HIGH IN THE SKYFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:14PMIf walls could talk, several Port Lavaca buildings would probably have quite a bit to say about the different people, businesses and natural disasters that have come through their doors and left their mark on the foundations that still exist today.
Old owl drops in for a visitFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:12PMCOOPER — The visitor to Cooper spent a few hours entertaining the crowds and posing for photos, spent a day at the Delta County Sheriff’s Office then flew away into the night skies.
Regency Chief: Theater Opening in AprilFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:08PMVol. 8, Issue 5, March 12-25, 2010 By Jonathan Volzke The Capistrano Dispatch Lyndon Golin tells Chamber of Commerce breakfast about special touches planned San Juan Capistrano’s long-shuttered downtown movie theater should open in about a month, Regency Theaters President Lyndon Golin announced earlier this month at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast. When pressed for a specific day the theater ...
Zola targets 10 more points with West HamFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:43AMWest Ham manager Gianfranco Zola believes his team need 10 more points to beat the drop - and is challenging his players to upset the form book and pick three of them up at former club Chelsea tomorrow.
All Dates for this Event:Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:40AMSoup kitchen: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Faith United Methodist Church, 801 W. University Ave. The church's food and clothing pantry is open Mondays from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and Wednesdays from 2 to 4 p.m.
Research Provides Insight Into Brain's Decision-Making ProcessFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:26AMReplaying recent events in the area of the brain called the hippocampus may have less to do with creating long-term memories, as scientists have suspected, than with an active decision-making process, suggests a new study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Minnesota Medical School.In a study of rats navigating a maze, the researchers found that replays occurring ...
Families coping with speeding crash deathsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:28AMLoved ones still grieving three years after two best friends died in a highway pileup police compared to a war zone are clinging to the hope that killer driver Steven Machado will be jailed Friday.
Indians, Maidens in actionFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:27AMStaff Writer The North Penn girls and Souderton Area boys basketball teams have a chance to fulfill their state championship dreams, and both will take the first step this weekend.
Here come the brides’ gowns for benefit tour, saleFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:22AMCentral Florida brides-to-be will be able to shop from a huge selection of deeply-discounted wedding dresses when the Brides Against Breast Cancer's nationwide Tour of Gowns sets up shop in Orlando today through Sunday.
Historians buy Cricket TheatreFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:16AMThe trustees of the Collinsville Historical Association voted this week to buy the Cricket Theatre in downtown Collinsville.
A Soviet journalist’s recollections of CubaFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:16AMOn May 8, Russia and Cuba will mark 50 years since diplomatic ties were established between the two countries. We start a series of stories marking the event with recollections of Leonid Kamynin, a correspondent of Soviet daily Izvestia’s in Cuba in the early 1960s
Looking back at life in Brighton during the 1930s and 40sFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:16AMLinda Mishkin interviewed Angelina Tarantino, former owner of Winship Spa Convenience, 290 Washington St., Brighton, on Feb. 18. This is Part 1 of that interview.
'Psychic' gizmo reads your mindFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:15AMMINORITY Report style computer program that reads people's minds is being developed
Hollywood Redo: 5 Forever Typecast ActorsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:10AMRecycling is in vogue, and it's not just cans and paper. Some actors find themselves recycled again and again in the same roles. Like these five.
Rockslide is a reminder of tragedy for Aspen manTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:06PMAn Aspen man who lost his family to a rock fall in Glenwood Canyon 15 years ago happened to be driving through the canyon on the night of March 7, shortly before another huge rock fall slammed into both decks of I-70 near the Hanging Lake interchange. Art Daily, whose wife and two sons died when a rock bounded down the canyon wall and crashed into their car on Feb. 26, 1995, was coming home from ...
Remarks by the First Lady at the Inaugural Gown Smithsonian UnveilingTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:02PM10:42 A.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you, everyone. Thanks so much. Well, clearly, it’s a pleasure and an honor to be here with all of you today. Let me begin by thanking Secretary Clough for that generous introduction. I want to thank him and his wife Anne for their dedication to the mission of the Smithsonian. And I want to thank our hosts from the National Museum of American History -– Dr ...
