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- A unique boutique is making headlines Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 3:43AMCARE TO COMMENT? Share your views on this story at
- Kristin Hunter Lattany, novelist and activist, dies at 77 Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 3:00AMTHERE IS A restaurant in Carlisle, Pa., that may still be shaking from the one and only visit to it by Kristin Hunter Lattany and her family.
- Hard-Working, modest ... what a life! Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:07AMMy grandfather George Sword came to Canada from Scotland as a young man at the turn of the last century. Around this time, my grandmother Florence Gaylord arrived in Canada as a 12-year-old on what she referred to as an "orphan ship." She was an indentured servant from England.
- Calendar of Events Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:50AMBlood Drive Hempstead Masonic Lodge is holding a blood drive on Saturday, Dec. 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the meeting room in the Hempstead Masonic Lodge building. To schedule an appointment, visit www.giveglood.org and login to Digital Donor and enter sponsor code L375 or contact Kenneth Harvey at (979) 826-9951
- Looking back on a lifetime Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 12:53AMIt is just days after the election and San Jacinto County Sheriff Lacy Rogers is running late.
- Community calendar Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 12:17AMBazaar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Laurel Room, Penn Hall, 1425 Philadelphia Ave. Bloodmobile, 1 to 7 p.m., Chambersburg Mall, 3055 Black Gap Road.
- Career veteran shares his experiences on life, war Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 11:48PMVETERANS DAY SALUTE: This is the first story in a series leading up to Veterans Day. The Observer will be profiling a different local veteran each day for the next six days.
- No smoking rules kick in at Waco hospital campuses Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:50PMBy Cindy V. Culp
- Celebrating 50 years Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:08PMSTANLEY Mountrail County Health Center in Stanley held an open house Wednesday in honor of Marilyn Evenson, a registered nurse who has served in various areas at the center for 50 years.
- Longtime teacher finds ‘second education’ in volunteer work Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:59PMVaughan
- Brandon Perkins: HuffPost Review: Kanye West -- 808s & Heartbreak Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 6:36PMWith a career track record comprised of doing exactly what he wanted to do and receiving hyperbolic pop-appraise, Kanye did the only thing Kanye could: He made an anti-pop album.
- Kit Davis Barksdale Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 4:59PMRelaxed in her office chair at the Mustard Seed, a smiling Kit Barksdale points to a unique painting created by a Mustard Seed artist, also known as a “Seedster.” Numerous identical faces peer out from the painting, but one distinctive face at the bottom of the painting wears sunglasses.
- [Young] Save Our Men Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 4:58PMIt is Friday morning. The rain is slowing from an overnight storm. The streets are wet, and the air is humid and cold.
- ‘Education is the answer’ Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:52AM“Whatever the question is, the answer is education.” State Superintendent of Education Dr. Hank Bounds spoke via taped video to an audience of about 60 at the Columbus Country Club, Tuesday.
- J-D to dip into financial reserves Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 9:42AMReports regarding the Jamesville-DeWitt school district’s facilities committee, the business department and the superintendent dominated the Nov. 17 J-D school board meeting. At
- Horwood sinks sunset shot Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 9:08AMEDMONTON - After 26 years of guiding the University of Alberta Golden Bears basketball team and 41 years of coaching basketball, Don Horwood has announced that he will be retiring at the completion of the 2008-09 season.
- Princeton Personality by Jean Stratton Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:45AMOn Election Night, November 4, 2008, Ingrid Reed will share her knowledge of politics, as she serves as election moderator at the Princeton Public Library.
- Assisted-living homes go high class, high dollar Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:37AMSeveral East Valley projects are giving the assisted-living industry a high-end makeover with million-dollar homes and amenities to match.
- Weirton United Way seeking to reach goal Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:04AMThe Weirton United Way is looking to the citizens of Weirton to contribute what they can before the final report this Friday for this year’s fund campaign. As of last week, the Weirton United Way was at 76 percent of the total goal of $280,000 to assist its 16 member agencies.
