07/20/11 Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Anthony Marrocco was angry when he learned the county was overcharged $25.5 million for work on a collapsed sewer line in Sterling Heights. He accused the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department of "making fun of Macomb County and taking advantage of us."
07/18/11 In a packed Temple Hoyne Buell Theatre filled with dignitaries and elected officials, Michael Hancock was sworn in today as Denver's 45th mayor.
07/17/11 .0001 Percent Chance Alabama loses to Kent State: During Shula's tenure I'd give them a 50 percent chance of the upset but Nick Saban takes no team for granted, ever. He may not have Alabama well motivated but the players will be too scare of losing their starting jobs to loaf it on the Golden Flashes. It's always possible another F-4 Tornado could take out the team bus leaving random students ...
07/16/11 ONGOING EVENTS Nature notes club The Larimer County Natural Resources Nature Notes Club is accepting new members.
07/16/11 Talk about a gauntlet. Whoever worked up the 1962 football schedule didn't do Tennessee coach Bowden Wyatt any favors. Not in the least.
07/12/11 If giant Asian carp are able to invade the Great Lakes and establish themselves - it could mean the near extinction of the lakes' great native fish, such as walleye, perch and whitefish.
07/10/11 NOLAN RICHARDSON'S coaching legacy will not be defined by what happened during a brief and disastorous two years with the Tulsa Shock.
07/09/11 Big things are expected of the Aggies in 2011. Head coach Mike Sherman has the program headed in the right direction. Last season they came on strong in the second half of the season and finished 9-3, good for a Cotton Bowl berth. This season, they are hoping for bigger things. The Aggies are a trendy pick to challenge Oklahoma and Oklahoma State for supremacy in the Big 12 South Division. The ...
07/08/11 A recently unearthed video collage of reporting about Northeast Ohio in the mid-1960s gives a stark view of that time -- and some reminders of how history repeats itself. Police confront shootings and stabbings every day; communities worry about the danger of groups of urban youths roaming the streets; Cleveland loses factory jobs to rivals that promise lower taxes and no unions.
07/08/11 Finney's "Tell Me Husband" Lawrence Finney gives his everyday people larger-than-life dimensions, emphasizing the beauty and, sometimes, poignancy, of the commonplace. His show, "Poetry: Works on Canvas and Paper" at Hearne Fine Art, 1001 Wright Ave., is a must-see 2nd Friday Art Night exhibit tonight; the event runs from 5-8 p.m. By car or trolley from the River Market district, where the ...
07/08/11 Ohio State says it's vacating its wins from the 2010 football season, including a victory over Michigan, its share of the Big 10 championship and the Buckeyes' victory over Arkansas in the 2011 Sugar Bowl.
07/08/11 McKissick's "Days Gone By" Helena-West Helena's Second Saturday event at 5:30 p.m. July 9 includes a talk by self-taught artist artist Sylvester McKissick at the Delta Cultural Center's Annex, 223 Cherry St. The St. Francis County native and Little Rock resident will talk about his life and his art, in conjunction with the DCC's exhibit, "Collaborations: Two Decades of African American Art ...
07/08/11 Nature notes club The Larimer County Natural Resources Nature Notes Club is accepting new members.
07/01/11 Back in the days when there were still a few statesmen in Congress, we had a senator from the great state of Illinois by the name of Everett McKinley Dirksen (Jan. 4, 1896, to Sept.7, 1969). He served in the House from 1933 to 1949 and in the Senate from 1951 to 1969.
06/29/11 e needs only to remember that the Metropolitan Bank Tower in downtown Little Rock was once called TCBY Tower to know that Central Arkansas is a place that cares about its "froyo." One needs only to remember that the Metropolitan Bank Tower in downtown Little Rock was once called TCBY Tower to know that Central Arkansas is a place that cares about its "froyo." Nowadays, frozen yogurt tends to be ...
06/27/11 A corner lot in a Heights neighborhood that used to have a house on it could turn into a terraced greenspace under plans Little Rock is considering.
06/27/11 The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it will not list the Ozark chinquapin as an Endangered Species. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service-Endangered Species
06/27/11 Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., waves to supporters before making her formal announcement to seek the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, Monday, June 27, 2011, in Waterloo, Iowa.
06/27/11 LOS ANGELES -- IMAX Corporation , and Paramount Pictures announced today that Transformers: Dark of the Moon, the highly anticipated third film in the blockbuster Transformers franchise, will be released in the immersive IMAX 3D format as an early engagement starting Tuesday, June 28, on 146 domestic IMAX screens.
06/26/11 It's called the Tournament of Champions and since 1982 it has served as a staple of the American Senior Legion baseball scene in Southwestern Illinois. | 
