 Shippensburg library buys property for $1.1 million
(Public Opinion: Wed, 16 Jan) Shippensburg Public Library's board of directors Tuesday night approved a $1.1 million purchase of three adjacent properties. The land will be used for expansion of the library.
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 Tax Cuts, Transportation Top State Priorities
(WCTV Tallahassee: Thu, 17 Jan) A low-tax state is one of Governor Sonny Perdue's top goals for Georgia this year. The governor highlighting tax cuts among other goals in his annual State of State address Wednesday.
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 Lucky pups rescued by Port woman
(York County Coast Star: Thu, 17 Jan) KENNEBUNKPORT — Kristen Parker already had two dogs — one more than she had ever thought she would have — when Anna entered her home for what she thought would be a short stay.
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 Back in the woods again
(Grant County Press: Thu, 17 Jan) Sites was one of five Potomac Highlands residents who took part in the Dec. 3-4 special hunt for the disabled. The hunt is a joint project of the Corps of Engineers, West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and the Elk Garden Volunteer Fire Company.
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 Aboriginals number one million
(Montreal Gazette: Wed, 16 Jan) Quebec's aboriginal communities grew almost nine times faster than the province's non-aboriginal population, and the number of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit across Canada has surpassed one million, 2006 census figures show.
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 State's population growth rate rebounds -- largest in 10 years
(Cook County News-Herald: Fri, 11 Jan) The population of Minnesota increased by 43,035 persons or 0.8 percent between July 2006 and July 2007, a slightly larger increase than seen in the preceding year and the largest percentage and numeric increase since the first year of the decade.
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 Lawmakers Question Direction Of Ches. Restoration
(CBS 13 Baltimore: Wed, 16 Jan) A $50 million fund to help restore the Chesapeake Bay awaits direction from lawmakers on how it should be spent -- but at an initial hearing Tuesday, it was clear that lawmakers aren't happy with the direction of some restoration efforts and want state agencies to rethink how they could spend the money.
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 Funeral homes up ante
(The Cincinnati Enquirer: Tue, 15 Jan) ALEXANDRIA - Four new funeral homes opened in Northern Kentucky in the past 18 months, competing as the death rate falls but population grows.
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