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  • Lancer boys remain perfect on season with two more wins Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 5:25PMThe La Crescent boys basketball team kept its perfect record in tact last week with a pair of victories. The team beat Rushford-Peterson to win its own holiday tournament, then faced Ste-wartville, a team that entered the game also unbeaten.
  • Gridley Council willing to work with landlords Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 5:25PM Landlords in Gridley showed up en masse Monday night at Gridley City Hall, to voice their objections to plans to hold them responsible for uncollected utility bills of their tenants. Landlords Chris Dewsnup, Robert King, Roger Biggs, Delaina Watson and property manager Jeanne Hart, spoke to council members all believing that the utilities should not be the responsibility of the landlords.
  • Girls basketball drops 2 road games at Rushford and Aquinas Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 5:25PMThe La Crescent girls basketball team has had some tough luck as of late, and two games against non-conference opponents last week didn’t remedy its ails.
  • Bluffs, Omaha robberies linked to one man Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 5:25PMCouncil Bluffs and Omaha Police departments are investigating whether a string of robberies in the metropolitan area are related.
  • M&S Sales Drop Less Than Expected; Firm to Cut Jobs (Update1) Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 5:25PMJan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Marks & Spencer Group Plc , Britain’s largest clothing retailer, reported a smaller drop in sales than analysts expected and will cut 1,230 jobs to reduce expenses as the U.K. economy heads toward recession.
  • OCSD officials declare leaky roofs emergency Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 5:24PMSTARKVILLE — Oktibbeha County school officials declared an emergency Monday night to repair or replace the roof at East Oktibbeha Elementary School after recent rains left puddles, a falling ceiling and roof tar residue indoors.
  • Slow starts not adding up to victories for UA Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 5:23PMGetting out to better starts is imperative for the Upper Arlington High School girls basketball team.
  • Community Briefs Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 5:23PMWeek of January 7, 2009
  • Looking Back Part 2: 2008 ended on good note Wednesday, January 7, 2009 @ 5:23PMASHLAND - In 2008, Ashland and the surrounding communities saw their share of triumphs and tragedy. The second half of the year began with more news on the closing of a local grain elevator and with the annual Stir-Up celebration that livened the summer.
  • Board selects Coppell High associate principal to head CHS Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:22AMA search which lasted more than four months to find the next principal for Carroll High School has come to a conclusion. The Carroll ISD Board of Trustees have announced Paul J. Giamanco as the campus’ principal.
  • Giving hope: Cheerleaders donate toys to HAAM for the holidays Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:21AMTo demonstrate that Christmas is the season of giving, cheerleaders from Timberwood Middle School collected toys originally intended for Secret Santa gifts and donated them to the Humble Area Assistance Ministries.
  • Business Briefs Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:21AMCompiled by JENNIFER SUMMER Giving at GGP At a time of year when children traditionally dream of what they might get under the tree, Santas at one mall developer have turned the tables to focus on what children can give this holiday season.
  • Christmas Cottage a dream come true Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:21AMLord Licorice, Gloppy the Molasses Monster, Grandma Nutt, Princess Lolly and King Kandy can be found lining the walls in what is normally a quiet warehouse on Industrial Street.
  • Christmas from EBay Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:21AMCan’t find that Wii game system complete with Wii fit that your child has been asking for Christmas? Have you tried EBay? Anything can be found online and with the introduction of iSoldit stores buying and selling online has become much easier.
  • Police report Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:21AMSerious crime took a holiday last week in Bellaire, according to reports from the Bellaire Police Department, after the previous week saw three armed robberies. Not all the bad guys were on hiatus, though.
  • SLIDESHOW - Polar Express Day teaches students to believe Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:21AMPajamas, train tickets, and bells from the North Pole taught students the power of believing Friday morning at Rockenbaugh Elementary’s Polar Express Day.
  • Teddy bears take over LEHS class Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:20AMIt looked like the teddy bears had brazenly brought their picnic indoors to the classroom uninvited Saturday, but they were the guests of the Little Elm High School health science technology II class.
  • Salvation Army still looking for Christmas donations Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 7:20AMThe McKinney branch said the need for families have grown this Christmas. Families in need of help this Christmas have been streaming into the McKinney branch of the Salvation Army, and the volunteers have been trying to make sure everybody gets something.
  • Crusaders gain some consolation Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 9:50AMFour players scored for the Crusaders, who came back from a 2-0 first-period deficit to defeat the Engineers last night in the consolation game of the Wells Fargo Denver Cup at Magness Arena.
  • Base metals may remain volatile Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 9:49AMBase metals may remain volatile this week on short covering and profit booking.
  • News Answers from water study Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 9:46AMIn the next couple of months, a citizens committee will report back to the Paris City Council on the feasibility of sharing Pat Mayse Lake. Commissioner’s year full of challenges Lamar County Commissioners slipped into 2008 quietly, but gathered speed as they rolled through the year.
  • Kids get too much time off from school Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:33AMWe hear that our educational system has fallen down to the 20s worldwide. For the life of me, I think this is criminal. We have no excuse for this to happen. How can our children learn anything when they are never in school?
  • (AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-02 01:14 SNAPSHOT - Financial Crisis - 0100 GMT Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:33AMBusiness finance and city news online from Interactive Investor, a leading financial news service. Information on currency market news and financial headlines
  • REGION Sign up for Direct, Counter-cyclical payment Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:31AMEnrollment for the 2009 Direct and Counter-cyclical Payment (DCP) Program for farms with base acres begins today both online and at local USDA service centers.
