Big 12 commissioner Dan Beebe says conference is stonger than everTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:08PMIRVING, Texas • Despite the skepticism that may exist about the future of the Big 12 after tumult that commissioner Dan Beebe compared to being down 21 points with four minutes left in a football ga
NREL Scholarship Gives Columbine Grads a BoostTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:11PMTen years ago, in the wake of tragedy, NREL set up a fund to help students at Columbine High School. The investment still pays dividends.
Part II: Answers to Questions About Internet PrivacyTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 2:00PMBelow is their second and final batch of answers. In some cases, we shortened the questions and fixed typographical errors. Part I is posted here . Is there any legal recourse one can take if one mentions during an interview that they do have an existing social-network page such as Facebook but states that it is private?
Outlook bright for KingsmillSaturday, July 24, 2010 @ 1:30AMJAMES CITY — Kingsmill Resort has landed in excellent hands, according to one close observer of Xanterra.
Some fight hard for dreams of independenceFriday, July 23, 2010 @ 11:38PMMonday marks the 20th anniversary of President George H.W. Bush signing the Americans with Disabilities Act into law.
Butterfly catching is Tuesday at Sandy Ridge Reservation in North RidgevilleFriday, July 23, 2010 @ 9:24AMSandy Ridge Reservation-Johnson Wetland Center, 6195 Otten Road, North Ridgeville. (440) 458-5121, (800) LCM-PARK or LorainCountyMetroParks.com. • Butterfly Catching, 9-10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 27. Some nets provided. Wear long pants and long sleeves.
Schlumberger Announces Second-Quarter 2010 ResultsFriday, July 23, 2010 @ 4:00AMPARIS----Schlumberger Limited today reported second-quarter 2010 revenue of $5.94 billion versus $5.60 billion in the first quarter of 2010, and $5.53 billion in the second quarter of 2009.
Interesting NeighborsThursday, July 22, 2010 @ 3:36PMGary and Earla Tate in front of Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy. The fountain was in the movie “Three Coins In a Fountain.” A Purcell couple travels thousands of miles a year, but always return to their nest in Purcell.
Stewart’s supporters call new prison term a ‘death sentence’Thursday, July 22, 2010 @ 11:30AMSupporters and onetime colleagues of disbarred radical attorney Lynne Stewart are fearful that she may die behind bars now that a federal judge has added nearly eight more years to the 28-month sentence he imposed on her in 2006. She has already served more than eight months at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on Park Row after being convicted of conspiring to aid a violent Islamic ...
Meet Björn SunesonWednesday, July 21, 2010 @ 7:52AMBjörn Suneson, 62, strode into Tybee Island this past Saturday after 101 days and 3,300 miles of running. The Stockholm, Sweden native started his cross-country run in Westport, Washington on April 10, traveling through snow, hail, rain, wind, and sun to reach his destination.
Valley Isle Sports / In BriefTuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 2:19PMBREMERTON, Wash. - The Maui Big League team in the Little League Western Regional placed second in its pool after a 6-2 loss to Thousand Oaks, Calif., on Monday.
Overcoming adversityTuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 12:21AMBraden Wolfe Recent Preston graduate Josh Yardley overcame a bad break in his hand during football season and a partially torn meniscus during basketball season to shine for the Preston baseball team.
DIA pub crawl!Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 9:18PM"We should do a pub crawl," my wife suggested -- after we learned that our flight from Denver International Airport was delayed two hours.
The so-called gap year between high school and college is just what some students needMonday, July 19, 2010 @ 4:50PMGrant Stauffer is willing to admit it: He slacked off his first couple of years of high school. He eventually got on track, but “my parents still believe there’s a little more maturing I need to do, especially as far as my whole work ethic goes.” So Stauffer, 18, a newly minted Shawnee Mission East grad, will not be heading to college this fall. Instead, he’s taking a “gap year,” delaying frat ...
Getting It Right: What Is Brad Pitt Really Doing for New Orleans?Monday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:50PMWhen Brad Pitt showed up to help fix New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward, it raised hope—and eyebrows. Is his high-design, low-income green housing project what the neighborhood needs? GOOD investigates. This article originally appeared in GOOD Issue 020: The New Orleans Issue , on newsstands now. Read more from The New Orleans Issue here . To people who lived where the Lower Ninth Ward neighborhood ...
Bills agree to terms with Alex CarringtonMonday, July 19, 2010 @ 11:22AMThe Bills have only two rookies left to sign to get their entire class under contract.BuffaloBills.com reports that the team agreed to terms with Arkansas State defensive end Alex Carrington on a four-year contract. The 284-pound player is expected to...
Groups keep youths active during summerMonday, July 19, 2010 @ 5:49AMSummer can be a difficult time for parents with young children who are faced with finding a safe and affordable place where they can leave their children while they are at work.