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The small tourist hamlet of Eureka Springs, Arkansas stepped into the national debate over same-sex unions when the Eureka Springs City Council unanimously passed the domestic partner registry ordinance May 14.

Before setting up signs to advertise your property, take the time to research your community's sign ordinance.

An article discussing a judge overturning an ordinance that outlaws renting to illegal immigrants.

Get out your weed wackers folks. A proposed new blight ordinance would require homeowners in Old Saybrook, Conn., to mow their grass if it's higher than 10 inches for more than 10 days.

A judge has issued an order blocking a local anti-immigration ordinance Wednesday in Farmers Branch, Texas. The ordinance will be blocked from taking effect until a legal challenge to the ordinance is resolved

Children driving on golf carts and adults driving danerously on such carts has caused this town to consider enacting an ordinance so only appopriate uses of golf carts and vehicles used by the physically disabled would be allowable.

Creation of a dog ordinance, reallocating town money covering legal expenses, purchasing a catch basin cleaner, an ordinance to create a Senior Citizen Advisory Committee, and a change in the tax relief program are on the agenda for a Aug 31 town meeting.

Dog owners came out to a special town meeting on August 31 voicing their opposition to a proposed dog ordinance.

You can find at least one person who parks his car in his front yard, rather than on the street or in the driveway or garage. People also have more than one vehicle that they do this with. There is a Houston ordinance being proposed that would make this action illegal.

Flags gone bad can be properly disposed of. Check your local library, police station, or fire department for drop off boxes. Flag recycle or disposal boxes makes it easier to give old glory a proper send off.

Partygoers and employees under the age of 21 will no longer be allowed on premises that serve alcohol. But what does this mean for the city of Atlanta's nightlife?

A proposal to help eliminate junk scattered in yards across town is being discussed once again.

Is it legal to drive a golf cart on a public road or a sidewalk? It depends on who you talk to and who owns the road.

Imagine owning an auto dealership where an agent from a dealer from another part of Connecticut is selling vehicles in an unlicensed commercial lot without dealer plates, warranties, and without collecting taxes and fees.

Imagine seeing open space land purchased with state and local tax dollars being torn up by motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles.

At a recent town meeting attended by about ten residents, Landfill Operator Jim Dauda presented a proposal to change fees and procedures at the town's landfill on McVeagh Road.

Uninsured motorists in Dallas will now have their cars towed under a new ordinance passed by the City Council.

The noise over the South Beach Noise Ordinance is getting loud.

Town residents will have the opportunity to vote for an ordinance aiming to better enforce zoning regulations and limit legal costs for the Zoning Commission.

Chicago City Council members passed an ordinance on panhandling as an attempt to stop panhandlers from harassing people in the city.

City Councilman, Keith Bohr, has written an ordinance making it mandatory for all pets and rescued animals to me spayed or neutered.

Recently an L.A. official proposed a ban on fast food restaurants. The city is overwhelmed with fast food restaurants and has the most fast food restaurants per square mile of any other city.

On September 18, Fort Smith Mayor Ray Baker issued a proclamation making English the "official language" of the Arkansas city. On the surface, the act may seem like a shot at the city's many immigrants, but headed off a more drastic ordinance proposed by one director.

If you are trying to build a house on an irregularly piece of land that doesn't quite meet the zoning ordinance, you may have to apply for a variance. Learn what a variance is, how to apply for a variance, and the conditions in which a variance may be granted.

After completing research and observations of a rural juvenile curfew, this researcher recommends a community based approach.

Those aged 65 and older who have lived in Deep River for at least five years are now eligible for additional tax relief thanks to a newly passed ordinance.

What two police officers encountered when they tried to arrest a man for breaking a city ordinance

On June 23rd, 2007 Charleston, SC officially became a member of the No Smoking club. The ordinance was approved by a 9-4 vote in January. The new law requires almost all of the enclosed workplaces in Charleston to be non-smoking.

Forty residents gathered at the Dec. 14 town meeting to approve of a sewer avoidance ordinance drafted almost eight months ago.

The Buena Park City Council is currently pondering passage of an ordinance that would eliminate RV camping by many homeless people on Melrose Street in Buena Park. Some residents say, if passed, the law would only shift this population somehwere else.

My town has just enforced the smoking ban. This ordinance is spreading faster than cancer itself.

