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Postal worker charged in theft Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:29PMA postal service worker in southern Minnesota has been indicted for allegedly stealing more than $41,000 in money orders.
Tulsa Releases More Email About JAG Grant Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:28PMThe latest email released by the City of Tulsa shows the city didn't ask the federal government for clarity on whether the grant could be used to avoid layoffs until more than a month after the layoffs occurred. Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett Defends Delay Over JAG Grants
People: 'Mad Men' inspires pricey line of Barbies Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:28PMThe latest on ''Mad Men'' Barbies; Charlie Sheen; Hilary Duff; Marie Osmond; Andy Whitfield; Barbara Walters and Ricky Martin
Desmond Tutu And Daughter On Human Goodness And Their New Book 'Made For Goodness' (VIDEO) Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:27PMArchbishop Desmond Tutu, a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize for his non-violent resistance to South African apartheid, has written a book with his daughter, Reverend Mpho Tutu, about human goodness.
Public Works, Private Profit Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:27PMIf Mississippi hadn't provided $15 million in bonds and another $20 million in loan guarantees last January to Schulz GMBH to build its pipe factory, some other state would have.
Art Critics: Get Real! Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:27PMLast week, the New Museum opened its new show, "Skin Fruit: Selections from the Dakis Joannou Collection," curated by mega-art-star Jeff Koons. This show has prompted a huge amount of controversy and suspicion, from The New York Times to The Village Voice , and all the blogs in between. Some journalists feel safe sounding prudish, cautious and wary of shows that are fraught with art market ...
AIG ‘Money in Door’ Deals Reap $3.2 Billion Bond Gain (Update3) Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:25PMMarch 10 (Bloomberg) -- American International Group Inc. bondholders reaped at least $3.2 billion after the bailed-out company announced deals to sell its two largest non-U.S. life insurance divisions for $51 billion.
Pac-10 Announces 2009-10 Women's Basketball All-Conference Honors Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:24PMWALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- In a vote of the league's 10 10 head coaches, among the 15 players named to the All-Pac-10 team were three-time honorees SR C Jayne Appel and SR G Alexis Gray-Lawson, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today. Also announced was the All-Freshman team and All-Defensive team.
Christopher Nolan Finally Talks Superman, Batman 3 Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:24PMFor the past month or so Christopher Nolan, Jonah Nolan, and David S. Goyer have all been in the news regarding their connection to the upcoming reboot of the Superman franchise. So far we know that the Batman director will be on board as a producer of The Man of Steel, but we haven’t really [...]
'Little House on the Prairie' cast helps Habitat for Humanity in Naples Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:24PMCompany members of "Little House on the Prairie, The Musical," arriving in Naples for a one-week engagement at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts...
M. Volleyball. No. 10 UCSB Aims for Upset of No. 3 CSUN Wednesday Night at Rob Gym Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:12PMNo. 10 UCSB is set to face No. 3 Cal State Northridge and No. 2 Pepperdine.
Trial set for woman accused of lying about child's residency Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:11PMJACKSON, MS (WLBT) - The woman accused of lying about where she lives so her son could attend a Ridgeland school appeared in court Tuesday morning. Aurora Baugh ran from WLBT's cameras after her initial appearance in Ridgeland Municipal Court.
Hilary Duff to write young adult book series Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:08PMWelcome the latest celebrity children's author, Hilary Duff.
Curt Schilling's game company signs with EA Partners Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:06PMWorld Series MVP Curt Schilling joins forces with Todd McFarlane, and R.A. Salvatore on an "epic role playing game" that will be published by EA Partners. The game dubbed 'Project Mercury' is the first from Schilling's 38 Studios.
SeaWorld: Keep attack video private Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:05PMSeaWorld Orlando and the family of a trainer killed by an orca want to prevent a video of the attack from becoming public.
Abuse not only in church - Vatican Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:05PMSexual abuse scandals in Germany and other countries are a cause for anguish, says the Vatican.
Academy Awards aftermath Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:05PMHOLLYWOOD — The red carpet is all rolled up. The borrowed diamonds have all been returned.
Dave Kimche, Spy and Diplomat, Dies at 82 Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:04PMFollow Israel news on and . (IsraelNN.com) Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu expressed his deep sorrow Tuesday over the passing of former top diplomat and Mossad intelligence official David Kimche.
JFK Condolence Letters To Jackie Kennedy Published Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:25PMMost of the 1.5 million condolence letters sent to President John F. Kennedy's widow after his assassination in 1963 were destroyed. Now a book released by HarperCollins, includes more than 200 never-before published letters divided into three categories: vivid recollections of the day Kennedy was killed; letters that express views on society, politics and the presidency; and personal ...
General Growth gets offer of $3.93B investment Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:24PMTwo major investors in General Growth Properties are joining Brookfield Asset Management in offering to inject a combined $6.5 billion in fresh funds into the shopping mall operator to help it emerge from bankruptcy...
Review of Home Support Takes Account of Feedback Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:24PMOtago and Southland DHBs today invited home based support providers to work with them to plan long term service development for the provinces’ older people.
Author calls on women to change plight of children Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:24PMMarianne Williamson says women should take action to change the world's woes at event celebrating International Women's Month.
Chronicling Tampa Bay's Foodways Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:23PMIntroducing the "Conquistador Complex," and remembering devil crabs.... By Andrew Huse Set aside the fast food novelty and newfangled fine dining pomp for a moment. Even as consumers and writers begin to take local produce and heirloom varieties seriously, local Florida food traditions often go unappreciated. Some of our local culinary treasures have languished in relative obscurity for years ...
