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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP/WSYR-TV) - The mayor of Binghamton, a city with its share of economic torment, said he plans to hang an electronic "cost of war" sign outside City Hall to drive home how much taxpayer money is being spent on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Tattoo lettering is not popular among people who can hardly see this as an art form. For most of people who are enjoying this body art, tattoos hold very significant part of their past and present. For this reason, having a tattoo must not be comparable to having a nail done.

Instead of responding to that parking citation you got on Cambridge Street with frustration, tears or rage, the city has included yoga positions on the envelopes. New parking signs have also been installed to "wonder about them and find them puzzling". For example: "If you’re reading this sign, You’re reading this sign". "Soft Boots" for cars, made of soft fabric and stuffed, will be placed on select cars throughout the city.

DENVER -- A little-known Denver city ordinance resulted in a ticket for a man who had a "For Sale" sign in his car window.

Richard Mooney parked at a meter near 17th Avenue and Lincoln Street on April 18. He went inside a nearby credit union to finalize the private sale of his car. When he came back, he had a ticket for having a "For Sale" sign in a back window of his vehicle.

"That's a little sign, it was probably about six inches," said Mooney. "And it had been on there for a few months."

A business owner in Lockport, NY with a digital sign violated the city sign ordinance for the 2nd time only to have a judge sentence him to 15 days in jail. The ridiculousness continues throughout America.

Liggett says the street is vacated property and therefore belongs to adjacent landowners including himself.
The mayor says that stretch of Elm is among three blocks of street the city abandoned back in 1908. A 1949 ordinance reopened the road, but Kimble says the change was never registered at the courthouse.

"Taxpayers may soon be paying for sex-change surgeries in Berkeley. The City Council votes Tuesday night on setting aside $20,000 annually for gender-reassignment surgery for city employees."

The federal government is requiring communities around the USA to change signs from all capital letters to a combination of capital and lowercase letters. The government says that makes them easier to read. Signs that fail to meet minimum standards must be replaced.

Preschool Deaf child in Nebraska named Hunter asked to change name because his name sign violates "weapons in school" policy.