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RuPaul’s Drag Race: Wedding Bell Blues Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 11:36AMI don’t know about you, but I really enjoyed our week off from RuPaul’s Drag Race . A Monday night without needless, grade school-level drama? Bliss! But we’re back again this week, watching the men get dressed before heading out to the studio.
North Bay city council OKs 3.45% tax hike but leery of voter backlash Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:38AMNORTH BAY — Voter backlash to a 3.45% tax levy increase was obviously on the minds of some council members Monday as this year's operating budget was unanimously adopted.[...]
Auto dealerships, mechanics return to bargaining table in Sault Ste. Marie Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 10:37AMSAULT STE. MARIE — Nearly 80 days into a bitter labour dispute between the International Association of Mechanics and Aerospace Workers and three Sault Ste. Marie automobile dealerships, the two sides appear ready to at least resume talking.[...]
Annie's Mailbox Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:03AMRehearsing small talk may help shy guy's love life
Shy teen needs dating advice Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 3:07AMDear Annie: I am 17, a senior in high school and have never had a girlfriend. It seems like no matter what I do, I never can find a girl to go out with. Any girl I've managed to date will only go out with me once, and after that, we are just friends....
The four who brought House to a halt Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 4:44PMKamal Akhtar, Subhash Yadav, Ejaz Ali and Nand Kishore Yadav brought the House to a halt with their opposition to women's reservation bill.
Picky, picky, picky :What can parents do to get kids to eat? Nothing Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:49PMYoung children are notoriously finicky. Broccoli, salmon, beets -- name a healthy food, and there's a preschooler who won't eat it. But many just as quickly rule out carrots, pot roast or scrambled eggs, or anything that's not white or smothered in ketchup.
Trimmer takes care of dangerous tree in Safford Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:15PMPerched 80 feet in the air, wielding a chain saw on a precarious wind-damaged tree may seem extraordinary to most of the Gila Valley's populace, but for Scott Hauptman, it's just another day at the office.
For the love of food Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:13PMMy verdict? GO GO GO | Rating 9/10 | Style 9/10 Beautifully presented food | Service 8/10 Very knowledgeable and passionate | Selection 10/10 Take the chef’s recommendations | Steal-ability The plates – count your stock Paolo!
Authors of Best-selling 'Manners' Books Bringing Etiquette, Social Skills to Social Media Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 10:52AMJohn Bridges and Bryan Curtis, authors of the best-selling Gentlemanners series of books on etiquette and manners, have come to realize that the blogosphere - conveniently and aptly coined a "social" medium - was a party they needed to crash ... that "social" media needed "social skills." Hence their high-flying new blog.
Union blames Vale Inco for break down of talks Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:52PMNote: this is a copy of a news release issued by the Steelworkers on Sunday afternoon. TORONTO, March 7 /CNW/ - Mediated discussions between the United Steelworkers and Vale Inco have broken off, despite the Union's repeated and unprecedented attempts to reach a settlement.[...]
Starting speaking, thinking Chamorro Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:09AMBiba Mes Chamorro! Chamorro month is a wonderful way to recognize and acknowledge all the things we love about our island ways and Chamorro ethnicity.
Just One? Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 7:07AMMy wife and I have done a fair amount of traveling, together and separately. When she’s on a solo trip she usually chooses to do room service rather than go to a restaurant alone. I, on the other hand, like going to restaurants, and when I travel, it’s fun for me to discover new and interesting eating places. Occupational hazard, I guess. In the heyday of the expense account business trip ...
He steers youths onto upward track Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 2:50AMDiaz Bonville, Mr. D. to the kids, helps children of West Rehoboth leap the same hurdles he faced
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Area housing project proposal moves forward Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 2:34AMThe Williston Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend to the City Commission approval of a Planned Unit Development overlay district for a proposed housing project Monday evening.
Mountain lion euthanized after invading Chaffee County home Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 1:41AMSALIDA â€” An apparently malnourished young mountain lion entered a Chaffee County residence Thursday afternoon, killing one dog and briefly trapping a mother and her two children inside the house until sheriff's deputies evacuated them, reports the Colorado Division of Wildlife.