Hudson Entertainment Summons Horror Fans to Wii with CallingTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:00PMSAN MATEO, Calif.----The spirit world is ready to take on the gaming world in Calling, now available on Wii™ for $39.99. Published by Hudson Entertainment, the North and South American subsidiary of HUDSON SOFT, Calling centers around a mysterious “Black Page,” to which four unique characters are drawn in search of answers.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Partners With "The Travel Mom" to Provide Tips for Hassle-Free, Affordable Family Travel FunTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:59PMST. LOUIS, MO--(Marketwire - 03/09/10) - Just in time for spring break travel, Enterprise Rent-A-Car, North America's largest rental car company, is partnering with Emily Kaufman, the expert in family travel nationally known as " The Travel Mom ," to offer tips for hassle-free, affordable family travel fun. "Spring break travel offers families an opportunity to spend quality time together," said ...
Circuit of Ireland gets TV launchTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:54PMThe Circuit of Ireland Rally has been launched in the UTV studios by one of the sport's legends, Jimmy McRae, after it was announced UTV Drive, one of the leading online car sale websites, is to sponsor the Easter weekend rally.
Fanfare MagazineTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:54PMThere's something about the holidays that brings out the romantics. Maybe it's the chill in the airthat promise of cuddling with your sweetheart by the warmth of the fire. Maybe it's the twinkling lights and the magical memories they recall.
Wise honored by NLR Rotary ClubTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:50PMSalvation Army Maj. Philip Wise was named a Paul Harris Fellow, the Rotary Club’s highest honor, on Tuesday at the group’s regular meeting at Verizon Arena.
Microchip Ups Offer for SSTITuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:49PMUnder the revised terms, Silicon Storage shareholders would be entitled to receive $3.05 per share in cash compared to the previous offer of $3.00 per share.
Meet your favorite authorsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:42PMAuthors seem to be springing up at the St. Louis Public Library faster than the flowers in my garden. Mark your calendar right now for March 8, 11, 17, and 25. There’s something for every reading taste.
WRESTLING: Nichols leaves Portage programMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:47PMThe five-year run as Portage High School's head wrestling coach for Don Nichols officially came to an end on Monday. Nichols, who recently decided to step away from coaching, had his resignation approved at Monday's regular meeting of the Portage School Board.
Market Commentary and Intraday NewsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:41PM(AP:GLENSIDE, Pa.) Stirring memories of his campaign for the White House, President Barack Obama made a spirited, shirt-sleeved appeal for passage of long-stalled health care changes Monday as Democratic congressional leaders worked behind the scenes on legislation they hope can quickly gain passage.
35W wall to go up at fatal spot in BurnsvilleMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:40PMAs classmates and neighbors mourned 6-year-old Kallie Palmer, MnDOT said the fence she climbed before wandering onto 35W is being replaced by a noise barrier.
The tennis reign of Spain's Carlos Moya was short but memorableMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:40PMMoya, one of the sport's class acts, is attempting a comeback at Indian Wells, in the same tournament where he became No. 1 in the world in 1999. He stayed there only two weeks, but that was enough to last him a lifetime.
Wofford wins SoCon title, earns first NCAA spotMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:34PMCameron Rundles scored 20 points and Wofford used stifling defense to overcome a long second-half scoring drought and beat Appalachian State 56-51 on Monday night for the Southern Conference title and its first NCAA tournament berth.
Obesity as protection against metabolic syndrome, not its causeMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:22PMThe collection of symptoms that is the metabolic syndrome -- insulin resistance, high cholesterol, fatty liver, and a greater risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke -- are all related to obesity, but, according to a new review not in the way you probably think they are.
Global Illness of Too Much Debt has Been Remedied by More DebtMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:19PMBut more importantly, the share market is at risk now for a big fall as it was in the middle of 2007 when the Bear Stearns story broke. Since then the perimeter of global markets has gradually been overrun by the forces of wealth destruction.
