US Fed News Service, Including US State News back issues from Friday, November 9:
Malaysia: Allow Rally for Electoral Reform
Nov 09, 2007 ... Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: (New York) - Police in Kuala Lumpur should permit a public rally and march organized by the Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (known as Bersih) to proceed as planned on Saturday November 10, Human Rights Watch said today. New ...
Saudi Arabia: Release Peaceful Reformers
Nov 09, 2007 ... Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: (New York) - King Abdullah should immediately pardon two leading reformers sentenced by a Saudi court on Wednesday for encouraging a peaceful demonstration, Human Rights Watch said today. Judge Ibrahim Husni of the Partial Court in ...
Greenpeace Warns That Time And Tuna Are Running Out
Nov 09, 2007 ... Greenpeace International issued the following news release: Antalya, Turkey -- At today's opening of the annual conference of the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (ICCAT), Greenpeace climbers have hung a giant banner, reading "Time and Tuna are running ...
China: Tibetan Faces Baseless Subversion Charges
Nov 09, 2007 ... Human Rights Watch issued the following news release: (New York) - Chinese authorities should immediately release Ronggyal Adrak, a Tibetan nomad who publicly called for religious freedoms and a visit to Tibet by the Dalai Lama, Human Rights Watch said today. The People's Court in ...
FIRST STATE HERITAGE PARK OFFERS VETERANS DAY EVENTS ON NOV. 12
Nov 09, 2007 ... Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued the following news release: On Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 12, all of the First State Heritage Park partner sites - including Legislative Hall, Delaware's capitol building - will be open from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m ....
THREE HUNTERS FACE FINES FOR WATERFOWL VIOLATIONS
Nov 09, 2007 ... Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control issued the following news release: Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement agents on Nov. 3 arrested three men who were hunting on Dew Drop Road east of Smyrna and charged them with violations of migratory waterfowl ...
DNR TRACKS DOWN REPEAT MARINE FISHERIES OFFENDER IN WASSAU SOUND
Nov 09, 2007 ... The Georgia Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Wildlife Resources Division (WRD) conservation rangers confiscated 208 illegal-sized saltwater fish from a shrimp trawler in Wassau Sound Wed., Nov. 7. Rangers ...
BATS SHOULD BE WELCOMED, NOT FEARED
Nov 09, 2007 ... The Georgia Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Halloween has come and gone, but superstitious fears and negative myths about bats live on, fed by the creatures' unusual habits and appearance. Some people panic at the thought of a bat in their home. Others ...
21ST BIRD FEEDERWATCH SEASON STARTS
Nov 09, 2007 ... The Georgia Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Bird watchers in Georgia and across the nation will be keeping a close eye on their feeders this winter while participating in the annual Project FeederWatch. This popular citizen-science project enters its ...
BLUE LICKS BATTLEFIELD'S HOLIDAY DINNER THEATER RECEIVES TOP TEN RECOGNITION
Nov 09, 2007 ... The Kentucky Department of Parks issued the following news release: The Holiday Dinner Theater at Blue Licks Battlefield State Resort Park has been selected as a "Top Ten" event for the winter/holiday season by the Kentucky Tourism Council. This year's holiday dinner theater is ...
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES SEEK HUNTERS HELP IN HARVESTING ESCAPED DEER FROM DEER FARM
Nov 09, 2007 ... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Department of Natural Resources is requesting assistance from the general public and deer hunters during the upcoming deer season to locate and harvest escaped farm raised white tailed deer. Several deer ...
HOUSE DEMOCRATS APPROVE TAX RELIEF FOR MIDDLE-CLASS HAWAII TAXPAYERS
Nov 09, 2007 ... Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D-Hawaii (1st CD), issued the following press release: Democrats in the U.S. House today passed a temporary tax relief measure that extends some tax credits that are set to expire at the end of this year, including a child tax credit that's popular among Hawaii ...
DANDY-WALKER SYNDROME FIGHT HAS LAMAR COUNTY ROOTS
Nov 09, 2007 ... Rep. Robert Aderholt, R-Ala. (4th CD), issued the following news release: In 2005 while awaiting the birth of their first child Ryan, Andrea and Eric Cole of Kensington, Maryland (with roots in Lamar County) learned that he would be born with a rare birth defect called Dandy-Walker ...
