Budget blues permeate State of City addressWednesday, March 17, 2010 @ 2:10AMLooming like a dark cloud over an otherwise glowing report, the $9-million budget shortfall facing Santa Barbara city leaders dominated the discussion during yesterday’s State of the City address.
High school scoreboardTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 11:09PMTuesday results in soccer, baseball, softball, tennis and more.
$204M sought for isle projectsTuesday, March 16, 2010 @ 1:48PMHawaii's House of Representatives wants to spend $200-plus million to build Big Island schools, roads and even a hydroelectric power plant that may never move beyond a wish-list status.
Ink now, worry laterMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 9:57PMAustralian cricketer Michael Clarke. Actress Eva Longoria Parker. Singer Pink.
Rocky Point remains peaceful, despite drug cartelsMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 8:54AMROCKY POINT, Sonora - It's midafternoon on the beach. A lone sunbather shimmers in the distant expanse of white sand. Pelicans glide over the sparkling Gulf of California, lifting and diving in a light breeze.
Elko City Council actionsMonday, March 15, 2010 @ 1:47AMELKO — At Tuesday’s meeting, Elko City Council:
First Edition Cycling News, Monday, March 15, 2010Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 11:25PMHeinrich Haussler is likely to miss Milan-San Remo. The Cervelo TestTeam rider was the runner-up last year but has suffered from a knee injury picked up in the Volta ao Algarve . He pulled out of Paris-Nice earlier in the week and despite staying with the team, has been unable to train properly.
Light flurries expected tomorrowSunday, March 14, 2010 @ 5:31PMCommuters can expect merely light residual snow flurries tomorrow morning, far from the chaos of today.
Wind, rain knock out power to 450K in NortheastSunday, March 14, 2010 @ 2:56PMATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Strong winds and heavy rain pounded parts of the Northeast on Saturday, knocking out power to more than 450,000 customers, diverting international flights and toppling a boom crane at an Atlantic City casino construction site, injuring one police officer.
From a recession to a measured resurgence, Telluride enduresSunday, March 14, 2010 @ 9:19AMIf we learned anything about ourselves and about Telluride in 2009, it’s that we, and this town, endure. This last year was defined in simple economic terms for us, and we learned a lesson: Even our sno-globe town isn’t invincible. Our region made difficult financial decisions as revenues that once flowed ebbed. We braced against a recession and swallowed the passings of our friends. But for all ...
Moon man re-opens airportSunday, March 14, 2010 @ 9:13AMIn 1969, he guided the lunar module to the surface of the moon, but on Thursday he flew commercial. In 1969, he was first down the ladder, but on Thursday he let the other passengers off first.
Blogs Last updated: March 12, 17:24Sunday, March 14, 2010 @ 9:10AMLance Armstrong (RadioShack) finished ninth in the Cape Argus mass-ride in Cape Town, South Africa on Sunday, giving a lead out to teammate Daryl Impey who finished third.
Armstrong finishes ninth in Cape cycle raceSunday, March 14, 2010 @ 8:49AMJohannesburg - Seven-time consecutive Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong finished ninth in the Cape Argus Cycle Tour on Sunday, amid strong winds in Cape Town. Armstrong, who was participating in the popular 109-kilometre cycle race, Africa's larg...
Rain, wind blast through Greater LowellSunday, March 14, 2010 @ 7:42AMLOWELL -- High winds with gusts up to 50 mph were expected to continue lashing the region today as a Nor'easter stalled off the coast dumps 3 to 6 inches of rain. The National Weather Service in Taunton issued a flood watch and wind advisory for the Merrimack Valley last night, and said anyone living in areas prone to flooding should begin to
NO Airport Traffic Down In JanuaryFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 7:28AMDespite the Sugar Bowl game and the NFC championship game in New Orleans, traffic at the region's international airport posted a 2.7 percent drop in passenger numbers in January, compared with January 2009.
She's Out of My League: You're into him? Really?Friday, March 12, 2010 @ 5:23AMFilm Review: She's Out of My League (3 stars): From the trailer, which opens with some back-and-forth banter about “moodles” -- short for man-poodles, a type of guy with whom girls will be friends but never date -- it seems like She’s Out of My League will be a poor attempt at a Judd Apatow comedy, with Jay Baruchel stepping in as a scrawnier Seth Rogen
NO airport traffic down in JanuaryFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 4:49AMAssociated Press - March 12, 2010 5:44 AM ET KENNER, La. (AP) - Despite the Sugar Bowl game and the NFC championship game in New Orleans, traffic at the region's international airport posted a...
Exeter/Hampton/Rockingham community calendarFriday, March 12, 2010 @ 1:19AMn exeter area chamber of commerce china trip: Will be held March 12, 13 and 14. The trip is open to the public at $1,999 per person and includes transportation to and from JFK Airport, hotel stays, three meals daily, English-speaking tour guides, admissions and airport taxes.
Speeding cars, roving gangs concern residentsThursday, March 11, 2010 @ 9:51AMWESTERLY - The first meeting of the Wilcox East Neighborhood Association featured some ordinary complaints, such as speeding cars and the lack of street signs, and some unusual ones, such as claims of fights between roving gangs of youths.
This week's Hometown HeroesWednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:19PMFollowing are updates and statistics through March 7 of former Columbia-area high school athletes now competing at the collegiate level:
Two years’ hair to shear for charitySunday, March 7, 2010 @ 6:20PMAFTER two years of growing her hair, Stephanie Comelli will chop her locks to raise money to help cancer sufferers.
Tom Hanks on 'Pacific' HBO Series, World War II, HistorySunday, March 7, 2010 @ 1:20PMWith his new miniseries The Pacific, Tom Hanks tells the story of America's Pacific theater in World War II. How did this actor turned producer become our chronicler in chief?
