Rockville resident recognized for excellence in teachingWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:29AMThe Universities at Shady Grove last week announced Dr. Nancy Noben-Trauth and the late Stephen Purcell as winners of the 2010 Kendall Service Awards.
Now Playing in TheatersWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:59AMOpening this week: Green Zone: Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass re-team after the excellent Bourne films for this tense tale set in the early days of the Iraq invasion. Soldiers sent to find weapons of mass destruction instead stumble on a cover-up. Gregg Kinnear co-stars. Our Family Wedding: Comedy...
Three schools mourn deaths of studentsWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:01AMStudents and faculty at schools from Columbia Falls to Libby are reeling from the deaths of three youths in a crash Saturday on U.S. 2.
Tributes for March 10Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 2:04AMDelbert "Bud" E. England Jan. 26, 1929-March 3, 2010 Age: 81 Residence: Mesa, Ariz. Bud was born Jan. 26, 1929, to Earl and Agnes England. He grew up in the Greeley and Kersey areas. He died on March 3, 2010. Bud was an ironworker for many years. He was also affiliated with the Masons and an Elks Club member. Survived by his wife, Betty; his daughter, Sherry; his stepdaughters, Debbie and Cindy ...
Obituary: Jerry H. Owens / Served as counsel to U.S. newspapersWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:08AMJerry Hale Owens, the son of a small-town West Virginia newspaper publisher who grew up to travel the world working on high-stakes newspaper acquisition deals, died Saturday after a long bout with
No setback could hide Vivian's humorTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:34PMBy Grady Garrett The Daily Barometer Two years ago, Oregon State sophomore Olivia Vivian wrote a blog from Beijing, China, describing her experience as a gymnast in the 2008 Olympic Games. Now, Vivian writes a weekly column for The Daily Barometer, describing her experience as a gymnast on the nation's No.
Bigger is not always betterTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:12PMWe are all about the fans here at Fans' Insider headquarters.That is why our motto is, "Without Fans, we're just an apostropheand an Insider."
Brothers Tom and James Butler Fought WWII On Different FrontsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:52PMBy Bill Rufty The Ledger Tom Butler and James Butler have lived in Kathleen most of their lives, growing up on the family farm with two sisters, going through careers, raising families and going off to war. "Yeah, we're sorta fond of each other."
Season includesTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:03PMBook/Lyrics: Max Baker. Music: Lee Sellars. Director: Max Baker Lidless By: Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig. Director: Ed Herendeen Breadcrumbs By: Jennifer Haley.
Former Telegraph columnist Bill Boyd dies at 74Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 9:44PMBill Boyd, the newspaper columnist whose everyman nature and homespun humor endeared him to readers and made him a household name in these parts for four decades, died Tuesday of cancer. He was 74.
Nasty funTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:12PMSam Lipsyte asks and tells In his books Venus Drive , The Subject Steve , and Home Land , novelist and short-story writer Sam Lipsyte revels in rage. TRUE WIT Lipsyte tempers his extreme style with pathos. THE ASK | By Sam Lipsyte | Farrar, Straus And Giroux | 306 pages | $25 In his books Venus Drive , The Subject Steve , and Home Land , novelist and short-story writer Sam Lipsyte revels in rage ...
Brining bullying into the openTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:06PMUnfortunately, most parents realize that bullying has come a long way since they were students in school. With the state Senate set to vote on a bill requiring schools to take a tougher stance on bullying and cyberbullying this week, the Dover PTO’s presentation last Tuesday on bullying was timely and informative.
Job DetailsTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:46PMSeason 1st rehearsal: June 8, 2010. Season opens: July 9. Season closes: August 1.
The 30 best New York moviesTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 2:41PMBrooklyn's Finest recently opened, and that gave us just enough of an excuse to delve into some classic New York-themed movies. First, the all-powerful disclaimer!
Gerontology event at Holy CrossTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:33PMSOUTH BEND -- The public is invited to attend the third annual Gerontology Consortium Conference for Professionals, Caregivers and Their Families from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday at Holy Cross College.
NY Gov. Paterson seeks to show he's still in chargeTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 1:01PMNEW YORK (AP) — Gov. David Paterson was adamant about governing Monday, taking questions from the public at a town hall meeting and trying to make clear his authority to negotiate a state budget amid two scandals that threaten his job.
‘Pulp: Works on Paper’Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 12:14PMPulp: Works on Paper, an art exhibit featuring local regional and national artists, has come to Butler Community College's Erman B. White gallery.
Norma DoesmenTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:29AMI haven't had the misfortune of sitting through such a puerile display of crotch obsession since college, but that's pretty much the guiding light of writer-director Stephen Stahl's "Norma Doesmen."
Wednesday's Last Word on TuesdayTuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:20AMBrewery layoffs “I am saddened to once again read about the high water rates Anheuser-Busch InBev is being charged by Newport News Waterworks. Layoffs at the brewery have already begun. Manpower reductions are happening as one way to offset the brewery’s high utility costs. The bottom line is that our local brewery can only stay competitive with the other breweries by resorting to these measures ...
'This could be a blessing': Doctor uses personal fight against MS to help patientsMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:38PMWhen he began, after high school and starting college, being a doctor was never on his mind. But then, neither was multiple sclerosis. For Dr. William Shaffer at North Colorado Medical Center, MS has become a large part of his life. He is a neurologist, specializing in MS. And he has the disease. This week is MS Awareness Week, and Shaffer's full-page photo has been in national magazines, and he ...
Mass. rights group faults Bangladesh on refugeesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:38PMTens of thousands of Burmese refugees are being forced into makeshift camps in Bangladesh and face widespread starvation unless they receive more humanitarian aid, according to an international human rights organization's...
