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ALTA BOY: The Alta Advertiser contributes a story on precocity, as follows: "Alta has the youngest 'young America' in the northwest. He is scarcely 3 years of age, yet he can dance a jig, smokes from three to six cigars each day and in conversation uses all the pet phrases usually indulged in by the fast young men of the period."NOVEL SCHOOL: A novel school has been started in the Academy of Music building. A gentleman named Dillon has his headquarters there, who makes a specialty of training book agents. These are drilled in all the arts of smooth-bore and rifle, equipped with sample volumes and entertaining harangues, and then turned loose on a too-confiding public.OTHER SCHOOL NUMBERS: Prof. Armstrong, principal of the Sioux City schools, says that he has never before since being in this city, known of so great a falling off in attendance.
Employees Claim Double Standard at Dept. of Corrections
The new head of Utah's Department of Corrections says he's striving to make the department a positive place to work. A recent audit showed many employees felt it was exactly the opposite. Last night we heard two former employees talk about working in an environment of favoritism. Tonight Tonya Papanikolas dug into some other allegations in the audit. .
House, Senate work on differences
The Florida House and Senate are trying to iron out differences in legislation meant to lower home insurance rates, struggling with how much risk those cuts will cost.
"We're all navigating risk," said House Democratic Leader Dan Gelber, as legislative negotiators talked broad policy but no specifics at this week's first House-Senate talks.
Both sides are waiting on estimates from regulators, insurers and bond advisers on premium reductions now and increased debt to the state if there is a hurricane.
The talks will run through the weekend, with Gov. Charlie Crist and CFO Alex Sink joining from the sidelines. Both chambers hope to have a compromise bill they can vote on Monday evening, wrapping up a seven-day special session on insurance.
But Sink this afternoon warned legislators they need to decide how much risk is too much, as they contemplate schemes for Florida consumers to lighten the load on insurance companies to pay hurricane claims.
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