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  • Lake reports Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:37AMBell Cow: Aug. 15. Elevation below normal, water 91 and clear. Bass slow. Channel catfish fair on doughbait. Crappie fair on minnows. Report submitted by Gary Emmons, game warden stationed in Lincoln ...
  • Democrats fight to stay in office amid backlash Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:37AMRep. Chet Edwards, an imperiled Democrat deep in the heart of Republican territory, finds exiting American Legion Post No. 273 slow going. Supporters and well-wishers keep stopping him.
  • Man locked up for mugging student Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:36AMA man has been locked up for his part in mugging a university student in Cambridge. Nathan Butler, 20, of Ditton Fields, Cambridge, was sentenced to 16 months in detention in a young offenders’ institute by the city’s Crown court yesterday after pleading guilty to robbery at an earlier hearing.
  • Democrats fight to stay in office amid backlash Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:36AMPolice: At least 1 person being held hostage by gunman in Discovery TV building in Md. More>>
  • Triathlete survives Ironman challenge Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:35AMSt. Simons Island resident Matthew McHale undertook something few of us would have the energy or stamina to tackle.
  • Michelle Madrigal, dream come true ang 'Survivor Philippines' Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:30AMMasaya si Michelle Madrigal dahil nagkaroon dawn g katuparan ang kanyang pangarap na makasama sa hit reality show na Survivor Philippines: Celebrity Showdown.
  • Sutter Buttes tea party group sets sights on local issues Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:29AMAfter their beginnings as a grass-roots organization making a national stand against big government and for fiscal responsibility, the tea party movement is looking to go ... back to the grass roots. A new group — Sutter Buttes Tea Party — met...
  • Victory in Alaska gives tea party movement hope Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:29AMWASHINGTON — The defeat of incumbent Sen. Lisa Murkowski in Alaska's Republican primary is another notch in the belt for the Sacramento Tea Party Express, a project of Republican consultant Sal Russo. The group is behind a string of major...
  • The grass is always greener when it's turf Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:29AMdbarnidge@yourjournal.com
  • The grass is always greener when it's turf Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:29AMIt's all perspective. The Festus High sports teams, physical education classes and community have been aching to get on the new artifical turf field and resurfaced track.
  • “Taste of Sugar Land” set for Nov. 14 Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:58PMSafari Texas Ranch will be turned into a culinary showcase of area restaurants and food establishments as First Presbyterian Church of Sugar Land hosts the 8th Annual “Taste of Sugar Land.”
  • Washington, D.C., Beck-oned for locals Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:55PMThe "Restoring Honor" rally Saturday in Washington, D.C., led by conservative talk-show host Glenn Beck drew rave reviews from local devotees such as Kris Boatman.
  • On the gridiron: Pfeiffer, Eagles take down Perspectives Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:53PMFOOTBALL -- After the endless bus ride to Chicago, Lakes High School defensive lineman John Pfeiffer was glad to be back on solid ground. This Eagle had landed on the South Side of Chicago at Perspectives High School.
  • Dearborn business forms Project Produce located weekly in the Dearborn Farmer’s Market to help First Step MI Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:51PMDEARBORN — Local Dearborn business Solstice Designs jewelry has established a new grass roots giving program called Project Produce to help people affected by domestic violence.
  • SEMCOG declares 'Ozone Action Day' Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:51PMDEARBORN HEIGHTS/DEARBORN -- SEMCOG, the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, has announced that today is an Ozone Action day.
  • Search the Archives Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:45PMUNC Charlotte is a diverse university. Walk into any classroom or down any path and students, professors and faculty of all different nationalities can be spotted. However, walking among this already diverse group are diverse individuals.
  • Fire in vacant Des Moines house blamed on arson Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:35PMDES MOINES, IA. — An arsonist caused a house explosion early Monday across the street from Des Moines Fire Station 4.
  • Au pair reunion is good excuse for family trip Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:35PMThere's nothing like having someone live with you for a year to forge a lifelong friendship. But you can't just drop by for coffee when that person lives across the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Golf Croquet gets competitive Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 2:34PMIt's not unusual now to front up at a social event only to be handed a mallet and ball, escorted to some nice looking lawn and be left to your own devices and social skills to as they say in croquet "Hoop Run" - which means make the winning shot. No longer just a gentleman's game, Croquet is growing in popularity and competitiveness.
  • Brad Faxon's Guide to TPC Boston Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:39AMThe course begins with a short and straight par 4 with chocolate drop mounds now guarding the left side of the fairway, along with two larger bunkers and on the right edge of the fairway.
  • Maintenance worker may have saved young girl's life Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:39AMFour people, including two children, have been taken to the hospital after a delivery truck rear ended a compact vehicle on Winkler Avenue Extension.
  • Already struggling for their survival, local farmers decry proposed labor legislation Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:37AMSOMERS — Grange fair ribbons from the 1930s still hang above bushels of tomatoes at Stuart's Farm, though the awards are so browned with age it looks as though one strong gust of wind would turn them all to dust.
  • Auckland's Birdcage makes way for tunnel Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:31AMAn Auckland landmark was on the move today, but it was a bit like watching slow grass grow.
  • American League Capsules Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:31AMARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Gio Gonzalez won his third consecutive start and the Oakland Athletics cut their AL West deficit to 7 1/2 games with an 8-2 victory Sunday, taking two of three in their series with the division-leading Texas Rangers.
  • Baseball legends family raise money for youth in Altadena Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:28AMSomewhere, former Major League Baseball player Curt Flood is smiling. At Flood's longtime home in Altadena, a grass-roots effort started in his name on Saturday. Centerfield for Youth is a nonprofit group founded by Flood's daughter, Shelly Flood, also of Altadena
  • From the cover Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:27AMFrom the cover “I so appreciated Mrs. Tanner’s letter.
