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Businessmen file notices of claim against city Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:44AMTwo businesses have filed notice of claims after believing they were treated unfairly by the city for political reasons.
The week ahead: Several events planned despite light meeting schedule Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:34AMThe Labor Day holiday has contributed to a light board meeting calendar for the week to come, but there are some gatherings that may be of interest to local residents.
An expert's view on the Lakers' greatest centers Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:34AMSo, I'm highly unmotivated, but know I have to offer up something for the morning Laker-holics. I'm searching the Web for stuff that hasn't been discussed, thinking of things with which I might be able to entertain you. Then it dawns on me. WWJMD? What would Jim Murray do? Not that perhaps the greatest sports writer of all time would be blogging at 3 a.m., but maybe I can draw inspiration from ...
Hutton feels Tottenham’s £9m price tag too rich Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:31AMRangers Harry Redknapp Chelsea Sunderland Tottenham Alan Hutton is urging Tottenham to drop his £9 million tag in order for him to make a quick exit from White Hart Lane. The 25-year-old has fallen down the pecking order at Tottenham since Harry Redknapp took over the club two years ago, prompting plenty of interest but not concrete bids. However, Hutton's hefty price tag stood in the way of his ...
KVCC begins year with own police department Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:20AMTEXAS TOWNSHIP — Two full-time and four part-time sworn police officers are on the grounds of Kalamazoo Valley Community College this fall as the college begins its first full academic year with its own police department.
Ask The Tribune: Utility easements and passing buses Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:19AMOne of our neighbors walks her dog into other people’s backyards so he can do his business. She claims the utility easement that runs down the middle of the block along the rear lot line is public property and anyone (and their dog) can walk there. What does the city code say about this?
Ames landlords dispute rental housing code Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:18AMBy Jennifer Meyer Staff Writer Teresa Garman owned “low-cost housing that’s been well kept up” for 30 years, but troubles with the city of Ames’ year-old rental housing code are forcing her to say, “I want out.”
Color her world: Artist surrounds herself in a world of her own art (video) Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:17AMHAMDEN — Some people may feel that art is an important part of life, but consider it something to be viewed in museums, where they can admire it and then go back to their real lives.
Politcal Cartoonist Paul Conrad Dies at 86 Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:17AMHis unyielding liberal stance, delivered as savage black-and-white harpoons, bedeviled Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and others in power while shedding an uncompromising light on social injustices. He drew for The Times for nearly 30 years. Paul Conrad, whose fiercely confrontational editorial cartoons made him one of the leading political provocateurs of the second half of the 20th century and ...
Ames historical patriarch Farwell Brown dies at 99 Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 10:16AMEditor’s note: Longtime Ames resident and historian Farwell Brown, 99, died Wednesday at Northcrest Health Care Center in Ames. Brown was born in Ames on Dec. 17, 1910. He graduated from Ames High School in 1929 and from Iowa State in 1934.
Confidence in economy rises slightly from July, index finds Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:49AMNEW YORK -- Americans' confidence in the economy improved slightly in August from July, but they're still roughly as gloomy as a year ago.
Headlines: Fund run by U-M students invests in microprocessors Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:47AMThe Frankel Commercialization Fund, a pre-seed investment fund run by students at the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business, plans to announce today that it has made an investment in Ambiq Micro of Ann Arbor. Ambiq is a start-up firm founded by two University of Michigan professors that is developing an energy-efficient microprocessor that could substantially extend the battery life ...
Cam residents to fight development Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:45AMA CAMPAIGN group opposing development on greenfields has been re-launched by new residents fighting a proposed housing site.
'Fact-finding' raises stakes for Methacton school district Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:45AMWORCESTER — Negotiators for the Methacton Education Association (MEA), which represents 440 schoolteachers, and the school district recently met with fact-finder Lawrence Coburn to lay out their opposing positions on outstanding issues in their contract negotiations. The 3 1/2-hour meeting was held in the administration building.
Robert Acton: Coach was role model for his students Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:44AMIn the sphere of academics or the arena of athletics, Robert Acton was a role model who inspired others to excel. A former teacher and administrator at Clawson High School who coached several school sports teams, Mr. Acton died Aug. 25 of heart failure at Genesys Regional Medical Center in Grand Blanc. The Oxford resident was 82.