St. Mary's upsets No. 14 Gonzaga for WCC titleMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:19PMMickey McConnell scored 26 points, Ben Allen added 20 and Saint Mary's upset Gonzaga (No. 14 ESPN/USA Today, No. 18 AP) with an 81-62 victory Monday night in the West Coast Conference tournament title game.
W. Basketball. UCF to Meet Tulane Tuesday in QuarterfinalsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:18PMLive Audio Follow the Knights in the C-USA Championship Blog With an overtime victory over Marshall Monday afternoon, UCF survived to play another game. The Knights reward will be a matchup with top-seeded Tulane on Tuesday at 1 p.m. EST at the Donald Reynolds Center in Tulsa.
Rowville dog poisoning no accidentMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:14PMKNOX Council is warning the person who poisoned a Rowville family dog with 2kg of snail bait could face up to a year in jail.
Planespotters accused of spying fined, set freeSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:08PMTwo British planespotters arrested in India last month for spying on aircraft walk free from court after agreeing to pay a fine.
Phillips Soldier Prepares For DeploymentSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:06PMMEDFORD - One of the soldiers in the 273rd Engineer Company lives right here in the Northwoods.
Johnny Cash's remaining "American Recordings" are releasedSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:54PMLOS ANGELES — Johnny Cash's voice comes in with a rumble, singing that there "ain't no grave that can hold my body down." A shuffling beat that sounds like heavy chains being carried back and forth accompanies him.
Fangs for the memories, AbeSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:53PMAny title ending in "Vampire Hunter" calls to mind a poorly written, blood-soaked tale that, in this case, uses a revered president merely to add a unique hook to an otherwise mediocre story. In fact, the opposite is true.
CAA misses UNCW after nearly a decade of late-round memoriesSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:50PMBy Brian Mull Brian.Mull@StarNewsOnline.com Black-and-gold covered one half of the Richmond Coliseum early Saturday afternoon and green-and-gold covered the other. Nearly 10,000 fans created electricity fitting frisky rivals VCU and George Mason.
The Courier News IndexSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:44PMFormer Liberal Democrat leader Sir Menzies Campbell yesterday added his voice to criticism of Gordon Brown’s visit to British troops in Afghanistan at the weekend, just hours after giving evidence to the Iraq war inquiry.
Singing Angels perform for Sarah Palin: Michael K. McIntyre's TipoffSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:40PMFormer Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin made a detour as she shook hands and chatted up about a hundred guests at a private Right to Life fundraiser Saturday at the Gates Mills home of Umberto Fedeli. She followed the music, heading out the double doors of the mansion and into the circular driveway where the famous youth choir the Singing Angels were assembled to greet guests with song.
Ask Tom: Got a sports question?Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:30PMTom, listening to Toby Keith's song about Wayman Tisdale reminded me about the wars that took place between Dave Hoppen and Mr. Tisdale. Moe Iba was the coach at the time, Hoppen went down with a knee injury his senior year. With...
Protest over Togo poll resultSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:24PMTogo's opposition said yesterday it would contest an election result which returned President Faure Gnassingbe as the West African state's leader. Police fired tear gas at demonstrators. Gnassingbe, who took over after 38 years of dictatorship by his father Gnassingbe Eyadema, won 1.24 million of 2.1 million votes in Thursday's poll.
White Sox P Garcia works 2 innings against DodgersSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:13PM(AP) — GLENDALE, Ariz. - Freddy Garcia, in line to be the Chicago White Sox's fifth starter, gave up a run in his first two innings of the spring to lead the way in a 8-4 split-squad victory Saturday over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
NBHS Class of ’59 keeps the memories goingSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:11PMSeated at a large table in a side room at the Red Rooster Café, a group of high school classmates has been meeting for breakfast for years. The one thing they all have in common: they graduated from New Braunfels High School in 1959.
Breuning, Engellant enjoy get-togetherSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:07PMWith all the attention both of them have received in recent years in this part of the country, you'd think they'd be well acquainted.