A plan to create a shelter for Indian and Chinese undocumented children has hit a snag because the residents don't want them there. An ordinance has been passed in Las Vegas, which makes it an offence to give food to even a single transient in any city park.

Selectman Tony Palermo had expected that on November 1, town residents would be voting for a sewer avoidance ordinance.

SALEM - The city of Salem, Massachusetts passed a city ordinance recently which would let anyone who has lived in Salem for a year apply for a license to read tarot cards and tell fortunes.

Clifton, New Jersey thought is was important to enact an ordinance or limiting dog barking. One can only wonder what made this a major community issue.

Mount Pleasant town council passes ordinance to ban smoking in most public places. They join a growing list of South Carolina municipalities that try to reduce public smoking.

Despite Douglas County Emergency director Mark Conrey's request that people not call 911 for smoking infractions, police officials have insisted that citizens report their neighbors' smoking violations.

The life of the landfill and bulky waste facility at Westbrook will be extended until Jul. 31 and not December as previously stated by officials from the Department of Environmental Protection, DEP.

While most obey Wetland Commission regulations, residents at a recent Town Meeting voted in favor of giving the commission the power to fine those who violate commission regulations.

Across this picturesque country, cyclists, skateboarders and scooter operators are provided little protection against cars and trucks. A handful of states and local governments are stepping up to provide a 3-foot buffer zone.

Many of us live in Michigan and have no clue how we got here. Where did Michigan come from.

Does the phrase "hazardous waste" bring to mind an image of a large metal drum oozing radioactive sludge in an abandoned warehouse? It shouldn't. Certain types of hazardous waste are found in the home and must be recycled according to specific rules.

The Smoke-Free Fort Worth Coalition is fighting to protect children and adults from secondhand smoke in all public places and workplaces in Texas.

Iraq and Viet Nam compared as involving a failure of the terms of discourse, and contrasted with inevitable, historic events such as WW-I.

Straight forward and simple, smoking is bad for you and for the people who are not smoking around you. We all know why it is bad, yet we still fight to pollute our lungs and our air supply.

A lookm at the hazards- and arguments pro and con-0 about the danfgers of drivers using cell phones while driving, including facts about accident frequency

D. W. Meinig wrote his perspectives on geography long before National and State Standards were conceived.

My top three choices of great pubs where you can find a cold beer, a large screen TV, some conversation and good music music (not necessarily in that order).

Sometimes, the only thing that is going to cure your hunger is a well-grilled, juicy cut of steak, and Martinsville, Indiana has a few fantastic top choices in this arena

An analysis of Brian Friel's play Translation and how it serves to show that the first line in destroying a culture is to take away their language.

As the American people move toward November elections they are probably going to hear about the war, homeland security and the economy. The working class issue is a story that has recently gained some steam in the media.

A brief look at a case brought against the city of Hazelton, PA, by the ACLU over illegal immigration.

The Hillsborough Board of County Commissioners again avoids addressing serious deficiencies in existing infrastructure to cater to the far right and focuses on lighting in strip joints.

A landslide closed Interstate 65 and railways for two weeks. Walmart developers were reportedly warned the site was not safe. Also, the township waived ordinances that could have prevented the landslide for some extra cash.

Times Square is not the first "square" of its kind, but it certainly is the most exciting.

In a unanimous vote, the Santa Monica City Council banned smoking in most outdoor places. The vote passed in Oct. 2006 and will go into effect Thanksgiving day.

A guide to Wisconsin state elections in 2006.

The Kennedy Space Center at the Cape is where you will learn all about the National Aeronautic and Space Administration (NASA) - their history and the future, and the nature and technology of space exploration.

This essay condenses the 200-page FORA reuse report into a digestible executive summary while retaining individual policy and programmatic details.

Sometimes I wonder how much cities truly think things through when they pass 'bandwagon' legislation. In the same week that the city of San Francisco voted to instruct the police to treat marijuana smoking as the city's lowest law-enforcement priority,

South Carolina triggers a wave of secession in the Deep South when it votes to secede on December 20, 1860. Why did it secede?

Education access and legal challenges before the Courts

On July 13, 1787 under the Articles of Confederation that was passed by the Continental Congress...

