La. House adds pet projects to budget (5/31) - Lake Charles American Press
BATON ROUGE (AP) — As they cut colleges and charity hospitals, budget-crafters in the House slipped in dollars for local festivals, cattle fences, playgrounds, museums, town fire stations and pages of pet projects in their districts back home. More than $10 million in legislative earmarks were

CULTUREPHILE: PORTLAND ARTS - portlandmonthlymag
there was some universal humor ( Hot Gun’s delivery of the gayest original Top Gun lines, in the gayest possible way; Wells’ assertion that everyone can have a two million dollar home if they just ask the universe) but the laughs were

10 Celebrities We’d Rather Not Trade Places With - The Frisky
Million-dollar homes. Unlimited access to designer clothes. Trips to St. Tropez for the weekend. These are just some of the luxuries that celebrities enjoy, and as a result, many of us wouldn’t mind standing in their shoes if only for one day

KC businessman found dead in his million-dollar home - Wichita Eagle
Hours before Michael J. Tutera was found dead Thursday, a neighbor reported to police that three suspicious men had been seen slipping into the gated enclave south of the Country Club Plaza where he lived. A businessman found dead early Thursday

City buses need $155,000 fare box upgrade - WRDW-TV
Taxpayer dollars support it. But what happens when we can't track the money coming in Previous reports suggest it costs up to $4 million a year to run the transit system. Bus fares only account for about $850,000. "Our transit program