El Paso City Manager Joyce Wilson requests evaluation, raise

El Paso City Manager Joyce Wilson might get a 5 percent raise depending on an updated performance evaluation which she requested from the mayor and council members, city documents show.

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Downtown El Paso ballpark lawsuit against 3 city officials dismissed

A state district judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed against City Manager Joyce Wilson and city Reps.

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Clayton Kershaw does job for Dodgers amid questions about manager's job

Kershaw gives up only three hits in a 3-1 complete-game victory over the Brewers. Meanwhile, Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti won't say anything definitive about Don Mattingly's status.MILWAUKEE - Dodgers General Manager Ned Colletti was evasive when asked Monday about Don Mattingly's job status, refusing to say...

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Missouri city devastated by 2011 twister aids tornado-ravaged Oklahoma town

Officials in Joplin, Mo., have brought together a team of public safety employees they are sending to tornado-stricken Moore. Joplin was devastated by a tornado two years ago that killed 158 people and injured hundreds more. On Monday, Joplin organized a team of about a dozen police and firefighters to assist in...

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Hampton selectmen seek to contain budget

HAMPTON - Selectmen have asked the town manager and finance director to propose a budget that’s as close as possible to the default budget, which is already coming in at a more than 5 percent increase over last year.

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Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74. Manzarek died Monday in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, said...

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Columbus County commissioners set hearing on $71.4 million budget

What happened: A "tough" budget proposal for fiscal 2014 that begins July 1 contains no tax hike and few rate increases for county services, County Manager Bill Clark told commissioners Monday night.

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Needing more rest, Werth won't return Friday

Manager Davey Johnson revealed that Jayson Werth has had a setback in his recovery from a hamstring strain and that he won't be ready to return from the disabled list as expected Friday.

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Susan Powell case closed, files are opened

West Valley City - It’s pretty much over. And Susan Powell is still missing. West Valley City police closed the active investigation into Powell’s disappearance on Monday, although police administrators and the city manager said detectives would investigate new any leads. The city then released thousands of pages of...

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Warriors brass satisfied with current personnel

OAKLAND, Calif. -General manager Bob Myers personified the comfortable disposition of the Warriors. Relaxed in his gray suit, no tie, his shirt suavely unbuttoned, he reclined in a chair and breezed through questions from the local media.

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Three charged in LA-area bank robbery

LOS ANGELES 8212 A man was charged Monday with a 565,000 bank robbery in which his girlfriend 8212 an assistant bank manager 8212 was forced to strap on a fake bomb so she would seem to be a hostage and could take the money.

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Crews busy fixing roads after floods

Under sunny skies and no trace of rain, area governments worked Monday to fix roads that had been damaged, some seriously, by fierce storms overnight Sunday. Workers were able to get some open, but McEver Road, a major West Hall artery near the Oakwood-Flowery Branch border, likely will remain closed until a culvert...

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Stanley Strout of Kingston, manager, at 87

Stanley P. Strout of Kingston, a veteran and retired resident manager, died Friday at the Life Care Center in Plymouth. He was 87. Mr. Strout was a veteran of World War II and served in the Navy. Mr. Strout was born in Brookline. He was employed by A.W. Perry of Boston for 30 years as the resident manager of the...

bostonherald.com (2 hours ago)

Mattingly doesn’t feel he’s about to be fired

MILWAUKEE - Beleaguered manager Don Mattingly insisted Monday he doesn’t feel he’s about to be fired by the Los Angeles Dodgers, and he has no idea whether he needs to win a three-game series against the Milwaukee Brewers to keep his job. Mattingly’s comments came an hour after GM Ned Colletti said his manager is...

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Watch: Surviving the Destructive Oklahoma Tornado

Steven Eddy City Manager of Moore Oklahoma and Melissa Newtown discuss the tornado's devastation.    

