ST. PAUL - A district court judge tossed out a lawsuit seeking to halt progress on a state Senate office building, in effect tossing the issue back to politicians.

Ramsey County Judge Lezlie Marek ruled Friday that the suit brought by former state Rep. Jim Knoblach, R-St. Cloud, should be dismissed. While Knoblach argued that the law authorizing a $63 million Senate building and a $27 million parking ramp violated the state constitutions rule that only one subject be included in any law, the judge said the construction projects and other parts of the bill are linked.

The bill containing the projects also dealt with several tax issues. Knoblach and others, especially Republicans, said the Senate project should have been included in a separate bill dealing with construction projects.

The office building and parking ramp need one more approval before construction begins. The House Rules Committee must approve it, but leaders in that body are looking for less expensive ways to provide new office and parking space.

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WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) Demolition on the state office buildings in Waterbury that were flooded by Tropical Storm Irene is picking up speed, and construction of a new, somewhat smaller office complex is expected to begin in April.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to cover about $120 million of the $225 million cost of rebuilding in Waterbury, replacing the Vermont State Hospital with a new facility in Berlin, and moving the Agency of Natural Resources to Montpelier, the Burlington Free Press reported (www.burlingtonfreepress.com).

Work in Waterbury so far has included demolition of about 150,000 square feet of flooded office space.

The construction to begin in April is on a new and more flood-resilient 86,000-square-foot office building to house the Agency of Human Services.

I think we will see the beginnings of foundations going in in April, said Michael Stevens, the project manager. It will be a little weather dependent.

Fauna Hurley, executive director of the community development group Revitalizing Waterbury, said the 200 construction workers expected on the site in the spring will be welcome. Businesses in the village were hurt when flooding forced about 1,000 state workers to move out of their offices.

Local business leaders are ready to urge the new arrivals to eat at local restaurants and shop at local stores, she said.

We will ramp up this kind of effort in the spring when 200 plus workers will be on the site every day, she said.

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THE AGING JEEP pulls into an alley of rowhouses near Gonzaga College High School that is littered with dirt-streaked plastic water bottles, abandoned yogurt containers and used condoms. Its around about 8:30 on a chilly January morning. Time to release the cats.

Laurice Ghougasian pulls up the trapdoors on two cages, and the animals meow loudly, leap outside, and race in the opposite direction of the food Ghougasian has put down left for them. She sighs. I spend all my money and time relocating cats, she says. Hey, sweeties I want you to run that way.

She hops back into the car, drives three blocks, then slides into a parking space next to an iron fence. Before she even opens the door, seven cats black, black and white, gray surround her. Ghougasian reaches into a shopping bag, pulls out a can of Friskies and plops it onto paper plates. A helicopter thrums overhead and a construction hammer plinks in the distance. Ghougasian, a petite woman with earrings and a black coat flecked with cat hair, seems right at home. After theyre neutered, theyre sometimes skittish, she explains. Eventually, they let me touch them.

This is the face of free-roaming cat management in Washington: After decades of euthanizing cats that were feral or otherwise unadoptable, the Washington Humane Society has embarked on an ambitious plan to end cat euthanasia in its two shelters. The group recently began releasing back into the community cats that arent necessarily feral but just prefer living outdoors. It even held a fundraiser in December in which architects were invited to design cat houses for outdoor cats to take shelter in.

That philosophy appalls other animal welfare organizations that believe cats belong indoors. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the animal rights group that opposes fishing and circuses, promotes veganism and generally believes that animals are not for humans to use, says euthanizing outdoor cats is more humane than releasing them back into the community, where theyre at risk of contracting illness, getting hit by cars and being attacked by larger animals.

They wont die comfortably in someones arms; they will die badly, says Ingrid Newkirk, PETAs president. Its no kindness; its because people feel uncomfortable with euthanasia. Thats understandable, but its no excuse.

The American Bird Conservancy, the Wildlife Society and several veterinarians who have studied outdoor cats make many of the same arguments although not every group advocates euthanasia. Free-roaming cats kill too many birds, they say. Trap, neuter and release programs havent proved effective at reducing cats numbers. Caregivers risk rabies and toxoplasmosis.

These cats are not wanted by society, says George Fenwick, president of the American Bird Conservancy. There are so many of them we cant even take care of them. The whole idea that we cant use population reduction and population management as a technique is antithetical to 100 years of wildlife management. Theres a misguided notion that euthanasia of cats is somehow immoral. Its not immoral its just a sad and necessary fact.

WHS responds that relying on volunteers to trap the cats, bring them to the groups monthly spay and neuter clinic, then release them vaccinated and unable to breed is a more effective and humane way to control the Districts free-roaming felines than killing them.

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THE Kapamilya Karavan last Pista Senyor had adoring fans greeting their respective idols with appreciate screams, during the mall shows and in the Sinulog grand parade.

A few hours before the mall shows, some entertainment writers chatted with the visiting stars including Piolo Pascual, John Lloyd Cruz, Richard Yap, Jodi Sta. Maria and Maja Salvador.

Of course, photo opportunities were also given to the scribes as they are also fans themselves (though not all will admit it).

Piolo talked about his coming movie with Toni Gonzaga, entitled Starting Over Again, Star Cinemas third offering for this year coming close to the Kim Chiu-Xian Lim starrer Bride for Rent and the Padilla clans Sa Ngalan ng Ama, Ina at Mga Anak.

In the interview, Piolo expressed his admiration for the multi-talented Toni who displayed dedication to her craft.

It can be recalled that a soft drink commercial featuring the two of them, with Toni blurting out I love you, Piolo!, served as Tonis big break. It paved the way for her entrance to the celluloid world.

Ironically, Starting Over Again is Piolos and Tonis first team up together on the wide screen and in a Valentines Day treat at that. It will open two days ahead (Feb. 12) of the day of hearts. Iza Calzado completes the love triangle in the story.

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I intentionally refrained from writing about the Vhong Navarro-Deniece Cornejo-Cedric Lee controversy because I might be accused of inducing you to throw up (in case you still havent) for information overload or plain overexposure to the issue.

As what I had expressed on Facebook, Im not really a fan of Vhong but based on what I saw on TV, and the statement of the NBI, his accounts coincided with the CCTV footages.

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