Wonton joy on a shoestring Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 6:20PMMichelle Wranik joins the queue at Tim Ho Wan in Hong Kong, the world's cheapest Michelin-starred restaurant.
Difficult decision in Woodland Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 3:06PMWOODLAND — A difficult decision was on the table at the monthly Woodland Town Board Meeting Thursday evening.
Etiquette dinner serving up some class Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 11:29PMBy: Sarah Maslonka Why in the world would anyone want to attend an etiquette dinner? I asked myself the same question a couple of years ago when I had the opportunity to go for the first time. I fiddled with the idea for a few days before deciding. At the very l...
Ukraine's leading English-language newspaper since 1995 Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 2:29PMGeorg Nurakhmetov writes: I read a story in the Kyiv Post recently about modern women and their chasing of foreign men and not only foreign. I am living in Holland now. I think my distant opinion might be interesting for a whole generation of huntresses.
Venable: Pour me another, by golly Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 11:00PMI was seated behind a long banquet table inside the Alcoa Service Center Wednesday morning, saying a silent prayer of thanks that I was among five people on the left of the dais, not five on the right.The 10 of us had been assembled for a water-judging contest.We fortunates on the left would be testing liquids from various public taps: aka "drankin' water."Those on the right - each had been ...
Picky, Picky, Picky Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:47PMBy ANNE BROCKHOFF MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS Young children are notoriously finicky. Broccoli, salmon, beets - name a healthy food, and there's a preschooler who won't eat it. But many just as quickly rule out carrots, pot roast or scrambled eggs, or anything that's not white or smothered in ketchup.
Council sets four major goals for 2010 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 3:23PMThe Wahpeton City Council outlined its 2010 short-term goals Monday, chosen by members at their yearly retreat Feb. 24.
Two Agua Prieta men arrested for robbery, kidnapping Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:20PMTwo Agua Prieta men have been arrested for the robbery and kidnapping of a 71-year old Cochise man.
Cops fail to crack under foul mouthed motorist's pressure Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 10:49AMCar stop cracksIt was a car stop that Irving Mathieu will never forget — the one in which all he and his friends could have received was a ticket if he had just kept his mouth shut and did what he was asked.Cops said that they pulled over a 1997...
Strain demands answers Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 1:08AMNow that suspected murderer Carlos Rodriguez is back behind bars, Sheriff Jack Strain is focusing his attention on making sure Rodriguez and the other 1,200 prisoners who call the St. Tammany Parish Jail home, stay there.
Council won’t talk of adding members for now Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:15PMELMA — Despite some City Council members agreeing that there is a lack of diversity on the Elma council, they decided last night to remain at five members and not add two more people to bring more opinions to the table.
Getting ready to read Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 11:35AMNEW CUMBERLAND - In two separate actions Monday, New Cumberland City Council voted to help fund summer reading programs for school children. Council voted to donate $2,500 to Energy Express, a six-week program through the West Virginia University Extension Office.
Cold enters the Heart Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 4:11AMThe expanse of water at that bend is quiet and peaceful, cold with mist and dew vapour at dawn. Once in a while a passing boat stirs up wavelets, making the timber rafts moored along the bank heave ponderously.
Healthy eating project allows kids to chow down with dinosaurs Tuesday, March 2, 2010 @ 12:59AMDinosaurs are coming to Lubbock, and they're looking for boys and girls who won't eat the vegetables on their plates.
Yorks economy is 'on the way back up' Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 2:44AMYORKSHIRE is on the road to economic recovery, according to compilers of a "league table" of prospects for the region.
Donated building to be used to isolate sick animals Monday, March 1, 2010 @ 12:38AMThe St. Tammany Parish Humane Society will soon be able to care for sick animals without exposing its general population to infectious diseases thanks to a gift from a donor who has asked to remain anonymous.