Fitton Center talk will cover basics of accessorizing your home Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:23PMHAMILTON - Accessorizing your home might be easier than it seems, according to a local designer.
Gray Bookstore Draws Regulars, Community Hotspot Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:21PMYou may be able to find your favorite character inside the shelves at a Jones County bookstore. Kema's bookstore in historic Gray offers thousands of books and other treasures.
When IT Security Advice Goes Overboard Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:21PMSometimes we take computer security too far; just ask the administrators at Lower Merion School District
Tertiary Education An Investment Not a Cost Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:19PMThe minister of tertiary education has rightly identified the need for greater accountability in spending on tertiary education, says TEU national president Dr Tom Ryan.
Books: Author challenges 'prosperity gospel' materialism Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:38PMEvangelist and multimillionaire Bennie Hinn has had a rough couple of weeks. First, his wife announced she's divorcing him. Then, former Fayetteville resident Karen Spears Zacharias hit the road to promote her new book, which takes a few swats at him and other "prosperity gospel" ministers.
Doctor led way in innovative memory loss, drug research Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:36PMTo many who knew him, Dr. Jerry Buccafusco is leaving behind a legacy in both his professional career and personal life.
‘Prairie Home’ creator helps celebrate 50 yrs. Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:35PMThe creator of a popular radio program will help observe Martin Luther High School’s 50th anniversary with a live performance next Tuesday.
Value of baseball cards? More than peanuts Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:35PMNEW YORK — The boxes of baseball cards you so carefully collected are invaluable for the memories they evoke. But do they have any real value?
Indecision 2010: Gov. changes mind again Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:34PMGov. David Paterson listens to an introductory speech before addressing the Guy R. Brewer United Democratic Club on Friday. Call for him to resign are increasing.
Question the new enrollment ways Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:33PM"Mom, how can I enter my ideal university if I just don't want to take the national college entrance exams?" asked my 13-year-old son. The junior high school student was attracted by the news on TV that universities will take various ways to enroll students rather than only through the exams.
Con Ed Athlete of the week: Bronxville's Henrietta Miers Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:32PMBronxville senior Henrietta Miers has known what she wants to do with the rest of her life for a long time.
Nothing 'impugnable' about boy's spelling bee performance Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:31PMWESLACO — Mashad Nair Arora barely hesitated on the word that made him the Rio Grande Valley’s top speller. “Impugnable?” he asked the pronouncer. He paused briefly as he pictured the word in his mind. A room full of silent spectators watched...
1. “The Last Song” Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:29PM1. “The Last Song” by Nicholas Sparks.
Book review: Ron Rash offers tales of heartbreak and redemption Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:29PMTo say that Ron Rash's short stories portray Western North Carolina is not entirely correct. They portray those whose voices have captured Rash's imagination and therefore those most in need of a good break.
Forest Hills Central Senior Wins State Poetry Championship Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:39PMLauren Treiber Beat Out 22 Others From Around Michigan For State Title In Lansing Today Lauren Treiber of Forest Hills Central High School in Grand Rapids won the 2010 Poetry Out Loud state championship hosted Saturday by the Michigan Humanities Council.
Utah Utes basketball: regular season ends with loss to CSU Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:37PMFORT COLLINS — Utah will meet UNLV in the Mountain West Conference tournament later this week after losing to Colorado...
Classic art set to music Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:27PMTed Nash creates musical sketches of seven artworks with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra
Top home-school texts dismiss Darwin, evolution Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:26PMHome-school mom Susan Mule wishes she hadn't taken a friend's advice and tried a textbook from a popular Christian publisher for her 10-year-old's biology lessons.
In and Around the Chathams Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:26PMSATURDAY, MARCH 13 The Friends of the Library of the Chathams Book Sale will get under way at the library at 214 Main St. from 8 to 9 a.m. Saturday, March 13, when a fee of $20 will be charged; admission to the sale will then be free to anyone from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. the same day, March 13. The “bag sale” days will be from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 14, and from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and ...
Library of the Chathams helps in good times, bad times Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:24PMCHATHAMS - The Library of the Chathams at 214 Main St. is extending a helping hand to those feeling the pinch of economic hard times.
4. From adieu to hello Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:23PMThe Rwandan government's move to make English the medium of instruction in schools has been a daunting task for its French-trained teachers.
5. Earning a place Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:23PMHigh Performance Schools are branded as elitist, which the Education Ministry claims is a misconception.
Pa. People: MU student art exhibition winners announced Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 5:23PMThe winners of the 'Faculty's Choice-Student Exhibition,' an exhibition of works by Mansfield University art students, have been announced.
If you're from Arlington, the Tips want to see you Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:51AMThe Everett Silvertips offer Arlington Night for, well, folks in Arlington. The hockey team welcomes everyone from that town to attend the 7:35 p.m. March 12 game against the Seattle Thunderbirds.
Convicted killer recounts troubled history Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:51AMEighteen-year-old V'Centres Buckner took a handgun from a vehicle on Aug. 3, 2008. The .40-caliber Springfield Armory handgun offered protection to Buckner, an 18-year-old small-time dealer of marijuana and cocaine. He used it in his business three days later.
Drug gangs on public lands Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:47AMSEQUOIA NATIONAL FOREST (AP) - Not far from Yosemite's waterfalls and in the middle of California's redwood forests, Mexican drug gangs are quietly commandeering U.S. public land to grow millions of marijuana plants and using smuggled immigrants to cultivate them.
Paper gifts save couple from recession blues Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:47AMA Tooting couple who lost their jobs in the recession have built up an international business - making jewellery out of old books. Read more >