BRIEFLY WEST COAST PAYS TOP PRICE FOR GAS.Gasoline prices in Oregon, Washington and California are among the highest in the country because of the rising cost of crude oil, higher taxes, and a tight supply-and-demand balance, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a federal General Accounting Office report released Wednesday. All the factors add up to higher prices at the pump, the study said. In mid-February, a gallon of gas cost $1.54 in Oregon and Washington and $1.66 in California. The national average was $1.49. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Pierce professor wins high honor WOODLAND HILLS - A Pierce College biology professor has won a prestigious award that recognizes excellence in education among community college faculty statewide, officials said Wednesday. Raymond Wells is this year's recipient of the Hayward Award from the Foundation for California Community Colleges, which honors faculty who show extraordinary commitment to their students and college, among other achievements. - Daily News Preservationists to purchase land A conservancy group plans to buy 1,659 acres in Topanga Canyon for use as a state park or other public purposes, representatives of the real estate and leasing firm that owns the property announced Wednesday. LAACO LAACO Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office (US FAA) Ltd. officials said they have been negotiating with the San Francisco-based American Land Conservancy The mission of American Land Conservancy is to conserve landscapes that represent the very best ecological, scenic, cultural, recreational and agricultural resources for people and wildlife. since January 2000. The land is located where Topanga Canyon Boulevard meets Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Coast Highway may refer to:
- City News Service Sheriff's officials indicted INDICTED, practice. When a man is accused by a bill of indictment preferred by a grand jury, he is said to be indicted. in thefts Eight people, including a Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy and three county jail employees, were indicted on 31 felony counts as the result of a stolen credit card ring, authorities said Wednesday. Inmates at the downtown Twin Towers jail helped the eight defendants obtain stolen credit cards, which they then tried to use to withdraw cash from ATM machines, said District Attorney's Office spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
- Associated Press Runner eyes seat in state Senate SANTA CLARITA - Assemblyman George Runner said Wednesday that he will run for the state Senate after his third and final term ends next year. Runner, whose district stretches from Santa Clarita to the Antelope Valley, must leave the state Assembly in 2002 because of term limits. - Daily News |
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