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Department of Veterans Affairs that the agency is $1 billion short of the funds it will need to care for the nation�s veterans this year. We're writing about the bizarre case of Paul Trummel, a septugenarian British freelance journalist booted from low-income elderly housing in Seattle and jailed for four months because of his web site, which he uses to criticize judges, professors and others who've crossed him. The Mariners already have lost today (Kirk Saarloos pitched a four-hitter for his second career shutout, leading the Oakland Athletics over the Mariners 5-0.). Also in sports, game 7 in the NBA finals is tonight. International Speedway Corp., thwarted last year in a plan to build a NASCAR racetrack north of Seattle, announced today it has chosen a new site _ west of Seattle across Puget Sound.
Husband reaches pinnacle for cancer charity cash
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ORU looks at selling station
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Officials tell employees about finances, a professor says.
Oral Roberts University employees were told this week the school has moved to improve its financial situation, and officials have considered selling the university's television station, according to an ORU professor.
Accounting professor Terry Unruh said he attended the first of two meetings that gave employees a chance to hear directly from ORU's top leaders.
David Ellsworth, executive vice president for finance and operations, said during the meeting that ORU has extended the terms of loans that were coming due soon and has secured lower interest rates, Unruh said.
Power Grid sets up grid lines in Himachal
NEW DELHI, Nov. 6 (UPI) -- State-run Power Grid Corp. of India Ltd. has joined hands with Reliance Energy Ltd. to set up the grid lines in Himachal Pradesh state.
The grid lines are associated with the 1,600 MW Parbati hydro power project and 800 megawatt Koldam hydro project in Himachal Pradesh.
PGCL's directors approved the proposal last week. The issue will now be referred to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission for final clearance, PGCIL Chairman and Managing Director R.P. Singh said.
While the 800 MW Koldam project is being built by National Thermal Power Corp. Ltd., the 1,600 MW Parbati valley project is being constructed by National Hydroelectric Power Corp. Singh said PGCIL had cleared the western region system strengthening project in Maharashtra and Gujarat states.
Boulder Police Looking For Identity Thief
BOULDER, Colo. -- The Boulder Police Department is trying to identify a man suspected of taking a wallet from an at-risk adult. Clayton Orton, 85, said he was an unsuspecting victim as he walked out of the Boulder Medical Center following a routine check of his pacemaker. "He followed me right out the door," Orton said, adding that he intially thought the man accidentally bumped into him. "I even said 'excuse me,' not knowing that I was being pickpocketed." .
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