Levies tied to inflation unacceptable (Virginia vacation rentals)

Levies tied to inflation unacceptable
Medina County Gazette - Well, Gov. Bob Taft and our legislators have off-loaded funding responsibilities from the state to the taxpayer. It seems the answer to any funding issue is good old Joe Taxpayer. Schools will be allowed the option to seek property tax levies that

State, time-share group spar over how to count
Pacific Business News - A long-running discussion between the state and the time-share industry on the methodologies they used to calculate spending concluded that there were differences that couldn't be reconciled. The two groups crunched the figures again and, while they

End of berry farm's legacy paves way for used-car lot
Buffalo Business First - Bye's Strawberry Ranch had a good run. For more than 40 years, the red, heart-shaped fruit of summer that Marilyn and Walter Bye sold to U-pickers at their prominent Newfane farm gave them the sweetest income of all their cash crops. They operated a

Natick Town Meeting opens tomorrow
MetroWest Daily News - N ATICK -- Spring Town Meeting starts tomorrow with issues ranging from how to spend a $97.7 million budget, to the demolition and design of a new Middlesex Avenue garage, to changing the town clerk's position from elected to appointed. "I think it

Vacation doesn t have to mean a trip into debt
Tacoma News Tribune - The countdown has begun. With perhaps three months before the family summer vacation, the beaches and the roller coasters are calling. After poring over glossy brochures and sleek Web sites, many families are ready to plan and book the perfect

Massage and bodywork can be a vacation
Daily Triplicate - When the stress and strain of everyday living gets to be too much, you need a vacation, a vacation that you don't have to plan. One that does not make you more exhausted then when you started, or has you paying a lot of bills. A vacation that leaves

Candidates Rally Before Election Day
Signal - With just one more day to go before election day, most Santa Clarita City Council candidates are hitting the streets trying to get the word out on why they should get residents votes. Candidate Mark Hershey said he was pooped out from the

Troubled Water
Winston-Salem Journal - Tony Maynard and his son Chris, 7, spent Saturday afternoon fishing at High Rock Lake, which is 3.2 feet below its full water level, according to Alcoa, which controls levels. (Journal Photos By Jason Arthurs) SOUTHMONT - Ralph Gaither has lived and