But he added that he had concluded that making Nisqualli Road a truck route was the only way to alleviate traffic problems and that it was a crucial east-west corridor. While the widening is in progress, turning the street into a dust bowl, construction on the interchange is not set to begin until late 2008 at the earliest, city officials have said. I realize we have a thriving community and a successful business sector, said Delia Orosco, who had to stop mid-sentence to compose herself....

Mr Chance said under the proposed changes it would now be an offence to import, sell or be in possession of prohibited seed in WA for the purposes of cultivation. For all intents and purposes, it appears to be a knee-jerk reaction to the moratorium reviews under way in the eastern states. Meanwhile, the man responsible for managing WA s first broad-scale field trial of GM canola has called for calm among industry members after recent reports suggested the test is in danger of being...

High Country News -- June 11, 2007: Brave New Hay: Monsantos genetically modified Roundup Ready alfalfa may take over the West, as the company re-engineers the world to conform to its business plan

With the nation's military reserve components comprising about 46 percent of the total available United States military manpower, our country's civilian employers play a growing role in supporting our nation's military men and women. The awards are given in limited numbers and are designed to recognize employers who have gone above and beyond the legal requirements for supporting their employees on military duty. Nebraska employers were awarded by the Nebraska Committee of the ESGR, a...

Reader's comments Regardless of what passes for news on the front page of the Telegraph, it is nice to see a simple picture displaying the natural beauty of our city. Temperatures are expected to moderate a bit, with highs dropping back into the 80s going into the Labor Day holiday weekend. Yeah nothing like the purr of a Harley to enhance the feeling of a sunset. August 29, 2007 - 9:56PM The Telegraph/JOHN BADMAN The setting sun put on a colorful display Tuesday evening as it basked...