Editor’s note: This is becoming a little too common!
PINE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) – A Boy Scout leader from New York who was attacked by a rabid beaver while swimming in the Delaware River is recovering.
The Poughkeepsie Journal reports that 51-year-old Normand Brousseau, of Pine Plains, was swimming in eastern Pennsylvania on Aug. 2 when a beaver swam through his legs and bit him in the chest.
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Editor’s Note: Philadelphia made the list!
Where a worker lives may determine how much they swear at work, according to a recent survey from CareerBuilder.com (NBC News).
Those who work in the nation’s capital might not be surprised to hear that it’sWashington D.C. that ranks first among the cities with workers with the most potty mouths. Just take a look at Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, who reportedly told TARP inspector Neil Barofsky that he was “the most f@*&ing transparent secretary of the Treasury in this country’s entire f@#&ing history!” For Barofsky’s part, he recently said the U.S. was “pretty f@#%ed.
Read more: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/12/cities-where-workers-swear_n_1765823.html
HARRISBURG – While the city of Scranton struggles daily with cash-flow problems, key state lawmakers see any unveiling of comprehensive legislative proposals to help fiscally distressed cities as being months away.
A rollout of bills is anticipated early next year with the start of the new legislative session, said Sen. John Eichelberger, R-30, Hollidaysburg, chairman of the Senate Local Government Committee.
A bipartisan group in the Senate and House is working on a host of related issues, including an overhaul of the Act 47 program for fiscally distressed municipalities, municipal pension benefits, collective bargaining for public employees and the role of nonprofit institutions clustered in cities.
Since four legislative committees held joint hearings last fall on the future of Act 47, lawmakers involved in the effort to find solutions to the problems cities face with eroding tax bases and increased demand for services have emphasized its bipartisan nature.
Read more: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/bipartisan-effort-shapes-action-on-city-distress-issues-1.1357868
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