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GRISWOLD: E-Verify threatens American jobs and liberties Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:07PMIf you are an unemployed American, Rep. Lamar Smith of Texas has a job waiting for you. We only need to find and deport the 7 million unauthorized immigrants who are now mowing lawns, scrubbing toilets, frying hamburgers, plucking chickens, slaughtering cattle and picking onions and lettuce across America. To ...
Rehabilitation Comes to a Prison and to Its Inmates Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:39PMNEW DELHI -- At least two prime ministers -- one future and one former -- have spent a few nights behind its high walls. Its current occupants include three members of Parliament, a top bureaucrat and one of India's richest men.
IBM teams up with Warren-Sterling Heights Goodfellows Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:59PMMore than a dozen needy residents and senior citizens from Warren are enjoying tidier yards, thanks to a group of IBM employees who recently celebrated the company’s 100th anniversary by lending a helping hand to the community.
Workshop fun and helpful Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:03AMPELL CITY — They not only learned about the benefits of storing rainwater for landscape use, but were able to put that knowledge to work by assembling their own rain barrel to take home.
New plants block gap near pool Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 11:20PMA potentially dangerous situation was resolved when city workers re-landscaped the area surrounding the wading pool in Sixth Ward Memorial Park on East Ross Street. They finished the job just in time for the July Fourth holiday weekend.After the pool was renovated last fall, residents were concerned...
Off to the jamboree Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:26PMSome local youths will be ambassadors for Scouts Canada when they leave for the 22nd World Scout Jamboree in Rinkaby, Sweden. More than 280 scouts from across the country will join troops from all over the world on July 22, for 10 days of celebrating everything scouting has to offer.[...]
Opening of new St. John's Y pushed back Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 4:51AMThe long-anticipated opening of St. John's new YMCA-YWCA will not happen Friday as planned.
Garden Q&A: Don't worry about bark loss on crape myrtles Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:58AMQ: The bark is coming off my crape myrtles. What is causing it, and what do I spray it with?
Garden Q&A: Dont worry about bark loss on crepe myrtles Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 12:42AMQ The bark is coming off my crepe myrtles. What is causing it, and what do I spray it with?
City prepares for emerald ash borer infestation Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:59AMRACINE — When it comes to Racine’s ash trees, 2 ounces of prevention is worth at least two years of cure.
Leg-up for ladies' soccer Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:00PM"We have over 500 women playing in the league and most are from underprivileged backgrounds. The German gesture gives us the impetus to try and raise the standard at the grassroots level in women's football with their technical support," said IFA assistant secretary Dutta.
A ‘hole’ lot of trouble: Local residents grapple with Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:37PMThey’re capable of creating damage often caused by earthquakes – collapsing driveways and retaining walls, breaking pipelines and exacerbating...
Saturdays in the park - it’s not all rock’n’roll, you know Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:20AMSearch “festivals 2011” online and you’ll find hundreds of music festivals ranging from small folk events through to Glastonbury and everything in between. But festivals are not just about watching bands in the mud. People with a passion for anything from food to theatre to children’s entertainment can also revel in the outdoor season, and this year the offerings have never been better.
Partners share vision for south Evanston park Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:10PMEvanston resident Belen Ayestaran was doing course work in ethnographic study — a discipline often used in anthropology to gain information about different societies and cultures — when she decided to apply her research closer to home, at Grey Park. The park sits east of Main Street between Ridge and Maple avenues. “I was interested in how people use the park, or actually how they didn’t use the ...
Fr. Bob Stagg: 'We want to live out "green values" in everything our parish does' Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:39AM“We are called to care for Creation.” says Fr. Bob Stagg of The Church of the Fr. Bob Stagg Presentation in Upper Saddle River, NJ. Presentation is the first Catholic parish nationwide to be accepted into the GreenFaith Certification Program, the country’s only interfaith environmental certification program for houses of worship.
