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Albany - Albany city commissioners will fill a vacant seat on the Water, gas and light commission Tuesday night. Dr. Amit Singh resigned in July to move to Pennsylvania.

CALERA - The Eagles want to be No. 1. It doesn't matter what the new Class 3A poll says of the fourth-ranked Calera, they believe that this is the year of the Eagle, as they all but wrapped up the Class 3A, Region 3 title with a 35-28 victory over Marbury (3-1, 2-1) at Oliver Park Friday.

U.S. Representative Dennis Hastert says he hasn't decided whether he'll vacate his Congressional seat before his term ends in January 2009.

OUR VIEW: All teenagers should learn to click it, drivers and passengers, when they get in a car. We already know that teenagers are four times more likely to die in an automobile accident than those 21 or over.

Chancellor Angela Merkel is renewing Germany’s efforts to gain a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Ahead of an address to the UN General assembly, Merkel said Germany is ready to take on more responsibility.

Thomas Fann, an insurance broker, was unanimously chosen as the Democratic nominee to run in February's special election for the 16th Missouri House District seat.

Mayor Gavin Newsom has served District 4 Supervisor Ed Jew with official misconduct papers, which will immediately remove the embattled Sunset politician from his seat.

Thomas Fann, an insurance broker, was unanimously chosen as the Democratic nominee to run in February's special election for the 16th Missouri House District seat.

SAN FRANCISCO ( Map , News ) - Mayor Gavin Newsom has served District 4 Supervisor Ed Jew with official misconduct papers, which will immediately remove the embattled Sunset politician from his seat.

West Des Moines resident Peter Cownie announced today that he is running for Iowa House District seat 60.

State Transportation Director Barry Fukunaga will be on the Hot Seat today for a live blog chat from noon to 1 p.m.

Chancellor Angela Merkel is renewing Germany’s efforts to gain a permanent seat on the UN Security Council. Ahead of an address to the UN General assembly, Merkel said Germany is ready to take on more responsibility.

Since the subprime crisis erupted, plenty of blame has been pinned on the big credit rating agencies. Just what went wrong at these firms - and what can be done to stave off another disaster - will be the topic of hearings on Capitol Hill this week.

The runner-up candidate who narrowly lost to Supervisor Ed Jew last year called on Mayor Gavin Newsom on Monday to appoint him to the Board of Supervisors if the embattled lawmaker is ousted from his seat. Newsom spent most of the day behind closed doors in...

With the decision of Democrat Talmadge R. Wilson not to seek the Lowndes County District 2 Supervisor seat, it looks like the job will fall to Republican Frank Ferguson.

Dutch researchers said on Monday they had finally nailed down the absolute risk of getting a blood clot while sitting in a cramped airline seat -- one in 4,656.

Mayor Len Pagano said a vacant Ward 3 seat on the St. Peters Board of Aldermen will remain so until after April's election.

State Rep. Tom Dempsey defeated Democrat Ed Appelbaum by a 12 percent margin in the special election Tuesday to fill the vacant 23rd District state Senate seat.

New York- German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Tuesday renewed Germany's efforts to gain a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, the organization's top body. Merkel said she would use her address before the UN General Assembly Tuesday ...

A Ward 2 seat on the Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen might remain vacant until April if officials can't agree on a nominee.

A Ward 2 seat on the Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen might remain vacant until April if officials can't agree on a nominee.

Following the death of Ward 3 Alderman Gary Adams, Eureka officials are faced with having to fill his seat on the board.

MOTOR racing legend Peter Brock had a cavalier attitude towards anything legal or financial and had not signed his last will, a court was told.

Inside the windowless, disheveled office with video surveillance that monitors his 10-bar, strip-club complex at the rowdy end of Duval Street, owner Mark Rossi proudly points to his ``Wall of Shame.''

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sector commander of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Jonas Agu, has condemned the poor attitude to child safety in vehicles by Nigerians.

Giles Clarke is set to succeed David Morgan as chairman of the England and Wales Cricket Board after winning a second ballot.

