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1 Who will win the loaded Lake? Five or six teams could contend for the conference title in the 11-team league. "Last year Rosemount had such a special season," Burnsville coach Hillary Hansen said. "[The Irish] proved over the season they were the best in the conference and the state. The rest of the teams fought hard for second place. Now all those pitchers have had a chance to mature and a lot of [teams] will be fighting for the top spot." A Lake team has won the Class 3A title the past five seasons.2 Will Chaska's Brynne Dordel be as unhittable as she was last season? If she is, this could be the Year of the Hawks. Dordel had a 0.00 ERA in the regular season and, in Chaska's last conference game, pitched a no-hitter and struck out 19 in a 2-0 victory over Rosemount. "We made her famous, and now the word is out," Irish coach Jim Matheson said.3 How will injuries effect several top teams?Benilde-St.

ING Introduces ROP Term Life Insurance

MINNEAPOLIS, March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ING has introduced ING Return of Premium Term life insurance. Issued by ReliaStar Life Insurance Company, ING Return of Premium Term offers individuals valuable death-benefit protection from term life insurance with the ability to get all of their premiums back at the end of the policy's term (excluding flat extras). "This type of term insurance appeals to people who are concerned about buying a product they think they may never need," said Jim Gelder, president of ING Life Distribution. "At the end of the level term period, they get back what they've paid for the policy. For many people, it is like buying a home versus renting an apartment." Like traditional term life insurance, return of premium term life insurance offers a fixed death benefit with a level policy premium for a pre- determined period of time, typically 15, 20 or 30 years.

Legislature at odds over capping local governments' taxing authority

TALLAHASSEE -- The warnings from local governments came quickly: There could be across-the-board layoffs, cuts to public safety and recreation.

The rebuttals weren't far behind.

But if Florida lawmakers, or voters, decide to cap local property taxes, they'll hardly be the first. In fact, they'll join many other states -- and likely hear debate about it for years to come.

"I think it's definitely hard to tell what the impact of these things are," said Nathan Anderson, an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. "It's difficult to tell what would have happened without the limit."

More than 30 states limit property tax rates, he said. Slightly fewer have revenue limits. Many have both. Idaho, for example, has a 3 percent cap on most non-school district property tax revenue increases, he said.

New Grady CEO vows to 'improve fiscal control and achieve ...

After a yearlong search, financially ailing Grady Health System is getting a new chief executive officer who will take over at a critical time for Atlanta's biggest public hospital.

MCS, ASD, and many of the Chemically Induced (CI) disorders of today

I have written so many things that at times I loose count. What did I say? Who did I quote? And so on. My main goal was to alert you about the manipulations and just out right lies that you live with and for some reason accept. As we watch our planet buckle under the pressure of pollution we also must see that we as a people are also suffering damage from this. How has it happened and why did it happen? Have we become so superior that we honestly believe that we can control nature? I am sorry but we are so wrong about this.

When I was writing about ASD and the most likely causes I had no idea that there was even anything called Multiple Chemical Sensitivity (MCS). However the letters that I have received and the list serve options on my websites allowed me into this world and it has validated my view point.

Budget Motel likely to be demolished

Preston Whisenant, the new owner of the Budget Motel, is planning to demolish the structure at 1311 N. Tennessee Street in approximately 10 days to build a retail shopping center at the location -- after asbestos is removed from the property.Whisenant purchased the property last Wednesday and the 22 former tenants of the motel have found new homes. They were asked to move by Sean Wang, the former motel manager, after the city of McKinney's Code Enforcement Department deemed the property a substandard structure after a November 2006 inspection.The city gave the former motel owner approximately 60 days to repair approximately 58 items that were not up to citycode in the inspection. City code enforcement and fire department staff conducted the inspection based on a notice that originated at the McKinney Fire Department last fall, according to city staff.However, the former owner did not make the repairs because he did not have enough money to repair the building, which needs a new roof and new sewer lines, Wang said.The property was placed up for sale after the inspection and the tenants had to find other places to live.

New book suggests lower tips for bad service

A waiter at Lena's Restaurant in Nyack, N.Y., kept interrupting as we were dining. "I'm sorry to interrupt you, but . . ." Time after time. He didn't sound very sorry. In fact, he had a self-satisfied smile on his face. Should I have left him no tip?