Mass. rights group faults Bangladesh on refugeesMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:32PMBOSTON (AP) - Tens of thousands of Burmese refugees are being forced into makeshift camps in Bangladesh and face widespread starvation unless they receive more humanitarian aid, according to an international human rights organization's report released Tuesday.
SEC's New Enforcement Chief: 1 Year Into the JobMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:30PMSEC Enforcement Director Robert Khuzami joined the agency at what was, arguably, its lowest point. Working under a tough mandate to reform the division to the satisfaction of Congress and investors, and to boost morale, he's brought about the most sweeping changes since the 1970s.
Accident victim was star athleteMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:07PMA former basketball and track star from Olathe East was the victim of an early Sunday crash. Tamara Vincent, 25, was killed when her car veered off Interstate 70 at Interstate 435 around 3:45 a.m., according to Kansas City police. Vincent lost control, left the road and struck a large exit sign pole. Fire consumed her Nissan Altima.
The UNH Bucket ListMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:06PMBy: Corey Nachman and The New Hampshirite Unless you’re either obsessed with emulating Van Wilder and have the funds to do so, your college experience is going to end after a fairly short amount of time. It should be in our minds at all times that we should be constantly participating in ac...
Skywarn training class to be held March 17Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:57PMAt last year's Skywarn training, National Weather Service meteorologist Gary Garnet declared that he does not want weather spotters to report "severe lightning." "If you call and report severe lightning, I will hunt you down," he quipped.
Enjoying sports at any levelMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:51PMFormer Division I men’s basketball coach and current Oklahoma color commentator Charlie Spoonhour befriended and amused a crowd at the Voices of Distinction Series at Kent State Tuscarawas on Monday night.
Local student to vie for national poetry titleMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:41PMYoussef Biaz, 15, recently won first place in the state Poetry Out Loud competition Feb. 26 on the campus of Alabama State University.
David Foster Wallace archive goes to U. of TexasMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:22PMThe archive of writer David Foster Wallace, best known for his 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," has been acquired by the Harry Ransom Center library and museum at the University of Texas, the cen
Embattled N.Y. Gov Trying To Hold On To LeadershipMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:15PMGov. David Paterson was adamant about governing Monday, taking questions from the public at a town hall meeting and trying to make clear his authority to negotiate a state budget amid two scandals that threaten his job. "Recently, I've been the target of rumors and innuendo, but it hasn't stopped me," he said in his opening remarks, one of the few references to the situation swirling around him.
David Foster Wallace archive goes to U. of TexasMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:03PMAUSTIN, Texas—The archive of writer David Foster Wallace, best known for his 1996 novel "Infinite Jest," has been acquired by the Harry Ransom Center library and museum at the University of Texas, the center announced Monday.
The path to the PentagonMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:17PMJohn Patrick Bedell had been troubled with mental illness for years, at least going back to the mid-1990s. There were signs of a continued downfall - drug abuse, isolation, paranoia - but nothing had pointed to violence or indicated a desire for causing catastrophe. Bedell, a Hollister resident who came from a highly-respected family, grew up in Hollister and as a child isolated himself for ...
Paterson seeks to show he's still in chargeMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 7:00PMGov. David Paterson was adamant about governing Monday, taking questions from the public at a town hall meeting and trying to make clear his authority to negotiate a state budget amid two scandals
Paterson seeks to show he's still in chargeMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 6:44PMGov. David Paterson was adamant about governing Monday, taking questions from the public at a town hall meeting and trying to make clear his authority to negotiate a state budget amid two scandals that threaten his job.
Patrick Bedell: A troubled intellect who turned to violenceMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 5:32PMJohn 'Patrick' Bedell is seen in this driver's license photo. Photo by: Special to the Free Lance John Patrick Bedell had been troubled with mental illness for years, at least going back to the mid-1990s. There were signs of a continued downfall - drug abuse, isolation, paranoia - but nothing had pointed to violence or indicated a desire for causing catastrophe. Bedell, a Hollister resident ...
Simon Cowell: Hated boarding school as a teenagerMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:38AMSimon Cowell who is known as the Mr. Nasty in Fox’s number one reality show American Idol for his scathing criticisms revealed his disdain for boarding schools admitting how he used to pen lengthy scornful missives as a resentful teenager to his parents in an attempt to make them feel remorseful and prick their conscience [...] SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Simon Cowell: Hated boarding school as ...
SR Pick: Honest Oscars Movie PostersMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:32AMCourtesy of College Humor, check out this collection of "honest" movie posters, which spoof this year's Oscars Best Picture Nominees.
Williams & Ree to perform at Buffalo ChipMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:28AMWilliams & Ree will perform their longstanding The Indian and the White Guy routine at the Buffalo Chip Campground on Saturday, Aug. 14 to close out the 70th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally this year.
Matt WuerkerMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 9:09AMis this year’s winner of the Herblock Prize for political cartooning. Wuerker was a finalist for last year’s Pulitzer Prize , and the award committee said his work is an “engaging mix of art and ideas, resulting in cleverly conceived cartoons that persuade rather than rant and that sometimes use animation to widen their impact.”
Warp speed to 'Star Trek' exhibitMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:54AMTraveling 'Star Trek' exhibit gives fans an opportunity to visit the bridge, transport to a planet and fire on Klingon war ships. Traveling exhibit gives fans an opportunity to visit the bridge, transport to a planet and fire on Klingon war ships.
Die Hardly Working: Gloo Studios Releases Top Production To Comedy Giant College HumorMonday, March 8, 2010 @ 8:43AMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 8, 2010) - Gloo Studios, Inc. , has released today its biggest production for College Humor , joining the roll of the company's top-rated videos such as " We Didn't Start the Flame War " and " Pixar Intro Parody ."