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  • Religion Briefs, Nov. 21, 2008 Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:50PMROFF — Roff/Fitzhugh Ministerial Alliance is sponsoring a Community Thanksgiving Service Sunday at 6 p.m. at Roff United Methodist Church, 400 Broadway. There will be special music and the Rev. Buddy Baltimore will be sharing the message. The event is open to the public.
  • Art Teacher Visits Japan Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 7:59PMSPRINGDALE--Patti Brigman shows fifth-graders at Shaw Elementary School a bento box -- a multi-layered Japanese version of a lunch box.
  • DA announces arrests in bust of dogfighting ring Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 7:26PMDistrict Attorney Kenneth Magidson has announced charges against 55 defendants and the seizure of more than 100 dogs in Harris County on Friday, to end what is believed to be one of the largest dogfighting operations in the United States.
  • iGlobalFitness Announces New Fitness Training Partners in Asia Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 7:24PMiGlobalFitness expand their fitness network and have new fitness training partners in the Philippines and South Korea. [PR.com - November 21, 2008]
  • Under Obama, immigration reform may have to wait Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 7:11PMLetter from Washington: Pressing economic crisis may push this issue to back burner as advocates face reality.
  • Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:26PMTitle: Colorectal Cancer Screens Detect Unrecognized Disease Category: Health News Created: 11/21/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/21/2008
  • Congo refugees suffer shooting, rape, looting Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 2:19PMFri, Nov 21, 2008 (12:03 p.m.) Looting soldiers tried to rape one woman and fatally shot another at a refugee camp, witnesses said Friday, as the United Nations prepared to send more peacekeepers to help protect traumatized civilians in eastern Congo.
  • 1977 grad gives academic achievers countdown to successful living Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:43PM Ben Ernst, a 1977 Chillicothe High School graduate who has led a long successful career in the U.S. military and is now the Chief Executive Officer of Northwest Health Services in St. Joseph, Mo., spoke to a large crowd Monday night in the Chillicothe High School commons during the annual Academic Awards banquet. Ernst began his remarks by introducing the theme for the banquet, ...
  • Congo refugees suffer shooting, rape, looting Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:40PM Looting soldiers tried to rape one woman and fatally shot another at a refugee camp, witnesses said Friday, as the United Nations prepared to send more peacekeepers to help protect traumatized civilians in eastern Congo.
  • Founders & Former Executive Management Team of LCA-Vision Seek Change to Rescue Company Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 1:32PM 11.4% Shareholders Intend To Vigorously Protect Investment And Restore Shareholder Value
  • In weak economy, plasma centers pulsate with donors seeking dollars Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:37AMWAUKEGAN -- Inside Talecris Plasma Resources in Waukegan, business is good. Past the overflowing waiting room, 30 people recently reclined on comfortable red leather chairs, each one making $20 to $45 as they watched TV, listened to music or chatted with neighbors.
  • UK Housing Awards Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:30AMWhat a difference a year makes. Last year, the talk was all of ambitious new build programmes to meet the government’s challenging development targets.
  • MoveOn.org get-together aims to send message to Obama Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:24AMWith the election in the rear view mirror, the progressive political action committee MoveOn.org wants to make sure the candidates it worked to help get into office support a truly progressive agenda. To that end, it held more than 500 "Fired Up and Ready to Go" gatherings throughout the country Thursday night. A meeting held at the Dardanelles restaurant on Monroe Street drew 15 people, all ...
  • Using The Ant To Model Human Aging Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:15AMAging - we are all doing it. It is relentless and terminal. Auguries and alchemists, mendicants and magicians, philosophers and science fiction writers, researchers and plastic surgeons have employed all their various arts in the pursuits of "turning back the clock." Yet, we stand in modern times with a span of a century to our name, at most.
  • Academic notebook Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 8:14AMCentury High National Merit Scholarship semifinalists from Century are Alex Keech, Emily North, Hannah Payne, Dalton Sycks, Ehren Wessel and Joshua Wold. National Merit Commended students from Century are Michaeline Buettner, Shweta Chhugani, Amy Feng, K
  • Community Briefs Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 4:15AM Library closed for Thanksgiving
  • Final beam installed at UHC Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 4:12AMIt was not difficult to distinguish the final steel beam to be placed on top of the structure Thursday morning that in about 18 months will be the new United Hospital Center.That would have been the one holding a broom, a small evergreen tree, an American flag and a couple of banners.
