Admin | July 17, 2011
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration opposes efforts by Congress to restrict funding for needle exchange and abortions for poor women in the District of Columbia. The administration issued a policy statement Wednesday about a DC appropriations bill thats headed for the House floor. The bill would bar the district from using local taxpayer dollars to [...]
Admin | July 16, 2011
OCEAN CITY Council chambers was packed to capacity on Tuesday afternoon when the Art League of Ocean Citys long battle with the city for a new cultural headquarters in the resort finally came to an end. The Art League of Ocean City (ALOC) originated in the 1960s and has been working out of the same [...]
Admin | July 16, 2011
News This Tortoises Name May Be Soup, but Youll Never Find Him in a Bowl Soup the tortoise was adopted by Laguna Niguel resident Caroline Gerado from a rescue organization shortly after he was hit by a car in 1987. Today, he lives a good life along with other family pets.
Admin | July 16, 2011
Developers are dusting off office building models and brochures with an eye toward finding the right tenants to resurrect West Loop projects that were put on hold two years ago amid the credit crisis. Specifically, the developers are targeting larger companies that potentially could lease up to half a large building or an entire small [...]
Admin | July 15, 2011
Do you get your broadband service from a rural telephone company? Did you know that proposed Federal Communications Commission rules could greatly increase the cost of your service? Joe Hrdlicka, director of government relations for the Iowa Telecommunications Association, and Roxanne White, chief executive officer of Evertek, an Everly-based rural broadband provider, told Estherville Rotarians [...]
Admin | July 14, 2011
House Republicans on Wednesday voted to strip funding for a new Obama administration policy that increases reporting requirements for some gun dealers who sell semiautomatic rifles. The rule from the Department of Justice (DOJ) requires dealers to report within five days multiple sales to the same person of semiautomatic rifles with removable magazines.
Admin | July 14, 2011
Updated: July 13, 2011 8:27PM The Elgin City Council took a stand tonight against pending state legislation to expand gaming in Illinois. By a unanimous vote, council members implored Gov. Pat Quinn to veto Senate Bill 744, which the State Senate has failed to move to his desk. The Senate’s tactic disallows Quinn from causing [...]
Admin | July 13, 2011
At 28, JLC admits he cannot yet tell that he’s found ‘The One’ MANILA, Philippines – Actor John Lloyd Cruz (JLC) has had his share of publicized love affairs but he is adamant in saying even he is clueless on how to find &"The One.&" In fact, what he’s realized is that he’s able to [...]
Admin | July 11, 2011
Roland Petit, France’s leading choreographer after World War II, who swept away time-honored ballet taboos and whose mix of entertainment and art also made his work popular in Hollywood, died Sunday in Geneva. He was 87 and had lived in Switzerland for more than a decade. Blog ArtsBeat The latest on the arts, coverage of live [...]
Admin | July 10, 2011
The Justice Department has been conducting a criminal investigation of sports fishing expeditions in the Amazon that may have been used as covers for Americans to have sex with underage girls, according to newly filed court papers. The investigation and two related actions — a parallel criminal inquiry in Brazil and an unusual lawsuit filed [...]