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Sayonara, shoobies: Locals reclaim the Shore Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 7:33AMWith Hurricane Earl now history at the Jersey Shore, another storm also is winding down. Labor Day ends the frenzied peak tourism season, and locals up and down the coast will tell you it's the moment they've waited for all summer.
Fans not taking light rail to Orioles' games Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 7:29AMLight rail, which includes a stop at Camden Yards, is falling short of a weekday ridership goal set 16 years ago.
Finding ways to restore balance in a busy life Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 6:51AMPicture it: You’re up late finishing a project due the next day and your spouse or kids ask you to watch a movie or play a game. You say, “There’s no way I have time for that right now,” and you look at them as if they must be crazy. How could they possibly ever think you had any free time?
Step up the look of your stairs Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 6:08AMYOUR home should rise up to greet you, lifestyle experts are forever preaching. Sprucing up the stairway is a simple start.
Campers cling to a fading summer Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 5:23AMAUGUSTA - Despite a Saturday reminder of cold weather, many people in the Battle Creek area are not ready to embrace today's unofficial end of summer.
Single mom stays afloat despite grim job picture Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:47AMWhile politicians have been using each month’s unemployment statistics to beat each other senseless, Laurie Riggs has made a full-time job of trying not to be one.
bFrom Sunday:/b Surviving a job loss Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:20AMCarrie Field held her two and a half pound infant son and decided there had to be a better way.
Utah Jazz: Kids benefit from C.J. Miles' working vacation Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:17AMSALT LAKE CITY — Despite having wide-open summers and oodles of cash, C.J. Miles isn't one to spend his millions or his spare time going on cruises, safaris or soaking up the sun on pristine beaches.
Related Articles Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 4:17AMEverything is permissible for me—but not everything is beneficial. Everything is permissible for me—but I will not be mastered by anything. – I CORINTHIANS 6:12
Local Arkansas locksmith mulls retirement Monday, September 6, 2010 @ 3:52AMSEARCY, Ark.—A local locksmith has served the community through thick and thin for 21 years and is planning on retiring. Floyd Hudgens had worked for 30 years in factories before he decided to take his life in another direction.
Obama couple strive to protect daughters privacy Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 9:16AMASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — Twelve-year-old Malia Obama wears braces, toots a flute, and is after her father to save the tigers. Younger sister Sasha, who is 9, shoots hoops like her basketball-loving dad and dances hip-hop. Both girls get up at 6 a.m. to get ready for school. Barack and Michelle Obama put their girls off-limits to the news media after they moved to the White House, saying ...
Kathleen Rice ready to step up as New York State attorney general Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 8:15AMNassau County District Attorney, the only female in the race for New York State attorney general, says she’s the one who has the experience to restore confidence in state government. She explains her campaign to April Drew.
Curtain lifts on new Farmington Players season Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:46AMA new season brings a new line-up for the Farmington Players at the Players Barn. LEAVING IOWA The Farmington Players Barn begins its new season Oct. 1 with Leaving Iowa, a funny, poignant tribute to the American Midwest and the family road trip. Written by Tim Clue and Spike Manton, it premiered in 2003 at Chelsea's Purple Rose Theater. Leaving Iowa follows middle aged journalist Don as he ...
French bid to ban veils worries allies, tourists Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 6:32AMA bill to outlaw face veils, aimed at upholding French republican values, is expected to win Senate approval this month. If it passes this key hurdle, French diplomats will face a tough task ensuring the ban doesn't alienate governments, foreign shoppers or provoke terrorists.
A swimming success Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:33AMIn its first season in business, Kenwood Cove aquatics park exceeded all expectations by bringing in $91,600 more in revenue and 30,000 more patrons than projected.
Meyers flea market closing after 35 years Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:19AMVendors set up their spaces at the Tahoe Flea Market. The market will close at the end of September after 35 years. SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — After 35 years, the Tahoe Flea Market in Meyers is closing.