  • Canadian Numbers in Afghanistan Missions Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 4:08AMHere is some information from the DND web site viewers may be interested in, regarding the Cdn. mission to Afghanistan. Operation ATHENA: The Canadian Forces contribution to the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF): approximately 2,500 CF personnel Overall, 2,500 CF personnel support the ISAF mission.
  • State briefs: Metrolink train hits freight; 4 hurt Friday, November 21, 2008 @ 3:59AMRIALTO Metrolink train hits freight; 4 hurt AMetrolink commuter train sideswiped a freight train Thursday, causing no serious injuries but bringing back still-vivid memories of a deadly train wreck in the region just two months ago.
  • Coming events Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:52PMThe Alamogordo Daily News appreciates your input for the Coming Events column. To make sure items can receive proper attention, all information should be received by the newspaper at least five working days prior to the event.
  • Great American Smokout helps military members quit tobacco use Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:36PMThe United States Department of Defense and military healthcare provider TRICARE are asking military members and their families to take part in the national annual Great American Smokeout today that is sponsored by the American Cancer Association.
  • In Weak Economy, Obama May Face Obstacles to Health Care Reform Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:35PMDuring his campaign for the White House, President-elect Barack Obama proposed lowering health care costs and helping the uninsured. Now he faces the tough task of implementing such reforms. Analysts examine the road ahead for health care initatives.
  • Events Calendar Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:34PMn Free beginning watercolor classes for adults, 9 a.m. to noon Thursdays to Dec. 18, Shell Beach Veterans Hall, 230 Leeward. Info: 773-4493 or www.communityprograms.net .
  • Altitude Junkies Kang Guru Expedition 2008: It is a wrap Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 7:08PMDISPATCH #15 - NOVEMBER 10, 2008 - KANG GURU BASE CAMP The members and Sherpas that reached 6,700 meters are now well rested and happy with their climb to the end of the fixed ropes.
  • Pensions frozen at Random House, Inc., wiped out for new staff Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 6:40PMNEW YORK - The largest trade publisher in the United States, Random House Inc., has frozen the pensions of its current employees and eliminated them for future hires, the latest cutback in an industry hit by declining sales and anticipating, at best, a difficult 2009.
  • Napolitano Eyed For Homeland Security Role Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 6:33PMArizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, an early Barack Obama supporter from the southwestern part of the country, is the likely choice for the job of secretary of homeland security, a top Obama adviser said Thursday.
  • Palladium-Times publisher set to retire Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 6:32PM Paul R. Scott, publisher of The Palladium-Times since July 1, 2003, has announced his retirement, effective Dec. 31. His last day of work is Nov. 30.
  • Study: North Carolina routs rivals in biosciences job growth Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:30PMNorth Carolina’s biotechnology industry, boosted by more than $1 billion in state investments, is growing at much faster clip than biotech sectors in rival states, according to a study released Thursday by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.
  • Reader Commentaries: Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:30PMMy wife and I were observing the Mexico Independence Day celebration in Guanajuato, Mexico, on Sept. 16, when we learned that terrorists lobbed three grenades into a group of celebrants in Morelia, the capital of the nearby state of Michoacan. Eight people were killed and hundreds were wounded.
  • Dems: Napolitano emerges for Homeland Security job Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:20PMArizona Gov. Janet Napolitano, an early Barack Obama supporter from the southwestern part of the country, is a leading contender for the job of secretary of homeland security, Democratic officials said Thursday. These officials caution that no final decision has been made on the position.
  • Senators reach bipartisan deal on auto industry bailout Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:18PMA group of U.S. Senators have reached a bipartisan agreement on a bill to support the auto industry. Details of the possible bailout for automakers is expected to be announced at a 2:30 p.m. news conference today, according to a representative of U.S. Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio. (GM) (F)
  • Oil Price Falls Below $50 on Weak Consumption Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:11PMOil dropped briefly below $50 a barrel for the first time in 22 months, shedding close to $100 in four months in an ailing global economy.
  • ArvinMeritor Reports Fiscal Year 2008 and Fourth-Quarter Results Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 2:09AM11/20/2008 ArvinMeritor, Troy, Mich., reported financial results for its full fiscal year and fourth quarter ended Sept. 28, 2008. Sales from continuing operations for fiscal year 2008 were $7.2 billion, up 11 percent compared to fiscal year 2007, due to strength in Europe and South America.