Comox Valley is full of friends you haven't met yet Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:34AMIt all began to happen when I stepped off the Harbour Air plane at 8 a.m. at the harbour in Comox Valley. I stopped to take a photograph of the plane and when I turned around, my suitcase was missing. I walked a long way through the marina and up a flight of stairs and there was my bag, a smiling well-dressed man guarding it.
Oklahoma City, other cities put mandatory water rationing in place as heat continues Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 8:21PMOklahoma City and 13 other communities that buy some or all of their water from the city are under mandatory water rationing.
ANN LOVEJOY | How to choose the right fertilizer Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:33PMDo dozens of options seem bewildering? Here are guidelines for choosing and using fertilizers. Time-release fertilizer products are sold for everything from baskets to lawns. The idea is tempting; scatter food once and plants will be fed regularly for weeks or months.
Indiana: Wild hogs pose environmental threat; following the law will help control them Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 11:40AMIn order to help control and reduce environmentally destructive wild hog populations in Indiana, regulations were passed by the Indiana Natural Resource Commission in November 2010. The regulations in
Stalking the wild blackberries Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 10:53AMA blackberry is not just an electronic device; it’s a fruit. I spent a good part of last weekend picking wild blackberries on my brother’s farm in south Missouri. It was the peak of their season.
It's Official...Private Luxury Unwrapped is Quickly Becoming the Go-To Company for Professionals Relocating Due to ... Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:20AMPaying Hefty Referral Fees Allows Relocation Management Company, offering Unpacking, vehicle registration, stocking fridge and wine collection, while waiting for the cable guy, to achieve significant sales growth in 2011. (PRWeb July 11, 2011) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/7/prweb8585194.htm
Ex-cons who found success encourage others trying to Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 12:46AMA session at the Sunnyside Multi-Service Center mirrored meetings in other parts of town and was put together by community activist Quanell X.
Traveling boys Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 8:12PMManchester City's Guy Assulin spent seven years running around the gleaming lawns of Barcelona's soccer academy. At age 12, the boy from Nahariya packed his bags and wandered off to the capital of Catalan in order to imbibe the fundamentals of the best soccer played in the world.
Kelly: Indy remains one of Toronto’s great days out Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 6:07PMIt’s not as popular as in its heyday, but the city’s annual road race still has plenty of drama to offer.
The Blundering Gardener: A river runs through it Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 12:22AMBack in the dark ages before I became a gardener, I loved my postage-stamp-sized lawn with a fiery passion. My husband loved it even more.
405 closure can mean great deals Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:11PMCarmageddon might deliver a weekend of traffic hell, but there'll be plenty of pit stops for weary motorists to take the sting out of all the fire and brimstone.
Volunteer opportunities Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 11:05PMThe Humane Society 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., 7215 Sallie Mood Drive. Volunteers are need for a variety of positions and programs. For information, call 912-354-9515. Coastal Empire Habitat for Humanity 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Volunteers needed to assist at the construction site. Must be older than 18. Training and tools will be provided. For information on ...
No 'sure-fire' way to get rid of moles Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 4:09PMMoles don’t appear to be a big problem as long as the soil is blackland gumbo.
Texas home bakery law to face challenges in Valley Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 11:35PMAttention all wanna-be bakers. Don't start mixing that icing just yet for at-home cake and other baked good sales come September 1st, 2011.
Ticks spreading malaria-like disease called babesiosis in New Jersey Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:40PMMILLVILLE — Those enjoying summer in New Jersey and other states in the Northeast have a newly prevalent reason to fear ticks: a malaria-like disease called babesiosis.
Wildlife Along Yellowstone River Faring Well, So Far, but Landowners Struggle With Oil Spill Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 3:19PMWildlife-rescue teams have yet to find significant numbers of oiled birds, fish or amphibians nearly a week after an Exxon Mo...
How to make your dog's days of summer safer Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 12:48PMA dog gets a cooling shower at the Sepulveda Dog Park in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles. Associated Press Published: Friday, July 1, 2011 at 8:39 a.m.