Ag curriculum perfect fit for elementary school Sunday, February 28, 2010 @ 12:45AMBy Kylene Scott Petey the goat. Chickens of all shapes, sizes and colors.
Finding the right "Mr. Right" Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 3:15PMLori Gottlieb's new book "Marry Him: The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough" has our relationship columnist all stirred up: is the book telling women to just settle for the first acceptable suitor or is it challenging women to be realistic in their quest.
Crown Jewel Club instills etiquette, manners in South Los Angeles schoolchildren Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 7:09AMAt Trinity Elementary School in Southeast Los Angeles, a group of fifth-grade girls donning wide-brimmed hats sat down for a spot of afternoon tea. For many, it was their first tea party, but each one knew to place their napkins on their laps and keep their elbows off the table.
LaPlace man charged with cruelty to juvenile Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 5:39AML’Observateur LAPLACE – A LaPlace man was arrested on cruelty to juvenile and simple battery charges following a physical argument with his 15-year-old niece that put her in the hospital, according to a release from the St. John Sheriff’s Office.
Mark Hohmeister: Some modern-day tips from Mr. Manners Saturday, February 27, 2010 @ 1:11AMSometimes, etiquette is quite simple.
Ms. G's inspiring idea for students: Invite the president to lunch Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 5:07PMMs. G's inspiring idea for students: Invite the president to lunch By Beth Hawkins | Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010 Students at Sojourner Truth Academy participating in Ms. G's "White House to our House" campaign took lunch — and impeccable manners — to Minneapolis' City Hall, where they talked to Mayor R.T. Rybak about life and President Obama.
Trimmer takes care of dangerous tree in Safford Friday, February 26, 2010 @ 4:39PMPerched 80 feet in the air, wielding a chain saw on a precarious wind-damaged tree may seem extraordinary to most of the Gila Valley's populace, but for Scott Hauptman, it's just another day at the office.
Of what influence is Ukwa Ngwa in Abia politics? Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:33AMUkwa Ngwa is nine local government out of 17. And inside those nine councils is the city of Aba which has of course, the preponderance of the population in Abia state. In other words, Ukwa Ngwa is about 65 per cent of the population of the state.
Revealed: David Cameron was class dunce at elite Heatherdown prep school Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 3:13AMBottom in Latin and Maths.
A Las Vegas Mansion, Glue-Gunned to Perfection Thursday, February 25, 2010 @ 1:19AMLAS VEGAS
Council to work on 2010 goals Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 3:03PMThe Wahpeton City Council will have its yearly spring retreat Wednesday at the Hughes Shelter in Chahinkapa Park to openly discuss local concerns and set goals for 2010.
In Scandals, a Wake-Up Call for Orthodoxy Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 2:12PMFor all its outward vigor, the Orthodox community, which is my own, appears to harbor a sickness. You don’t have to be an ideological critic of traditional Judaism to wonder if the cause should be sought in Orthodoxy itself.
IN BRIEF Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 1:29PMA different ticket price structure will be charged for District IV Class 2A boys and girls basketball tournaments that begin this weekend. Admission will be $6 for adults and $4 for students with ASB cards and senior citizens. Season passes won’t be accepted.
Vultures wintering at Warriors Path State Park Wednesday, February 24, 2010 @ 7:55AMKINGSPORT — The vultures that prey together stay together. At least that seems true at Warriors Path State Park, where the black vultures have made their annual winter visit.
Area housing project proposal moves forward Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 3:31PMThe Williston Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend to the City Commission approval of a Planned Unit Development overlay district for a proposed housing project Monday evening.
Area housing project proposal moves forward Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 3:31PMThe Williston Planning and Zoning Commission voted to recommend to the City Commission approval of a Planned Unit Development overlay district for a proposed housing project Monday evening.
Olympic Ice Dancing Benefits from Success of TV's DWTS Tuesday, February 23, 2010 @ 3:03PMAs a sport, ice dancing raises eyebrows. But its allure is already being enhanced by the success of a particularly hot television show