LARGE ANTLERLESS DEER HARVEST NEEDED IN WEST CENTRAL WISCONSIN
Nov 09, 2007 ... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: With deer populations in areas of west central Wisconsin continuing to be high, the state Department of Natural Resources has once again classified the majority deer management units within the DNR West ...
OPENING WEEKEND DEER REGISTRATION STATION CHANGE
Nov 09, 2007 ... The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Hunters who once registered their deer opening weekend between 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. at the Department of Natural Resources Service Center on Hwy 70 in Spooner are being directed to the Holiday Gas Station on the ...
California Inventor Develops Virtual Reality Camera
Nov 09, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 -- Patrick Teo of San Jose, Calif., has developed a virtual reality camera. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "camera including a camera lens, acquisition circuitry receiving images via the camera lens, for acquiring a ...
Washington Inventors Develop Interactive Viewpoint Video System
Nov 09, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 -- Charles Zitnick III, Matthew Uyttendaele and Simon Winder, all from Seattle, Richard Szeliski and Sing Bing Kang, both of Redmond, Wash., have developed an interactive viewpoint video system. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention ...
Canadian Inventor Develops Cache Memory Bypassing Method
Nov 09, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 -- Richard C. Madter of Puslinch, Canada, has developed a cache memory bypassing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method are provided for bypassing cache memory when reading data from system memory particularly when the ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Multibeam Scanning Optical Apparatus
Nov 09, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 -- Kazuyoshi Noguchi of Toyokawa, Japan, Hidekazu Takahama of Nagoya, Japan, Takahiro Tsutsumi of Toyohashi, Japan, and Toru Maegawa of Hino, Japan, have developed a multibeam scanning optical apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Image Forming Apparatus
Nov 09, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 -- Hideyasu Ishibashi and Hiroaki Hyuga, both of Kanagawa, Japan, have developed an image forming method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An image forming apparatus records an image on a photosensitive material by controlling a light emission ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Recording System for Light-Sensitive Sheet
Nov 09, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 -- Meng-Shin Yen and Wai William Wang, both of Taoyuan, Taiwan, have developed a recording system for light-sensitive sheet. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a system for recording a datum onto a pixel on a ...
BOSTON CENTERS FOR YOUTH AND FAMILIES NURTURING INCLUSION THRU COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM, NOV. 17
Nov 09, 2007 ... The city of Boston issued the following press release: Boston Centers for Youth & Families, the City of Boston's largest youth and human service agency, is pleased to offer the N.I.C.E. Program (Nurturing Inclusion thru Community Engagement), to Boston residents ages 8 to 22 with ...
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SEEKS COMMENT ON PROPOSED TIER I AIR QUALITY PERMIT RENEWAL FOR POTLATCH WOOD PRODUCTS FACILITY, LEWISTON
Nov 09, 2007 ... The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking public comment on a proposed Tier I air quality operating permit renewal for the Potlatch Forest Products, Lewiston Wood Products facility in ...
REP. ARCURI ANNOUNCES $75,394 FOR VARICK FIRE COMPANY
Nov 09, 2007 ... Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-N.Y. (24th CD), has issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Michael A. Arcuri (D-Utica) today announced $75,394 for the Varick Volunteer Fire Company in Geneva through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Assistance to Firefighters Grant ...
HEALTH DEPARTMENT WARNS CONSUMERS OF POTENTIALLY TOXIC AQUA DOT CHILDREN'S TOY
Nov 09, 2007 ... The Vermont Department of Health issued the following news release: The Vermont Department of Health is warning consumers about Aqua Dots, a beaded children's toy coated with a chemical that can turn toxic if ingested. Children who swallow the beads can become comatose, develop ...
REP. BAIRD ISSUES STATEMENT ON PERU TRADE PROMOTION AGREEMENT
Nov 09, 2007 ... Rep. Brian N. Baird, D-Wash. (3rd CD), issued the following statement: The following is Congressman Brian Baird's statement regarding the U.S.-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement, which was voted on by the House of Representatives on November 8, 2007: "Yesterday, I joined 284 of my ...
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY SEEKS COMMENT ON PROPOSED TIER I AIR QUALITY PERMIT RENEWAL FOR DYNAMIC FABRICATORS FACILITY, RATHDRUM
Nov 09, 2007 ... The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) is seeking public comment on a proposed Tier I air quality operating permit renewal for the Dynamic Fabricators facility in Rathdrum. The facility, ...
