINGTON -- A federal appeals court on Friday rejected an attempt by Shelby County, Ala., to strike down a key provision of the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Appeals court upholds key Voting Rights Act provision
Fri, 18 May 2012 15:18:02 -0700

Washington— A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landmark civil rights law.

Federal appeals court upholds key provision in landmark voting rights law
Fri, 18 May 2012 09:14:09 -0700

A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landmark civil rights law.

A billion bees ‘from away’ are essential to Maine’s wild blueberry crop
Fri, 18 May 2012 22:14:18 -0700

University of Maine professor of insect ecology Frank Drummond (left), research scientist Jennifer Lund (right) and graduate student Beth Choate (obscured) check a beehive while collecting samples of bees from hives that are observed as a study in Stockton Springs in April 2009.

More Than 130 Leading Organizations Pledge Support for June's Fourth Annual National Employee Wellness Month
Wed, 16 May 2012 08:39:00 -0700

BOSTON, MA and WASHINGTON, DC and SCOTTSDALE, AZ-- - June's fourth annual National Employee Wellness Month is once again providing a key platform for leading businesses to demonstrate their support for ...

Dominion sues over right to export natural gas
Fri, 18 May 2012 16:16:50 -0700

Dominion Resources is challenging a claim by the Sierra Club, which says it has the right to block the company's plans to export liquefied natural gas from a southern Maryland terminal, the company said Friday.

Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsAppeals court upholds key voting rights provision
Fri, 18 May 2012 10:05:05 -0700

WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landmark civil rights law.

Court upholds voting rights section
Fri, 18 May 2012 23:10:49 -0700

Ten towns in N.H. operate under act A federal appeals court yesterday upheld a key provision of the Voting Rights Act, rejecting an Alabama county's challenge to the landmark civil rights law. The provision requires state, county and local governments with a history of discrimination to obtain advance approval from the Justice Department, or from a federal court in Washington, for any changes to ...