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A new American: An elderly man from Peru sets out to become a citizen, with help from a young friend Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:52AMThey sit across from each other at the table. She asks questions. He answers them. "OK, please stand up," Pamela Vanegas says, and Manuel Torres does. "What did I ask you to do."
Varner attends West Virginia Junior Fire Academy Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:50AMDurbin resident Jessica Varner has the blood of a firefighter in her veins. As daughter of Bartow-Frank-Durbin Volunteer Fire Department's current chief, Buster Varner, Jessica has been around the fire department her entire life and is a junior member of the BFD.
Mad River Valley's 40th craft fair is this weekend with Rotary Duck Race Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:47AM09/02/2010 The 40th anniversary edition of the Mad River Valley Craft Fair takes place this weekend at Kenyon's Field in Waitsfield, featuring crafts as well as the annual Rotary Duck Race.
Neil Gaiman's 'Sandman' may become TV series Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:42AMWarner Bros. TV is in the midst of acquiring television rights from sister company DC Entertainment and in talks with several writer-producers about adapting the 1990s comic. Neil Gaiman - Warner Bros - Sandman - Television program - Television
Ethel Mae Alexander Propst Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:39AMMrs. Ethel Mae Alexander Propst, 94, of Athens, AL, and formerly of Shelby, NC, passed away Saturday, August 21, 2010. Services were held at Cecil M. Burton Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed in Sunset Cemetery, Shelby.
Wardlaw-Hartridge Senior Brings Hope to Haiti Before and After Earthquake Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:37AMAngad Dhindsa of Edison, a senior at The Wardlaw-Hartridge School in North Edison, worked during the summer of 2009 and once during spring break in 2010 in a children's hospital named NPH (Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos) Saint Damien Hospital in Haiti.
Obituaries - Sept. 3, 2010 Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:35AMZofia D. Bruno , 87, a former Greenwich resident of Storrs and wife of the late John J. Bruno , passed away after a prolonged illness on Aug. 27, 2010.
Starlets help close Ag Show Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:35AMTHE final day of the 2010 Heritage Ag Show was “wrapped up good” with two special performances from Grafton country music starlets The McClymonts yesterday.
Garfield's band of brothers Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:32AMThey met in East L.A. in the 1940s and '50s, kids with little in common but a love of sports and a need for friends. Now they feel like family. Jim Birakos came to East Los Angeles from Greece just after World War II, an 8-year-old wearing what his next-door neighbor called lederhosen, so unfamiliar with America that he thought the Spanish he heard on the street was English.
"Life as we know it" Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 11:32AMWarner Bros. brings Katherine Heigl (The Ugly Truth) and Josh Duhamel (When in Rome, Transformer films) together in the endearing romantic comedy “Life As We Know It.”
Fever hurting teen's recovery Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:13PMA former Cooksville high school student who was seriously injured during a hostage-taking massacre last week in the Philippines is not yet out of the woods.
Golf raises $40K Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:13PMBig Brothers Big Sisters of Langley are grateful for the infusion of cash that came from the 23rd annual Golf for Kids Sake event.
Man rescued after breaking leg on elk hunt near Sweet Home Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:08PMLinn County sheriff's deputies have rescued a Portland man who broke his leg while elk hunting in the mountains east of Sweet Home.
Amazing recovery Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:08PMLEBANON – Ten days after being struck by a tree during a windstorm at a Lebanon campground Aug. 9, 10-year-old Emily Malewicz of Millis, Mass., was moved out of the intensive care unit and into her own room in the Barbara Bush Children’s Wing at Maine Medical Center in Portland on Aug. 19.
Unsolved brutal 2008 attack re-enacted Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 3:07PMPolice in Calgary are hoping a Crime Stoppers re-enactment will generate new leads into a vicious beating two years ago that left a man confined to a long-term care facility.
St. John Names New Principal Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:58PMSister Elaine Moorcroft has been appointed the new principal of St. John School.
