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Man, 79, rammed by lawn mowers, killed Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:28PMA witness heard the passenger pleading, " 'Stop the car! Stop the car!' " However, the 79-year-old driver, Joseph Digiuseppantonio, had lost control of the Plymouth Voyager.
Mayo Clinic Health Letter, July 2011 Highlights Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:09PMROCHESTER, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Here are highlights from the July issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter. You may cite this publication as often as you wish. Reprinting is allowed for a fee. Mayo Clinic Health Letter attribution is required. Include the following subscription information as your editorial policies permit: Visit www.HealthLetter.MayoClinic.com or call ...
Locals prepare for El Paso County Fair Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:36AMOn a Sunday in late June, John Elam strode into his garden in Black Forest, gallon bucket in one hand and a kitchen knife in the other. He approached his rhubarb plants, whose crunchy pink stalks and rubbery green leaves rose three feet in the air, thriving in the hot summer sun.He was ready to...
Summer Nights likely to stay on Main Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:14AMCity committee gives first OK to continue the expansion
Police seek lead on vandals Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 1:42PMPOLICE yesterday repeated their appeal for residents to help identify vandals who smashed 23 windows across the city, causing more than $10,000 damage.
Austin's source for local news Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:21AM“I couldn’t sleep last night. My stomach bothered me.” “Did you take anything for it?”
MIKE LUNSFORD: Silence is wonderful, as long as you don’t take it too far Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:12AMI have visited this topic — how it is often only through inconvenience that we come to appreciate the comforts we have in life — before.
News Briefs Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:28AMSack Sale — My Favorite Things will be having a sack sale on Friday, July 8, 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday July 9, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. $5 per sack. If it doesn't fit in the sack it's half price. All proceeds go to Peachtree Landing Homeless Shelter. Donations accepted.
McAllen Woman Says Security Company Left Her Without Alarm Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 7:18AMMCALLEN - A McAllen woman says a salesman showed up at her door and offered her an upgrade on her home alarm system. Now she doesn't have the protection she needs. “My husband was outside," says Donna Whitley. “He was mowing the lawn.” Whitley says a salesman showed up out of nowhere and confronted her husband last week. “He told him he had an alarm system. He was not interested, and the guy ...
Local job seeker group learns the importance of networking Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 8:28AMWhether it is online social networking or talking with a neighbor mowing their lawn, the members of the North Canton Executive Networking Group (NCENG) recently learned that finding their next employment position can come from the most unusual places.
Kiwanians complete presentations of 2011 scholarship awards Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:10AMHaving already bestowed several scholarships just two weeks ago, the Kiwanis Club of Greater Pine Island held a second meeting last week to complete the awards for this year’s deserving students.
Cayading: How a small business benefits a young entrepreneur Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 3:46AMread more
11-year-old Chatham boy runs own landscaping business Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 11:01PMSixth-grader Robbie Kelly embraces entrepreneurial spirit at a young age
Get ready for another golden age of NBA lockout commercials (video) Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 4:35PMOne good thing about a major work stoppage in the NBA: it gives us plenty of funny commercials. It’s true, 1998′s labor woes set the bar pretty high (several examples below). Pictured: Grant Hill mowing a lawn for a kid (who appears to be Bobby Hill), for Sprite. Are today’s ad wizards equal to the…
Infineon Raceway's Solar-Powered Drive to Accelerate Sustainability Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 1:55PMSONOMA, CA — In partnership with Panasonic , Northern California's Infineon Raceway is boosting its sustainability drive with a solar power system that now supplies 41 percent of the facility's electricity.
Aztec man's BBQ offerings truly taste home-made Wednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 3:08AMCarl Vandruff's new barbecue joint is a taste of home.
The Weekend's TV: The Kennedys, Fri, BBC2 Mildred Pierce, Sat, Sky Atlantic Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 6:14PMLet's get the History history out of the way first.
Freundlich selected to all-conference soccer first team Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 11:12AMLANGLEY — When Dean Freundlich defends someone, they know it before they ever see him. They feel it when he slams into their bodies with all 6 feet, 2 inches of him.
Remote students on the money Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 9:00AMABORIGINAL children are learning the value of a dollar first-hand at a tiny school in far north Queensland.
Glastonbury 2011: Isn't it time we learned to cherish U2? Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 2:14PMBono and co proved they are the world's top rockers at Glastonbury, says William Langley.
Puttin' on the ribs: Aztec man gets in on BBQ biz Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 2:06AMAZTEC — Carl Vandruff's new barbecue joint is a taste of home. Truly, it is.
Tiny Tenney, Minn., no longer a city after vote to disband Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 12:18AMTENNEY, Minn. - This town is history. The three registered voters of Tenney voted 2-to-1 this week to dissolve the city. Talk about this topic
'Hardscaping' - an inexpensive alternative to pricey landscaping Tuesday, June 21, 2011 @ 8:15AMDENVER - The first day of summer has arrived, which means it is time to put some new life into your home's outdoor space.
Chips off the old block Sunday, June 19, 2011 @ 12:29AMTo celebrate Father's Day, we asked our Facebook fans to help us find some chips off the old block - fathers and sons who resemble each other so much that they might as well be clones. Check out some of our favorites here. Then head to amarillo.com to see a slideshow of other submissions. And if you think you've got a father-son pair of clones, too, head to facebook.com/amarilloglobenews to post ...