The 17-year-old granddaughter of Labour veteran Tony Benn has been selected to fight for a seat in the next election.

Gene Stallings, Jackie Sherrill and R.C. Slocum are among the six living former coaches who will serve as honorary captains for Saturday's home football game against Baylor.

Two New Hampshire families are dealing with the devastating reality of Eastern equine encephalitis as I write this. Our thoughts and prayers are with them.

Only one more vote stands between Margaret Kastler and the seat in the Oswego County Legislature she has been pursuing since April.

HARRINGTON — After nearly seven months without a councilman, District 2 residents in the city of Harrington finally representation on City Council.

WATERBURY — Training officials warned Fire Chief Michael Maglione that firefighters were not wearing their seat belts nearly two years before Capt. John Keane died because he wasn't wearing a safety restraint.

PRIME Minister John Howard remains favourite to hold his seat of Bennelong, but only just.

The runner-up candidate who narrowly lost to Supervisor Ed Jew last year called on Mayor Gavin Newsom on Monday to appoint him to the Board of Supervisors if the embattled lawmaker is ousted from his seat. Newsom spent most of the day behind closed doors in...

UPDATED: :27 a.m. PDT, September 25, 2007 The Komen Portland Race for the Cure.

Aims Community College will have one contested race when the board of trustees election is held in November. Walter Richter and Tambor Williams are vying for the District E seat.

AURORA – Months after he formed an exploratory committee, state Sen. Chris Lauzen, R-Aurora, announced his plans to run for Congress.

SPRINGFIELD - Less than two months after the surprise resignation of Mayor David R. "Rusty" Fogle, a couple of new twists have developed in the political saga of small-town Springfield.

TRINITY — Trinity Town Councilman Tony Jones stunned fellow members Monday when he submitted his resignation effective Nov. 30. Voters first elected him in 2000. He had no opposition in 2004.

PARIS (Thomson Financial) - Air France-KLM is to create a new seat category between economy and business class for longhaul flights, daily Le Figaro reported without citing its sources.

CAMDEN — The Democrat who currently stands for Camden and Rockport in the Maine House of Representatives is now considering running for election to the Maine Senate in November 2008.

LUCEA, Hanover - Following three days of legal wrangling the 'jury' is still out on who will represent the constituency of Eastern Hanover in the Parliament.

— Aug. 31: An officer observed a vehicle on Old Springfield approaching the Stillwater River, its driver leaving marked lanes multiple times and crossing into oncoming lanes of traffic.

CLIFTON -- Four candidates will vie for a City Council seat Nov. 6. Petitions submitted by Beverly Carey, Joseph W. Chidiac, George Silva and Matthew Ward have been certified, City Clerk Richard Moran said Tuesday.

Kaufman attorney Wade Gent will seek a seat in the Texas House of Representatives when he runs in the March Republican primary, according to a press release issued Tuesday.

Megan Hoffman was some distance behind fellow Minnetonka High School seniors as she headed to a homecoming bonfire Friday night at a Carver County farm when she was forced to stop. The road was closed. An accident lay ahead. "I didn't believe it could have been them," Hoffman said Monday, referring to the students ahead of her. "Then somebody heard on the news it was teenagers, and we all got ...

MECHANICSBURG — Councilwoman Lu Blaine announced her resignation from the village council Monday night.

Parti Qu?b?cois Leader Pauline Marois sailed to an easy byelection victory Monday, securing a seat in the national assembly.

Aims Community College will have one contested race when the board of trustees election is held in November. Walter Richter and Tambor Williams are vying for the District E seat.

Parti Quebecois Leader Pauline Marois sailed to an easy byelection victory Monday, securing a seat in the national assembly.

PITTSFIELD — What has buckles and straps and makes polite parents swear? A child's car seat. The owner's manual for the typical car seat is 50 pages long.

TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Leading Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp will launch a fuel-efficient ultracompact car in Europe around 2009 amid growing demand for small cars, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.

H.G. Brown's crime caper, The Lady Swims Today, opens Sept. 23 after previews from Sept. 13 at the 95-seat TADA Theatre in Manhattan.

TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - Leading Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp ( Nachrichten ) will launch a fuel-efficient ultracompact car in Europe around 2009 amid growing demand for small cars, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Tuesday.

It will be back to the drawing board at the Oct. 11 Oswego County Legislature meeting, as the Strategic Planning and Government Committee once again approved a resolution that will bring a vote to the floor in an attempt to fill the vacant District One Legislature seat.

WASHINGTON n On Thursday afternoon, Congressman Mike Simpson asked Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter to remove his name from the list of potential replacements for U.S. Senator Larry Craig.

MANSFIELD — Jeff Rock, Republican candidate for Mansfield City Council’s Second Ward, made his case for election to office Monday at the Richland County Republican Party Luncheon.

Following the death of Ward 3 Alderman Gary Adams, Eureka officials are faced with having to fill his seat on the board.

Taiwan's push for a seat in the UN has complicated cross-strait relations and rattled Washington.

BOULDER - A man who is suing Home Depot after he became stuck to a store toilet in 2003 has been hospitalized.

Viacom, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group executives will be on the hot seat in Washington, D.C., Tuesday to face criticisms that racist and sexist language in the media perpetuates "damaging stereotypes."

In a MarketWatch story on Sept. 24, AMR Corp.'s cost per available seat mile excluding certain items was incorrectly described. AMR said its cost per available seat mile excluding a charge will likely total 11.98 cents in the third quarter. See corrected story.

PARIS - Avram Grant has only just settled into the Chelsea hot seat vacated by Jose Mourinho.

FRANKFORT, Ky. -- The head of Kentucky’s highway construction program is on the hot seat today, charged with illegally trying to influence bidding on a bridge construction project.

The Granite City School District's director of building services is now serving another entity in town.

In the last four days, two candidates have filed to run for the Martin County Commission seat being vacated by Chairman Michael DiTerlizzi next year.

Arsenal’s move to their new, 60,000-seat stadium at Ashburton Grove has helped the club to emerge as one of Europe’s richest three clubs - and that explains why they are such valued targets for a takeover.

Another Central Florida lawyer is on the hot seat in the bankruptcy case of Lou Pearlman.

ATLANTA , Sept. 24 / Standard Newswire / -- Trinity Chapel in Powder Springs , Georgia will be dedicating its new sanctuary, a 4,000 seat auditorium, on Sunday, September 30th, 2007. The auditorium will be the largest of its kind in Cobb County .

About 80 residents turned out Monday night to hear the views of five potential appointees to the Overland City Council's vacant Ward 4 seat.

Pauline Marois is hoping to earn at seat at the national assembly Monday when voters go to the polls for a provincial byelection in Charlevoix.

The Nederland man who sued after he said he was glued to a toilet seat in the Louisville Home Depot store fell into a diabetic coma this weekend but has woken up.

HANCOCK — Child vehicle passenger safety seats have been around for many years, but apparently not all children are properly secured when riding in vehicles— a situation Portage Health is trying to reduce.

Pauline Marois is hoping to earn at seat at the national assembly Monday as Charlevoix voters go to the polls.

Delta County Commissioner Wayne Wolf is making a run at the U.S. Senate. He’s seeking the Republican nomination for the Senate seat vacated by retiring Senator Wayne Allard.

LABOR will intensify its campaign for the Liberal seat of Grey, after Liberal polling showed the supposedly safe seat could change hands.

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Randy Berry is seeking the office of Police Juror, District 11. Berry has lived in Vernon Parish for the past 40 years and is a 1969 graduate of Leesville High School and earned his Bachelor's Degree from Northwestern State University.

"A lovey performer from Seat." What things have gone wrong with the car? General comments?

TotalView Technologies, the world's leading provider of scalable debugging and analysis software solutions for the multi-core era, today announced that it has passed the 12,000-seat milestone in deploying its TotalView® Debugger to research, government and commercial enterprises worldwide.

Parti Qu?b?cois Leader Pauline Marois is hoping to earn a seat at the national assembly Monday when voters go to the polls for a provincial byelection in Charlevoix.

