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  • Attorney General Mukasey returns to work after collapse Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:16PMAtty. Gen. Michael Mukasey returned to work Friday after collapsing during a speech the night before and spurring a 14-hour scare about his health. A Justice Department spokeswoman blamed the 67-year-old’s dramatic and public fall on a fainting spell.
  • Governor comments on FutureGen Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:15PMMT. VERNON — Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich expressed hope that FutureGen will be coming back to the state during an appearance in the city on Thursday.
  • Citizens Police Academy to be held Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:15PMMT. VERNON — Area residents will be given an opportunity to learn about the Mt. Vernon Police Department firsthand during its interactive Citizens Police Academy early next year.
  • Langa bond reduction hearing continued Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:14PMMT. VERNON — A hearing on whether to reduce bond for Jerry Lee Langa was continued this week at the request of his public defender, according to court documents.
  • Rafes resigns Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 9:14PMIn an open letter addressed to faculty, staff and students, East Central University’s President Richard Rafes tendered his resignation Thursday.
  • Program makes abstinence a priority Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:35PMSome teens were too shy to share their private pledges of abstinence, but others read their commitments aloud.
  • Obama to nominate Clinton after holiday Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:34PMWASHINGTON -- President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state as early as next week, a new milestone for a former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who contested mightily for the presidency.
  • News Over the top Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:34PMEarl Erickson said tears filled his eyes as he took his first steps across U.S. 271 shortly after workers installed a walking bridge. Ingram heads to Crosswire Country music singer Jack Ingram will play at Crosswire Saturday night.
  • Make your rand work for you Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:41AMIt is our mandate to not only improve the plight of the poor but to make this land a better place for all, says Finance, Economic Development and Tourism MEC Garth Strachan.
  • St. Louis County reports rise in pertussis Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:38AMST. LOUIS (AP) - A spike in the number of whooping cough cases in St. Louis County and other parts of eastern Missouri has health officials calling for more frequent vaccinations.
  • Hairspray Is Linked To Common Genital Birth Defect, Says Study Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:37AMWomen who are exposed to hairspray in the workplace during pregnancy have more than double the risk of having a son with the genital birth defect hypospadias, according to a new study in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
  • Site Search: Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:37AMDEPUTY Mike Hadley says that an inability to work within the system forced him to quit Health and Social Services, the only board on which he had a seat.
  • Southern AIDS Living Quilt Raises Awareness at National HIV Summit Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:36AM Women empower others by sharing personal stories of living with HIV/AIDS
  • Staff, inmates retested at center Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:34AMJONESBORO — Craighead County Detention Center staff and inmates have been retested for possible exposure to tuberculosis as a precaution after a one-time prisoner tested positive earlier this year.
  • Make your rand work for you Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:30AMIt is our mandate to not only improve the plight of the poor but to make this land a better place for all. We have walked the talk but have to acknowledge that much more needs to be done.
  • First lady admits smoking in state vehicle Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 4:25AMIowa’s first lady admitted Thursday that she smoked in a state-owned vehicle, breaking a law that her husband signed with fanfare in April.
  • Bluestone project receives $1.5M boost Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 4:20AMBLUEFIELD, Va. — Tazewell County is $1.5 million closer to developing the infrastructure at the planned Bluestone Regional Business and Technology Park.
  • Aides: Obama plans to nominate Clinton Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 4:19AMWASHINGTON (AP) - President-elect Barack Obama plans to nominate Hillary Rodham Clinton as secretary of state after Thanksgiving, a new milestone for a former first lady and a convergence of two political forces who contested mightily for the presidency.
  • The View From Here . . . Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:47PMWhile America has made its choice of a new leader, President-elect Barack Obama will not take office until January 20. Nevertheless, there are numerous economic challenges in the immediate future. It was debatable whether the United States was in a recession earlier in the year, or just in a period of slow growth, but there is no doubt now.
  • Five more moths found Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 8:46PMThe discovery of five light brown apple moths during the month of November means Sonoma will soon be under a new state-required quarantine zone.
  • State to pay $6M to settle lawsuit Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:28PM Associated Press - November 20, 2008 2:14 PM ET SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The state will pay more than $6 million to former foster children of Carole DeLeon, including the estate of the 7-year-old...
  • For Your Health: Deer Ticks and Lyme Disease Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:28PM This week on For Your Health, deer ticks cause Lyme Disease and cases have almost doubled from last year in Jefferson County. Last year the Public Health Department identified 21 deer ticks that people brought in. This year, officials have seen around 45 deer ticks.
  • Nashville Clinic To Open For Homeless Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:27PMA nearly $1.2 million federal grant to a Nashville nonprofit will provide free medical care to homeless people through a downtown clinic and a mobile medical van.
  • State to pay $6M to settle lawsuit Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:26PMThe state will pay more than $6 million to former foster children of Carole DeLeon, including the estate of the 7-year-old who died of starvation in her care.
  • Walla Walla VA to get $71M renovation Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:26PMThe Department of Veterans Affairs said Thursday it will spend $71.4 million to renovate the aging VA medical center in Walla Walla, Wash., that serves veterans from three states.
  • State sets substance abuse hearing Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:40AMCHEYENNE - A state panel has scheduled a public meeting in Cheyenne early next month to discuss substance abuse issues.
