Libraries and silence – or the lack thereof – Tucson Citizen
So, I’m in the Oro Valley Public Library , a satellite of the Pima County Library System , and it is crowded and, more often than not, noisy. It appears all the laid-off people in OV now spend their days in the library – or maybe OV has always
Browns fans say owner has dogged determination – Tri-City Herald
AP Photo – FILE — This Oct. 25, 2009, file photo shows dejected Cleveland Browns fan Mike Randall after the Browns lost to the Green Bay Packers, 31-3, during an NFL football game in Cleveland. Two longtime Cleveland Browns season ticket-holders
Dogs Recruited To Fight War On Allergies – CBS 2 Chicago
For people with severe food allergies even the slightest exposure can mean a trip to the hospital. And peanut allergies can be lethal, especially for children. But now there’s a new weapon to help sniff out danger, reports CBS station WCBS-TV in New
Search at Windsor Heights home turns up dead dogs – Des Moines Register
Windsor Heights police say they’ve uncovered a suspected puppy mill at a house in the city. Police today said officers executed a search warrant at 6530 Elmcrest Drive and seized multiple items of evidence, including dead dogs. Police wouldn’t
Alaska nonprofits welcome Permanent Fund charity windfall: NICE – pepei.pennnet
Nov. 3–While many nonprofits in Alaska and around the nation are struggling due to a decline in corporate giving, some Alaska organizations this week are receiving an unexpected windfall. Ordinary Alaskans pledged a total of $550,000 — deducted
‘Clam’oring for Fresh Seafood? Sebastian Clambake Festival returns – TCPalm
SEBASTIAN — It will take more than 3,400 pounds of fried clam strips and 400 gallons of clam chowder to keep throngs of customers happy as the Sebastian Clambake returns to Riverview Park this weekend. That’s the estimate from Pat Riviezzo, who
Chief Factor in Mayor’s Race: Bloomberg Influence – New York Times
William C. Thompson Jr.’s campaign surprised the Bloomberg camp by missing what were seen as opportunities to attack. At the request of the mayor’s aides, Geoffrey Canada , chief executive of the Harlem Children’s Zone, telephoned Valerie Jarrett
2009 Hambone Awards – San Francisco Chronicle
It’s Murphy’s law that if we plan ahead for our lives to go awry they usually won’t, but the moment we turn a blind eye, everything is pretty much sure to go off the rails. Case in point, a friend of mine’s boyfriend adopted a year-old hound mix last
Pennsylvania study: Helmetless motorcycle riders at greater risk – PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
A leading trauma center in Pittsburgh says greater numbers of motorcyclists with more serious facial and head injuries are seeking emergency medical treatment since Pennsylvania repealed its helmet law. The volume of patients brought to Allegheny
It’s Nearly a Wrap for Hollywood Power Lunches at Orso – New York Times
LOS ANGELES — Late last week the buzz around the tables at Orso, a film industry hangout since it opened here 20 years ago, was about, of all things, the imminent demise of Orso. Like Morton’s, Chasen’s and the original Spago on Sunset