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Google Checkout to shut down in November

Google will retire its Checkout payment processing tool on Nov. 20, and warned retailers they will need to move to a different payment processing platform. Checkout, which launched in 2006, was merged with Wallet, which is a mobile payments tool, last November. The product was aimed at taking on eBay's PayPal...

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Freese, originally in lineup, scratched as precaution

A day after after getting stitches to close a gash near his right thumb, David Freese said he could play, but manager Mike Matheny removed his third baseman from the starting lineup after seeing some swelling.

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Hawkins, Collins ejected for arguing hit-by-pitch call

Mets reliever LaTroy Hawkins and manager Terry Collins were ejected from Monday night's game against the Reds after arguing a call by home-plate umpire Tom Hallion.

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Pooler outlet mall to begin construction in July

Construction of a $220-million outlet mall in Pooler is scheduled to begin in early July. On Monday, the Pooler City Council unanimously agreed to move forward with a concept master site plan for the 1-million-square-foot upscale development on 173 acres in the southwest quadrant of Interstate 95 and Pooler Parkway....

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Around and round he goes! Chicago man rides Ferris wheel for two STRAIGHT days

Round and round he went….and then he went round and round again. And again. Clinton Shepherd walks past the Ferris wheel at Chicago's hot-spot tourist attraction, the Navy Pier, on a daily basis, because he works there as the park operations manager.    

nydailynews.com (2 hours ago)

Keyboardist Ray Manzarek of The Doors dies at age 74

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ray Manzarek, a founding member and keyboardist of 1960s rock group The Doors, died on Monday at a medical clinic in Germany at age 74 following a battle with cancer, the group's manager Tom Vitorino said.

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County manager proposes 3.5-cent property tax increase

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Ray Manzarek, founding member of The Doors dies at 74

Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74. Manzarek died Monday in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, said...

bostonherald.com (3 hours ago)

Lansdale committee talks about ways to promote borough businesses

LANSDALE - How can Lansdale's Economic Development Committee learn more about the businesses in town, and what can the borough do to promote those businesses that are doing well? Those are questions that EDC members will start to discuss, after committee Vice Chair Richard Strahm presented each member with a survey...

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Upper Gwynedds Conrad Avenue stormwater basin project moving forward

UPPER GWYNEDD - A plan to upgrade the Conrad Avenue stormwater basin took a step forward Monday. At its public meeting, the township's board of commissioners voted to accept the retrofitted design completed by T & M Associates and pay the engineering firm $56,458, plus fees. A Growing Greener Grant from the...

thereporteronline.com (3 hours ago)

Bats: Looking for Jump Start, Mets Let Murphy Lead Off

The Mets have been unable to find a leadoff batter who regularly gets on base. Manager Terry Collins has tried six leadoff hitters and none have produced. On Monday, he turned to Daniel Murphy.    

nytimes.com (3 hours ago)

Bailey won't be overused in return to closer's role

As excited as the Red Sox are to have Andrew Bailey back in the bullpen -- the closer was activated for Monday's game with the White Sox -- manager John Farrell will be careful not to overuse him at the outset.

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Verona officials discuss traffic changes at Personette Avenue

Gates meant to ease congestion and create safer traffic situations became the topic of discussion at Monday night's council meeting, as Township Manager Joseph Martin and Township Engineer Jim Helb discussed a barricade at the intersection of Personette Avenue and Linn Drive.

northjersey.com (3 hours ago)

Golden State Warriors say playoff appearance was just the start

With a star like Stephen Curry, a healthy Andruw Bogut and Harrison Barnes and Klay Thompson on the rise, Warriors general manager Bob Myers confident this group 'can win.'

mercurynews.com (4 hours ago)

Think You're An Adventurous Food Fan? Let's See You Try This

If you're like pretty much no one else in the universe, the first thing you thought when Rafiki held up Simba at the beginning of "The Lion King" was, "I wonder what that adorable lion cub would taste like smothered in barbeque sauce?" But lion is what was for dinner at Mokutanya, a Japanese restaurant in the San...

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