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  • Coffee in L.A.: Above and beyond a cup of joe Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:44PMA new wave of Los Angeles-area cafes is brewing up more sophisticated flavors with a mix of methods. The result? A jolt to a coffee culture steeped in ho-hum tastes.
  • GOP Presidential Field More Secretive Than Bush On Top Donors Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:37PMWASHINGTON -- The second quarter for presidential fundraising has come and gone and one thing remains conspicuously missing from the campaign finance revelations: the names of those individuals bundling tens, if not hundreds, of thousands of donations on behalf of White House aspirants.
  • Unlike Kansas, California and Florida have laws allowing municipalities to set price guidelines for tow companies Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:36AMDouglas County officials looked at options several years ago to regulate prices, but couldn’t come up with anything that wouldn’t violate the federal law. But county officials says he would be receptive to options that would set standard prices.
  • Council OKs trail plan, Broadway rezoning Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:34PMDespite hearing about an hour of testimony against a proposal to construct the southern portion of the Scott’s Branch Trail through a Columbia Audubon Society nature sanctuary, the Columbia City Council unanimously approved the plan Monday night. A controversial request to rezone properties at the corner of West Broadway and West Boulevard also won council approval.
  • Miller Named President of Peoria County Bar Association Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:26PMPeoria County Bar Association is pleased to announce its 104th president.
  • Muscle Bound Geeks Could Invade Muscle Beach, Says Body Oars Maker Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:20AMOver the last 3 years Bionic Body Oars™ Exoskeleton fitness devices from High Efficiency Fitness Company (bodyoars.com) have greatly strengthened the bodies of people who would have had trouble punching their way out of a paper bag. Muscle Bound Geeks may no longer be an oxymoron. [PR.com]
  • CheaterVille Launches Online Service in Canada Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:06AMCheaterVille, Inc. http://www.cheaterville.com, a Las Vegas online social media company that provides information about alleged cheaters, today announced that it has expanded its service beyond the U.S. and is now available to 34 million users in Canada. Â Canadians can now post known or suspected cheaters 100% anonymously and free of charge. Â Current end user demand ...
  • Retired official says he collected missing disability-pension paperwork Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:02AMRetired compliance officer explains how the system did - and didn't - work
  • Travis Masse has 'lot to worry about' with indeterminate sex-assault sentence Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 2:01AMFormer Broomfield High School wrestling coach Travis Masse will be sentenced this week for having non-forcible sex with a 17-year-old student -- but the eventual length of his prison term will depend more on the Department of Corrections than on whatever District Judge Thomas Ensor decides.
  • LCC will test state's top amateurs Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:32PM  The banner on top of the Pennsylvania Golf Association's website includes a small illustration of a golf hole and, behind it, a clubhouse.Look closely: It's the 18th green at Lancaster Country Club.LCC is among the best-regarded clubs in the state, which is saying something considering the co...
  • Western Michigan University lists graduates in June 2011 commencement Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:06AMBachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees were award by Western Michigan University in June commencement ceremonies.
  • Want to truly tune out? Head to Yoho National Park Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 5:25AMAmid the towering peaks and crashing waterfalls, mobile technology is only good for warding off the wildlife
  • Bachmann's had her share of government aid Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:38PMThe fiscal conservative from Minnesota and 2012 presidential contender has benefited personally from federal funds and federal farm subsidies. Rep. Michele Bachmann has been propelled into the 2012 presidential contest in part by her insistent calls to reduce federal spending, a pitch in tune with the big-government antipathy gripping many conservatives.
  • Beef producer adds testing for non-O157 E coli strains Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:43PMJul 15, 2011 (CIDRAP News) – A South Dakota beef company yesterday announced that it would become the first processor to incorporate testing for six lesser-known pathogenic Escherichia coli strains into its food safety program.
  • Butler Mitchell Alumni Association to Host 'Night of Champions' on July 21 Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:39AMEvent will directly support camper funding to provide inner city kids with an outdoor adventure of a lifetime.
  • CFT: Records show Tressel had history of compliance issues Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:22AMPast performance evaluations show that Ohio State's Jimi Tressel was given an unsatisfactory rating in the areas of “self-reporting violations” and in “timely and accurate completion of phone and unofficial visit logs.”
