Oregon has starring role as FBI's Most Wanted list turns 60Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 12:09PMThe first person added to the list, Thomas James Holden, was caught near Beaverton. Since then at least a dozen others have fled to or from Oregon after their crimes.
No forgetting where four top guards startedSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 7:46AMGames at the Columbus Park fieldhouse off Central Avenue -- with its not-quite-regulation-sized basketball court and stands that are practically on top of the floor -- always functioned as great theater and a way for young and emerging talents to make their names. In one such game in the near past, two West Side prodigies, Sherron Collins and Jacob Pullen, squared off when Collins's Crane team ...
Sports shorts: March 13, 2010Saturday, March 13, 2010 @ 5:32AMROME — The Plattsburgh Jr. Cardinal Pee Wees won their first game in the State Tournament Friday, beating the Clinton Comets of Utica 3-0. Bailey Conklin scored a beautiful short-handed, unassisted goal to open the scoring.
Campaigning ends for Sunday's French regional electionsSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 4:50AMParis - The parties and candidates for Sunday's first round of French regional elections were resting Saturday as campaigning ended officially at midnight. The latest opinion polls suggest that President Nicolas Sarkozy's centre-right coalition could...
CMFR: Party-list coverage by media is dismal, but Palace-backed groups enjoy edgeSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 4:44AMParty-list groups are getting "dismal coverage" by major television news programs, even as a handful of party-list groups linked to the administration are getting the most of this measly coverage anyway, the journalist watchdog group Center for Media Freedom and Responsibility (CMFR) said.
List may omit Lexington-style barbecue, but we know the truthSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 4:03AMChad Killebrew A lot of the e-mail that arrives in my inbox is read and quickly deleted. Newspaper editors end up on a lot of mailing lists; I unsubscribed from one from the American Soybean Association this week, for example. But every once in a while one catches my eye.
The party king more at home on the shop floorSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 12:18AMOnce, during a pre-Oscar party at Soho House in LA, I walked in on Drew Barrymore swapping clothes with Cameron Diaz in the Ladies.
St. Peter edges BEA in OTSaturday, March 13, 2010 @ 12:14AMMANKATO - Numerous collegiate women's basketball programs, including South Dakota State University, have St. Peter junior guard AnnMarie Brown on their lists of coveted prospects.
PSS Systems Atlas Shoulders Legal HoldsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:32PMIn large, multinational organizations, implementing a legal hold is difficult, says consultant Brett Burney. It can be impossible to know exactly where data resides, and tracking hold notices for several thousand employees can be quite hopeless, but now PSS Systems Atlas can assist.
Physical therapy assistant trainingFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 11:15PMPhysical therapy assistant is hot job Q:I was particularly interested in an article in Sunday’s paper [Feb. 28] about health-care jobs. I’ve been considering going back to school to become a physical therapy assistant. The biggest roadblock I’ve run across is that there are no schools here in central Virginia that offer this program. Are there any?
Democratic Party counts provisional ballotsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 10:34PMThe race between two Democrats to become that party’s nominee for the position of County Commissioner Precinct 4 moved one step closer to resolution Tuesday.
Pasco business digestFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:14PMBriefly1st Knight GMAC Real Estate, at 7320 State Road 52, Hudson, has changed its name to Real Living at 1st Knight Realty. It is the newest member to join the Real Living Real Estate's national network.
Forbes Lists Jindal As Richest Woman In IndiaFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 3:26PMSavitri Jindal is the richest woman of India, according to Forbes special report titled “The World's Billionaires” published on March 10. With her net worth of $12.2 billion, Jindal, 60, ranks 44 from the top on the list.
Freebies: Got 2B Safe!Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:35PMFreebies offers opportunities for you and your students. Remember: We do not screen products for subtle or not-so-subtle plugs. Got 2B Safe!
Weed out the parochial foolsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 10:17AMLet's not destroy what makes Melbourne so attractive to business.
Six Delusions of Google's Arrogant Leaders [Cults]Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 10:02AM# cults Google's CEO went to Abu Dhabi this week and preached. He sermonized about Google's exceptional virtue — its indifference to profit and supreme trustworthiness. His speech should have been shocking. Except that delusional self-righteousness is now routine at Google. More »
Everyday demands drown out sSectarianismFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 9:42AMIraqis say they spurned sectarian rivalries to vote for better services, an IWPR straw poll reveals. Iraqi voters say they want their next parliament to improve services and the economy rather than pursue the sectarian rivalries that were rekindled in the closing stages of the election campaign.
Conference brings together leaders of nine-county Gulf Coast regionFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 9:17AMSPANISH FORT, Ala. -- The region already exists. The nine Gulf Coast counties spanning from Pensacola to western Mississippi already are economically intertwined, drawing on each other's workers, researchers, capital and more. The question is how the various governments, industrial leaders and others in that three-state area can work together in a deliberate way to make the region better.
ADP Named to The 2010 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity(R) ListFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:45AMROSELAND, NJ--(Marketwire - 03/12/10) - ADP , a leading provider of outsourced HR , payroll, and benefits administration services, has been named to The 2010 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity list and The DiversityInc Top 10 Companies for Latinos list for its demonstrated use of measurable diversity best practices and results. A total of 449 companies participated this year, up 12 ...
