Even recycling efforts have a downside. In cities locked into long-term contracts with waste companies that rely on refuse to survive, residents and businesses are finding that less waste can lead to higher rates.

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Palo Alto and Los Altos Hills find that less waste leads to higher rates

The healing process has begun for the Berkeley High School football team, which lost teammate D.J.

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Grieving Stags team heals after tragedy

The owner of Carthew Bay General Store was ready to shut down his shop last Friday and hang a sign on the door saying “You Won” after falling victim to the 11th robbery in less than three months.

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Convenience store robbed 11 times in less than 3 months

Kathmandu – The UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) expressed concern Friday over the delayed peace process in the Himalayan country, local media reported.

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TROY The City Council will vote to approve three budget amendments at next months meeting, including one to accept $8,250 received from sponsors to pay for expenses related to summer activities at Powers Park. Members of the Council have requested more information about the donations received and the vendor process for the popular summer concert series.

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Galuski questions permit process, donations for concert series

The apparently random self-assembly of molecular threads into the proteins that make the body work is far less frantic than previously thought, scientists say.

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Scientists post lower speed limit for cell-signaling protein assembly

ALTON With less than two weeks before classes start, crews had gone through a punch list, were arranging kitchen equipment and waxing floors Friday and Saturday at Lovejoy Elementary School.

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Crews finishing school renovations

Before Friday, BP had provided figures that suggested a brighter picture of the claims process but did not reveal how many claims had actually been approved. Instead of listing the number of claims approved, BP had published only the …

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On The Hill: New BP Data Shows Payments on Less Than a Third of Claims

As for the taste, “it’s really surprising, very sweet but still with some acidity,” the expert added, explaining that champagne of that period was much less dry than today and the fermentation process less controllable. …

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I love yard sales but always dread the process of planning a yard sale route. Every Friday evening, I sit down at my computer, classified ads in hand, and attempt to map out the most efficient route for my family’s Saturday yard sale adven-tures. The process is tedious, but necessary to make our expedition as economical as possible.

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