  • Area news briefs Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:39AMSlaughter sets tickets deadline Health clinics safe from cutbacks Four escape Batavia house fire Slaughter stays as committee chief Art educators to meet in Rochester
  • Bilaterally-agreed health budget feasible - Deguara Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:37AMThis year would continue to post record totals of tourist arrivals - Francis Zammit Dimech.
  • Health chiefs share ideas for children Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:36AMSTAUNTON — State Commissioner of the Virginia Department of Health, Dr. Karen Remley, visited James Madison University yesterday for a roundtable conference with the Surgeon General, Rear Admiral Steven K. Galson, and area health and education officials.
  • Family clinic reaches out to people with pain pill addiction Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:36AMIt wasn’t Sherry Matthews’ intention to treat patients for pain medication addiction when she opened We Care Affordable Health Care in Spring a year and a half ago, but now it accounts for 40 percent of her business.
  • Smoke from clothes dryer causes school evacuation Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:14PM No one was hurt and the building appears not to be damaged, but Zeeland West High School students lost about 40 minutes of class time Wednesday morning, Nov. 19,  when a clothes dryer started smoking.
  • Cost of smoking still staggering Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:10PMThe number of smokers nationwide dropped last year, but the amount of money they rack up in health care and financial losses is on the rise, according to federal health officials.
  • RCSD Teacher Suspended Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:08PMA veteran Rochester City School District teacher was suspended earlier this week for what the district calls "insubordination."
  • Restaurant To Reopen After E. Coli Probe Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:07PMCountry Cottage Restaurant in Locust Grove has plans to re-open. 
  • Insect foggers linked to illnesses Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:05PM OLYMPIA, Wash., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Health officials in Washington state say dozens of illnesses and injuries due to exposure to bug bombs have been reported since 2005.
  • Owners upset about cleanup Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 10:05PMAfter supervisors had a property cleaned up at the expense of the landowner, the owners came in to have their say about the matter at the meeting of the board November 10.
  • Clubs & Organizations - 2008 Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 9:25AMAARP lobbies for senior citizen benefits at the national, statewide and local level and is a social group with service to others in mind. It meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the second Monday at the Community Room at the Fernandina Beach Police Department, 1525 Lime St. Call John Megna at 277-2143.
  • Diarrhoea outbreak in Mpumalanga Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 9:25AMIn one week, 653 people reported to public and private health facilities with diarrhoea, said provincial health department Spokesperson Mpho Gabashane.
  • GM Delays Dealer Incentive Payments While Seeking Aid (Update3) Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 9:24AMNov. 18 (Bloomberg) -- General Motors Corp. , seeking low- interest federal loans to stave off financial collapse, said it will delay reimbursing U.S. dealers for sales incentives by about two weeks to preserve dwindling cash.
  • Illinois researchers help Hollywood get the science right Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 9:24AM( University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign ) Two University of Illinois researchers are among a national group of scientists selected to help leaders in the entertainment industry improve the accuracy of the scientific content of their productions.
  • RATE THIS ARTICLE Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 9:24AMHuman nature has a blind spot. We often detect external flaws faster than internal ones—seeing the speck in our neighbor’s eye sooner than the beam in our own, to use the biblical metaphor.
  • Local agency wants secure laptop computers Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 9:23AMThe Department of Health and Human Services plans to have its laptop computers loaded with programs to prevent tampering this week.
  • India sent record number of students to US in 2007-08 Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:12AMWashington, Nov 18 : India retained its position of being the major source of students going to the US for study by sending the maximum number of Indians to the US universities in 2007-08, says a report.
  • Foreign adoptions by Americans drop 12% Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:11AMNEW YORK -- The number of foreign children adopted by Americans fell 12 percent in the past year, reaching the lowest level since 1999.
  • Green group slams nuke plant rehab Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:11AMMANILA, Philippines -- The environmentalist group Greenpeace expressed “strong opposition” to the rehabilitation and reopening of the Bataan Nuclear Power Plant (BNPP), saying it would be “stacking one potential catastrophe over another.”
  • SQUEEZING ECONOMY Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:10AMAfter a mortar sent Andrew Spurlock hurtling off a roof in Iraq, ending his Army career in 2006, the seasoned infantryman set aside bitterness over his back injury and began to chart his life in storybook fashion: a new house, a job as a police officer and more children.
  • Three steps prepare for emergencies - Arts and Entertainment Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 12:43PMSpending hours studying and preparing for classes is common for Weber State University students, but spending time preparing for emergency situations is unusual.
  • Analysts say J.C. Penney hit by weak spending Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 12:42PM An analyst trimmed his price target for J.C. Penney Co. and warned Monday that the department-store operator faces declining consumer spending and a tough economy as the crucial holiday season approaches.
  • Free nicotine patches now available to veterans and families Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 12:42PM The Massachusetts Department of Veterans’ Services and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health are sponsoring a nicotine patch giveaway for Massachusetts veterans, their family members and survivors who want to quit smoking.
  • Canadian Forces not tracking incidence of brain injuries, hearing loss Sunday, November 16, 2008 @ 10:47AMHALIFAX, N.S. - The Canadian Forces is not tracking how many of its soldiers are suffering from service-related hearing loss and traumatic brain trauma, two of the so-called signature injuries of the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq.