The Wednesday Morning Rush for 3-10-10Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:50AMGood Morning, it's Wednesday March 10, 2010.... "MR. WATSON, COME HERE, I WANT TO SEE YOU" Those words were uttered on this date in 1876 by Alexander Graham Bell, the first successfull voice transmission over a telephone.
Barnhart gives speech in MattoonWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:49AMMATTOON -- Brian Barnhart, the voice of Illinois basketball and football, tipped off the Journal Gazette/Times-Courier Bracketball Tuesday at Joe’s Sports Bar and Grille in front of about 50 people. Barnhart discussed Illinois basketball and answered questions as well.
The Wednesday Morning Rush for 3-10-10Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:47AMOpening win for the Bearcats... Visits but no deals for the Bengals... Reds get drilled by the D-Backs...
Loiselle runs for commissionerWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:42AMWhen Mary Loiselle, with master and doctoral degrees in hand, was laid off several years ago, she found herself drowning in a pool with other experienced yet unemployed Coos County residents.
LOVE IS (COLOR)BLINDWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:40AMBy: Adele Hampton Tolerance is growing, but mixed-race couples say society can be slow to accept them Mixed-race couples have been popping up in big-name movies such as Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All by Myself and Rick Famuyiwa’s Our Family Wedding. Still, students like Caddi Golia and her boyfriend Jake Reed still think their relationship is ...
Piedmont Tech fair aims to ease transfer anxietyWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:35AMDiane Zimmerman, left, transfer admissions financial aid counselor, assists second from right Lindbourgh Aiken Jr. and Jecolby Davis, right, on transferring to Newberry College.
Coats to speak at Lincoln Day DinnerWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:20AMGREENCASTLE -- Former U.S. Sen. Dan Coats will be the featured speaker Sunday at the Putnam County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner. The dinner starts at 1 p.m. in the Ball Room at the DePauw Student...
Reminder Remembers, 3/4/10Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:19AMCompiled by Daniel Dullum ONE YEAR AGO March 5, 2009 The national credit crunch delayed a new hospital’s ability to obtain financing, but the company CEO says they’ve finally raised the money. The new Florence Community Health Care Center will be located in the former Central Arizona Medical Center at 450 W. Adamsville Road, and aims for a Labor Day opening.
Between the Lines: "My back pages"Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:13AMIt seems awfully corny, but after I had just graduated from college and was starting my career as a teacher, I had an image of myself as a literary man. That was almost 40 years ago now.
Science and engineering courses a lure for college hopefulsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:12PMCOLLEGE hopefuls have turned towards general arts degrees and the science and engineering courses with the lure of good careers, according to the first statistics on this year’s record 71,843 applications.
It’s not too late to put together a party menuMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:11PMBrian Robertson, executive resort chef for the San Luis Hotel, shares three easy recipes you can serve up on New Year’s Eve.
Island Rotarians serving up chili at fundraiserMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:10PMAs fall weather cools down, appetites heat up for chili, and the Rotary Club satisfies that hunger with its yearly chili supper.
In pursuit of flexible workingMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:49PMWomen now make up half the US workforce, yet dated attitudes to family-friendly working hold many back. Mary O'Hara meets leading campaigners looking to the UK for inspiration Toward the end of 2009 when it was announced that for the first time, women constituted half of the US workforce, a report by liberal thinktank the Center for American Progress (CAP) declared: "Quite simply, women as half ...
Pour it onMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:38PMBy: Lydia Hooper Sculpture Program hosts Public Iron Casting Saturday afternoon was ablaze at the Dry Ice Factory near downtown Denver as UC Denver students and faculty hosted an outdoor public iron pour Feb. 27....
Budget cuts hit students training to be youth workersMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:12PMThe future looks bleak for would-be youth workers – and the colleges that teach them. As local authority budget cuts bite deep, the future looks increasingly uncertain for students training to become youth workers. Not only do they see a shrinking jobs market, but many who study at college for the degree they need to qualify as a full-time professional are struggling to fund themselves. This is ...
Johns Creek woman awarded Master's DegreeMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:52PMLauren Christine Ray, daughter of Brett and Julie Ray, of Johns Creek was awarded a Master of Arts in Teaching in Severe and Profound Disabilities on Dec. 12. Lauren is a 2003 graduate of Chattahoochee High School and a 2008 graduate of Valdosta State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and Special Education, teaches in Fulton County at Alpharetta Elementary School.
Official: Dinosaurs killed off by asteroidMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:48PMAfter studying 20 years of data, panel of 41 scientists rule out volcanic explosions as cause of dinosaurs' demise A mere 65 million years after the demise of the dinosaurs, a panel of the world's most eminent scientists have finally got to the bottom of the extinction. The creatures were wiped out by a large asteroid slamming into the Earth, they insist. After studying 20 years' worth of ...
President Robert Shelton delivers State of the University address in PhoenixThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:40AMPhoenix — UA President Robert Shelton discussed and defended the UA’s Phoenix expansion at his State of the University Address on Wednesday. This is the first time a UA president has delivered the State of the University Address in Phoenix.
Editorial: Rell's vision for Connecticut seems clearThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:26AMWhat is the state of our state? It's been tough to gauge lately. Across the nation, and indeed the state, mainstream media and political pundits have been slinging mud into the waters, clouding our vision, confusing us and creating an environment of general hostility.
University works to fix non-compliancesThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:24AMThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools “off-site” committee found 12 Texas State faculty members in non-compliance during the recent SACS evaluation. The association is a recognized regional accreditation body for 11 southern states. An institution must regain accreditation by complying with the principles on the association’s Web site. The purpose of re-accreditation is to ensure ...
CMC 4-year degree bill passes in state SenateThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:10AMDENVER, Colorado - Despite initial opposition from the Department of Higher Education, a bill allowing Colorado Mountain College to offer four-year degrees passed in the state Senate Wednesday, 33-1. State Sen. Dan Gibbs (who introduced the bill) said it's now heading to the state House of Representatives, perhaps as early as next week. Colorado's Department of Higher Education had its ...
State of the UA HEADLINEThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:10AMLeslie Tolbert, vice president of research at the UA, went to Capitol Hill Feb. 23, 2010, to ask Congress for more federal money to rebuild science facilities which have been deteriorating.
IRSC gets off to hot start in cool waterThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:51AMFORT PIERCE —Indian River State College got off to a hot start despite frigid conditions Wednesday at the National Junior College Athletic Association Swimming and Diving Championships taking place at the Ann Wilder Aquatic Complex.Both IRSC teams took first place in the 400-medley and 800-freestyle relays, putting the Pioneers on top of team standings“It sets the tone right away,” IRSC swim ...
Gators' Donovan: Why I want to see a bigger tourneyTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:14AMI've always liked the idea of an expanded NCAA tournament. A lot of coaches feel that way. Why? Most importantly, it should expand for the players.
When Politicians Refuse to Leave The StageTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:08AMDavid Paterson is the latest in a long line of politicians who have refused to step down after becoming embroiled in scandal. Many have toughed out bad situations, but others have made things worse — for their constituents and themselves — through their reluctance to leave.
New ghost towns: Industrial communities teeter on the edgeTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:14AMWhen Henry Kaiser arrived 55 years ago, this place was no place "a rural problem area," the government called it, so poor and isolated that the population had dropped 15% since 1940.
Slushy snow on the way for York CountyTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:03AMWinter-weary York countians could get a taste of spring later this week, but not before a little more snowfall.
Residents pushing for different hours at Lake Elmo libraryTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:36AMLAKE ELMO - A Lake Elmo man is pushing for different hours at the city's library to make it easier for children to visit and take advantage of the library's programs.
Ceremony on Friday To Dedicate Line Native’s Silver StarTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 9:35AMWorld War II took men from every part of the United States to places all over the world, even a young man from Line, Arkansas. That young man’s Silver Star and the flag that draped his coffin will be dedicated in a ceremony at the Montrose City Hall planned for 10 a.m. this Friday.
Former WBU President David Jester to visit campusSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 4:22AMDr. David Jester, who served as Wayland Baptist University’s ninth president, and wife Marie will visit the campus March 10.
Former Monitor owner diesSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 4:06AMDave Chism, the former owner of the Maumelle Monitor and The Times of North Little Rock, died Feb. 17 at his home in Maumelle.
SCHOLARSHIPSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 4:01AMSince the Contractors Association of Will and Grundy Counties established its scholarship program in 1996, the association has awarded more than $73,000 to scholars pursuing degrees in the construction field. The requirements and application are available at www.contractorswillgrundy.org.
Passport to the world of springSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:46AMThe Philadelphia International Flower Show opens today at the Convention Center.
After sit-ins come protests, court cases and finally, integrationSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:19AMPETERSBURG - The Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, the Rev. R.G. Williams and three local students had already spent more than 24 hours in the city jail for trespassing at Petersburg's segregated public library, when in the early evening of Tuesday, March 8, 1960,
McDonald is Citizen of YearSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:09AMBarbara McDonald, a native Otero County resident, was named Citizen of the Year on Saturday night during the Alamogordo Chamber of Commerce s annual awards banquet at the Tays Special Events Center.
The Ducks’ winter of DiscontentSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 2:39AMWith four arrests and three player dismissals since its Rose Bowl appearance on New Year’s Day, is the University of Oregon football program putting itself in position for … a national title? After all, the University of Florida football team had 27 football player arrests in the past five years, …
North Jersey African Americans reflect on civil rightsSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 6:10AMNorth Jersey’s public school children spent the last month focusing on the history of blacks in America – from the horrors of slavery to the struggles of the civil rights movement.
Danbury teachers balk at group's role in expanding AP classesSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 4:07AMDANBURY -- Danbury High School graduate Jose Pimental told the Board of Education on Wednesday that his mother didn't speak English so she couldn't advocate for him. He was relegated to the Level 2 track of classes, which were below high school level, and he never studied algebra.
Record snowfall blankets countySaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:28AMBY STEPHEN J. PYTAK Mother Nature set a 70-year benchmark for February snow accumulation in Schuylkill County on Friday, with residents buried in a blanket of white for the second time this month. "From our record keeping, there hasn't been a February i
Bowdidge to play at University HeightsSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:02AMUniversity Heights Baptist Church's first Wednesday concert series continues with organist Mark Bowdidge.
Winter wearySaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:53AMThis article has been read 0 times. When asked Friday if Southwestern Pennsylvania was going to see sunshine any time soon, Lee Hendricks, National Weather Service meteorologist, answered with a laugh.
Beaches election roundupSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:33AMBelleair BeachPolling place: Precinct 422, Belleair Beach City Hall, 444 Causeway Blvd.
DIGEST: Late run helps Wilson tie Villegas in PhoenixSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:23AMMark Wilson shares the lead with Camilo Villegas halfway through the Phoenix Open, after birdies on the final four holes of the second round.
Grossmont College in nursing school pactSaturday, February 27, 2010 @ 2:14AMFor Grossmont College nursing students, transferring to a four-year university can be daunting. Because of California’s budget crisis, there’s no space for nursing students at many public colleges, including San Diego State University.