Burton resigns as head tennis coach of WNMUTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:51PMSILVER CITY He s helped put Western New Mexico University on the map in the sport of tennis. But, Erik Burton resigned as the head tennis coach at WNMU, as he accepted another position with the University of Nevada as the men s tennis coach.
Troop 9 in Weymouth goes to West PointTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:26AMApril ended on a high note for Troop 9 in Weymouth with an exciting weekend at West Point Military Academy in New York. This extremely popular West Point Scoutmasters Council Invitational Camporee weekend is the “pot of gold” for scouts across the country. Hundreds of Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Venture Scouts and Sea Scout troops apply each fall for a chance to attend the camporee weekend in ...
Branstad politicizing boards, critics sayTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:21AMWATERLOO, Iowa --- A past member of the Board of Regents and a Democratic lawmaker say Gov. Terry Branstad used "strong-arm politics" to shake up the regents and force the state worker's compensation commissioner to resign.
Reluctant environmentalistTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:10AMMANILA, Philippines — When Anna Rosario Oposa was still a young girl, her dad would bring her and her siblings to reforestation projects, illegal fishing raids, and other environmental missions. After all, her dad is no ordinary father. Her dad is Ramon Magsaysay Awardee and Philippine environmental law pioneer, Atty. Antonio Oposa, Jr.
Kin cling to hope in boater searchMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:35PMDistraught family members waited for the recovery of a missing boater yesterday as his best friend pleaded not...
SCHOOL BELLS: Lots of educational changes this summerMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:16PMChange seems to be a theme in education this summer.
Wilmer A. "Bud" Rehmeyer, clock repair shop owner, diesMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:49PMHe owned his business on Liberty Road Wilmer A. "Bud" Rehmeyer, a World War II veteran who owned and operated a Baltimore County clock and jewelry repair shop for more than 50 years, died July 10 of heart failure at Chapel Hill Nursing Home in Randallstown.
Homeless count in suburbs drops 13 percent after stimulus funds influxMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:19PMThe number of homeless children and adults in suburban Cook County dropped nearly 13 percent since 2007. Alliance to End Homelessness in Suburban Cook County, which does a biannual one-night count of the homeless, released the figures this month. From 2007 to 2011, the number of homeless adults and children in suburban Cook County, both sheltered and unsheltered, went from 1,237 to 1,080 — or ...
Ken Auletta: How Sheryl Sandberg Made Facebook ProfitableMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:20AMThree years after Sandberg joined Facebook, the company is profitable. Photograph by Michele Asselin.