40 apply for interim post as Bexar sheriff (San Antonio Express-News) Commissioners Court will pick successor...more...Lots of interest in sheriff's job (San Antonio Express-News) More than a dozen applications for interim post have been turned in; deadline is this afternoon....more... Naomi Klein on the age of disaster capitalism (Guardian Unlimited) In the days after 9/11, America's firefighters, nurses and teachers were hailed as the country's heroes. But President Bush's embracing of the public sector didn't last long. As the dust settled on the twin towers, the White House launched an entirely new economy, based on security - with the belief that only private firms could meet the challenge. In this exclusive extract from her new book, ......more... Don't fly the 'just trust me' flag (The Farmington Daily Times) A major victory was won on behalf of open government in Farmington and in New Mexico when District Judge Karen Townsend ruled Tuesday that the city was wrong to keep secret its applications for city manager, the most powerful position within the city administration....more... IN BRIEF (Pahrump Valley Times) The Nye County Sheriff Department in partnership with the community and Homeland Heros will present a two-day women's defense class. The class is held at the VFW Post 10054, 4651 Homestead Road, from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m., Monday and Tuesday, Sept. 10 and 11....more... New focus on affordable living (Daily News Journal) For more than three decades, Murfreesboro has been a participant in the federal Community Development Block Grant program. For the past year, John Callow has served as the city's community development director....more... Contenders emerge for permanent sheriff post (Miami Herald) Even as Al Lamberti was named acting sheriff on Tuesday, others were already lining up for Broward's top law enforcement post -- considered one of the most powerful jobs in the county....more... E-mails detail biotech meetings (Boston Globe) Former state economic undersecretary Robert K. Coughlin met with state biotechnology executives to develop lucrative tax breaks for the industry at the same time that he was entering discussions with the biotech trade group to become its next president, newly released e-mails show....more... NRC anticipates flood of applications for new reactors (The Courier) By Duncan Mansfield Associated Press writer CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) ? Federal regulators, girding for explosive growth in the nuclear power industry, said they are weeks away from an anticipated flood of license applications for new reactors not seen since the 1970s....more... |