French bid to ban veils worries allies, tourists Sunday, September 5, 2010 @ 5:08AMA woman in a niqab arrives at the police station in Nantes, western France. – AFP Photo PARIS: Protests in Pakistan, al-Qaida warnings, skittish Muslim tourists: France’s plan to do away with burqa-style veils is already reverberating far beyond its borders.
How Sasha and Malia spent their summer vacation Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:32PMThe first daughters saw the Jonas Brothers and visited L.A. and Niagara Falls. Malia got braces; Sasha went to Spain. But it's all over Tuesday, when school starts. Malia and Sasha Obama have enjoyed a summer that most American children can only dream of — vacations stretching from Maine to California, with a couple of foreign trips in the mix, and a Jonas Brothers appearance at the White House.
Facebook friendship turns into nightmare Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:19PMTORONTO – It was May 23, 2010, just after midnight. When the hyperventilating subsided and the paramedics walked away, Lindsay was left sitting in a grassy area on the side of a Toronto road, numb.
'Goofy' Jordan has plenty of game Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 7:05PMIt's the first day of training camp at Ridgefield High and head football coach Kevin Callahan calls for the punt team. Bryan Jiminez , a sophomore who recently ran a 4.6 40-yard dash in pads, trots onto the field as the return man.
Brookville graduate finds his way in the arts Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 6:01PMOut of Brookville High School, Rick Kinsel first went to Sinclair Community College, then Ohio State.His next stop was the L’Ecole du Louvre in Paris, France’s leading academic institution in the field of art history research.
Festive vacation Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 6:01PMFor some, celebrating Raya with a holiday away from home is the preferred option.
Sex trafficking victim shares her story Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:10PMLindsay lived the horror of sex trafficking. She hopes that by sharing her story, others will avoid the same fate.
Blackballing the McCourts: Is It Logical for Dodgers Fans To Boycott Games? Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 5:00PMThe Los Angeles Dodgers' fan faithful is represented very well by people of different ages, races, lifestyles, and personal beliefs.
UK basketball notebook: Coach-faculty forums to start Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:23PMJoe Fink , a professor in the College of Pharmacy, thinks that the Univers
Changing Scene Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 4:01PMBank announces several promotions
Facebook friendship turns into nightmare Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 2:41PMLindsay didn't think sex trafficking happened in Canada until she lived it. She hopes that by sharing her story, others will avoid the same fate.
Letters: Serious about illegals? Target their employers Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 9:40PMLetters: Serious about illegals? Target their employers
Local people who have started new careers in a struggling economy Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:00PMLocal people who have started new careers in a struggling economy
2.4 Million Texans going on Labor Day vacations Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 6:29PMThe Culpepper clan is headed to Vance, Texas right outside of San Antonio this Labor Day weekend. "We are going to a family reunion from down there with about 50 of us," says Patty Culpepper.
At Mesa Verde, ancient history is cool Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:44PMIn southwest Colorado's Mesa Verde National Park, it's easy to wonder what family life must have been like for the ancient Puebloan families who lived in these amazing cliff dwellings.
William McKenzie: Did your summer vacation recharge your mental batteries? Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 5:02PMDoes your brain recharge after being away from work and gadgets for a few days? Do you even need a scientific study to prove that up? Some professors evidently think so.
Many who left NC rode out the storm in Williamsburg Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 4:04PMWILLIAMSBURG – Hurricane Earl cut short a few vacations on the Outer Banks. Evacuations ahead of the storm Thursday sent many people into waiting hotel rooms in Williamsburg. The hotel and motel association said bookings increased when Earl got close. The Bradys, a family of 15 from Pennsylvania, had to leave Hatteras Island. "We didn't know what to do with the rest of our vacation," said Mary ...
Mystery surrounds departed priest in Succasunna Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:20PMROXBURY TWP. – Longtime parishioners of St. Therese Roman Catholic Church in Succasunna were left reeling, and with very little information, following a blanket statement at Mass on Sunday, Aug. 22 informing them that a large sum of church money was missing, and that the matter was being investigated by authorities.
