| City burger king relishes the challenges ahead
WANNABURGER restaurant owner Jon Clemence was saved from a career in accountancy by the arrival of a baby. Hooked up by his father for a job as a bean-counter, his interview was postponed when the man due to interview him became a dad. .
Judge strikes down state law permitting cable franshise fees
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - A Polk County judge has struck down a portion of a state law permitting city governments to assess fees of up to five percent on cable television connections. Judge Michael D. Huppert says in his ruling that the Legislature violated the state and federal constitutional rights of a woman who sued the city of Des Moines claiming its cable franchise fees are illegal. In his ruling, Huppert says a law passed earlier this year that permits city governments to assess the fee and makes the law retroactive violates a person's constitutional right of due process. He says only two types of retroactive laws in Iowa can pass constitutional muster - emergency legislation and laws passed to cure errors in earlier laws. He say the retroactive cable franchise law is neither.
Marketplace: Grill offers fresher take on fast food
A new chain of restaurants opened its first California location in Roseville on Sept. 10, and nine more are planned for the Sacramento area, including El Dorado Hills. The franchise owners -- two Placer County sisters and their husbands -- hope UFood Grill will be a fresh take on fast food. UFood Grill, started by Boston Market founder George Naddaff, specializes in fast, healthy meals. Nothing on the menu is fried -- only steamed, baked or grilled. So far, three UFood Grills have opened nationwide -- one in Florida, one in Massachusetts and the new one in Roseville. Seven more are set to open by the end of the year. .
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