Month: April 2013

(April 19, 2013) -- Oconee County deputies hope someone has information about who set fire to a motorhome in Seneca on Wednesday, reports WHNS Greenville.

(April 19, 2013) -- Jacob Sullum, a senior editor at Reason magazine, writes about a recent motorhome search at a Border Patrol checkpoint in New Mexico, which illustrates potential issues with drug-sniffing dogs and their handlers.

(April 19, 2013) -- On Wednesday, the town of Middleboro received a court order with instructions to immediately cut power to Tispaquin Family Campground in a last-ditch effort to get the owners to reduce the number of campers at the site, writes Enterprise News.

(April 19, 2013) -- OregonLive.com reports that Corey T. Starks, the man accused of burying his father's corpse under a mobile home at Anchor Inn RV Park in Port Orford and stealing $50,000 in Social Security retirement benefits, must stay in jail, a federal judge in Portland ordered on Wednesday.

(April 19, 2013) -- New construction is taking place at Chatfield Park Campground in rural Keokuk. What at first glance might appear to be a fancy outhouse with a front porch will actually be a camper registration booth, reports the Keokuk Gate City Daily.

(April 18, 2013) -- In New York, the Times Union reports a plan to hire several dozen junior-grade Park Forest Rangers to supplement State Park Police this summer has sparked a turf battle, with the police union charging the Cuomo administration with trying to hire "toy soldiers" in place of experienced officers.

(April 18, 2013) -- “Education: Your Competitive Advantage” is the theme of the five-day convention that will give dealers and their staff new opportunities for professional development and networking. An emphasis on the power of an educated workforce will be evident throughout the meeting with the addition of Vendor Training +plus, a new program offering longer proprietary training sessions.

(April 18, 2013) -- The Marin Independent Journal says the court ruled San Rafael's ordinance doesn't constitute a government "taking" of private property as alleged by Chicago-based Equity LifeStyle Properties Inc., which owns the 396-unit Contempo Marin mobile home park in north San Rafael, Calif.

(April 18, 2013) -- Much has been written about the influence of the baby boomer generation on our culture, says the Huffington Post. According to a new study from IBISWorld, there are several industries where we can expect boomers to be tilting the world in their direction.

(April 18, 2013) -- Thirteen individuals were picked to be a part of the Outdoor Afro Leadership Team to reconnect African Americans in their community back to nature.