I recently attended a class in Billings to update me on the current trends with child safety seats. In March, I wrote an article explaining the law on child seats. I thought it would be a good time to update everyone on the proper way to transport a child.

PITTSFIELD — What has buckles and straps and makes polite parents swear? A child's car seat. The owner's manual for the typical car seat is 50 pages long.

It's amazin' how fast the Mets' new ballpark is going up in Queens - and it's even more amazin' how the team is getting high-roller fans and corporate boosters to foot the construction bill. The 45,000-seat stadium is being built clockwise...

Another rift has emerged in the Queensland coalition after the Liberals decided not to contest a by-election in the seat vacated by former Premier Peter Beattie.

Supervisor Ed Jew plans to file a restraining order against The City if misconduct charges that stem from an alleged bribery scheme are filed, his lawyer said Sunday.

AN orchestra seat for the Metropolitan Opera's "Lucia di Lammermoor" to night: $350 and up. Seeing it on the giant screen in Times Square: free. Watching it from the stage as it's being sung? Priceless. That's what makes being a super - a...

(Examiner file photo) The lawyer for Supervisor Ed Jew said his client should not be removed from office without due process on the federal charges he is fighting.

This English duo can convert even the most staunch anti-electronic music fans -- especially if you catch their big beat sound live. Throughout their career, Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands have consistently pumped out dance-floor-friendly tracks with serious-fan appeal.

WATERBURY — Training officials warned Fire Chief Michael Maglione that firefighters were not wearing their seat belts nearly two years before Capt. John Keane died because he wasn't wearing a safety restraint.

Look out. Sacramento may soon be hit with the worst bout of traffic tie-ups and confusion we have ever seen.

THE controversial car parking regime in Sunderland will be taken back into the control of council bosses, it emerged last night.

Inside the windowless, disheveled office with video surveillance that monitors his 10-bar, strip-club complex at the rowdy end of Duval Street, owner Mark Rossi proudly points to his ``Wall of Shame.''

We asked our dear readers quite nicely last month to make nominations for the most dangerous intersections in Portland. "We're trying to limit this to Portland," we advised at one point. "Two roads in Vernonia don't count, OK?"

People interested in filling a vacancy on the Metro Council have until Oct. 18 to apply.

If history were any guide, the crowded contest to fill the vacant at-large seat on the New Orleans City Council should be in full swing by now. But less than a month before voters head to the polls, evidence of a campaign is hard to find.

HARRINGTON — After nearly seven months without a councilman, District 2 residents in the city of Harrington finally representation on City Council.

Two political heavyweights and a newcomer, all Democrats, are battling for the Senate District 34 seat being vacated by Sen. Charles Jones of Monroe, who is term-limited.

Two candidates challenge incumbent Rick Gallot (D-Ruston) for the District 11 State Representative in the Louisiana Legislature.

CAMDEN — The Democrat who currently stands for Camden and Rockport in the Maine House of Representatives is now considering running for election to the Maine Senate in November 2008.

AURORA – Months after he formed an exploratory committee, state Sen. Chris Lauzen, R-Aurora, announced his plans to run for Congress.

Two University alumni have their eyes on the U.S. Capitol. Republican State Sen. Steve Buehrer and two-time Democratic congressional nominee Robin Weirauch both announced their candidacy in the 5th congressional special election Thursday. Both are vying to replace the late U.

WASHINGTON n On Thursday afternoon, Congressman Mike Simpson asked Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter to remove his name from the list of potential replacements for U.S. Senator Larry Craig.

In May last year the Conservatives caused a sensation by pulling ahead in a Guardian/ICM poll as the party with the best policies on issues where Labour had traditionally been secure, including health and education.

MARION - In a special meeting of the Marion City Council, the mayor and the commissioners revealed their picks to fill the fifth commissioner spot but hit an impasse.

U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, a Democratic member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, last week said the time might have passed already for the White House to successfully nominate candidates for a vacancy on the U.S. District Court in Providence and for the vacant 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals seat long held by a Rhode Islander.

