August 2009
Some flowers are self-planting
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/01/2009 - 4:01amAre you tired of playing nursemaid to baby flowers, seedlings that each year you plant in containers, carefully nurture, then plant out in the garden once the weather settles?
New GI Bill sending veterans to school
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/01/2009 - 4:01amWASHINGTON - Spc. Marco Reininger started the year on the dusty streets of Afghanistan. He'll end it on the campus of Columbia University with the government picking up a large chunk of the $100,000 tab for tuition.
Issuing of vaccine being worked out
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/01/2009 - 4:01amThe Carson City Health Department is preparing for the possible fall release of a swine flu vaccine undergoing clinical studies right now, an official said.
McMackin's slur cost him $169.000
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/01/2009 - 4:01amHONOLULU - Hawaii coach Greg McMackin was suspended for 30 days without pay and has volunteered to take an additional 7 percent pay cut from his $1.1 million salary for making a derogatory comment while describing Notre Dame's chant...
Bowden anxious to get on sidelines after 11-year hiatus
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/01/2009 - 4:01amBy JOHN ZENORAP Sports WriterFLORENCE, Ala. (AP) - The failure was sudden and dramatic and it accomplished the seemingly impossible: sucking the energy and self-confidence from Terry Bowden.
Marist sues former men's basketball coach
Submitted by admin on Sat, 08/01/2009 - 4:01amPOUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (AP) - Marist College is seeking monetary damages for breach of contract from former basketball coach Matt Brady, James Madison University and the commonwealth of Virginia.