Commerce Banc Chair Sells $17.8M WorthFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 8:40AMChairman David Kemper sell 441,060 shares of Commerce Bancshares worth $17.8 million.
Haiti's best and brightest lost in the ruinsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:45AMPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- They kept the books, had the training and fixed the computers. They were the educated few of Haiti, an up-and-coming generation of nurses, technicians, office managers and college students.
Haiti's best and brightest lost in the ruinsFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:45AMPORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- They kept the books, had the training and fixed the computers. They were the educated few of Haiti, an up-and-coming generation of nurses, technicians, office managers and college students.
Green guide: Design and décorFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:27AMThere are just so many green shopping ideas that one edition of The Daily 10 (the one two weeks ago) isn’t simply enough. This week, we’re presenting another batch of wonderfully green items.
Green guide: Design and décorFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:27AMThere are just so many green shopping ideas that one edition of The Daily 10 (the one two weeks ago) isn’t simply enough. This week, we’re presenting another batch of wonderfully green items.
In Sacramento, tribes have become bigger players than power companiesFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:18AMLance Williams Gaming Indian tribes have emerged as bigger players in Sacramento than the power companies that dominated California politics for much of the 20th century. The pharmaceutical lobby’s political spending is nearly triple that of the state chamber of commerce. And when it comes to money and politics, nobody approaches the big public employees’ unions, who spent more than $383 million ...
In Sacramento, tribes have become bigger players than power companiesFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 2:18AMLance Williams Gaming Indian tribes have emerged as bigger players in Sacramento than the power companies that dominated California politics for much of the 20th century. The pharmaceutical lobby’s political spending is nearly triple that of the state chamber of commerce. And when it comes to money and politics, nobody approaches the big public employees’ unions, who spent more than $383 million ...
A five-star libraryFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:46AMThe Wilkinson Public Library is popular. We know that. But just how popular?
A five-star libraryFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:46AMThe Wilkinson Public Library is popular. We know that. But just how popular?
BC-MCT-LIFESTYLE-BJT _ lifestyle editors (1950 words)Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:45AMUpdated at 3:30 p.m. EST (1930 UTC). This budget is now available on the Web at http://www.mctdirect.com, with direct links to stories and art. See details at the end of the budget.
BC-MCT-LIFESTYLE-BJT _ lifestyle editors (1950 words)Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:45AMUpdated at 3:30 p.m. EST (1930 UTC). This budget is now available on the Web at http://www.mctdirect.com, with direct links to stories and art. See details at the end of the budget.
World-class field gets set for WGC-CA Championship in DoralFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:44AMDOUG FERGUSON Associated Press DORAL -- One of the billboards at Doral promotes this World Golf Championship with a familiar slogan and some fa ...
World-class field gets set for WGC-CA Championship in DoralFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:44AMDOUG FERGUSON Associated Press DORAL -- One of the billboards at Doral promotes this World Golf Championship with a familiar slogan and some fa ...
Around your townFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:50AMAround Your Town lists nonprofit events open to the public. Please send your items two weeks in advance to cityeditor@svherald.com . Items will be published on a space-available basis. Top priority will be given to items that occur on the earliest dates. Huachuca Astronomy Club of Southeastern Arizona will host a free public astronomy night today at approximately 6 ...
Around your townFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 12:50AMAround Your Town lists nonprofit events open to the public. Please send your items two weeks in advance to cityeditor@svherald.com . Items will be published on a space-available basis. Top priority will be given to items that occur on the earliest dates. Huachuca Astronomy Club of Southeastern Arizona will host a free public astronomy night today at approximately 6 ...
AHL Releases Clear Day ListsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:19AMSPRINGFIELD, Mass.... The American Hockey League has released the Clear Day Period rosters for each of its 29 member clubs. Each Clear Day roster consists of a maximum of 22 players.
More than $2 million of community programs cut for Southern Vancouver IslandThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:41AMSouthern Vancouver Island faces more than $2 million in cuts to community programs that could see everything from neighbourhood houses to early-childhood and intervention programs scaled back or eliminated.
Fort Defiance wants hospital '638 stoppedThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:40AMMembers of Fort Defiance Chapter voted Sunday to freeze privatization of the local Indian Health Service facility because of numerous concerns over its effects, but it may be a case of too little, too late.
Shareholder Buys $4.7M More of WestportThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:26AMShareholder Kevin Douglas buys 317,845 more shares of Westport Innovations worth $4.7 million.
Ernst & Young Ranks Among the Top Five on The 2010 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity(R) ListThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 8:00AMErnst &Young LLP has been named to The 2010 DiversityInc Top 50 Companies for Diversity® list for its demonstrated use of measurable diversity best practices and results.  A total of 449 companies participated this year, up 12% from last year.  Ranked fifth on the list, Ernst &Young has demonstrated strength in the four areas measured â CEO commitment, Human Capital, Corporate and ...
Economy, Shortages Impact European Job OutlookThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 4:50AMDespite the painful recession, the job market for electrical and electronics engineers in Europe presents a decidedly mixed picture, as job losses are more than offset by the aging of the technical workforce and a shortage of qualified engineers.