Challenges In The News 09/16/08

Midlevel schools fall short on academic rates. Limited means cited. At Boise State, President Robert Kustra also is joining the NCAA board as the WAC’s representative and similarly views the league-to-league disparity as a challenge rather than an injustice.
Don’t limit challenge to ‘green’ car battery. John McCain’s “green” car battery proposal has merit but is needlessly limited to a single potential technology. Instead of limiting the challenge to improved batteries, he should expand it to cover all possible alternative technologies, such as hydrogen cells (“McCain’s $300M lure for new, ‘green’ car battery sparks buss,” News, Tuesday). Rather than a specific monetary reward, issue a “federal challenge” to the first individual, group, association or business that can patent a transportation device that does the following: (1) Carries four adult passengers and 100 pounds of luggage 300 miles without refueling; (2) Can be recharged in less than 15 minutes; (3) Does not use a fossil fuel; (4) Does not produce environmental contaminants. The winner would be allowed to market and franchise the device fee of federal taxation for the duration of the patent. That would be an incentive for invention.

Anthrax payoff doesn’t address reporter’s issue. The Justice Department’s $5.8 million settlement with Steven Hatfill, named a “person of interest” in the 2001 anthrax attacks, leaves unresolved his challenge to reporter’s rights in protecting sources of sensitive information.

LITTLE ROCK (AP) - The state's highest court today ruled that people who oppose a recent millage increase in the Dollarway School District near Pine Bluff can still challenge the collection of property taxes. The Dollarway Patrons for Better Schools challenged a millage increase approved last year.

The city is challenging local businesses to shut down their power and enjoy the outdoors on the anniversary of the 2003 blackout in August. On Aug. 14, 2003, many homes in southern Ontario and the Northeastern U.S. found themselves without power. The blackout lasted three days.

An application by Ikolomani MP Bonny Khalwale to have a petition challenging his election struck out was on Wednesday dismissed with costs.

Anxious District officials prepared Wednesday to respond if the city's handgun ban is struck down when the U.S. Supreme Court issues its decision in a case challenging that ban, a ruling the court signaled will come today.

Listed below are the unofficial election results for the Greater Valley Glen Council Election held Saturday, June 28. Nothing is official until all Provisional ballots are counted and any challenges resolved. Individuals who did not have adequate identification or proof of eligibility at the poll on Saturday have until Tuesday to supply documentation to the City Clerk. It can be faxed to 213/978-0376. In some cases, the Provisional ballots can decide the outcome. Even so, no seats are considered elected until the official final results are issued by the City Clerk. The results will be announced on Wednesday, 7/2/08 and then a 5-day period for challenges will start. With all variables taken into consideration, the outside date for the Final Election/Challenge Report is July 31. Of course, it could be sooner but unlikely to be before July 10. The current Board will hold their final official meeting Monday, July 7. The swearing in of the new Board will be Monday, August 4.

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Prosecutors challenged parts of the testimony of Alvarez’s family members, except for his mother, whom they chose not to cross-examine.