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Businesses battling eminent domain (San Diego Union-Tribune)NATIONAL CITY, May 5 (UNION-TRIBUNE): For 50 years Ray Brock supported his family by running an auto body shop on 11th Street and National City Boulevard.He built up a clientele base so loyal it includes generations of families and a couple who travel more than 40 miles from Ramona for repairs.

Seizure foes fear Paulsboro case (Gloucester County Times)While municipalities across the state attempt to take homes through eminent domain and replace them with multi-million-dollar projects, a local case in which a vacant piece of land could be at stake has grabbed the attention of interest groups statewide.

55,000 .iran and .ir domain names registered so far (Payvand Iran News)Official in charge of .ir registrations at Theoretical Physics and Mathematics Research Center in Tehran said on Tuesday so far 55,000 .iran and .ir Internet domains have been registered in country. -Taliya News

Wadsworth wins battle over waterline easements (Akron Beacon Journal)Beacon Journal staff report The Ohio Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by Wayne County property owners who were trying to block Wadsworth's attempt to acquire easements for a waterline by eminent domain, said Wadsworth Law Director Norman Brague.

Towns face abandonment issues (Telluride Daily Planet)A city wants a park. So they offer a landowner what they think is a fair price. He turns them down. The town uses its powers of eminent domain to take the case to court. A jury says the land is worth more than twice what the town offered. The city doesn't have the money. So it abandons the effort.

Colo. tries to block Army from using eminent domain to expand Army training site (Northwest Florida Daily News)DENVER (AP) - Gov. Bill Ritter signed a bill Thursday aimed at stopping the Army from using eminent domain to expand a training site in southeastern Colorado, although he conceded it might not work.

Late Breaking Domain Name Additions to Moniker's Silent Auction at the Casino Affiliate Convention Amsterdam 2007 (SYS-CON Media)Moniker, the first and only provider of Domain Asset Management(TM) services, today announced additional premium domain names that will be up for auction at the first online silent auction of gaming and casino industry domain names. The auction opened today as a part of the Casino Affiliate Convention 2007 (CAC 2007), in Amsterdam through May 5, at the NH Grand Krasnapolsky Hotel. The auction ...

Care of the Superior Hiking Trail on Minnesota's North Shore is Ken Oelkers' domain. He began as a volunteer in 1990, ... (Pioneer Press)Who he is: If you think your to-do list for this summer is long, consider Ken Oelkers': weed whip more than 200 miles of trail, rebuild a wood bridge, replace about 2,000 feet of boardwalk, dig about 40 latrines. That's what Oelkers has to look forward to as the trail maintenance supervisor of the North Shore's Superior Hiking Trail.