Posted by Examiner Georgia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Fayette County school officials have a rather odd request for the system's teachers: Could we have those pay raises back? School board officials say the 2.5 percent pay increases given to teachers last spring could help keep the budget solvent. If...
Posted by Examiner Georgia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
A Republican lawmaker plans to call for a $1 per pack increase to Georgia's tax on cigarettes. State Rep. Ron Stephens, of Savannah, will appear at a news conference Tuesday with advocates who support the increase. The call for the tobacco tax hike...
Posted by Examiner Georgia Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
The head of the state Department of Corrections has moved to the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. Gov. Sonny Perdue announced Monday that James E. Donald replaces Garfield Hammonds Jr., whose term on the parole board expired Dec. 31.
Posted by Examiner Pennsylvania Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Phillies reliever J.C. Romero will be suspended for the first 50 games of next season after testing positive for a banned supplement, according to a pair of reports, and he thinks the punishment is unfair. Romero, who earned two wins in Philadelphia's...
Posted by Examiner Oregon Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
A former foster parent accused of beating or shaking a 2-year-old girl blind pleaded no contest to attempted assault and was sentenced to 30 months in prison. But Cesar Cruz-Reyes Sr., who would have faced 7 years if convicted of the original first-degree...
Posted by Examiner Idaho Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne defended his two-year tenure in Washington, D.C., saying it was highlighted by ethics reforms he hopes will improve the agency's integrity after a slew of scandals. The former Idaho governor, who took national office...
Posted by Examiner California Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
A Jewish preschool in Camarillo has been marked with Swastikas and anti-Semitic phrases for the second time in a week and the fourth time in a year. A parent discovered the hate messages Monday morning.
Posted by Examiner Oregon Headlines on 01 6th, 2009
The clergy at one Ashland church are refusing to sign marriage licenses until same-sex couples can legally tie the knot. The Rev. Pam Shepherd and three retired clergy members who attend the Congregational United Church of Christ will still perform...