01/24/10 The town closed out 2009 on a high note, with the purchase of the Miller-Kingsland property, a historic site on Vreeland Avenue where a developer had hoped to build homes.
01/23/10 The recent Cabell County Grand Jury has returned the following indictments. The charges were unsealed Friday afternoon. An indictment is merely a formal accusation of guilt, and accused defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
 01/22/10 Instead of tiptoeing to Tunisia with her stolen millions, Harriette Walters hoarded designer bags. The former tax manager -- and the most brazen embezzler (embezzleress?) in city government history -- bought purse after purse on the taxpayers' dime. When she was arrested in 2007, the crime scene at...
 01/22/10 Bonny Zanardi's Art Notes looks at monotypes, constructions at Peninsula Art Gallery
 01/21/10 Governments responsible for serious human rights violations have over the past year intensified attacks against human rights defenders and organizations that document abuse, Human Rights Watch said today in issuing its World Report 2010.
 01/21/10 Joe Fain, a local community volunteer and Chief of Staff for King Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer, announced Monday that he is running for State Senate in the 47th District. Fain said his campaign would focus on growing jobs and small business, controlling government spending, and improving public education.
 01/21/10 Geography Area: 390,580 sq. km. (150,760 sq. mi.), slightly larger than Montana. Cities: Capital --Harare (pronounced Ha-RAR-e), pop. 1.5 million. Other towns --Bulawayo, Chitungwiza, Mutare, Gweru, Kwekwe, Masvingo, Marondera.
 01/21/10 Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon make a decent fist of South African accents in Invictus. But they are the latest in a long line of actors trying too hard As someone who was born and brought up in South Africa, I was particularly interested to discover how Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon managed with the notoriously difficult South African accent in Clint Eastwood's Invictus. Actually, there are many ...
01/16/10 n Girardville: During the borough council's January reorganization, Charles Marquardt was re-elected president. Prior to the meeting, Mayor Edward Burns conducted the swear-in for council members Joseph C. Quinn and Joseph J. Chiaretti and tax receiver E
 01/15/10 Botticelli, that resonant hero of the Renaissance, was not always revered, writes Christopher Allen
 01/14/10 Twins Ryan and Gary Jarman lead English band The Cribs into Ferndale on night three of the group's latest U.S. tour.
 01/14/10 This is a triple dose of bad news for real estate in Everett. These three separate bits of informati...
 12/31/09 Dagny Knutson started her 2009 with a bang and kept up a breathtaking pace for the entire year. In the process, Knutson was featured in a number of national publications, including Sports Illustrated, USA Today and the Washington Post.
 12/31/09 The snapshots will endure forever: - Blue Mountain wrestler Josh Kindig springing to his feet, pumping his fist and shouting in celebration after winning his first state gold medal; - Nativity girls' basketball player Sasha Birosik leaping into the arms
12/31/09 Tussing Elementary The following first-grade students were named to the "A" Honor Roll at Tussing Elementary School the first nine weeks: Chase James Ackerman, Lauren Elizabeth Anderson, Anna Elizabeth Barnes, Krista Noel Bass, Austin Ray Bennett, Jules
12/31/09 JOURNALIST CLAIMS ELIN BASHED TIGER WITH GOLF CLUB: Respected sports writer says she took a nine iron to his cheek bone before car crash. *A new account of the night Tiger Woods crashed his car has been detailed in an article from Furman Bisher, described by the New York Daily News as one of America's most respected sports journalists.
12/25/09 DAN BARRY For the town of Eleanor, which took its name from the first lady of the New Deal, government action still works.
 12/25/09 The first family touched down amid intense security in President Obama's hometown yesterday and settled in for what is expected to be a 10-day vacation in Kailua, with apparent plans to decorate an 8-foot Noble fir Christmas tree last night.
 12/25/09 The first family touched down amid intense security in President Obama's hometown Thursday and settled in for what is expected to be a 10-day vacation in Kailua, with apparent plans to decorate an 8-foot Noble fir Christmas tree last night.
 12/17/09 Mrs. Conway , Princeton ElementaryDear Santa,How is Mrs. Claus? I hope you come to my house. I would like three PlayStation games, two PSP games, a Wii, and a Razor Spark Scooter. Merry Christmas Santa!Sincerely,Alexis VelasquezDear Santa,How are...
 12/16/09 Mrs. Conway Princeton Elementary Dear Santa, How is Mrs. Claus? I hope you come to my house. I would like three PlayStation games, two PSP games, a Wii, and a Razor Spark Scooter. Merry Christmas Santa! Sincerely, Alexis Velasquez Dear Santa, How are... |