- CBJ: Keep Christmas Your Own Way Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:02AMEvery year, Americans seem determined to be more frugal than the year before because of the latest economic conditions. One year it is rising energy prices; another year it is rising interest rates. This year, of course, the drop in everyone’s investments looms large. And so once again Americans will promise to cut back on presents, food and decorations and to fund their celebration from actual ...
- Glamour Shots: New Hickory Woods calendar captures glitz of Golden Age of Hollywood Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 6:55AMThe publication of a “Calendar Girls 2008” calendar featuring many of the ladies at the Hickory Woods Retirement Center in Murray, created such excitement in the community that a 2009 calendar will also be published.
- Where can you put your money in times like these? What’s safe? Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 6:29AMClearly, the two absolute safest places to put money in today’s times is in either U.S. government securities, such as treasury bills or notes, or a federally insured financial institution such as a bank, up to the recently enacted FDIC-insured limit of $250,000. Today the returns on both are very nominal, but their investment is safe. In my opinion, select stocks can be a safe haven for those ...
- Nissan Zee-cars bow out in style Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 5:20AMTwo incident-packed races at Killarney in Cape Town marked the final round of the 2008 Bridgestone Production Car championship and the swan song of the factory Sasol Nissan 350Z team
- Shrinky Dinks brand is for sale Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 6:13PMNORTH LAKE, Wis. • In 35 years, a business based on shrinking has expanded to include about 250 products sold in 42 countries around the world.
- WA Rally Championship season report Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 3:19PM2008 was arguably the most controversial and tumultuous year of rallying Western Australia has seen in recent memory. There has been much unrest on both sides of the camp from competitors and organisers, and many of the issues had still not been resolved after the last rally of the year was run.
- Underemployment still issue in Wiregrass Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 2:31PMAccording to Sam Addy, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Alabama, 24.2 percent of full-time working Alabamians are underemployed.
- Kicking Bend Around on the Web Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 11:59AMThe tanking commercial real estate market in Bend has caught the attention of Calculated Risk, one of the world’s most prominent finance and economics blogs.
- Preserving the romance of sailing Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 11:44AMPROFILE: A former helmsman in Gujarat does his bit to pass on the heritage of pure wind-powered sailing. He might be 76-years-old, but Shivji Bhuda Fofindi buzzes with so much life that he is considered the living marvel of the port city of Mandvi in Gujarat.
- How to take control of college costs Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 5:43AMCHICAGO - A number almost as scary as 401 - as in 401(k) - for parents with college-bound children these days is 529.
- Wanted: Tech work Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 5:19AMThere is a need for workers to fill “clean” highly technical jobs in the production side of the oil and gas industry, a side of the industry Mike Tarantino, president and CEO of the Iberia Industrial Development Foundation, said he hopes will soon become another area of expertise for Teche Area workers.
- MY TURN|NICHOLAS D. ROSE: Deregulation is not the answer Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 2:32AMThere has been quite a lot of conversation from the loyal opposition to the president-elect and Democrats in Congress, in which they are still beating the drum of socialism.
- Housing slump hard on N. Idaho economy Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 2:05AMIt seemed like a no-brainer: build swanky homes around a Jack Nicklaus-designed golf course above scenic Lake Pend Oreille, all in the shadow of the Schweitzer Mountain ski area.
- Pardoned turkeys no longer face ‘Frying Pan’ Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 1:56AMAt Thanksgiving, turkeys are in the spotlight, but not all of them end up on our tables.
- Calendar of events Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 1:14AMSpiritual Renewal A Spiritual Renewal opportunity for friends and family of the Hempstead community and surrounding areas will be held at Bethlehem United Methodist Church starting on Sunday, November 16 at 3 p.m. Guest speaker will be Rev. Fred Thomas III. On Monday, November 17 through Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 7 p.m. Guest speakers on Monday will be Rev. Michael Wolf; Tuesday, Nov. 18 ...
- The Ultimate Sacrifice Saturday, November 15, 2008 @ 12:56AM No one would blame Vermillion citizens for staying home Tuesday morning.
- No magic bullet expected for economy at G20 meeting Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 11:41PMLeaders of the G20 nations are meeting in Washington but no one is expecting a magic bullet to put down the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.