Mall cop ticketed in 3-town chase of suspected shoplifters Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:57PMPolice in Morris County say a pair of overzealous Willowbrook Mall security guards chased a carful of suspected shoplifters for six miles along Route 46, running at least one red light along the way, before both cars were stopped by Montville police.
Dr. Harold Wanamaker, volunteer who inspired others in CNY, dies at 80 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:55PMView full sizeDennis Nett / The Post-StandardBarbara and Harold Wanamaker were presented with The Post Standard "Person of Achievement" Awards in 2002. The Syracuse community can’t make up for what it’s lost with the passing of one of its consummate...
Boomerang: The Mosque Controversy And Other Immigration Excesses Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:51PMThere is growing Islamophobia engulfing the country combined with a rise in xenophobia, http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2011798,00.html . The Islamophobia has been unleashed as a result of the unfortunate controversy over the Islamic center and mosque that will be built within two blocks of Ground Zero. Much has been written about this controversy, but ...
Regina on course to continue postseason success Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:50PMGIRLS CROSS COUNTRY -- Success has bred even more success in the Regina Dominican cross country program.
Tourism industry isn't entirely perception-driven Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:30AMSafety is of prime importance. It is even more compelling to domestic or foreign tourists alike who aren't familiar of the place and are just there either out of curiosity or plain pleasure.
Obstacles ahead for Cobb sisters removed from filthy house Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:21AMObstacles ahead for Cobb sisters removed from filthy house
2010 US Open: No. 3 Seed Venus Williams, My Sister's Keeper After All... Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:09AMRemember the good old days of women’s tennis when Chris Evert and Martina Navratilova battled for championships at each and every major event? Their rivalry built and sustained women’s tennis for almost 20 years. They owned distinctively different styles of play and on court mannerisms and off court proclivities that set them apart from one another. Divided on their styles of play and their ...
Helen L. Swank, 88 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:52AMMULBERRY -- Helen Lucille Swank, 88, formerly of Mulberry and Beckley, W.Va., died at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at Homewood Residence at Castle Hills in San Antonio, Texas.
Ralph Youngblood, 44 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:52AMRalph Stephen "Scott" Youngblood, 44, of Oak Park, Ill., died July 27, 2010, at his home in Oak Park, after a long battle with kidney cancer.
John P. Murphy, 96 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:52AMJohn Paul Murphy, 96, formerly of Lafayette, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, in Columbus, Ga.
Thomas sisters of Needham leave lacrosse legacy at Needham High Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:51AMAll four Thomas sisters picked up the lacrosse stick after being drawn to the sport’s aggression and speed
New Middle School is example of how far civil rights have come Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:47AMThe Victoria education system has come a long way from the days of segregation.
On your marks, get set, go! Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 10:44AMPat Rooney Though the team may not be any less successful, it will be a new era for the vaunted girls cross country program at The Classical Academy.
‘A once-in-a-lifetime storm’ Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:45AMWhen Hurricane Katrina slammed Washington Parish with an unexpected, powerful force that left the landscape battered and largely unrecognizable, and the community stunned, shaken and in shock, Tommy Thiebaud, Director of Emergency Operations, was in charge.
Yorktown school to unveil a teaching, edible garden this fall Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:38AMFourth-grade teacher Cari Byrnes talks about the fall opening of an edible garden at Crompond School in Yorktown.
Armonk Square development faces further delays Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:35AMNORTH CASTLE — Residents and merchants who envision a more vibrant downtown Armonk once a long-approved, 51,000-square-foot retail and housing plan is built will have to wait even longer.
Who We Are: A helping hand for Congo Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:33AMIf you want to help, visit such websites as www.runforcongowomen.org and www.raisehopeforcongo.org, the latter of which you can click ‘Take Action' and e-mail the 21 largest electronic companies to urge them to produce conflict-free products.