  • Covey pleads the Fifth Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 5:06AMPONTIAC — Oakland County Commissioner Craig Covey, former mayor of Ferndale, took the Fifth Amendment several times Thursday in order not to incriminate himself during a medical marijuana entrapment hearing.
  • Blue Island man, son charged in murder plot Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:28PMA Blue Island man, a former North Chicago police officer, conspired with his son and another man to kill his mistress in a River Forest parking lot Monday night, police said.Devin A. Bickham, 39, 12849 Division St.; his son, also named Devin Bickham, 20, of the same address; and Cardell Taylor, 35, of the 9400 block of South Lowe Avenue in Chicago, are charged with first-degree murder in the ...
  • Group files paperwork with state Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:22PMA new Warren County group is looking to incorporate as a non-profit entity.
  • National Geographic shows some Jersey Shore love Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:01AMNational Geographic Traveler names Atlantic City and Wildwood among its top ten Boardwalks. Jersey Shore strikes out in other categories, however.
  • Box didn’t have prescriptions Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:33PMENID — Austin Box did not have prescriptions for the six medications found in his system and listed in a toxicology report released Tuesday, the El Reno Police Department said.
  • Fourth quarter honor roll: Columbia & Lower Richland Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 11:43AMMorgan Adams, Sydney Allsbrook, Catherine Andrews, Robert Askins, Mary Augenstein, Caroline Avant, Marisa Bank, William Barr, Taylor Barry, Katharine Barwick, Christopher Bates, Georgia Baylis, Ann Bellamy, McNeil Bellamy, Sara Betenbaugh, Rachel Binnicker, Alexis Blair, Katherine Brantley, William Brower, John Bunge, Latoyla Burns, Brittany Busto, Stephen Cagle, Richard Campanaro, Alexis Carter ...
  • Lakeville schools: 2 superintendent finalists remain Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:08AMA Wisconsin superintendent and a metro area assistant superintendent will vie for the top school job in Lakeville.
  • Box death ruled accidental Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 12:07AMState Medical Examiner's Office finds mix of 5 painkillers contributed to the death of athlete
  • We're stuck in Bush's America Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:18PMW. and Cheney have faded from public view, but Obama continues to carry out their destructive war on terror
  • We're stuck in Bush's America Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 6:18PMW. and Cheney have faded from public view, but Obama continues to carry out their destructive war on terror
  • CFT: WVU LB charged with armed robbery Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 2:22PMUmmm, oops? West Virginia is reportedly facing a wee bit of off-field adversity — again — ahead of the start of Dana Holgorsen ‘s first summer camp as Mountaineers’ head coach, with one of the first-year coach’s players staring at what looks to be a rather serious criminal charge.
  • Tom Engelhardt: Obama's Bush-League World Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:01AMAmericans seem to have turned the page on Bush and his cronies. They may have disappeared from our lives, but the post-9/11 world they had such a mad hand in creating hasn't.
  • Middle East Online Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:16AMGeorge W. who? I mean, the guy is so over. He turned the big six-five the other day and it was barely a footnote in the news. And Dick Cheney, tick-tick-tick. Condoleezza Rice? She’s already onto her next memoir, and yet it's as if she's been wiped from history, too?
  • Retiring Morton police chief to become ICC instructor Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:46PMNick Graff's law enforcement career has come full circle.   After serving as a public safety officer at Illinois Central College from 1974 to 1977 in his first professional job, Graff, 56, is returning to ICC to teach full-time in its criminal justice department.
  • McIlroy rejects Tiger treatment but still tees off in the spotlight Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:11PMRory McIlroy was entrusted by the Royal and Ancient yesterday to fill the huge berth left by Tiger Woods' absence, but the young Ulsterman has refused to take the former world No 1's security cordon as well. The "new Tiger" is evidently determined not to be the "old Tiger".