The AMA welcomes Government funding of $40 million to equip regional school buses with seat belts, but says more needs to be done to ensure all children have the same access to safe transport.The AMA has lobbied for years for compulsory fitting (including retrofitting) and use of seatbelts in all school buses. [click link for full article]

An elegantly dressed elderly woman got on the subway Sunday morning and I offered her my seat. “I appreciate the offer,” she said. “I'm getting off soon.” When she was getting off at Atlantic Avenue, she caught my eye, smiled and said “Thank you, young man.”

The Conservative leadership has distanced itself from Andrew Pelling, the MP who was arrested after his pregnant second wife accused him of assault.

Sandra Oh looks sleepy, wrapped in a parka and heading to her chair. Hers is special compared with all the others' standard-issue director's chairs. Oh's features extra padding, a fancy curved foot rest and a canvas compartment under the seat.

GREENVILLE — With her arm in a sling, Christy Winans got out of her seat and made her way to the front of the sanctuary in New Life Pentecostals of Greenville Church.

The Gurnee father of a Marine killed in Iraq is entering the Republican primary for the northwest suburban 8th Congressional District seat, making him the third GOP candidate seeking to challenge sophomore U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean (D-Ill.) in next year's election.

WASHINGTON — Tickets are going quickly for the first two shows in Five Points Washington’s 1,022-seat Caterpillar Performing Arts Center. Both shows will take place during the $21.3 million complex’s grand opening weekend from Oct. 12 to 14.

LAND - O' LAKES - Silver Ring. The name is about as synonymous with Ybor City as hand-rolled cigars.

Liberal election candidate Rowan Ramsey says he knows nothing of a reported prime ministerial bid to dump him and convince retiring MP Barry Wakelin to stay on in the South Australian seat of Grey.

Liberal candidate Rowan Ramsey says he knows nothing of a reported prime ministerial bid to dump him from the SA seat of Grey.

The Florida Democratic Party announced that it would move ahead with its plan to hold its presidential primary on Jan. 29 despite a threat from national party leaders to refuse to seat the Florida delegation over the decision.

DOVER — Jimmie Johnson isn’t America’s next top driver. He’s not even Nextel Cup’s most popular pilot. But Johnson has built a model of excellence that’s spanned six seasons. And before he knows it, Johnson may be NASCAR’s next Hall of Famer.

HARRINGTON — After nearly seven months without a councilman, District 2 residents in the city of Harrington finally representation on City Council.

Gordon Brown’s possible responsibility for one of the key decisions that precipitated the Northern Rock crisis emerged over the weekend, as a bureaucratic dispute erupted over the Market Abuse Directive (MAD) that Mervyn King cited on Thursday as a significant reason why he was unable avert the run on Northern Rock.

Queensland Liberal leader Bruce Flegg says the party does not have the resources to invest in the Brisbane Central by-election as well as the upcoming federal election.

MARION Marion Mayor Robert Butler has called for a special meeting of the Marion City Council for Saturday, Sept. 22, at 5 p.m.

Sitting in the front seat of Hammond's free public transportation bus, Cecile DeGreat glances out the clear window and admires the large green trees. A Hurricane Katrina evacuee, she has been riding the bus for three hours and doesn't know when she will get off.

USDA officially announced the resignation of Mike Johanns as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture on Sept. 20. News reports indicate that Johanns will run for the open U.S. senate seat in Nebraska.

ATLANTA , Sept. 23 / Christian Newswire / -- Trinity Chapel in Powder Springs , Georgia will be dedicating its new sanctuary, a 4,000 seat auditorium, on Sunday, September 30th, 2007. The auditorium will be the largest of its kind in Cobb County .

Editor's note: The campaign is on for the 5th District seat former Congressman Martin Meehan vacated that serves Lawrence, Haverhill, Methuen, Andover and 25 other communities . Here is a weekly look at what's happening.

The African People's Congress (APC) has announced its national leadership in Bloemfontein. The Presidential seat has been given to former deputy president of the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC) Themba Godi.