Cold War shelters were often stylishly silly Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:01AMIf you're of an age to remember diving under your classroom desk during nuclear attack drills, you probably look back on that as ludicrous. We've seen enough movies to know that an atomic conflagration wouldn't be something we'd just dust ourselves off from, in time for recess.
Civil War Sesquicentennial Events Guide Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:43PMA guide to the events commemorating the 150th anniversary of the First Battle of Manassas/Bull Run.
Dief the Chief, HST support, Soccer meltdown and Cumberland grit Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:26PMNotes on a youth initiative under fire, 91 economists in support of the HST, the reason Canada flopped at the World Cup and Japan’s tribute of a former B.C. mayor
Lose a lawn, gain a front-yard bounty Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 6:21PMMy mini-mutiny began last fall when half of our formidable front lawn turned the color of pale fries. "The sprinkler system," my husband said impassively as we stood before our dead rectangle, "is shot." We stood for a...
Business Highlights Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:17PM___
Sound off! (July 7) Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 5:06AMWhy is the city celebrating 100 years of statehood on this year s July 4 when New Mexico did not become a state until 1912?
Tips to reduce household water use Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:08AMChanges and cutbacks are in store for outside watering. Augusta, Kan. — Tips to reduce household water use from the City of Augusta website: • Turn off the faucet while brushing your teeth or shaving. Most faucets run at two gallons per minute-you save 10 gallons in five minutes!
Financial Wisdom (emphasis on the "dum") Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 7:25AMOK, let’s say you’ve given your college-graduated kid a credit card to “get him through some hard times”. Your point is that this is so he (and maybe the wife and kids, if he has them) won’t starve to death while things are rough.
Primary election showdown arrives in Cherokee Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 6:46AMIn Cherokee this week, tribal elections are edging ever closer, with a primary scheduled for Thursday that will whittle the field for principal chief from five to two.
VIDEO/PHOTO GALLERY: Fracas fizzles, beach party family friendly Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 6:03AMEarly Sunday evening, veterans of the July Third battles on White Horse Beach were predicting a relatively calm night. The signs were subtle, but clear: fewer people on the beach, only a few stockpiles of wood for bonfires and – positioned strategically as far as the eye could see – police.
Green Run factions battle for neighborhood control Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:09PMVIRGINIA BEACH The angry crowd appeared ready to storm the neighborhood clubhouse where a meeting of the Green Run Homes Association was getting under way.
Bachmann flunks Canadian history, too Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:17PMNo, Tea Party economics don't explain why our neighbor to the north is holding up better during the Great Recession
Pesticide ban on the way in Coquitlam Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:35PMCoquitlam homeowners will soon have to tend to their lawns, plants and shrubs without spraying chemicals. This week, city council unanimously voted to get staff to draft a bylaw that would ban pesticides from being used on residential properties.
Game warden warns people to stay away from ‘lost’ fawns Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 8:35AMDeer fawns found in the woods, fields or shrubbery should be left alone as contact with people could be more harm than help, officials said.
Addition expected to boost economy Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 6:47AMThe North Platte Telegraph The shell of a new addition at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln West Central Research and Extension Center is almost complete. A new classroom is being added onto the Snyder Building so the campus can host big events.
That's not a jellyfish, it's a plastic bag Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:17PMThe swimming season officially opened about a month ago, and 135 recognized beaches - with an overall length of 19.3 kilometers - have opened along the Mediterranean coast.
On the Road to Happiness Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:14PMPenny Watson enjoys a trio of luxe pit stops on Relais & Chateaux's 'route du bonheur'.
NFL Lockout: Rookies Being Hit the Hardest While Money Isn't Coming in Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 11:05AMThe NFL lockout has created plenty of new characters for the average sports fan, and lots of different groups have sought to paint themselves at victims and everyone else as villains. The one group that, unequivocally, has a greater burden than everyone else is the NFL rookies. Some of those rookies spoke with Bleacher Report at the NFLPA's "Business of Football" symposium at the IMG Training ...