REP. ALLEN ISSUES STATEMENT TO COMMEMORATE VETERANS DAY
Nov 09, 2007 ... Rep. Thomas H. Allen, D-Maine (1st CD), issued the following statement: U.S. Representative Tom Allen issued the following statement to commemorate Veterans Day, Sunday, November 11, 2007: "This Sunday, in towns and cities across Maine and throughout the nation, we pay tribute to ...
ASSISTANT SECRETARY ARTMAN TO ADDRESS TRIBAL LEADERS NOV. 12 AT NCAI 64TH ANNUAL CONVENTION
Nov 09, 2007 ... The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following media advisory: Assistant Secretary - Indian Affairs Carl J. Artman will appear on the afternoon of Monday, November 12, 2007, at the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) 64th Annual Convention, where he will address ...
REP. ARCURI VOTES TO PROTECT MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES FROM HIGHER TAXES
Nov 09, 2007 ... Rep. Michael Arcuri, D-N.Y. (24th CD), has issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Michael A. Arcuri (D-Utica) voted today for legislation (H.R. 3996) which would shield over 36,000 individuals in the 24th Congressional district from having to pay the Alternative Minimum ...
GOV. PATRICK HONORS BOSTON FIREFIGHTERS
Nov 09, 2007 ... The city of Boston issued the following press release: On November 7, 2007 the Massachusetts Firefighter of the Year Award Ceremony took place at historic Faneuil Hall. There, firefighters from throughout Massachusetts were recognized for their heroic actions at incidents in the past ...
ORIENT HEIGHTS COMMUNITY CENTER CLOSED FOR RENOVATION
Nov 09, 2007 ... The city of Boston issued the following press release: Boston Centers for Youth & Families (BCYF) has announced that the Orient Heights Community Center has closed for renovation. It is anticipated that the project will take approximately four months to complete. This ...
REP. ALLEN VOTES FOR TAX RELIEF FOR MIDDLE CLASS FAMILIES
Nov 09, 2007 ... Rep. Thomas H. Allen, D-Maine (1st CD), issued the following press release: U.S. Representative Tom Allen today voted for H.R. 3996, the Temporary Tax Relief Act. This legislation limits the number of taxpayers who must pay a higher tax rate because they are subject to the Alternative ...
REP. BAKER LAUDS HOUSE PASSAGE OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL, ANNOUNCES FUNDING INCLUDED FOR BATON ROUGE AREA
Nov 09, 2007 ... Rep. Richard H. Baker, R-La. (6th CD), issued the following press release: U.S. Rep. Richard Baker, R-Baton Rouge, today lauded House passage of the Defense Appropriations bill. This important legislation includes $3.5 million for Baton Rouge area projects, $3 billion for the Road Home ...
LEADERS MEETING TO FIND ACTIONABLE RECOMMENDATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE SYMPOSIUM FOR PUBLIC LANDS
Nov 09, 2007 ... The Department of Parks and Recreation's State Parks unit issued the following press release: Over the next several years, decisions will be made on how to spend hundreds of millions of public and private dollars on the acquisition and restoration of conservation lands in California ....
REP. ALTMIRE: AMT BILL CUTS TAXES FOR 60,000 FAMILIES IN 4TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT
Nov 09, 2007 ... Rep. Jason Altmire, D-Pa. (4th CD), has issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Congressman Jason Altmire (PA-4) voted in support of fiscally responsible tax cuts for 60,000 families in Pennsylvania's 4th Congressional District by providing relief from the alternative minimum tax ...
REP. AKIN URGES CONGRESS TO PASS AMT PATCH WITHOUT RAISING TAXES
Nov 09, 2007 ... Rep. W. Todd Akin, R-Mo. (2nd CD), issued the following news release: Congressman Todd Akin (R-MO), is calling on the Democrats to scrap their proposal to increase taxes overall in order to fix the alternative minimum tax (AMT). H.R. 3996, the Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007, ...
SCHOOL COMMITTEE APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
Nov 09, 2007 ... The office of the Boston Mayor issued the following press release: Boston School Committee Nominating Panel has announced that applications are being accepted for two positions on the Boston School Committee. The terms of Dr. Angel Amy Moreno and Marchelle Raynor will expire on December ...
