| Storey County panel cuts bikeway extension proposal
Storey County commissioners Tuesday night unanimously killed a proposed extension of the Tahoe-Pyramid bikeway that would have linked Lockwood with Sparks, refusing to declare a dirt road across private property a historical, public road. "I have heartburn forcing this down anybody's throat," said Commissioner Bob Kershaw, speaking to a crowd of at least 70 people at the Rainbow Bend clubhouse in Lockwood. Kershaw said it was wrong for "somebody who has had land for so many years to say it's public property." But Commissioner Greg "Bum" Hess said a side road needs to be built between Lockwood and Sparks so people can ride bikes safely into town. He said it's not safe for kids to ride their bikes across a railroad trestle to get there. Residents of the 600-home town were either loudly for or against the proposed bikeway.
FTSE falls on pharmaceutical pressure
Pharmaceutical stocks came under renewed selling pressure on Thursday as one of the City's leading analysts forecast drug companies would continue to underperform. The UK pharmaceutical sector fell 5.2 per cent last year - underperforming the FTSE All Share by 16.2 per cent - amid worries over drug pipelines and the threat of political intervention in the US. .
Observe King's holiday
Last week, when most other states' lawmakers observed a holiday in honor of one of the most important civil rights leaders in our nation's history, members of the Utah Legislature convened the annual session. They did nothing wrong under the law by doing so. In fact, the state Constitution tells them when to get together each year. The only problem is that the day mandated by the Constitution happens to correspond with a national holiday for the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It also falls on a day when we tell our children to stay home from school as part of the observance. Our banks are closed. There is no mail delivery. And city and county offices across the state are closed as well. .
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