O'Donnell says GOP complaint dismissed

06/03/11 Federal officials apparently have dismissed a Delaware Republican Party complaint that a California-based group illegally assisted Christine O'Donnell's victory over former US Rep Mike Castle in the September 2010 Republican US Senate primary.

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Transplant coverage to return for Blue Cross policyholders

06/03/11 New Blue Cross Blue Shield of Delaware individual policyholders should cross their fingers and hope they don't need a heart transplant before fall.

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Jr. champ puts a day of play to work helping young golfers

06/03/11 Chris Hickman said his victories in the last two Delaware State Golf Association Junior championships have opened a lot of doors in his golf career.

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Retired Wakefern Associate Named Goodwill Volunteer of the Year

06/01/11 Jean Pillet, a retired Wakefern Food Corp. associate from Magnolia, Del., has been named the 2010 Volunteer of the Year by Goodwill of Delaware and Delaware County.

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funeral notices

05/27/11 AGOSTINELLI, JEANNE NICHOLS, Santa Monica, Calif., today, 9 a.m., Michael Wargo Jr. Funeral Home, 812 E. Scott St., Olyphant. Mass, 9:30, Holy Cross Parish at St. Patrick's Church, Olyphant. Interment, St. Patrick's Cemetery, Blakely.BROWNELL, THOMAS C.

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Magnolia Man Arrested for Assault on Infant

05/20/11 Delaware State Police have arrested a Magnolia man accused of assaulting a 7-month-old girl.

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Del. man charged with assaulting infant

05/20/11 Delaware State Police have charged a Magnolia man with assaulting an infant left in his care.

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Friday's Iowa Track Results

05/20/11 Associated Press - May 20, 2011 8:04 PM ET Girls 100 Meter Dash 2A Preliminaries 1, Gochenour, Alex, Logan-Magnolia, 12.46q, w:NWI. 2, Hutson, Karen, Logan-Magnolia, 12.49q, w:NWI.

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Thursday's Iowa Track Results

05/19/11 Associated Press - May 19, 2011 7:04 PM ET Girls 100 Meter Dash 2A Preliminaries 1, Gochenour, Alex, Logan-Magnolia, 12.46q, w:NWI. 2, Hutson, Karen, Logan-Magnolia, 12.49q, w:NWI.

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Driver's Ed Funding for Private School Students Could be Restored in Del.

05/18/11 Some Delaware lawmakers are hoping to restore funding for private school students in the state to take driver's education. Funding for driver's education programs in private schools was cut in 2008, leaving parents and students to foot the bill.

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Tears and Scottish piper's lament for Seve Ballesteros

05/11/11 GOLFING greats gathered to pay tribute to Seve Ballesteros in the fishing village where the farmer's son once used a rusty three-iron to hit pebbles into the Bay of Biscay

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Golf greats say final goodbye to Seve Ballesteros

05/11/11 European Ryder Cup captains Nick Faldo, Colin Montgomerie, Ian Woosnam, Sam Torrance and Jose Maria Olazabal marched together in silence as part of the procession from Ballesteros' family home to the church of San Pedro de Pedrena.

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Golfers, family gather for Ballesteros funeral

05/11/11 To the mournful wail of a lone bagpipe, some of Europe's greatest golfers joined family, friends and local residents Wednesday at the funeral of Seve Ballesteros, paying an emotional final tribute to the dynamic Spaniard who revived the European game.

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LEGENDS CALL FOR LOGO CHANGE TO HONOUR SEVE

05/11/11 The European Tour would appear to be heading for a mutiny unless officials act quickly and change their logo to an image of Seve Ballesteros.

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Spanish golfer receives emotional farewell

05/11/11 — Seve Ballesteros— Associated Press PEDRENA, Spain To the mournful wail of a lone bagpipe,

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After a Stroke, Relearning Home

05/11/11 AFTER his stroke several years ago, my husband, Paul West, lived in the hospital rehabilitation unit for weeks, relearning the everyday feats we take for granted. How to swallow food, sit in a chair, steer a spoon, comb his hair. By far the toughest to relearn was language. To his shock and horror, he -- a novelist -- no longer knew how to speak, read, write or understand anything anyone said ...

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Regional arts and entertainment events

05/02/11 Sunday Tragic love In Tosca, Puccini created an enduring work of love struggling against evil forces in a story about an artist and singer persecuted by a corrupt police chief. The Opera Company of Philadelphia production goes on at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Academy of Music, Broad and Locust Streets, and continues with performances at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, 8 p.m. Friday, and 2:30 p.m. next Sunday ...

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Oohs, aahs and more

05/01/11 The 63rd annual A-Day at Delaware Valley College was full of surprises.

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Calpine Corp. Reports First Quarter 2011 Results, Reaffirms 2011 Guidance

04/29/11 Calpine Corporation today reported first quarter 2011 Adjusted EBITDA of $303 million, compared to $282 million in the prior year first quarter, and first quarter 2011 Adjusted Recurring Free Cash Flow of $ million, compared to $ million in the first quarter of 2010.

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This Week's Syllabus: April 28-May 4

04/28/11 MEN 1. Oklahoma State (Last week: 1) I genuinely believe that winning doesn't get old (at least for elite athletes) but if it did, it might feel something like what the Cowboys seem to be doing of late.

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