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IID granted discovery in MWD/SDCWA lawsuit
Staff WriterThe Imperial Irrigation District has entered the fray to fight over rates between San Diego and Los Angeles in order to keep its water transfer process and time frame going. Now a court in San Francisco will allow the local water agency’s lawyers...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Water Supply
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Trash collection fees to go up in Brawley on Jan. 1
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Residents can expect to see a scheduled fee increase in trash services starting Jan. 1 in Allied Waste Services’ contract with the city. Under the terms of the agreement, the waste collection company is permitted an annual rate...Tags: Consumer Confidence, Market and Exchange, Economy, Business and Finance, Economic Indicator, Consumers
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IID bid process criticized, though officials say changes are in the works
Staff WriterWhat some claim is $3 million overspent has sparked discussion and change of how one of the region’s largest government agencies awards bids to contractors. The Imperial Irrigation District is undergoing a massive procurement policy upgrade,...Tags: Sales, Business, Politics, Companies and Corporations, Companies and Corporations
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Paul McManus, Office Supply Co. Inc.
Local Content EditorPaul McManus, Owner, Office Supply Co. Inc. 569 W. Main St., El Centro, CA 760-352-3383 www.oscofficesolutions.com Tell us how you ended up in this line of work. When I went to college I did not plan on returning to the family business. I studied...Tags: Human Interest, Sales, Business, Employment Opportunities, Economy, Business and Finance
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Voice: Insurance premiums and gas prices: What's up?
El Centro ResidentWhy are we told that our medical insurance premiums are going up and are not given a root cause? Perhaps some of the outlandish costs of medical procedures? Seems like with all of our high-tech medical procedures would be less costly. Also what...Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Health Treatments
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Thanksgiving dinner cost increases
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterThanksgiving is a few days away and residents are going to grocery stores looking for the ingredients to prepare a meal that same time last year cost on average 13 percent less, according to a report by the American Farm Bureau Federation. In 2010 the...Tags: Medina (Saudi Arabia), Holidays, Thanksgiving, Turkey, Groceries
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Viewpoint: Figures don't lie but politicians can figure
Complaining about the lies and deception of our elected officials may be about as constructive as grousing about this week’s blizzard, but I’m going to do it anyway. What really set me off this time was last week’s announcement that...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Chicago Jobs, Inflation and Deflation, Employment Opportunities, Jimmy Carter
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Haystack fires in Imperial Valley could fuel rise in insurance costs, some say
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterGerard Irungaray knows the loss of his haystacks could be costly, and that’s why he has employees keeping a watchful eye out for any irregularity on his 24-hour operation. Irungaray, a hay exporter and co-owner of the Triple I Press LLC in...Tags: Exports, Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Insurance, University of California
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Car and gas sales boom despite high prices
Imperial Valley PressPent-up desires have fueled high-powered demand for new automobiles even with gas prices spiking to the highest levels since the fall of 2008. General Motors cars sales increased 65 percent over last year, says Robert Miller, general manager of Desert...Tags: Petroleum Industry, General Motors Corp., AAA, Chevrolet, Automotive Equipment
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What's not to like about free library e-books? Waiting list
Central Florida public-library patrons have been borrowing e-books with an enthusiasm that has surprised librarians, and they're clamoring for more titles to be available digitally.
"The response has been just fantastic," said Dave Barnett, library-...Tags: Maitland, Amazon Kindle, Seminole County, Winter Park, Arts and Culture
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Theme parks' entry prices jump
Alhambra secretary Laurie Casado struggles each year to buy Disneyland annual passes for herself and her family, so the park's announcement last week that it was jacking up prices by up to 30% wasn't exactly good news.
But Casado will buy the passes...Tags: Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, Six Flags Inc., Passenger Cars, Entertainment
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Growing profits ...
It's hard to imagine a duller subject than crop insurance, and that suits the farm lobby just fine. If the facts about the billions of taxpayer dollars being wasted on this boondoggle were widely known, no one would stand for it.
Perhaps because it's...Tags: Science and Technology, Politics, Tom Coburn, Insurance, Agricultural Research and Technology
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