1930 Ridgewood report shows worries were same as today's
(Herald News: Sun, 25 Nov) Water shortages, traffic snarls, a demand for open space and parks, and population growth that could spark overdevelopment. All are concerns today in North Jersey, but they can also be found in a report by the Ridgewood Planning and Park Commission, circa 1930.

WSDOT News
(Washington State Department of Transportation: Tue, 27 Nov) GIG HARBOR – The Washington State Department of Transportation is studying State Route 302 from the Key Peninsula Highway to SR 16 to evaluate the environmental impacts of widening the existing roadway or creating a new corridor to improve mobility and enhance motorist safety.

About Norman E. Borlaug
(AgExporter: Tue, 27 Nov) The Borlaug Fellowship Program was launched in March 2004 in honor of Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, who has often been hailed as the father of the Green Revolution.

Slump will affect state budget
(The State: Tue, 27 Nov) A nationwide economic slump will affect South Carolina’s budget, Gov. Mark Sanford said Monday, but he does not expect to broadly cut agency budgets this year. “We have not. We won’t,” Sanford said of telling agencies to expect less money in the budget that begins July 1, 2008. Instead, Sanford said, cuts would be targeted. Sanford said his executive budget would likely also propose changing how ...