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AP top news in Iowa at 4:58 p.m. CDT
By all accounts, Jerome Tiller is a strong-armed quarterback who can run, works hard and is an unselfish team player. But even with all that going for him, Iowa State coach Gene Chizik is hoping like heck that fans never get a chance to see Tiller...Tags: Emergency Planning, Executive Branch, Children, Court Administration, Fires
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Big 12 might be too good for itself
Associated Press WriterThese days, the Big 12 simply replaces one top-ranked team with another. Sounds great, unless you're the coach of the No. 1 team that lost to its biggest rival and now must prepare for the latest in a series of nationally ranked opponents. Bob...Tags: Chicago Bears
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Wildfires burn homes, force frantic evacuations near Los Angeles, cause 2 fatalities
Associated Press WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Two huge wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds threatened neighborhoods near Los Angeles on Monday, forcing frantic evacuations on smoke- and traffic-choked highways, burning several mobile homes and causing at least two deaths....Tags: Santa Ana, Forestry and Timber, Natural Resources, Wildfires, Fires
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CNU adds matinee show of 'High School Musical 2'
757-928-6479A matinee performance has been added to the upcoming run of "High School Musical 2" at the Ferguson Center for the Peforming Arts in Newport News. The venue, located on the campus of Christopher Newport University, will feature the production from...Tags: Music Theater, Christopher Newport University, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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A roundup of editorials from Michigan newspapers
Casino profits more important than lives, it seems Amid Washington's attempts to bail out Wall Street, the Michigan Legislature has bailed out on an anti-workplace smoking bill that would save livCourt decision on gray wolves is troublesome A recent federal court decision overturning the removal of gray wolves in the western Great Lakes region from the endangered species list may end up doing the animals more harm than good. The court decision...Tags: Commuting, Laws, Endangered Species, Court Administration, Nature
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Old rail haunts, child-seat inspections
Tribune staffHAUNTED RAILS The Illinois Railway Museum, Union, holds its Terror on the Railroad Haunted Event Oct. 17, 18, 24, 25 and 31 and Nov. 1. Participants in Halloween train experience must be at least 13 and in good health. Tickets cost $10 at the gate on...Tags: Defense, Clubs and Associations, Ceremonies, Collectibles, Toys
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Courant High School Football Ratings: Week 5
The Hartford CourantGlastonbury's 41-3 victory at Wethersfield Saturday, along with losses by Masuk-Monroe and Greenwich, helped lift the Tomahawks (5-0) to No. 10 in The Courant state rankings. Ansonia (5-0) and New London (5-0) remained Nos. 1 and 2. There was no change... -
'Our cash cow died on us'
Of The Morning CallAbout two decades ago, regional and suburban school districts across the Lehigh Valley area began using unconventional and controversial bond transactions to pay for building renovations and new schools. During the same time, the Allentown School...Tags: Corporate Officers, Money and Monetary Policy, Executive Branch, Federal Bureau of Investigation, American School for the Deaf
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Business Players - October 13, 2008
Matthew B. Aaron has been named president and chief executive officer of Special Olympics Pennsylvania. Aaron will be the chief administrative official of Special Olympics Pennsylvania responsible for the overall management and administration of the...Tags: Corporate Officers, B. Braun Medical Inc., Management Change, Multi-Sport Events, Yale University
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Yorkville spurt now stunted
Chicago Tribune reporterFour-foot weeds obscure "For sale" signs in one subdivision. In another, Canada geese waddle in the mud near four empty model homes. In yet a third, an unfinished street with only two homes on it peters out into dirt and weeds. Welcome to Yorkville....Tags: Commuting, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Yorkville, Homes, LaSalle Bank
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Energy drinks: a dangerous, edgy buzz?
Special to The TimesENERGY drinks are the target of many complaints: too much sugar, too much caffeine and too many herbal extracts with dubious claims. Now, researchers say the drinks may lead to drug abuse. In a paper published online last month in the journal Drug and...Tags: Drunk Driving, Western Medicines, Colleges and Universities, Medical Research, Medicine
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Re-enactors ready for Battle of the Hook
757-247-4635More than 1,500 Revolutionary War re-enactors are set to bring home to Gloucester this weekend a little-known, but pivotal, battle that helped soften British forces at Yorktown leading up to their much heralded surrender and the end of the war. The...Tags: Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Defense, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Wars and Interventions, Gloucester Point
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