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From our files for Jan. 27, 2013
100 YEARS AGO — 1913 Enoch Burton, candidate for jailer of Mercer County, is endowed with the remarkable gift of being able to hoo-doo warts. He is removing warts while he prosecutes his campaign and is said to be gaining many votes through his...
Tags: Mining, Hospitals and Clinics, Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Water Supply, Politics
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Agreement reached by Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company approved; rates change Jan. 1
LOUISVILLE — The Kentucky Public Service Commission yesterday approved the unanimous settlement agreement reached by Louisville Gas and Electric Company and Kentucky Utilities Company and all of the parties in the base rate cases. The ruling...
Tags: Kentucky Utilities Company, Energy Resources, Kroger Company
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City of Nicholasville OKs $24.5M utility budget
mmoore@jessaminejournal.comThe Nicholasville City Commission passed the first reading of its $24.5 million fiscal-year 2013 utility budget during Monday evening’s meeting. The budget calls for $650,000 under major capital expenditures, including the refurbishing of the water... -
Cross: Clear the air over EPA's actions
FRANKFORT — To hear Kentucky politicians of both parties tell it, the Environmental Protection Agency should be renamed the Economic Destruction Agency. But their recent rhetoric has gone far beyond reality and obscured it.
At issue are the EPA&...Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Kentucky Utilities Company, Economy, Business and Finance, Ben Chandler, Republican Party
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Arkansas Public Service Commission approves electric rate for Big River Steel mill in Osceola
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Public Service Commission has given its tentative approval to rates that Entergy Arkansas is to charge the planned $1.1 billion Big River Steel mill in Osceola. The panel on Thursday found the proposed rate...Tags: Entergy Corporation, Civil and Public Service, Politics, Entergy Arkansas Inc., Government
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Out of the Blue: Speak up against San Onofre
Amid a spate of promising economic news, home values are climbing. Now for the bad news. For the first time in human history, the concentration of climate-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is nearing the milestone level of 400 parts per million....Tags: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited, Regulatory Policy and Organizations, Barbara Boxer, Nuclear Power, Southern California Edison Company
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Acquisitions benefiting shareholders, PPL CEO says
Recent acquisitions are driving up the price of PPL Corp. stock, CEO William Spence said Wednesday at the Allentown company's annual shareholders' meeting. "Investors have noticed that we are delivering on our promise," Spence said. "Our stock price...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, Allentown, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, CEO Pay
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Clock is ticking, slowly, on rules for coal-fired power plants
POOLESVILLE, Md. — On a curve of the Potomac River 37 miles northwest of Washington, the Dickerson power plant has stood sentry over small villages, crop fields and horse farms for more than half a century. Burning mostly coal and some natural...
Tags: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, White House, Conservation, Ecosystems, George H.W. Bush
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New Washington County Public Schools administrative offices still in planning phases
julieg@herald-mail.comA sheet of paper with the words “Do not move” was taped to the U-shaped receptionist desk. A similar note was taped to a large white planter nearby that contained a pot of crusty old soil and dead plant material. A few yards away was a set...Tags: T. Rowe Price, Electrical Appliance, Sports, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Engineering
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It's report card time for electric companies, for their performance during Hurricane Sandy
Watchdog with Paul MuschickThe state Public Utility Commission issued a report today to state lawmakers about how electric companies performed during Hurricane Sandy. Overall, the commission gave utilities high marks, but suggested areas for improvement. Utilities turned to... -
Appalachian Power files $237 million request with state for Cloverdale project
Appalachian Power and a sister company are asking state regulators to approve a $237 million upgrade in Botetourt County. The utility and AEP Appalachian Transmission Company filed a joint request Thursday with the Virginia State Corporation...
Tags: Appalachian Power Company, Botetourt County
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Barrington car show moving to Chicago in 2014
The Barrington Concours d'Elegance, an annual showcase of collectible cars and motorcycles, will move to downtown Chicago in 2014 and be renamed the Chicago Concours, its new management told the Tribune. The new owners are David Cooper, founder of...
Tags: Chicago Loop, Services and Shopping, Automotive Equipment, General Motors Corp., Chicago Park District
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Apr 28, 2013
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