James Matthew Quattlebaum was sure he was finished. The Indiana transplant sat in his car at the side of a Lexington County road, stopped for a traffic violation. On the seat, wrapped in tinfoil, was methamphetamine. On the floorboard were boxes of Sudafed. In the trunk, cans of ether. The deputy charged Quattlebaum with driving with a suspended license and impounded his car. But when ...

A 66-year-old business consultant from Mount Vernon is the Republican nominee in a special election to fill the Maine House District 83 seat.

AURORA – Months after he formed an exploratory committee, state Sen. Chris Lauzen, R-Aurora, announced his plans to run for Congress.

Buffeted by a critical audit and a blistering grand jury report, Team San Jose faces a fight for its survival as city leaders prepare to reconsider whether the non-profit is the best choice to manage the convention center and five downtown theaters.

WASHINGTON - The novel pairing of the District of Columbia's efforts to get a full-voting member of Congress with Utah's push for a fourth representative was dealt a blow this past week in the Senate.

Cal was enjoying a big lead against Arizona on Saturday when wide receiver Lavelle Hawkins pleaded with banged-up tailback Justin Forsett to take a seat.

MARION - In a special meeting of the Marion City Council, the mayor and the commissioners revealed their picks to fill the fifth commissioner spot but hit an impasse.

BRUNSWICK, Maine — Darting across the sky at more than 700 mph while cradled in an ejection seat-equipped Navy Blue Angels fighter was a once-in-a-lifetime thrill.

FITCHBURG - Candidates for the Ward 4 district seat are newcomers to political office.

WATERBURY — Training officials warned Fire Chief Michael Maglione that firefighters were not wearing their seat belts nearly two years before Capt. John Keane died because he wasn't wearing a safety restraint.

Ryan Dalziel is embarking on a comeback trail after being suddenly dropped from his seat at Pacific Coast Motorsports.

Freeburg Republican Norm Rieso is stepping down from the St. Clair County Board after 25 years.

Years ago, after Congress passed a landmark welfare law with support from both parties, one prominent mayor became furious. His concern: a provision that would lead, he believed, to the "inhumane" treatment of illegal immigrants. He promptly dispatched his lawyers to file suit against the federal government.

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COLUMBUS: He holds the legislative seat his father once occupied and is running for the office that eluded his namesake.

CAMDEN — The Democrat who currently stands for Camden and Rockport in the Maine House of Representatives is now considering running for election to the Maine Senate in November 2008.

Gov. Rendell plans to name a prominent Hispanic, former City Solicitor Kenneth I. Trujillo, to an open seat on the Philadelphia School Reform Commission, The Inquirer has learned.

CAPE CARTERET - He has never fought a fire or held political office, but town resident Jeremy Grainger said he has much to offer as the newest member of the Western Carteret Fire and EMS Board of Directors.

The Walker County Fire and Rescue along with other safety professionals will hold child car safety seat inspections this week. Walker County Fire Chief Randy Camp said the goal is to prevent injuries and deaths.

CHESTER — With supporters, friends and family at his side, Chester resident Pat McGeehan announced Saturday he will test the political waters and run for a seat in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

The Southeast Tennessee Rural Planning Organization is expected to vote next month on a resolution calling for studies on widening roads to two county seats, officials said.

WASHINGTON n On Thursday afternoon, Congressman Mike Simpson asked Gov. C.L. “Butch” Otter to remove his name from the list of potential replacements for U.S. Senator Larry Craig.

H.G. Brown's crime caper, The Lady Swims Today , opens Sept. 23 after previews from Sept. 13 at the 95-seat TADA Theatre in Manhattan.

An electoral lobby calling itself Australians for Affordable Housing focused its attention Sunday on Prime Minister John Howard's Sydney seat of Bennelong to highlight concerns about housing.

One tournament does not a season make. Any coach will tell you that. But for Trey Jones and his Florida State Seminoles, their 2007-08 season opener sure made for a pretty darn good start.

Nay Pyi Taw – "Seat of Kings" – is a project that Burma's rulers have every interest in getting finished quickly. As well as providing a prestigious new seat of government to flatter the vanity of the country's generals, it offers a secure bolthole should the ongoing protests escalate in Rangoon, the former capital, 250 miles to the south.