Baffled Barre board tackles deficit Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:44AMBARRE – It’s apparently a heck of a lot easier to ring up a $345,000 deficit than it is to dig your way out of one. ... - By David Delcore staff writer
Methacton school district superintendent gets new five-year contract Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:43AMOn Tuesday, Aug. 24, the Methacton School Board gave Superintendent Timothy Quinn a new, five-year contract, a 2.69-percent pay raise and a $3,200 bonus for meeting educational goals in the previous school year. The $171,500 annual salary and contract was approved in a 7–2 vote after three board members unsuccessfully attempted to have the contract approval postponed one month to allow ...
School means business Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:43AMEver since the Regal Plaza shopping center was constructed as a companion to the SpiritBank Event Center in Bixby, it has struggled to attract tenants.
PREP FOOTBALL: Hawks pick up where they left off in '09 Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 2:42AMHazelwood Central wideout D.J. Cameron would have liked to have been like Mike.
College Top 25 Football Capsules: Ho hum. It's business as usual for No. 1 Tide Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:56AMTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Nick Saban didn't so much as raise his voice. The trademark scowl never made even a cameo appearance. Sure seems like No. 1 Alabama's top ranking and elephant-sized expectations are becoming the status quo around here, judging by Monday's rather tame first game-week news conference.
Biz Bits Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:55AMThe new board of directors for the Greater Marysville Tulalip Chamber of Commerce include John Bell of Willis Hall, chairman; David Chin of GoSmallBiz as past-chair; Al Aldrich of Strategies 360, chair elect; Michael Meeks of Dewar, Meeks & Ekrem, treasurer; Perry McConnell of Hansen, McConnell & Pellegrini, legal counsel; and Caldie Rogers, president/CEO.
Greeley Chamber of Commerce opposes November ballot questions Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:55AMThe Greeley Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors has passed a resolution opposing November ballot issues Amendments 60 and 61, and Proposition 101.
Mukilteo's red-light camera fight on radar of others Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:55AMA Puyallup couple battling red-light and speed cameras elsewhere are throwing their backing behind an anti-camera effort in Mukilteo.
Hydebank giving young offenders the chance to go straight ... up the ladder of success Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:54AMSummer is the season for graduation celebrations but there were no strawberries and cream or photographs with proud parents following these exam results. Related Stories Failed Tyrone Crystal name ‘worth €100,000’ Businesses can draw heart from art world Going straight ... up the ladder of success Ulster Bank Business Achievers Awards: Bank on being the best Time to stamp out cross-border mail ...
School board engages critics Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:53AMThe North Platte Telegraph The only thing that appears certain about certain elements of North Platte Board of Education business is that there is confusion.
Online courses: How to spot a FAKE degree Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:53AMDr John Bear, a world renowned authority on online degrees, advises how to spot the bogus degrees.
Cazavilan always cooking up classes Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:51AMFor Deb Cazavilan, cooking is like breathing.
Time to speak out against tax increases Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:50AMGot our new tax bill from the county. Went up more than $117, and that’s with us both getting a military exemption.
UC Davis 'no-names' kickoff 2010 football campaign at Cal Golden Bears Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 4:50AMBob Biggs declares his 2010 UC Davis football team is a "bunch of no-names."But that doesn't mean the 18th-year head coach isn't fond of his current Aggies squad.Nor does it mean he isn't optimistic that they can repeat as Great West Conference champions this season.
Nevada ethics panel appealing Sparks' Mike Carrigan case to U.S. Supreme Court Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:51PMA Nevada Supreme Court ruling that struck down part of Nevada’s ethics law in a case involving Sparks City Councilman Mike Carrigan could have nationwide repercussions and will be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, the Nevada Commission on Ethics said Monday.
Gurcharan Das, Business Historian Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:51PMA series of books on Indian business and economic history.
Sandoval talks education on daughter's first day of school Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:50PMRepublican gubernatorial candidate Brian Sandoval walked his youngest daughter to school Monday morning for her first day in first grade at Roy Gomm Elementary in Reno.