  • Zimmerman, Dunn power Nationals past Marlins Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:26AMPublished: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 4:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 1:10 a.m. MIAMI - Adam Dunn and Ryan Zimmerman each hit three-run home runs to power the Washington Nationals to a 9-3 win over the Florida Marlins on Monday night in a game that's start was delayed nearly three hours by rain.
  • New fences block campus shortcuts Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:26AMInstallation of black posts serves to limit vehicle traffic on grass, protect landscaping Newly-erected black posts and fencing that now stand between the sidewalks along several campus pathways have led many Notre Dame students to question their purpose. and nbsp; ...
  • St. Patrick's High School: Rich history part of sesquicentennial celebration Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 2:06PMWhat do Ald. Pat Levar (45th), 1920s Chicago Police Commissioner Morgan Collins and the legendary DePaul Blue Demons basketball coach Ray Meyer have in common?
  • Dog's best friend Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:53PMWHEN Ty O’Keeffe lived in the Northern Territory, the closest thing he had to a team was him and his dog Omni.
  • Daniel B. Good's speed gets a boost Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:47PMETOBICOKE, Ontario – The temporary rail on the turf course was in the outermost lane 5 last week at Woodbine, a position that aided front-runners racing along the inside.
  • New music draws thousands to folk festival Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:46PMWatch Video [...]
  • Program aims to bring local cattle, grass together Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:44PMLandowners and livestock producers might get a chance to help each other. The latter need food for their cattle. The former sometimes need their grass mowed.
  • Town OKs permit for new sports park Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:44PMYUCCA VALLEY — The Yucca Valley Planning Commission approved a conditional use permit Tuesday for Brehm Youth Sports Park.
  • Wildfire in Yuba County nearing containment Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:43PMGRASS VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Weekend rain had helped firefighters corral a 1,700-acre wildfire in a remote area of Yuba County. U.S. Forest Service spokeswoman Leigh Sevy said Monday that firefighters hope to have the fire contained by Tuesday. The fire burning near the Bullards Bar Reservoir in the Tahoe National Forest and the Plumas National Forest is currently 75 percent contained. The fire ...
  • 46 fires char 513 acres in Ark. during weekend Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:38PMThe Arkansas Forestry Commission says 46 fires burned 513 acres in the state during the weekend.
  • TCSO: Water Balloons Do Damage Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 1:38PMA summary of crime and incidents reported by the Taylor County Sheriff's Office.
  • While You Were Out: 11 Changes to JMU’s Campus Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:23PMHARRISONBURG, Va. — 1. Flying the Coop Connected to the Quad via the South Main tunnel, the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts sits adjacent to the Quad and was completed in June. The 175,000-sq.feet, $80.7 million facility will house both the School of Theatre and Dance and practice space for the School of Music. Boasting three [...]
  • Fire burns vacant home behind family's mobile home Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:22PMIt was a close call for an eastern Comanche County family after a fire broke out in front of their mobile home Sunday evening.
  • News by location Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:21PMGet local and national news updates via E-mail. UNIVERSITY PLACE, Wash. - Fayetteville's David Chung mounted another late comeback at the U.S. Amateur, but this time, he came up short.
  • Exeter's goal is deep run Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:20PMThere are actually three certainties in life: death, taxes, and that Jack Heim will give minimal information on his preseason questionnaire.
  • Sports briefs: Uihlein claims U.S. Amateur title Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:20PMUihlein, 21, led by two following the first 18 holes. He finished off Chung on the 34th hole when Chung's tee shot on the drivable par-4 16th hole went into the deep grass. Rachel Alexandra has now lost three times in five starts this year after rolling to an 8-0 ...
  • WCLL calls a meeting!; Carl Johnson nails it for NJMP; Warren talks peace anniversary; Gloria never stands taller Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:20PMGood morning! The heat returned Sunday and it's not going away any time soon.
  • Plans form for Civil War observance Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:19PMSouth Carolina's efforts to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Civil War -- which began in Charleston, first with the state's fateful decision to secede and later with the first shot fired at Fort Sumter -- are gradually coming together, even as organizers scramble for dollars to pay for it...
  • The Morning File: Yes, jail inmates should work. And drunks need drivers ... Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:18PMThe Morning File likes to see itself as a synergist, a one-step-ahead operator who reads the entire playing field. It's the kind of omniscient entity that can see someone with a need over here, another with an opportunity over there, and then bring them together in a win-win situation for everyone around.
  • Millstone puts liens on land with high grass Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 11:16PMBY JANE MEGGITT Correspondent MILLSTONE — The township wants to recoup costs of having to mow several properties. Liens have been placed on properties where grass was growing so high that the township’s Department of Public Works had to cut it. At the Aug. 18 Township Committee meeting, resolutions establishing the liens passed in a 4-0 vote. Committeeman Michael Kuczinski was absent. read more
  • Rain finally comes but town continues call for conservation Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:57AMThe rainstorms that hit Greenwich this weekend and the showers that lingered throughout the week may have brought relief to residents tired of hot temperatures and dry conditions, but will it help the town’s water supply?
  • Jarrett: Brevard College wins 'home' opener at Asheville High Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:56AMASHEVILLE — It was a situation unique to home games for Brevard College football — dependable footing on synthetic grass and sunshine.
  • Drug charges lodged in car check in Denville Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:53AMDENVILLE TWP. - Stopped after being spotted pulling out of a utility company substation property on Zeek Road on Monday, Aug. 16, a Hibernia man and his juvenile passenger were found to be in possession of marijuana and narcotics paraphernalia, police said.
  • NEW: Getting ready for opening day Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 8:48AMThe Catskill Soccer Club will kick off its 2010 season next month on a new field built on land donated by the Holcim cement plant, it was announced this week.