History of Education Litigation

If you're in a pool hall in Oklahoma City this New Year's and you buy beer, don't get drunk or you'll break the law. Lots more strange laws to read ahead.

Moorestown, New Jersey, is considered a Philadelphia suburb, and was founded nearly 300 years ago by Quaker settlers. 2006 was a year of HUGE changes - has Motown become 'big city'?

College term paper on the effects of pollution controls in the United States and economic reasoning. Government reasoning and policies, Urban and Regional Economics.

A PROSE ON GOD

Shopping at the grocery store, buying tools at the local hardware store, getting the kids some toys, and buying that special gift at the card shop can be done in this small town, all within walking distance.

How illegal immigration is impacted by the interplay of economics and politics, and how federalism can impact this relationship.

I critiqued this movie based on characters, comedy & setting.

It's easy to make next year count as an armchair activist. All you need is a littlle online reading and a stamp.

Since 1913, Hollywood has adopted various forms of self-censorship, in an effort to avoid governmental censorship. However, it has often managed to avoid its own rules in the name of profits.

U.S. policy towards Native Americans is one of our country's longest historical conflicts. From the late eighteenth century continuing through today, American government has been modifying its policies toward Native Americans.

Insight Communications violated the terms of their exclusive arrangement to provide cable TV service in Louisville, Kentucky. It now seems that the company doesn't answer to anyone, not even Louisville's Metro Council.

Atlanta is besieged by disgruntled residents who say the illegal immigration problem is out of control? But whose fault is it?

This is a guide that will show the tips and tricks necessary to book a successful show, both in the fiancial and the fun sense. The writer of the article booked a bevy of shows, raising enough money to release (for free) a CD of local music.

Grace Murray Hopper moved the field of computer science by leaps and bounds. She was a pioneer that completely transformed the field of computer science.

A helpful article discussing things to consider bringing when making the trip to your honeymoon destination.

A request for a refund for a building permit fee for 12 Rivers Ridge Road has lead this town to consider creating a policy.

If you've ever lived in an apartment complex, then you know that noise can be a huge problem. With lots of people living in one single building, the combined noise levels can be excruciating. Add people who enjoy loud music and who fit a lot...

real estate, purchase a home in unincorporated areas, San Francisco, Oakland, San Francisco Bay Area

This article highlights contemporary Christian and secular forms of celebrating Easter. The ancient origins of Easter and its icons are discussed and alternatives to a one day celebration are explored.

A spirited debate is taking place on many college campuses across the nation concerning the constitutionally protected right of the freedom of speech. Students are pitted against administrators in this battle for freedom of expression and speech.

In April 1963, he composed a letter from the Birmingham Jail. Later that year, King delivered his most famous speech when he told participants in the March on Washington "I have a dream".

A discussion of the origins of moral responsibility in the Classical World, specifically in the works of Euripides and Sophocles.

The occasional modern historian is quick to place blame on the Democratic Party as the sole faction that was intent on keeping the institution of slavery alive and well in Antebellum America. However, there is a bit more to the story.

This article traces the development of a system for monetary exchange from the early days of barter and wampum to the manufacture of gold coins and Branch Mints throughout the country.

This can be a challenge for any parent, living in a small space with very active children. It is very difficult to keep your children from running and jumping.

A little review of what I've found to be the perfect FPS game for the PS2 console, or any other.

Professional Ethics concerns one's conduct of behavior and practice when carrying out professional work. Apart from codes of ethics; professional ethics also concerns matters such as professional indemnity.

Knowing when to and not to call 911.

Freedom of speech - including symbolic speech or expression - is specifically protected by the First Amendment, but at what point does free speech end and obscenity begin?

Somehow, somewhere along the way, all of America forgot that it was Muslims who had attacked us. Instead... it had become "evildoers."

Reasons why we need to clean up after our animals and resources to ease the process.

The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was intended to protect our right to practice our religious faith freely; and yet, the Supreme Court has often invoked this amendment to justify decisions restricting our freedom of religion.

The biblical references to essential oils are explored in this article.

Conway is extremely protective of its Live Oaks, lovingly dubbed the town's oldest citizens, even going so far as to build some of the town's streets around the trees.

All the steps you need to know to start a small business, from getting a license to avoiding eBay.

What is it REALLY like living two homes away from NFL player Terrell Owens? The answer may surprise you...