SECRETARY OF INTERIOR KEMPTHORNE ISSUES STATEMENT IN HONOR OF VETERANS DAY
Nov 09, 2007 ... The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following statement: Secretary of the Interior Dirk Kempthorne issued the following statement in honor of Veterans Day: "This country owes a debt that can never fully be repaid to the men and women who have worn the uniform and ...
Taiwanese Inventors Develop Data Accessing Apparatus
Nov 09, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 -- Dao-Ning Guo, Ching-Yu Chen, Meng-Huang Chu and Pei-Jei Hu, all from Taipei, Taiwan, have developed a data accessing apparatus. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An apparatus and method for accessing data from a storage medium is disclosed ....
Swiss Inventor Develops Ornamental Design for Watch Case
Nov 09, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 -- Sebastien Actis-Datta of Villars-Tiercelin, Switzerland, has developed an ornamental design for a watch case, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventor was issued U.S. Patent No. D554,540 on Nov. 6. The patent has been assigned to ...
Pennsylvania Inventors Discover Cyanopyrrole-Sulfonamide Progesterone Receptor Modulator
Nov 09, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 -- Casey Cameron McComas of Phoenixville, Pa., Andrew Fensome of Wayne, Pa., and Edward George Melenski of Collegeville, Pa., have ddiscovered cyanopyrrole-sulfonamide progesterone receptor modulators. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: ...
California Inventors Develop Bit Error Position Estimation Method
Nov 09, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 -- Robert L. Dorney of Solana Beach, Calif., and Joseph C. Chan of San Diego, have developed a bit error position estimation method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bit error position is estimated. The estimation method includes generating ...
Japanese Inventor Develops Data Processing Method
Nov 09, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 -- Tadashi Kojima of Yokohama, Japan, has developed a data processing method. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A burst error-correcting capability is largely improved. At least the even-number row and at least the odd-number row of the data ...
California Inventor Develops Clock Domain Crossing Testable Design Methodology
Nov 09, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 -- Piyush Jamkhandi of Milpitas, Calif., has developed a clock domain crossing testable design methodology. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, the invention relates to a "design methodology to debug synchronization of a signal crossing clock ...
Japanese Inventors Develop Novel 5-Substituted 7-Azaindole Compound
Nov 09, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 -- Piotr Graczyk, Hirotoshi Numata, Gurpreet Bhatia and Darren Peter Medland, all from London, have developed novel 5-substituted 7-azaindole compounds. According to the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to novel 5-substituted ...
Swiss Inventors Develop Ornamental Design for Wrist Watch
Nov 09, 2007 ... ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 9 -- Vincent Laucella of Le Brassus, Switzerland, and Christian Lattmann of Neuchatel, Switzerland, have developed an ornamental design for a wrist watch, the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office announced. The inventors were issued U.S. Patent No. D554,542 on Nov ....
MARYLAND'S BRAC-IMPACTED COMMUNITIES GET RELIEF FROM SENS. MIKULSKI, CARDIN IN SPENDING BILL
Nov 09, 2007 ... The office of Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., issued the following press release: Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin (both D-Md.) today announced the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education 2008 spending bill has been sent to the President for his signature, and ...
GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DISTRICT 101
Nov 09, 2007 ... Collier County issued the following news release: * General Election - Tuesday, November 20, 2007 - State House of Representatives District 101. * Only registered voters in District 101 are eligible to participate. * THREE WAYS TO VOTE - Absentee/Mail Ballot - ...
DIESEL FUEL REACHES RECORD MISSOURI PRICE AS CRUDE OIL COSTS JUMP
Nov 09, 2007 ... The Missouri Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: Average costs of diesel fuel in Missouri and across the nation rose to record highs in the last week, as crude oil costs also set new records, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources Energy ...
REP. BOEHNER: CONGRESS FAILS TO COMPLETE WORK ON VETERANS AND TROOPS FUNDING BEFORE VETERANS DAY
Nov 09, 2007 ... Rep. John A. Boehner, R-Ohio (8th CD), issued the following statement: Congressman John Boehner (R-West Chester) issued the following statement today a Republican proposal to immediately complete work on the Fiscal Year 2008 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill ...