SOLOMON - Caroline clearly sweet on Pilot Pen Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:31AMNEW HAVEN — There was this noisy little corner, high atop the northeast end of the Connecticut Tennis Center, where about a dozen spirited teens set up shop with a banner reading Caroline’s Corner — replete with a homemade Danish flag in support of three-time Pilot Pen Tennis champion Caroline Wozniacki.
An Eagle Scout among a flock of nuns Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:30AMMonroe - The Pallottine Sisters from Queen of Apostles Center in Harriman attended the Eagle Scout ceremony for Nicholas Staiano last Saturday whose major project was landscaping around the statue of Mary on Harriman Heights Road and the statue of St. Therese in the patio of Queen of Apostles Center.
Wayne Hosick Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:28AMWayne Hosick, age 85, of Cozad, died Aug. 20, 2010 at the Cozad Community Hospital in Cozad.
Edgar Matias-Martin Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:28AMEdgar Matias-Martin, 21, of Lexington, died Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010, the result of a drowning accident near Brady.
Ed “Eddie” Hernandez Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:27AMEd “Eddie” Hernandez, 50, of Lexington, died Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, at his home surrounded by his family and friends.
Lone wolf visits Rio Rancho library, doesnât blow house down Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 1:26AMNot that they’d ever need it, but the approximate 100 attendees at last Saturday’s visit to the Esther Bone Memorial Library by the Wild Spirit Wolf Sanctuary in Ramah had some interesting information.
Love of race horses leads to journalistic career for Randolph man Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:36PMRANDOLPH TWP. - Back in 1976, when the Meadowlands Race Track opened, Philip Sporn got hooked.
Cemetery Service on SUNDAY: News Briefs Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:34PMANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE The 53rd annual memorial service at St. John's Anglican Cemetery, in Craighurst, will be held tomorrow at 3 p.m. This year celebrates 164 years for St. John's burial ground. VISIT GINGHAM DOOR The Gingham Door ladies consignment shop, located in Barrie at 114A Dunlop St.[...]
Woman on a mission Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:33PMIt is a small thing when compared with the Afghanistan mission in which Pte. Andrew Miller was killed, but Marita Kennedy has a mission of her own. Earlier this year Kennedy, who lives in New Liskeard, sent her beloved nephew a care package filled with candy, freezies and other goodies.[...]
Indy Katrina Survivors Remember 5 Years Later Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:31PMHurricane Katrina survivors who came to Indianapolis after the storm mark five years.
Some shows get a jump on fall Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:31PMWhat is a TV season these days? Where does it start and where does it end? What is fall? What is life? OK, too far with that last one. The point is, what constitutes the beginning of the traditional fall TV season has become increasingly vague in the past few years.[...]
New Lutheran group likely to rise from gay discord Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:30PMMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Richard Mahan and Anita Hill are both Lutheran pastors who were inside a Minneapolis convention hall last summer when delegates for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America voted to allow noncelibate gay and lesbian pastors.
Commemorative coin on Mother Teresa released Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 12:17PMAgencies New Delhi, Aug 28: The Government today released a five-rupee commemorative coin on Mother Teresa to mark the centenary birth celebrations of the legend who made serving the poor her mission in life.
Another Levee Breach Threatens S. Pakistan City Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:59AMThousands Flee for Higher Ground as Floodwaters Swamp City of Thatta; 8 Million Pakistanis in Need of Aid
Stepping down Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 11:56AMThe story is told about two drivers who got out of their cars after colliding at a road junction. One of them got a hip flask from his pocket and offered this to the other: “Here, have some whisky to calm your nerves.”
Miami U. Greeks Make Changes After Spring Incidents Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:05PMFaculty leaders said they are pleased with the changes students have enacted to try to prevent a repeat of this past spring's embarrassing party episodes.
$18.5M lottery winner 'scraping by' Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 2:01PMTen years after he and his wife won $64 million in the "Big Game" lottery, Alex Snelius wishes he'd won more money. The 73-year-old Palos Heights man doesn't want to replace his 2001 Lincoln Town Car. Nor does he want a bigger home (he'd actually prefer something much smaller).