  • Couples find support from unexpected sources Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:31AMPeople often discuss relationship problems, not with professional counsellors, but with their family, friends, GPs, nurses, school teachers, church ministers and community elders, a Families Commission study has found.
  • New years holiday wish is granted for Springfield family Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:30AMSt. Vincent de Paul, Home Builders Association of Lane County and other groups join forces to help family with a boy who has Muscular Dystrophy
  • Taggers Strike Downtown Buildings Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:29AMTaggers have hit several downtown buildings in the last few days.
  • Police: Aspen bomb suspect kills himself Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:28AMASPEN, Colo. (AP) - Police say the man wanted for delivering threatening notes to Aspen, Colo., banks had left four bombs made of gasoline and cell phones around this resort town.
  • Stocks finish year with strong gain Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 10:30PMWall Street saw a merciful end to a dreadful year today as stocks closed the last session of 2008 with a sizable advance. The Dow Jones industrials closed up 108 points.
  • Euro ends volatile year in dip against dollar, pound Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 10:30PMA man passes in front of a currency exchage board in central Moscow. The euro fell below 1.40 dollars Wednesday and backed away from reaching parity with the pound in thin holiday trading.
  • Christmas Eve storms bring strong rains, litt Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 10:30PMHUNTSVILLE — Storm survey teams from the National Weather Service confirmed storm damages in Limestone and Walker counties were caused by two small tornadoes.
  • Retailers make post-holiday push Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 10:30PMSome stores on Sand Mountain opened earlier Friday morning, promoting sales to entice shoppers out of bed on the day after Christmas.
  • River death takes toll to 96 Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:35PMThe death of a man in the Hurunui River in North Canterbury yesterday took the 2008 drowning toll to 96. The man, aged in his 40s, was swimming in the river near State Highway 1 with his family about 5pm.
  • Beacon Hill Roll Call: House votes to approve breastfeeding in public Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:35PM Supporters said that 47 other states have laws protecting these mothers from the threat of prosecution for indecent exposure.
  • Knights get revenge on Ponca Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:35PMWISNER -- Oakland-Craigs boys basketball team got a little revenge Tuesday night ... eventually. It took two overtimes...
  • Continuing jobless claims rise sharply in December Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:35PMThe number of laid-off workers continuing to draw unemployment benefits has surged again, as finding new jobs becomes even more difficult amid a deepening recession.
  • Howells girls first at own tourney Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:35PMHOWELLS -- Howells defeated Falls City Sacred Heart 56-55 in overtime to win the Howells Holiday Tournament on Tuesday. C...
  • Shelby edges Cedar Bluffs Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:35PMSHELBY -- Shelby defeated Cedar Bluffs 43-39 Tuesday in the finals of the Shelby Holiday Tournament. Brendon Jorgensen l...
  • Questions/Answers Wednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 5:34PMQuestions and answers on Daily Bulletin stories from readers like you. ONTARIO - Officials at Ontario High School expressed shock this week after learning that one of the nine killed in the Christmas Eve Massacre in Covina was Michael Ortiz, a senior at the school.
  • Kenney objects to club’s New Year’s Eve hours Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:22PM Despite objections from one of their own, selectmen voted to allow the Vault Room, a North Main Street club, to extend its hours on New Year’s Eve.  
  • "Marley & Me" top dog at busy Christmas box office Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:21PMLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - It may have been a bleak Christmas for U.S. retailers but Hollywood enjoyed a bumper holiday as new films, led by the dog tale "Marley & Me" and awards contender "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," drew throngs of moviegoers to theaters across North America.
  • Teen shot in face during drive-by paintball shooting Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:21PMPolice are hunting those responsible for a drive-by paintball shooting in Mt Maunganui on Saturday. A 17-year-old girl was standing with friends on Banks Ave around 12.50pm when a green Subaru Forester stopped in the street.
  • Sheep growers not complaining Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:21PMTWIN FALLS, Idaho - All in all 2008 was a decent year for Idaho sheep producers said American Sheep Industry Association Secretary/Treasurer Margaret Soulen Hinson.
  • A closer look at politics Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:20PMKaty Grimes is a longtime political analyst. Email her at KatyG@SacUnion.com.
  • Crucial trading sessions ahead Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:19PMThe markets ended the penultimate week of the year on a weaker note. The Sensex remained in the red throughout the holiday-shortened week as derivates expiry and the India-Pakistan tension weighed on the market sentiment.
  • Mild window-dressing expected Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 6:17PMSHARE prices on Bursa Malaysia ended on a weak note last week because of the absence of window-dressing activities and the fact that many investors were away for the Christmas holidays, compounded by unwanted computer glitches on Monday and Wednesday which caused trading volume to slump to near record lows.
  • WKLY TECH ANALYSIS: Crucial trading sessions ahead Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 1:58AMThe markets ended the penultimate week of the year on a weaker note. The Sensex remained in the red throughout the holiday-shortened week as derivates expiry and the India-Pakistan tension weighed on the market sentiment.
  • Cause still a mystery Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 1:57AM28 December 2008 Firefighters are still trying to work out the cause of a massive Penrose fire which has occupied crews for eight days. A decision has been made this morning to pull officers from the site at the former Southdown Freezing Works in Penrose.
  • KSO Brings Holiday Peace Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 1:57AMExpectations aren’t always necessarily high for holiday music concerts. Most concertgoers attend wanting little more than to have a pleasant, entertaining evening with family and friends, and come away with warm, cozy feelings of seasonal good cheer.
  • Giving up guns for a safe holiday Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 1:57AMCompton held a "Gifts for Guns" event, which asks people to turn in guns anonymously.