ATKINS SIGNS
Hurricane High School pitcher Marc Atkins has signed to playbaseball at Potomac State. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound right-hander went13-2 with 119 strikeouts in 80 innings as a senior this past season.He had an ERA of 1.99 and earned first-team Class …
ACORN study shows racial disparity in loans
A study unveiled Wednesday by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) shows Chicago having the highest Black rejection rate for mortgage lending and that the gap between minority homeowners and whites remains very wide.
The study, which analyzed data nationally and in 60 metropolitan areas including Chicago, showed: "Across the country, low and moderate income and minority borrowers are being turned down for mortgages more often than other borrowers, and here in Chicago the problem is wore for African Americans than almost anywhere else," said Denise Dixon, president of the Illinois ACORN.
"Banks …
Avraham Ravitz, an influential ultra-Orthodox Jewish lawmaker who served in Israel's parliament for 20 years, died Monday in Jerusalem.
The 75-year-old Ravitz suffered from a heart condition and had been hospitalized since early January.
During his legislative career, he represented the United Torah Judaism and Degel Hatorah parties and served as chairman of …
NEW YORK How do you erect a 19-story building in New York?
Start with a 31-story structure. Discover zoning prohibits abuilding that big. Lose a three-year court battle. And receive anorder to loop off 12 stories.
Welcome to 108 E. 96th St., the $7.2 million apartment high-risethat is scheduled to shrink this month in the final act of a showdownbetween local activists and its developer, Parkview Associates. Thecity ruled last week the 31-story building must lose its top 12floors.
While the developers worry about the cost of destroying 12floors, many residents of the well-to-do area couldn't be happierabout the decision by the city Board of Standards and …
BIOCYCLE INTERNATIONAL
Mexico
In the past, MSW composting facilities have failed due to lack of planning, technical support and inadequate regulations. A new technical approach is needed to recycle the great amount of organics in the waste stream.
SINCE the early 1970s in Mexico, organics recycling has been considered a most important part of the solution to municipal solid waste (MSW) management problems. In fast-growing urban areas with more than 40 percent of the waste flow made up of organics, composting seemed to be the logical environmental solution. Municipal operating budgets began to include construction of recycling facilities. Surprisingly, however, lack …
Summary of Friday's game in the Bundesliga, the German first-division soccer league (home teams listed first):
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Harris' ankle was swollen and in pain by the end of the game, but her post presence helped the No. 1 Dolphins beat the rival Commandos 68-56 Wednesday.
''I felt I had to play,'' said Harris, who scored eight points. ''I knew my team needed me because it's hard to play in this gym.''
Besides Harris, the Dolphins (11-1, 5-0) got a season-high 24 points from sophomore Chanise Jenkins and 13 from freshman Janee Thompson.
Jenkins' outside shot was the key. She hit four …