  • New details about body found at airport Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:55PMNew details about a body found in airport parking garage
  • Health Highlights: Dec. 16, 2010 Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:10PMHere are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
  • Social Rewards Gets Seeded Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:36PMLos Angeles-based Social Rewards, the operator of social, loyalty, and affiliate marketing services headed by Joseph Morin, has scored some angel funding, socalTECH has learned. The firm's advisors include Paige Craig, CEO of BetterWorks and well known angel investor; attorney Antone Johnson; Nathan Beckord on VentureArchetypes.com; Dan Boberg; and Brian Clark, according to the firm's profile on ...
  • Coping When Tough Economic Times Taint Holiday Cheer Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:57AMFRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Store aisles are jammed, menorahs have been lit, and houses and Christmas trees are adorned with lights, which can only mean the holidays are officially in full swing.
  • Website assists abuse reporting Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:20AMPennsylvania is one of the lowest reporting states in the country for child abuse, but a new streamlined website might be the answer to increasing children’s safety in the state.
  • George Derrick Rally a true test of skill Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 1:21AMRound 3 of the EXEDY Victorian Rally Championship kicks off in the renowned winemaking region of Avoca in central Victoria on Saturday 16th July.
  • Picking the lock of Googles search Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 6:37AMLead generation companies are crushing some local merchants in search results, presenting a real challenge for Google.
  • Thousands head here for 'American Idol' tryouts Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:16PMDon't sing anything by Adele. Don't belt out "At Last" or "I'm Going Down." Got it? Now you're ready to audition for "American Idol." Waves of would-be Carrie Underwoods and David Cooks will cover the banks of the three rivers this week when the Fox blockbuster reality show holds tryouts here for the first time.
  • David Moulton: Numbers don't lie on Derek Jeter 's big day Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 5:04PMIf you are into numbers then you might have seen this coming.
  • University News 7/9/2011 Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:45PMUniversity News 7/9/2011
  • Stamps: One stamp event canceled, but Ventura County Fair show goes on Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 6:51PMI learned late last month that an announced Southern California stamp event I promoted in June's column has been canceled. The bourse, originally set for July 16-18, had been announced by the American Stamp Dealers Association in its excellent magazine, The American Stamp Dealer & Collector, but I should have checked more closely when it did not show up in many lists of coming philatelic events ...
  • The 11 Best Museum Exhibits In NYC This Summer Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:15PMAs a New Yorker, you already know the city is home to some of the most prestigious museums in the world. Here are our top 11 picks for the best exhibits happening in and throughout NYC this summer.
  • Middle school lists honor roll students in Roxbury Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:16AMROXBURY TWP. – The Eisenhower Middle School, located in Succasunna, has named its honor roll students for the fourth marking period of the 2010-2011 school year.
  • Proximity To China Lifts Top Performers Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:14AMScores in the mainline category of our annual airline study saw an overall lift from last year.
  • School summer programs and readings Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:05AMBRISTOL/WARREN — Although the official school year ended on June 20, the doors of the schools of the Bristol Warren Regional School District do not close over the summer months.
  • BLM seeking feedback on coal proposal Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 1:12AMThe Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a proposal to lease an additional 400 acres for coal production adjacent to the Twentymile Coal Mine southeast of Hayden. On Thursday, the agency released an environmental assessment of the proposal, as well as a geologic and engineering report and maximum economic recovery report on how the lease would affect Northwest Colorado. The ...
  • K's Re-Sign Schrock, Cescon, Add Auger Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:00PMFORT WAYNE (Indiana's NewsCentter) - The Komets Thursday announced the signings of winger Kaleigh Schrock and defenseman Craig Cescon, both Komets last season, and the addition of Chris Auger.
  • "Wishing Lanterns" Set To Fly Over Lake Superior Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:22PMTwo Harbors, MN (Northland's NewsCenter) -- 200 paper lanterns will light up the night sky floating over Lake Superior this weekend. It's part of the city's annual Heritage Festival...but new this year...a "Wishing Lantern Launch."
  • Facebook integrates Skype-powered video calling Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:57PMThe 'awesome feature' that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg briefly hinted about last week is actually the Skype-powered video chat integration on the social networking site Facebook. Zuckerberg officially unveiled the video chat feature Wednesday. According to Zuckerberg, the service is an easy-to-use extension of the Facebook platform. “The user receives a chat request from a friend, the user ...