Dave Johnson: Labor Day: Labor Got It Right -- Who Could Have Known? Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 3:01PM"Who could have known?" That's the cry from the big-corporate and DC elite as the economy and the environment and so many imporant things crash...
DeaFestival is Saturday in Horse Cave Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 12:17PMThe ninth biennial DeaFestival-Kentucky will be celebrated Saturday in Horse Cave.
Business travellers are carving out some personal time for fun Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:53AMIt can be tricky shifting from professional to personal travel, especially if you are bringing someone who is strictly a tourist.
Bring Your Furry Friends Along With Destin Pet Friendly Hotels Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:30AMPets Welcomed at Sophisticated Destin Harbor Hotel
Bring Your Furry Friends Along With Destin Pet Friendly Hotels Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:18AMDESTIN, FL--(Marketwire - 09/03/10) - Family vacations and weekend getaways should be fun for everyone in the family and if that means not leaving your pet behind, then pet-friendly hotels in Destin, Florida are a perfect destination. Pets love beaches too and being pet-friendly is a way of life at the Residence Inn Sandestin at Grand Boulevard Hotel located just beyond the gates of the 2,400 ...
Expect busy roads filled with holiday travelers Friday, September 3, 2010 @ 10:04AMThe end of the summer travel season is drawing near as Labor Day approaches. That means many people may try to get one last trip or vacation in before summer gives way to fall.
Storm prompts calls, but not cancellations on Grand Strand Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:23AMHurricane Earl isn't chasing off most tourists with plans to spend the Labor Day weekend along the Grand Strand.
Obama's lame speeches on economy, Iraq Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:08AMIn the first two days back from his Martha's Vineyard family vacation, President Obama gave two speeches on two important subjects.
Teens spend week sailing Lake Michigan Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:03AMTwo Lake County teens returned from a week-long sailing excursion across Lake Michigan just in time for the start of school. Evelyn Ritter, a 17-year-old senior at Libertyville High School and Jordan Kolpas, a 17-year-old senior at Deerfield High School, arrived at Burnham Harbor in Chicago Aug. 20 after spending a week aboard the schooner Inland Seas sailing across Lake Michigan as part of the ...
Two local teens sail across Lake Michigan Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:48AMTwo Lake County teens returned from a week-long sailing excursion across Lake Michigan just in time for the start of school. Evelyn Ritter, a 17-year-old senior at Libertyville High School and Jordan Kolpas, a 17-year-old senior at Deerfield High School, arrived at Burnham Harbor in Chicago Aug. 20 after spending a week aboard the schooner Inland Seas sailing across Lake Michigan.
Obamas can't keep silent on daughters Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:35AMWashington -- Twelve-year-old Malia Obama wears braces, toots a flute and is after her father to save the tigers. Younger sister Sasha, who is 9, shoots hoops like her basketball-loving dad and dances hip-hop.
Cross Country Lakers have first meet Saturday Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:26AMThe Camdenton High School cross country team starts the season at 8 a.m. this Saturday with the Southwest Cross Country Coaches Association meet in south Springfield.
Kids' Triathlon challenge gets children excited about fitness Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 4:20AMCaleb Walters, 6, of Mount Airy gets some assistance from his father, Don, as he transitions from the swimming to cycling portion of the third annual Nottingham Kids Triathlon at the Nottingham Swim Club in Mount Airy on Saturday morning.
Being a teacher-therapist in the wake of suicides Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:36PMAfter a tragic spring at nearby Cornell, I worry about my college students -- and my role as amateur shrink
Chaos and Stranded Tourists After Mexicana Shutdown Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 8:05PMTour operators said that they were confident they could reschedule flights, but many customers feared they would not get promised refunds.
MDA Profile: Josh Hancock Monday, August 30, 2010 @ 7:42PMThe MDA Telethon will be held Labor Day weekend.