Drippy skies, grass skirts, Chuck Armstrong sings, and a lineupSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:05AMThey say it's raining at the airport this morning although, as George Carlin (Google him kids, because he's not the guy from Thomas the Tank) might have said, I don't know anybody who plays baseball at the airport.
Carlsbad Flower Fields are starting to bloomSunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:18AMIt’s easy to lose perspective while standing in the heart of shimmering bands of white, gold, crimson and purple ranunculuses. The belts of color vibrate in the Pacific breeze like animated lollipops.
Just takes two strikes for ColomaSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:52PMJACKSON - Carley Trainor rolls last for Coloma's bowling team for a reason.
Pitch perfect: the spruiker of OzSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 7:19AMAndrew McEvoy has the right credentials to sell Australia, writes Julie Miller.
Renters can get creative if landlord allows itSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:29AMThe new American dream: Renting, until the dust settles. More Americans are renting homes and giving up on home ownership — at least for now. Job loss and foreclosures are forcing some folks out of their family homes and into apartments and rental homes.
Bowling: Catholic Central boys win first titleSaturday, March 6, 2010 @ 3:10AMBATTLE CREEK — Novi Detroit Catholic Central made it four state titles this school year with a Division 1 boys team bowling championship Friday at M-66 Lanes.
Power Outages as Tennis Ball-Sized Hail Hits Victoria (Update2)Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:44AMMarch 6 (Bloomberg) -- Homes are without power, train services have been delayed and a horse race meet canceled in Melbourne, Australia’s second-most-populous city, after wind gusts and hail lashed Victoria state.
Storm in Victoria Cause Power Outages, Train Delays (Update1)Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 12:28AMMarch 6 (Bloomberg) -- Train services have been canceled and homes are without power in Melbourne, Australia’s second- most-populous city, after wind gusts and hail as big as 10 centimeters (4 inches) lashed Victoria state.
Mayor Visits City DepartmentsThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:54PMBalancing budgets has become more difficult as the nation struggles to get out of its current recession. But that's exactly what Pocatello's new mayor is tasked with doing as he joins the city council in writing the budget next month.
Pocatello's Department Heads Talk BudgetThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 6:09PMDepartment heads for the City of Pocatello are fighting to get every penny they said they deserve. The budget process may not officially begin until April, but they're already thinking about the upcoming year.
From a recession to a measured resurgence, Telluride enduresThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:43AMIf we learned anything about ourselves and about Telluride in 2009, it’s that we, and this town, endure. This last year was defined in simple economic terms for us, and we learned a lesson: Even our sno-globe town isn’t invincible. Our region made difficult financial decisions as revenues that once flowed ebbed. We braced against a recession and swallowed the passings of our friends. But for all ...
Moon man re-opens airportThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:38AMIn 1969, he guided the lunar module to the surface of the moon, but on Thursday he flew commercial. In 1969, he was first down the ladder, but on Thursday he let the other passengers off first.
Taxiway project to be done before fallThursday, March 4, 2010 @ 7:44AMFREMONT -- The parallel taxiway at the Sandusky County Regional Airport should be completed this summer.
D'Agostini joins Blues after 'whirlwind' dayWednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:57PMFirst career trade catches forward by surprise; he skates with Crombeen, Winchester in first practice.
$40 Million Launch into Regions Aviation FutureTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:42AMIf you haven’t been to Redmond Airport for a while you’re in for a horizon-expanding experience – following the near completion of a $40 million project that has taken the cozy but often cramped terminal from almost 23,000 square feet to over six times that size on three levels.
Send smelters to cleaner countriesTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 10:40AMSo the extension of electricity contracts for Alcoa will secure 2500 jobs, utilising the world's most greenhouse intensive energy source, brown coal (The Age, 2/3).
Slow storm blasts regionTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:14AMThe worst of the weather was expected overnight with 4 to 8 inches of snow and wind gusts of up to 50 mph.
Big blast comingTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:14AMAnd that will mean big business for bars and beer distributors.
Exeter/Hampton/Rockingham community calendarTuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 1:03AMn phillips exeter academy 2010 winter concert series: March 2: Winter Band Concert, featuring the Concert Band, Stage Band and Percussion Ensemble, at 7 p.m. at Phillips Church, Exeter. Free and open to the public. Information: www.exeter.edu.
The Controversy of Surgically Closing Your Foramen Ovale [On Becoming a Domestic and Laboratory Goddess]Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 10:41PMLast week I attended the International Stroke Conference in San Antonio. Scientifically, it was a very interesting conference. It was extremely clinically oriented, with heavy emphasis on the outcomes of clinical trials. The session that I found the most interesting was a debate on the surgical closure of a cardiac structure called the foramen ovale in patients who have had a cryptogenic, or ...
Designer helps Antiquarians celebrate 50th anniversarySunday, February 28, 2010 @ 4:06AMAs an impressive Montgomery welcome to a woman who is considered a high priestess of interior design, more than 475 guests showed up at Trinity Hall on a recent Thursday morning to meet and hear designer, decorator, author and lecturer Charlotte Moss.
Winded Moore recovers in time for fightSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:42AMWORCESTER - It was an eventful night for Sharks defenseman Mike Moore, who looked like he was seriously hurt, then came back and almost recorded a Gordie Howe Hat Trick.
LOOK BACK: Crash here killed two astronautsSunday, February 28, 2010 @ 3:26AMFILE 1966: Another view of the charred remains of the fuselage of the T-38 that two astronauts were flying to McDonnell Douglas in St. Louis. (Scott Dine/P-D)