 Family farm owners appeal to borough
(Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman: Thu, 21 Jun) MAT-SU - The Mat-Su Valley needs room to grow - for both its annual 4 percent population growth and the agriculture that feeds it. In case after case where these two needs meet, the seeds of conflict are being planted.
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 Population growth hides Mathis’ achievement
(Tacoma News Tribune: Wed, 20 Jun) Dear Jerry: I’ve loved Johnny Mathis since his release of “Wonderful Wonderful.” I was shocked to read that none of his recordings made a list of the Top 300 best-selling U.S. albums, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.
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 GCC healthcare costs to hit $60bn
(AME Info: Tue, 19 Jun) GCC healthcare costs will rise to $60bn by 2025 from $12bn now as ageing, population growth and medical inflation increase, according to the GCC Healthcare 2025 report by McKinsey & Co. By 2025 the treatment of heart-related diseases will account for 24% of the healthcare costs, a specialist said at the GE Healthcare Middle East Media Summit.
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 South End fire station up for a vote
(Westport Shorelines: Thu, 21 Jun) Voters will be asked to approve $200,000 for the design phase of a new South End fire station in a special election on Tuesday, June 26. "The biggest challenge is to get the voters out there," said Fire Chief Brian Legendre. "It's the summer. We're the only thing on the ballot."
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 Lex: Water works
(Financial Times: Thu, 21 Jun) In Barcelona, water costs 90 per cent more than it does in Valencia, further down the Spanish coast, where water is scarce. As global water shortages increase, such anomalies will have to disappear.
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(AFX UK Focus) 2007-06-15 05:54 GMT: Population growth crucial to ensuring Hong Kong's competitiveness - Tsang
