07/15/11 Submitted by Charles Hugh Smith from Of Two Minds Made in U.S.A.: Wealth Inequality Here's the Great Game: mask the nation's rising wealth inequality with Central State spending that keeps the debt-serfs passive--all funded by debt, of course. While we may not make that much stuff in America any more, we can say that the nation's gigantic wealth inequality is totally Made in the U.S.A. Before we ...
07/15/11 One of the oddest sights for this reporter in the opening half was walking into the Blue Jays clubhouse in Cleveland last Friday after they had beaten the Indians 11-7.
07/15/11 Sad and disappointing as it may be, Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Edwin Jackson would be smart to travel lightly over the next two weeks, as he figures to be dangled rather generously by General Manager Kenny Williams leading up to the July 31st non-waiver trade deadline. At this point, the market appears to be drastically devoid of quality arms, particularly those capable of going six or ...
07/15/11 If we ignore the euro-zone crises, they won't go away; they may even land on our doorstep, at least according to some observers. Clancy Yeates reports.
07/03/11 Kelsey Kruzich/Staff photo - The home at 434 High Point Drive in Murphy not only became a spot of national controversy when NBC's 'Dateline' filmed a 'To Catch a Predator' sting operation at the house back in 2006. More recently, it's become the focal point of a contentious civil lawsuit against the mortgage company who sold it to Steffany Jackson without telling her about its sordid past.
07/02/11 Mount Bachelor kicked off its summer operations Friday under bright blue skies. A popular tourist attraction every year, the Pine Marten Lodge is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. every day through Labor Day -- and this year, the Fourth offers a rare treat -- summer skiing and snowboarding this weekend.
07/02/11 Angie Jabine reviews "Voodoo Vintners," by one of Oregonian's own, Katherine Cole.
07/02/11 You tell friends you're going to the fairly nebulous "Wine Country" and they nod in knowing understa
07/02/11 State wildlife regulators have given tentative approval to a plan to restrict fishing off parts of Northern California that they say allows Native Americans to continue their centuries-old fishing practices.
07/02/11 The July evaluation period is about to begin. Coaches can watch recruits from July 6-15 and from 22-31. As of today, Arizona State has one commitment to its 2012 class -- Chandler Hamilton big man Eric Jacobsen. If everyone comes back next season, the Sun Devils will have just one more scholarship to give, but as you know, rosters find a way to change from year to year. Among the prospects ASU ...
07/02/11 Nike re-signed Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick to an endorsement deal Friday, nearly four years after dropping him amid his legal troubles.
06/28/11 During the summer of 2010, the Portland Trail Blazers took a long look at free agent point guard Raymond Felton before deciding he didn't fit on the roster financially.
06/27/11 Partnerships between various Scottish organizations and agencies have provided multiple opportunities for developers to advance their technology. One example is Scottish Development International (SDI), the international arm of Scotland's economic development agency Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish government. SDI was established to encourage investment in the country and to support ...
06/27/11 # hockey Welcome to Deadspin's first and likely last annual NHL Draft Diary. Follow along with due reverence for the most thrilling pageant in all of sport. More »
06/27/11 The Minnesota Timberwolves had to throw in an extra draft pick to allow their trade of point guard Jonny Flynn to the Houston Rockets to stand.
06/26/11 By Erica Check Hayden of Nature magazine Scientists have identified the molecular players central to an incurable brain injury common in premature babies, and have shown how such injuries might one day be treated, sparing people from lifelong conditions such as cerebral palsy. In babies born before their lungs are fully developed, lack of oxygen can disrupt nerve cells' ability to make a ...
06/16/11 Milwaukee Brewers Have Little Margin for Error in NL Central The Milwaukee Brewers may have dropped three of four against the Chicago Cubs this week, but the good news is that they are still atop the National League Central. For now, anyway. Indeed, parity is general in baseball this year, and the NL Central is as competitive as it gets. The Brewers may be on top, but the St. Louis Cardinals ...
06/16/11 HEMPSTEAD, NY - Third-year midfielder Ben Hunt scored four goals, but it wasn't enough as the Chesapeake Bayhawks lost to the Long Island Lizards, 14-11, in a rematch of last year's Major League Lacrosse championship on Thursday night at James M. Shuart Stadium.
06/16/11 For mass-transit riders, the good news is that the state Senate spent time talking about the MTA this week. The bad news? The most substantive conclusion was on new MTA board member Fernando Ferrer's facial hair. Most of this week's action was on the Republicans' big idea --...
06/13/11 DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - The construction cranes are returning to City West. Although there may not be as many as were seen in Downtown circa 2006, in a couple of years, they will give way to new residents. | 