  • In safety move, FDA opens first foreign office Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:40AMBEIJING — As Americans consume more food prepared outside the United States, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration opened its first overseas office Wednesday in China with others planned around the globe.
  • Is superfood omega-3 keeping its promise? Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:31AMPieces of freshly cut fish are seen for sale at a market in Tokyo. Nutritional balance can be achieved by eating around two portions of oily fish, containing both EPA and DHA, per week, according to some specialists.
  • Obama picks Daschle to lead health drive Thursday, November 20, 2008 @ 1:30AMBarack Obama has picked former Senate leader Tom Daschle to lead his high-risk drive to end the US healthcare crisis.
  • Hunger Banquet utilizes unique homeless immersion techniques Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 9:49PM On Wednesday, November 12, a group of Loyola Students gathered to unite in empathy and simulate the experience of how hunger affects people around the world. As a part of Hunger and Homelessness Awareness week, the Hunger Banquet was a different way of learning about the global disparity of resources and how it affects the global population.
  • INDUSTRY IN CRISIS: Senate calls off planned vote for auto bailout Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:47PMINDUSTRY IN CRISIS: Senate calls off planned vote for auto bailout
  • Community Notes Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:31PMStop in during Thanksgiving break and do a scavenger hunt and decorate paper stars to hang in the library. December 1 children and their parents can sign up for the Family Reading Program that runs from Dec 1 to Jan 31. Winter is a great time to sit down together as a family and read.
  • Search the Archives Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 8:19PMFormer Student Government Board president Julie Shepard remembered the controversy that brewed surrounding the board’s involvement with the United States Student Association.
  • Secret Guantanamo camp opened to defense lawyers Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 7:46PMSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — For the first time, defense lawyers have been allowed to see a section of the Guantanamo prison that is so restricted, even its location on the U.S. base is secret.
  • An Ad Network in Times Square Wednesday, November 19, 2008 @ 7:45PMAs Walgreens formally opens at 1 Times Square on Thursday, executives are describing plans for the giant signs that will festoon the building on three sides.
  • WVU: Tobacco product high in nicotine Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:08AMCHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A refrigerated smokeless tobacco product available in West Virginia convenience stores has twice the nicotine content of an earlier version of the same product sold elsewhere in the United States, according to a new study from West Vir...
  • GM Delaying Dealer Incentive Payments as It Calls for U.S. Aid Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:05AMNov. 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 its dwindling cash.
  • Automakers say if they go, millions of jobs will vanish Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:03AMWhen the heads of General Motors (GM), Chrysler and Ford Motor (F) and their major union go to Capitol Hill on Tuesday, they will try to convince lawmakers that if the Big Three automakers go under, the fragile U.S. economy will be dealt a blow far costlier than the $25 billion in aid the companies want.
  • Bankruptcy must be part of rescue plan Tuesday, November 18, 2008 @ 12:00AMWASHINGTON — "Nothing,” said a General Motors spokesman last week, "has changed relative to the GM board’s support for the GM management team during this historically difficult economic period for the U.S. auto industry.” Nothing? Not even the evaporation of almost all shareholder value?GM’s statement comes as the mendicant company is threatening to collapse and make a mess unless Washington, ...
  • Protesters speak against Prop 8 in Columbia Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:52PMPeople also protested the measure in Chicago and St. Louis.
  • Cleveland volunteers renovate building for free clinic Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 11:52PMFor months, a storefront on Cleveland’s downtown square has had its doors painted with the message, "Coming soon: White County free clinic." As time went by and nothing happened, residents began to wonder if it was an empty promise.
  • Signpost Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 12:41PMThe annual Weber State University Student Film Festival was held Friday night at the WSU Davis campus. More than a hundred people attented and watched the films created by WSU students.
  • N.E. biotech alliance gathers for 1st time Monday, November 17, 2008 @ 12:39PM“THIS ORGANIZATION will be at the forefront of advancing issues and educating the public and policy leaders about life sciences and its present and future role in the region’s economy and health care system,” NEBA Chair Paula C. Newton, who also heads the New Hampshire Bio/Medical Council, said in a statement today at the regional trade group’s first meeting.