Archives for January 13, 2014

“Service into Riverside brings service to a lot of people who aren’t served now,” says Geoff Slater with Nelson/Nygaard

The Assembly Public Works and Facilities Committee on Monday voted unanimously to send a resolution establishing the procedure to the full Assembly with a “do pass” recommendation.

The proposal calls for landfill operator Waste Management to continue shipping the city’s processed sewage sludge to the Lower 48 for the next five years.

Tuesday at 3 on A Juneau Afternoon, Scott Burton hosts. He’ll talk with Kelli Manning and Chris Taylor about the upcoming fund-raising dinner for the CANVAS; Poet Emily Wall will offer a preview of her presentation at the JACC tonight; We’ll learn about Haven House’s Matching Grant Opportunity; We’ll get the details about the JDHS…

Nevada’s big casinos are on a losing streak. For the fifth straight year, the state’s largest casinos are reporting net losses – in this case, a total of $1.35 billion in the most recent fiscal year.

This series will focus on locals and the tunes they listen to while shredding at Eaglecrest.

Iran and six world powers will begin implementing an interim agreement designed to pause parts of Iran’s nuclear program.

The Dallas Safari Club’s controversial auction of a permit to hunt one black rhino in Namibia raised $350,000 over the weekend, the club confirms on its Facebook page.

The news from former Defense Secretary Robert Gates’ interviews with NPR and other news outlets — notably, how he uses a new book to criticize many in the White House — has now been widely reported.

The amount of a dangerous chemical in West Virginian’s tap water is more diluted, but it is still unsafe for drinking, washing or bathing.