09/06/2008
Tomb raiding: Illegal artifacts trafficking is a $5 billion to $6 billion business (Macon Telegraph)
Capt. Dan Parrish, who works as a special investigator for the state Department of Natural Resources, recalls an operation years ago that introduced him to looting.
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09/06/2008
Letters to the Editor (Daily Dispatch)
I RECENTLY attended former Democratic Alliance (DA) leader, Tony Leon’s debate/book launch, organised by the Daily Dispatch and the University of Fort Hare. I do not hold any brief for Tony Leon or the DA, but decided that, out of interest, I would attend.
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09/04/2008
Treasure trove (Anchorage Daily News)
Tracy Dahl, a Seattle-based flight attendant for Alaska Airlines, was strolling along the Coastal Trail last month when she flipped her hand, accidentally launching her engagement ring -- a platinum band with a princess-cut diamond in the center-- into the air. She watched it sail over a fence onto the marsh grass.
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09/03/2008
Hamilton council meetings to have tighter security with metal detector (Keokuk Daily Gate City)
HAMILTON, Ill. - The next Hamilton City Council meeting will begin an era of metal-free attendance for city council members and citizens alike.
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09/01/2008
21 arrests at Elephant & Castle rail station in summer crackdown (London SE1)
21 people have been arrested at Elephant & Castle Railway Station during the past six weeks as part of a summer holiday crackdown by the British Transport Police.
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08/31/2008
Reviews mixed on The Bridge, Dallas' homeless shelter (Dallas Morning News)
Three months into Dallas' bold experiment in helping the homeless, reviews are mixed and concerns are many. The Bridge, the city's homeless assistance center that opened in May, has kept hundreds of homeless off streets and out of jails and hospitals. Crime is down.
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08/30/2008
Discovery of artifacts halts road work in Franklin (Asbury Park Press)
The road-widening project on Amwell Road has been temporarily halted in front of O'Connor's Beef "N Chowder House as remnants were found of a blacksmith shop at the site
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08/30/2008
Outdoors calendar (Everett Herald)
BIKES rides (www.bikesclub.org): Harbour Pointe Evangelical Lutheran Church, 5425 Harbour Pointe Blvd., Mukilteo is the starting point, unless otherwise noted.
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08/30/2008
Grave concerns (The Brantford Expositor)
It started with an innocent birthday present. Mark Szczur's wife presented him with a metal detector as a gift -- not a high-end machine but a simple one that would find dropped coins or metal items buried just a few inches under the surface. Szczur, a busy painter, [...]
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08/30/2008
It's pay to play in Genesee County for geocaching, a digital scavenger hunt (The Flint Journal)
GENESEE COUNTY, Michigan -- High-tech treasure hunters say the fast-growing sport of geocaching could bring hundreds of enthusiasts into Genesee County parks -- but it's not likely to happen unless the parks system drops a controversial permit fee.
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