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“It is one of the most important public health tools known to man.”

Alisha wants to know about mosquito control

… had mostly to do with killing mosquitos by spraying pesticides over the land. But there is much more to it. Clifton informed us that most mosquito control … while they are in their larval form. Floodwater mosquitos will build up egg banks in the soil that can survive for a couple of years. When an area is flooded, …

Grover Cleveland and Sound Currency

… experimented with two central banks, a national banking system, … regulating so-called "wildcat banks," paper money issues, legalized … the reserves of the nation’s banks threatened the sanctity of … circulation." The effect on bank credit was typical of any "easy … enters every household in the land. There is one important aspect …

Forging the Peninsulas

David McConnell

… less than one percent of Michigan land was good for farming. This document … on any such work" except to provide land.8 The heavily taxed voters were determined … the stock market crash of 1929 to bank closings, and the bank closings to the Great Depression in …

Appendix E: A Brief History of State Economic Development

… "industrial park" — in other words, land set aside for a particular … between 1929 and 1933 alone. Its bank deposits were effectively halved, … private citizens to obtain a bank loan to finance the construction … industrial-revenue bonds to buy land and erect a 15,000 square foot … State Borders," Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Economist Thomas …

A Brief History of State Economic Development

… "industrial park" — in other words, land set aside for a particular … between 1929 and 1933 alone. Its bank deposits were effectively halved, … private citizens to obtain a bank loan to finance the construction … industrial-revenue bonds to buy land and erect a 15,000 square foot … State Borders," Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Economist Thomas …

Walden Green Montessori

An early charter shows it has staying power

… Walden Green’s new facility sits on nearly five acres of partly wooded land. The building features floor-to-ceiling windows in many spots, some spanning … accepting the maximum enrollment possible this year and next, "We talked the bank and the bondholders into saying we’ll grow in steps." One of his challenges …

How Fees Fuel Big Government

… for a one-time transfer of $15.0 million of the unreserved balance of the Land Survey and Remonumentation Fund to the General Fund.” “General Fund” is … But money for the protection of property rights is far from the only piggy bank that has been raided by lawmakers. Here is another from earlier this month, …

Great Lakes Levels in Constant Flux

… the Great Lakes region.[24] Interactions between land surface and atmosphere, particularly with regard … a life cycle allows them to replenish the seed bank in the sediments. Occasional low water levels are … T., and Gannon, J., contributors], 2002, Where land meets water—Understanding wetlands of the Great …

VI. Finding Progressive Solutions to Environmental Problems

… livestock grazing on stream banks and protect the area's wildlife, land and fish. By contrast, state-owned … Sweden, where most of the forest land is privately owned, has more … area larger than France. The land was seized from local inhabitants. … difficult for today's largest land animal, the elephant. The …

Tracking union money in school board elections

Public should be aware of who's paying for campaigns, some say

… "in-kind contributions," meaning the value of phone banks and mailings that the association donated on her … districts, but Michigan Secretary of State Terri Lynn Land ruled in 2006 that such plans violated the Campaign … for political purposes. The MEA filed suit over Land’s ruling, and Ingham County Circuit Court Judge …