- Kilgore College graduates first class from Electric Power Technology program Friday, November 14, 2008 @ 11:28PMEdward Peterson was laid off from Goodyear Tire Co. Derek Lewis and Scott Langston wanted to follow family footsteps. And Chris Collins wanted to prove his worth even without two of his right-hand fingers.
- Who Are You? Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 3:32PMDan Nataf knows all about you. You may never have met the inquiring, green-eyed professor. But he’s questioned your friends and neighbors — and they’ve talked.
- Conspicuous Consumption - Staff Picks Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 3:20PMFood Stuff (11/5/2008) Full plates for local foodies. Food Stuff (10/29/2008) Full plates for local foodies. BEST NEW RESTAURANT Modern Food and Spirits 1535 Cass Lake Rd., Keego Harbor; 248-681-4231 To be sure, Keego Harbor is a schlep for most of us, but it is well worth the time and gas to dine at Modern Food and Spirits, across from Cass Lake. The Modern, which opened at the end of last ...
- Obama’s election historic Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 1:47PMWhen William Cooper was a college student in Montgomery, listening to a young black pastor speak passionately about equal rights for all races, he didn’t know if the United States would ever have a black president.
- News Lead: Person Of Interest - The Fbi Finally Has A Top Suspect In The Amy Mihaljevic Murder. We Got To Him First. Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 1:03PMBy James Renner At 2:10 p.m., on October 27, 1989, classes end for the fifth graders of Bay Village Middle. The school doors open, and here comes Amy Mihaljevic, dressed in green pants and a pale green shirt with lavender trim. Her dirty-blonde hair hangs, a little disheveled, over her earrings - turquoise horse heads, mounted on gold studs. She lugs a blue-denim book bag with red piping. Amy ...
- Joe Calzaghe: How does his legacy compare to his American peers? Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 11:53AMby Mark Gregory - Following Joe Calzaghe’s dominant points win against 39 year-old Roy Jones Jnr last Saturday, there has been much analysis and re-analysis of what the victory means for the Welshman’s legacy.
- List of 25 Best Places to Retire Announced at Topretirements.com Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 11:50AM Arizona and the Sunbelt dominate the 2008 list of the 25 best places to retire from Topretirements.com. Some surprising small towns did make the list, though, including the college town of Oxford, Ohio.
- Ottawa to buy another $50B in residential mortgages Wednesday, November 12, 2008 @ 9:38AMThe federal government is purchasing another $50 billion in residential mortgages to further stabilize the lending industry and encourage lower interest rates.
- Your Daily Horoscope Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 2:11AMBy D.DONOVAN KINSOLVING UPI Features Writer UPI horoscopes for Nov. 11, 2008
- Cross Campus: 11.11.08 Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 1:32AMObama’s daughters want to go to Yale, according to British daily Telegraph’s list of the “50 things you might not know” about the President-elect. Malia, 10, wants to be an actress, while Sasha, 7, “wants to sing and dance.”
- Ponting Out Of His Comfort Zone Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 1:32AMPonting - testing times. Steve Waugh regarded the Test series in India as the "Final Frontier". Despite all his efforts to make Australia the ultimate superpower, he never quite managed to conquer the last bastion.
- Green spaces promote good health and a longer life, says study Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 1:26AM Living in a green area can lengthen your life, according to research published today which shows that the difference in life expectancy between rich and poor shrinks among those who live in an environment with parks and trees. Richard Mitchell, from Glasgow University, and his colleagues, found that the gap between the numbers of deaths of people on high incomes and the numbers of deaths of ...
- Students honor those who served our country Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 1:20AMARLINGTON -- Wearing uniforms that have hung in closets for decades, putting on military hats on heads of gray hair, veterans saluted the flag Monday. Troops of children saluted back, not at the flag, but at the men and women who fought for it.
- Looking back on a lifetime Tuesday, November 11, 2008 @ 1:05AMIt is just days after the election and San Jacinto County Sheriff Lacy Rogers is running late.