Money matters: MWC teams on average spend $11M more annually than Nevada Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:50PMWhen it makes the move from the Western Athletic Conference to the Mountain West Conference, Nevada will go from the middle-class kid in town to the poor one.
Michael Walsh running to ‘restore some faith in government’ Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:48PMMichael Walsh, a Westwood attorney who has never served in political office, said Friday he’s getting a lot of support in his run for state Senate from “the anti-incumbent vote.”
Purple Cow: State fair people pleasers Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:48PMMONROE -- For some people, it's just not the fair without a Purple Cow.
Mike Rush says he can ‘get more done’ in the Senate Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:47PMMike Rush says his background as a teacher, experience in the U.S. Navy and the eight years he’s spent as the representative for the 10th Suffolk district has prepared him for his newest venture: running for the state Senate.
Fall movie preview: Hollywood to offer adult-oriented fare Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:47PMTime to grow up. Every year, the movie business hands itself over to the kids for the summer, and the multiplex resonates with cartoon heroes, funny bodily noises and things that go boom.
ISLAM AND RACEBlack Muslims: Left out of the national conversation on Islam Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 10:47PM“We have to be able to decode what’s happening and realize that this is religious intolerance on one hand, and it’s [also] good ol’ red-blooded American racial and ethnic bias on the other hand,” said Imam Al-Hajj Talib Abdur-Rashid, sitting in his office at the Mosque of Islamic Brotherhood Inc. in Harlem.
School Busses Get First Dibs on Bridge Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:26PMSchool bus drivers take extra care in Little Elm because of construction. Bus - Business - Little Elm Texas - United States - Little Elm
Player of the Year Von Pusch proved hardest to hit Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:26PMRADNOR — The Radnor High School softball team was a force in the Central League and PIAA district playoffs this spring, thanks in part to sophomore hurler Christy Von Pusch, the Main Line Media News 2010 Softball Player of the Year.
U.S. visa policy changes no barrier Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:24PMHigher visas fees, shorter renewals and more scrutiny of foreign business investments are no barrier to Mexican business owners seeking a foothold in Texas.
David Thielen: Ken Buck Interview Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:23PMKen Buck is one of my favorite interview subjects because he is very comfortable with who he is and strives to give complete answers. At...
The Only Bishop in Gambia Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:22PMBANJUL, Gambia, AUG. 23, 2010 ( Zenit.org ).- The Church in Gambia is ready to be self-sufficient, with a good number of native priests and religious. The task that remains is finding adequate funding, says the bishop of the only diocese in the country, Banjul.
Holidays with extended families: Wish you weren't here Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:20PMI can only conclude that you're having an affair!" my grandmother bellowed across her paella, waving her glass of Rioja perilously close to my new white holiday dress. There were 19 members of our family, spanning four generations, all sitting round the restaurant table on that balmy Spanish evening. But her eyes were firmly locked on her son – my father – with whom she was apoplectic for ...
FOOTBALL SPECIAL: Midland Christian Offense Preview Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:18PMRecommend this story? Tim Fischer Layton Hargesheimer tries to cool his head with a water bottle Monday during Midland Christrian's first two-a-day practices. Temperatures on the turf at Midland Christian football field exceeded 120 F Monday.
Clarkson goes from laying bricks to adding foundation to Rhinos' Wembley hopes Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:17PMIn a few months, Chris Clarkson has gone from part-time player and bricklayer to one of the more unlikely building blocks in Leeds' Wembley-bound team.
Tow Companies Refusing City Business Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:15PMThree local wrecker-service companies are refusing to tow city owned large commercial vehicles after the city lowered towing fees at an Aug. 10 City Council meeting.
Deuel Holds 'First Day' Celebration Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 6:13PMBut now that the new school year is here, one district is hoping to start on a more positive note.
Blumenthal Sues Thomas Kannam, Former Wesleyan Investment Chief Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:04PMAttorney General Richard Blumenthal said he is suing Wesleyan University's former investment director, accusing him of misusing university assets for personal benefit.
Local Fred Meyer Evacuated, Hazmat Scare Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 12:03PMAnchorage Police evacuated the Fred Meyer store off Northern Lights Boulevard and New Seward after a chemically activated bomb went off during a late night back to school shopping session on Saturday.