Abusers step up attacks on rights defenders

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.

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Background Note: Zimbabwe

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.

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Around the Region

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

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The queen of beauty

01/15/10 Botticelli, that resonant hero of the Renaissance, was not always revered, writes Christopher Allen

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BRIAN MCCOLLUM: Big gigs: The Cribs, Dionne Warwick, Nick Jonas & the Administration

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.

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Bad new for Real Estate In Everett

01/14/10 This is a triple dose of bad news for real estate in Everett. These three separate bits of informati...
 

2009 Year in Sports

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.

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Blue Mountain grapplers top list

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

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Tussing Elementary

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

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12-31-09 EUR ALL ON ONE PAGE

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.

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From New Deal to New Hard Times, Eleanor Endures

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.

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Obama will 'recharge' on Hawaii vacation

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.

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Obamas plan to 'recharge' on Hawaii trip

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.

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Letters to Santa

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...

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Letters to Santa

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...

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Jewelry shoppers sticking to classics this holiday

12/07/09 As part of National Jeweler's annual holiday weekend roundup of jewelry sales, which appears online every Monday through the end of the year, editors interview independent jewelers around the country.

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Moondog Rex still howling at the moon

12/07/09 As southern-rock band Molly Hatchet sings in the opening line of the song Mississippi Moondog : "Crawling through the swamps and you hear me moan..." But the swamp, I recently learned, wasn't in Mississippi, where The Moondogs filmed that classic Memphis wrestling promo back in the '80s.

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Basketball, tennis star Kendall guided GW boys through troubling times

12/05/09 Ben Kendall, Jon Nunnally and Ronnie Belton will be inducted into the Danville Register & Bee Sports Hall of Fame at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Stratford Conference Center.

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Public record

12/05/09 Municipal Court Cases tried November 30 to December 4 William A. Rogers, 722 N. ...

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Ski Report

11/17/09 LEBANON, N.H. (AP) -- Latest skiing conditions, as supplied by SnoCountry Mountain Reports. Conditions are subject to change due to weather, skier/rider traffic and other factors. Be aware of changing conditions. For more information go to www.snocountry.com: Tuesday, Nov. 17 NORTHEAST Maine Sunday River -- Tue 6:42 am variable 6 - 12 base 4 of 132 trails 2 miles, 19 ...

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A truffle farmer's black diamonds

11/13/09 I take my first bite of a truffle in Franklin Garland's sunlit kitchen, which overlooks a greenhouse and an orchard of budding hazelnut trees.

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