Traffic slowed down at Big Bear Airport Sept. 15. Temporary flight restrictions were instituted to clear the airspace above Big Bear due to the Butler II fire.

A Ward 2 seat on the Lake Saint Louis Board of Aldermen might remain vacant until April if officials can't agree on a nominee.

Mayor Len Pagano said a vacant Ward 3 seat on the St. Peters Board of Aldermen will remain so until after April's election.

If you're a parent, here's a statistic that may shock you. Police say 8 out of 10 car seats are not installed properly and in the event of an accident that could mean the difference between life and death.

Mayor Len Pagano said a vacant Ward 3 seat on the St. Peters Board of Aldermen will remain so until after April's election.

State Rep. Tom Dempsey defeated Democrat Ed Appelbaum by a 12 percent margin in the special election Tuesday to fill the vacant 23rd District state Senate seat.

State Rep. Tom Dempsey defeated Democrat Ed Appelbaum by a 12 percent margin in the special election Tuesday to fill the vacant 23rd District state Senate seat.

HARRINGTON — After nearly seven months without a councilman, District 2 residents in the city of Harrington finally representation on City Council.

Clyde Dyar will face off against Pat Jones on November 6th... A business consultant from Mount Vernon is the Republican nominee in a special election to fill the Maine House District 83 seat.

Consider contacting your lawmakers regarding two transportation issues, one that concerns Florida drivers and the other of interest to anyone who flies.

CAMDEN — The Democrat who currently stands for Camden and Rockport in the Maine House of Representatives is now considering running for election to the Maine Senate in November 2008.

Bangalore: India clinched an edge-of-the-seat thriller against Aussies in the second semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup at Kingsmead in Durban on Saturday. India edged out Aussies by 15 runs in the game which meandered till the last over to set up a mouth-watering title clash with Pakistan. India riding ...

The Granite City School District's director of building services is now serving another entity in town.

The MIAMI HERALD reports, "Former NBA coach and commentator Dick Versace is looking for a new job: congressman. The 67-year-old Versace, a Democrat, said Thursday that he will bid for the 18th Congressional District seat in central Illinois. Incumbent Republican Ray LaHood announced in July he will retire when his term runs out in 2009."

Former NBA coach and commentator Dick Versace is looking for a new job: congressman. The 67-year-old Versace, a Democrat, said Thursday that he will bid for the 18th Congressional District seat in central Illinois. Incumbent Republican Ray LaHood announced in July he will retire when his term runs out in 2009.

What a great ride! I don't want it to end, but this could be my last auto racing column. When I started this 11 years ago, Al Unser Jr. was driving for Team Penske, Michael Schumacher was starting his first year with Ferrari and Dale Earnhardt was still a force in NASCAR.

Former NBA coach and announcer Dock Versace plans to tour the 18th Congressional district in Illinois after he formally enters the race.

By Jeff Wilson State Farm is attempting to bring some shine to the longtime Iron Skillet rivalry, slapping onto the game a nifty new title and a three-year sponsorship deal. Tonight’s 87th meeting between TCU and SMU is the first DFW Duel — Battle for the Iron Skillet. The skillet has been sitting on a stovetop somewhere in University Park for more than two years, and it could use another ...

DENVER --- Republican Austin Lorenzen has announced he is running for the Iowa House District 18 seat.

A 66-year-old business consultant from Mount Vernon is the Republican nominee in a special election to fill the Maine House District 83 seat.

CALERA - The Eagles want to be No. 1. It doesn't matter what the new Class 3A poll says of the fourth-ranked Calera, they believe that this is the year of the Eagle, as they all but wrapped up the Class 3A, Region 3 title with a 35-28 victory over Marbury (3-1, 2-1) at Oliver Park Friday.

PEORIA — Former NBA coach and commentator Dick Versace is looking for a new job: congressman. The 67-year-old Versace, a Democrat, said Thursday that he will bid for the 18th Congressional District seat in Central Illinois.

