Watchdog group is reformed (Nanaimo Daily News)
The city council watchdog group Friends of Plan Nanaimo is writing its own epitaph. Eight of 10 board members have stepped down, the organization is planning a name change and the new leadership is charting a new course for the non-profit society.
Valley business briefs for July 3 (The Desert Sun)
Business news from across the valley...
Council Hears Brentwood's Plan to Fight Street Furniture (Palisadian-Post)
San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood's business district is lined with London plane and coral trees ' not huge billboards and tall advertising signs.
TIMELINE - Business, pleasure, benefit in China-Taiwan thaw (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
(Reuters) - Historic regular tourist flights between Taiwan and China began on Friday, in a show of conciliation between the long-time rivals whose fractious relations have been regarded as one of north Asia's most dangerous flashpoints.
More Variations on Writing Digitally (New York Times)
Two new digital pens don?t need special paper to write on. But there are a few glitches.
Planners recommend revisions to site plan code (Ruidoso News)
If passed by the Ruidoso Village Council, new wording in an amended village ordinance will set time limits for beginning and finishing construction and will establish minimum computations, documentation and information needed for site development and conditional use approvals.