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Tmsf Troopers Investigate suspicious incident in town of ConstantiaJERUSALEM 鈥?NBA Hall of Famer Dikembestanley canada Mutombo, a fearsome 7-foot-2 centre in his playing days, said Tuesday he was moved to tears at the sight of Jerusalem ancient walls.Mutombo, who hails from a devout Christian community in Congo, described his first visit to the holy city as an emotional experience. He said he thought about his parents, who died before they could see the place they had spent their lives reading about in the Bible.My parents might be gone, but they instilled in me the dream of coming here, and I ;ve made it,stanley thermoskannen 8221; he said. I can ;t believe I ;m really here. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Mutombo was in town for the inauguration of a new sports centre, where he flashed his signature finger-wag and showed off his trademark shot-blocking skills at a clinic in front of a mixed crowd of excited Jew stanley termosky ish, Christian and Muslim children.The centre, located at the city YMCA and sponsored by Canadian-Israeli philanthropist and sports enthusiast Sylvan Adams, calls itself an an oasis of coexistence in the diverse city, catering to Israelis and Palestinians alike. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Mutombo said that coming from a conflict-ridden country convinced him of the salutary power of sport, and allowed him relate to politically troubled places.Who doesn ;t know about all the wars that have taken place here8221 Bifz Mouse robber makesheadlines
The 2013 Fulton city budget is nearly complete and many weeks of trimming and cutting has produced a budget that raises taxes but fits under the state property tax cap, Mayor Ronald Woodward said. Im seeingthe budgetin my sleep,Woodward said at a budget work session Saturday.stanley cup 聽 Ive probably seen it 100 times. He, city Clerk/Chamberlain Jim Laboda and Council President Jay Foster discussed with members of the Common Council a $15.4 million budget that does not cut services, cuts two positions in the fire department through retirements and raises taxes about 3.23%.Under the states complicated rules for calculating the cap on increases in tax levies, Woodward said the proposed increase would be below the cap level. 聽City lawmakers will probably approve a waiver of the tax cap anyways, because the state imposes stiff penalties on those who stay with the cap and exceed it.The increase in the tax rate to $17.07 per thousand would add about $25 per year to the tax bill of a $50,000 home before exemptions such as STAR.The budget uses $300,000 from the citys reserve fund, its appropriated fund balance, to keep down the tax levy.Expenses the city can control are generally budgeted to be down. 聽Among those that arestanley quencher up are those that are controlled either by the state or by labor contracts:Employee life insurance benefits, up 34%Employee medical insurance, up 10%A general insurance stanley tumblerfund, up 9%Fire and police employee benefits, up about 4%Woodward said the insurance increase was une
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