WATERBURY — Training officials warned Fire Chief Michael Maglione that firefighters were not wearing their seat belts nearly two years before Capt. John Keane died because he wasn't wearing a safety restraint.

AURORA – Months after he formed an exploratory committee, state Sen. Chris Lauzen, R-Aurora, announced his plans to run for Congress.

MARION Marion Mayor Robert Butler has called for a special meeting of the Marion City Council for Saturday, Sept. 22, at 5 p.m.

Robin Deibert decided to run for U.S. Congress after her best friend died of a stroke. He'd been complaining of headaches for weeks, but couldn't afford to go to the doctor because he didn't have health insurance. He already had a $1,200 doctor's bill he hadn't paid.

Tuxedo - The man who was killed in an accident while working on the Millennium Pipeline in Harriman State Park last weekend was thrown from his vehicle because he wasn’t wearing his seat belt, State Park Police said yesterday.

A local man got an award Friday for a very simple action, buckling up. A freak accident on a summer day could have had a devastating ending, had it not been for the simple action taken by each of the drivers involved.

Democratic State Sen. John Adler, of Camden County, said yesterday he is running for Congress against 12-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Saxton.

Democratic State Sen. John Adler, of Camden County, said yesterday he is running for Congress against 12-term Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Saxton.

Former NBA coach and commentator Dick Versace is looking for a new job: congressman. The 67-year-old Versace, a Democrat, said Thursday that he will bid for the 18th Congressional District seat in central Illinois. Incumbent Republican Ray LaHood announced in July he will retire when his term runs out in 2009.

First shown at the Paris auto show in 2004, the two-seat Venturi Fetish roadster, powered by lithium-ion batteries, has a claimed top speed of 100 m.p.h. and a one-hour charging time.

Prince George's County students argued forcefully Thursday night against a proposal to limit the voting rights of the student member of the Board of Education, saying the policy would silence the voice of the county's youths.

PEORIA — Former NBA coach and commentator Dick Versace is looking for a new job: congressman. The 67-year-old Versace, a Democrat, said Thursday that he will bid for the 18th Congressional District seat in Central Illinois.

U.S. Rep. Jerry Weller, R-Ill., under an ethics investigation for failing to report Nicaraguan land purchases, said Friday he is leaving Congress.

Two members of the Gray Town Council will run for Cliff Foster's seat in the Maine State House in November.

The Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety released survey results today showing 77 percent of Missourians wear their seat belt, four points below the 2006 national average of 81 percent.

An online auction of tickets for the first commercial A380 flight is nearing an end, with one bidder spending S$153,000 (US$100,380) for a first-class seat on the Singapore Airlines Ltd. flight.

More than 85 percent of motorists are buckling up when they get into vehicles. PennDOT announced today in a news release that the 2007 seat belt rate is 86.7 percent, up from 86.3 for 2006. The state began tracking seat belt use in 1988.

WE already know that teenagers are four times more likely to die in an automobile accident than those 21 or over. In fact, the No. 1 cause of death of teenagers is automobile accidents.

The state of North Dakota has observed Child Passenger Safety Week, which began this week and ends Sept. 22. The week is recognized by the state in order to remind parents and caregivers how important it is to make sure children ride safely in vehicles.

About 80 residents turned out Monday night to hear the views of five potential appointees to the Overland City Council's vacant Ward 4 seat.

Following the death of Ward 3 Alderman Gary Adams, Eureka officials are faced with having to fill his seat on the board.

HOLLY - John Lauve - the top vote-getter in the Sept. 11 Village Council race - will lose his seat under a charter provision that blocks anyone who owes the village money from being elected or appointed to office.

Wolf eyes seat on Senate

With the news that two-term state Rep. Joe Micon won't be on next year's ballot, political leaders in Greater Lafayette are getting ready for a fight. Micon's seat in the 26th District should be one of the most sought-after prizes in the 2008 election. Democrats hold the majority in the 100-member House by a slim margin of two seats. "Starting with two fresh people and no incumbents, we will be ...