RIM's Humpty Dumpty day (How'd that one work out?) Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 3:43PMBlackBerry maker's shares plunge
Can a defence minister save Greece in a war like this? Friday, June 17, 2011 @ 1:58PMPlus, RIM's Humpty Dumpty day as shares sink
Shawnee toddler's legacy lives in acts of kindness Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 12:02AMLucy Weber lived to see only one birthday.
A New Class At Stanford Lets Students Crash-Test Their Startup Ideas Tuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 12:53PMStanford University engineering student Lee Redden thought his team's robotic lawnmower had the makings of a successful business idea. Then he talked to potential customers.
Lost baby deer nearly drowns in lake, later escapes Flint rescuers' yard Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 2:37PMAn area lost fawn has had quite the day.
Des Plaines moves to curb overgrown lawns Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 9:18AMThe Des Plaines city council Monday night approved new regulations on the height of grass and "noxious" weeds to help maintain the appearance of neighborhoods and prevent an adverse impact on property values, officials said.
Tupelo plan to see some reworking Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 11:21AMTUPELO - The controversial Tupelo Neighborhood Reinvestment Plan faces revisions by the City Council but, as of Tuesday, appears likely to pass.
Stillwater area residents find debris blown in from Piedmont Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 10:35AMSteve Bunch found these pieces of insulation, a geographical survey map and a business card on his property northwest of Stillwater after Tuesday’s storm. Bunch used the business card to contact a man in Piedmont whose home, which housed a diabetic clinic, was destroyed by the tornado.
Land of Secrets: Confessions of a Fake Sri Lankan Journalist Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 8:51AMA man returns to South Asia after decades of civil war and finds that when the nostalgia wears off, he needs to ask questions
Cemetery crews busy in week leading up to Memorial Day Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 11:50AMQUEENSBURY -- Joe Quintal and Jeremy Ward have spent the last three days nonstop weed-whacking and making a small dent in the acres of grass surrounding them.
May showers, soon flowers Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 5:57AMRain’s a pain when you’re doing something outside that’s weather dependent.
Water main break floods Grand Monday, May 23, 2011 @ 9:35PMA group of Billings residents was digging up dirt and building a small berm in the alleyway behind their houses Monday night, trying to keep rushing water from Grand Avenue out of their homes.
The Slice: Teacher, teacher, I declare … - Fri, 20 May 2011 PST Friday, May 20, 2011 @ 2:18AMSlice reader Marjorie Lefevre said one drawback to hanging laundry out on the clothesline to dry is having your underwear on display. Let’s move on.
Pensioner facing jail cries foul over drug value Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 6:35PMA Dunedin pensioner who faces jail time for cultivating cannabis and possessing it for sale now regrets pleading guilty to the crimes. read more
Rain takes toll on Indiana businesses Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 1:29PMThe soggy month is taking a toll on some businesses in central Indiana.
Canandaigua Chamber, Rotary honor funeral director Johnson Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 11:29AMHe received the Business Person of the Year award.
Two arrested in gun shop burglary; weapons recovered in Louisville park Wednesday, May 18, 2011 @ 6:10AMPolice have arrested two men involved in robbing an east end gun shop in late April that led to a SWAT situation. They also recovered nearly two dozen stolen weapons, many of which were buried in a Louisville park.
Lingering Questions from the John Ensign Files Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 9:15AMThe lurid revelations from the Senate Ethics Committee’s report on John Ensign’s alleged cover-up of an extramarital affair have raised a battery of questions, including why the Department of Justice and Federal Election Commission investigations stalled. Here are a few lingering issues: Who else got wrapped up in this? A few prominent Republicans were involved [...]
The View From Planet Kerth: An unwise investment in wisdom teeth Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 10:49AMWhen I was a kid, I lost all my baby teeth early. My brother, who was 3 years older than I was, lost all his baby teeth late. And so it was not unusual for both of us to have the same tooth plucked from our heads and tucked under our pillows in the same week.
Delco centenarians celebrate longevity (With Video) Wednesday, May 11, 2011 @ 4:18AMUPPER DARBY — In her 106 years on this earth, there is one boat that Ada Mutch missed that she has never regretted.
Businesses feel pain at pump Saturday, May 7, 2011 @ 11:45PMSTEUBENVILLE - As gasoline prices hit record levels during the past week in Ohio and West Virginia, analysts and economists began talking about the impact high fuel costs have on the spending patterns of most peopl.
Rich pricks? No, that's not us, says Act's Boscawen Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 1:05PMJohn Boscawen wants to revitalise the Act Party's image so it's not seen as a party for the "rich pricks".Following the Don Brash coup that ousted Act leader Rodney Hide, Mr Boscawen said the party needed to address a public-image...
Rising Gas Prices Especially Hurting Small Businesses Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 5:05PMGas prices keep rising and the burden to small businesses is getting bigger and bigger. The expense is cutting into bottom lines.
Navy SEAL Team Six always tackle toughest jobs Wednesday, May 4, 2011 @ 1:50AMNavy SEAL Team Six moves secretly and lethally, its highly regarded members - the elite of America's fighting elite - dispatched to the corners of the Earth on dangerous business.
Heavy rain hurting outdoor businesses Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 5:11PM©2007 The E.W. Scripps Co. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. FLORENCE, Ky. - The rain that keeps pounding the Tri-State may be a big inconvenience for most of us, but it's starting to hurt the bottom line for some area businesses.
Rain drains some outdoor businesses Tuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 4:47PMGolf courses and lawn services say they're losing business due to heavy rain in the Tri-State.