No, writes Peggy Post, great-grand-daughter-in-law of Emily Post herself, in a new book, "Excuse Me, But I Was Next . . ." (Harper-Collins, 2006). You might reduce a tip, she advises, but not eliminate it. A small tip hurts all the employees sharing in the tip pool. Tip 10 percent if the service is mediocre, 8 percent if it's poor.

The book suggests that things have indeed become less formal these days. Men don't have to walk on the street side of the pavement.

Dining out, you can rest your elbows on the table (when you're not really eating).

Q4 2006 The First American Corporation Earnings Conference Call ...

OPERATOR: Welcome to the First American Corporation fourth quarter conference call. At this time all participants have been placed in the listen-only mode until the question and answer session. [OPERATOR INSTRUCTIONS]. A copy of today's press release and the accompanying presentation are available at the Company's website at www.firstam.com/investor. Today's call is being recorded and will be available for replay from the Company's investor website, and for a short time by calling area code 203-369-0114. We will now turn the call over to Jo Etta Bandy, Vice President of Corporate Communications to make an introductory statement. JO ETTA BANDY, VP OF CORPORATE COMMUNICATIONS, THE FIRST AMERICAN CORPORATION: Thank you and good morning, everyone. At this time we, would like to remind listeners that Management's commentary and responses to your questions may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding ongoing efforts to improve margins, initiatives to improve Title margins, 2007 as a transition year for the Title Company, gross uncertain products offered by the Company, reorganization of the Title insurance segment, corporate capitalization and the focus of the Company's data businesses.

Lawmakers Seek Options As Children's Health Insurance Plan Set to ...

(CNSNews.com) - Enacted 10 years ago, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), which targets low income families who do not qualify for Medicaid, is set to expire this year, and lawmakers are exploring ways to help insure those still not covered.

"We can say without equivocation that [with SCHIP] we have made a contribution to ensuring that children have better coverage and more access to healthcare than they had before," former Sen. Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) said at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

Daschle noted that "21.6 million children today are provided coverage through either the Medicaid program or the SCHIP program. We find that there [are] approximately 43 million children who are covered by the insurance provided through family employers.

Reedsville farmer prepared to ward off unwelcome cranes

Krepline, owner of Krepline Farms LLC in Reedsville, located a few miles northwest of the Collins Marsh State Wildlife Area, tried for years to protect his corn crop from the migratory cranes, which nest at the marsh and wander onto his farm fields to methodically pluck out his planted seeds. He even asked the state Department of Natural Resources for help.

"They gave us some pyrotechnics to shoot them, but the birds realized that it wasn't harmful and would come back in two to three weeks," said Krepline, who lost between 25 percent and 75 percent of his crop to cranes over the last six years. "We tried it because the seed was already in the ground and we couldn't do anything about it could you stand there all day long shooting them with your cap gun?"

But Krepline had better results last year by using Avitec, a nonlethal repellent recently approved for temporary use again this year by the U.S.

Colorectal exam can save your life

The U.S. health care system got mixed reviews in a recent federal report: Overall quality is improving, but not enough Americans are getting preventive health screenings.

First, the good news: hospital care for heart attack victims improved 15 percent, for example, and vaccinations for children, adolescents and the elderly improved by 6 percent, according to the 2006 National Healthcare Quality Report by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

But in other areas, such as colorectal cancer screening, significant improvement opportunities remain. Only 52 percent of adults, for example, received recommended colorectal cancer screenings, according to the report.

March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and the American Cancer Society urge all people to be vigilant about being tested for colon cancer especially as Baby Boomers age and increasingly need such screenings.

Canada in brief

MONTREAL (CP) - Wanted ad man Jean Lafleur could dodge the long arm of the law for some time if he decides to hide out in Latin America, rather than face fraud charges stemming from the sponsorship scandal, law enforcement experts say.

Quebec provincial police issued a warrant for Lafleur's arrest this week, after admitting they don't know where to find the man who made millions from the scandal.

Lafleur, who faces 35 counts of fraud totalling $1.6 million, was last seen in 2005 living it up in Costa Rica, where neighbours complained about late-night partying.

He's kept a lower profile since then, paying for an expensive apartment in Old Montreal but never appearing there. His Quebec driver's licence has lapsed and a former neighbour in Costa Rica said he doesn't know where Lafleur has gone.