TAX CUTS FOR WISCONSIN MIDDLE CLASS
Nov 09, 2007 ... Rep. Steve Kagen, D-Wis. (8th CD) issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Kagen, M.D. voted for more than $50 billion in middle-class tax relief affecting more than 62,000 middle-class households in Northeast Wisconsin. Thanks to the Temporary Tax Relief Act approved by the House ...
AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF ANNOUNCES GENERAL OFFICER ASSIGNMENTS
Nov 09, 2007 ... The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Air Force chief of staff announces the assignments of the following general officers: Brig. Gen. John D. Posner, deputy director, Operations, National Military Command Center, J-3, Joint Staff, Pentagon, ...
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PLAN PUBLIC MEETING ON NOV. 29
Nov 09, 2007 ... Collier County issued the following news release: There will be a kickoff meeting to discuss Watershed Management Plans on Thursday, November 29 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. in conference room 609 at the Community Development and Environmental Services Division, Collier County Development ...
SENS. MIKULSKI, CARDIN SEND BILL TO PRESIDENT WITH NEARLY $5.2 MILLION FOR MARYLAND MEDICAL FACILITIES
Nov 09, 2007 ... The office of Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., issued the following press release: Senators Barbara A. Mikulski and Benjamin L. Cardin (both D-Md.) today announced the Labor, Health and Human Services and Education 2008 spending bill, which includes nearly $5.2 million for Maryland ...
REP. BLUMENAUER: DEMOCRATS PROVIDE TAX RELIEF FOR WORKING AMERICANS
Nov 09, 2007 ... Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore. (3rd CD), issued the following news release: Today the House passed the Temporary Tax Act of 2007, H.R. 3996, legislation that would prevent the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) from hitting 23 million additional families this tax year. The legislation, offered ...
WATER BOARD SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT FOR IDAHO STATE WATER PLAN UPDATE
Nov 09, 2007 ... The Idaho Department of Water Resources issued the following news release: The Idaho Water Resource Board is seeking public input as it conducts a review and update of the Idaho State Water Plan. The water plan establishes state policy that guides development, management, and ...
DETAINEE TRANSFER ANNOUNCED
Nov 09, 2007 ... The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of fourteen detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Saudi Arabia. These detainees were determined to be eligible for transfer following a comprehensive series of ...
BUREAU OF RECLAMATION CELEBRATES COMPLETION OF RIDGES BASIN DAM
Nov 09, 2007 ... The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following press release: At a celebration to mark the final placement of embankment material on Ridges Basin Dam, the Bureau of Reclamation today joined with the Colorado Ute Tribes, the Navajo Nation, and non-Tribal ...
SOLDIER MISSING IN ACTION FROM KOREAN WAR IS IDENTIFIED
Nov 09, 2007 ... The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial ...
LAST FEW DAYS FOR SHIPWRECK TREASURES EXHIBIT
Nov 09, 2007 ... Charlotte County issued the following news release: It's not too late! Shipwreck Treasures will be on exhibit through Saturday, November 17 at the Charlotte County Historical Center. This is a collaborative exhibit with both the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West and Mote Marine ...
SEN. MURKOWSKI COMMEMORATES VETERANS DAY
Nov 09, 2007 ... The office of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following statement: Senator Murkowski today issued the following statement to commemorate Veterans Day: On the 11th hour, on the eleventh day of this eleventh month each year -the point at which the First World War ended - ...
BLM ENHANCES FEATURES AND LOOK OF GEOCOMMUNICATOR WEBSITE
Nov 09, 2007 ... The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management issued the following press release: The Bureau of Land Management recently released a new version of its National Integrated Land System's (NILS) GeoCommunicator Website, which is accessible at www.geocommunicator.gov. In ...
REP. BARTLETT REGRETS FAILURE OF DEMOCRAT MAJORITY CONGRESS TO ADDRESS PRIORITIES OF AMERICANS
Nov 09, 2007 ... Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, R-Md. (6th CD), issued the following news release: Congressman Roscoe Bartlett said that he is disappointed by the failure of the Democrat Congressional leadership to approve legislation addressing priority concerns of millions of Americans. Congressman ...
CITY OF PHOENIX BUYS PRESERVE LAND AT RECORD-BREAKING LAND AUCTION
Nov 09, 2007 ... The Arizona Department of State Land Department issued the following news release: Capping off a record-setting year for the Arizona State Land Department, The City of Phoenix expanded its open space land preserve acreage when Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon gave the winning bid of $85 million ...