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  • Pan Am chief gives thumbs up to Hamilton’s position Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:45PMThere may be “challenges” ahead for Hamilton to build the Pan Am Games center piece stadium, but the head of the 2015 Pan Am Games says he’s confident city officials can overcome those obstacles.
  • Flex credits could change way students do school Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:44PMWhat if your high school junior wanted to earn credits toward graduation by going on a cruise and writing a research paper about the trip?
  • New Report Gives Technical Guidance for Application of In Situ Remedial Reagents Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 1:40PMSAN CLEMENTE, Calif.----A newly available technical report by a state-sponsored working group of Los Angeles-area environmental scientists, regulators and remedial contractors provides a detailed guidance document for subsurface injection of in situ remedial reagents to eliminate groundwater contaminants.
  • Local lawyer to represent Sam Riddle in assault case Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:37PMNorthville attorney Mark Mandell is representing Sam Riddle on his charge of allegedly assaulting former girlfriend, Mary Waters, a former Detroit City Council member and state representative.
  • The Princeton Review Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2009 Financial Results Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:30PMThe Princeton Review, Inc. , a leading provider of test preparation, online learning and career education services, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter 2009 and full year, ending December 31, 2009.
  • Oxford gives nod to affordable housing projects Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 12:15PMOxford county council has given approval for an additional 183 units of affordable rental housing proposed by seven private-sector developers. The total value of the requested grants for construction of these units was $11.[...]
  • Tree permit plan buds opposition Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 7:21AMA tree trunk lies along a Frink Street driveway. A municipal advisory group wants to require residents to obtain permits before removing trees on private property.
  • Biotech Bill: Sweeping powers, glaring omissions Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:58AMThe biotech regulatory Bill gags dissent and takes away the power of states without providing any safeguards to farmers and consumers.
  • Cleveland Heights-University Heights schools adding math, language arts block schedules for all middle school students Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:53AMUNIVERSITY HEIGHTS -- Starting this fall, all middle school students in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights school district will be enrolled in block schedules of 84 minutes daily in both math and language arts.
  • School board OKs senior trip Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:12AMCrothersville Community Schools Board of School Trustees approved the annual senior class trip in May during its regular meeting Monday night. The trip, which is scheduled for May 17 to May 23, will be to New York City and Washington, D.C. The trip...
  • Georgetown Green plans a phased-in approach Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:04AMGeorgetown Green, LLC has acquired the 55-acre former Gilbert & Bennett wire mill site in Georgetown.
  • Georgetown Green plans to buy the G&B mill site Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:04AMThe Georgetown redevelopment project is slated to have a new owner. Georgetown Green, LLC has entered into an agreement with Georgetown Land Development Company to purchase the former Gilbert & Bennett wire mill site off Route 107. The agreement anticipates a June 2010 closing.
  • Detroit targets failing schools in new academic plan Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 6:03AMA coalition of education leaders and foundations will unveil today a sweeping academic reform agenda that targets failing schools, calls for 70 new programs and launches a national effort to recruit principals.
  • UH works to boost graduation rates Thursday, March 11, 2010 @ 5:53AMBy: MARK BRISLIN Every school day, throngs of University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa students pour out of the thousands of classrooms scattered across campus, but only about one out of every two of the over-14,000 undergraduates who attend UH Mānoa will receive a degree fro...
  • City Planning Offers a “Rose” for ‘Burg Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:13PMThis “Rose” has been revived.After disapprovals from Community Board 1 and Borough President Marty Markowitz, the City Planning Commission reversed course with a rare close vote Monday afternoon, in support of rezoning 3.7 acres of the South williamsburg waterfront residential and commercial use.The Commission approved developer Isack...
  • Mountain Pointe creates summer math camp for students Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:04PMProgram comes at a time when new high-school freshmen must take four years of math to graduate.
  • Valhi Reports Fourth Quarter 2009 Results Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 10:00PMValhi, Inc. reported a net loss attributable to Valhi stockholders of $3.6 million, or $.03 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2009 as compared to net income of $28.5 million, or $.25 per diluted share, in the fourth quarter of 2008. Â For the full year of 2009, Valhi reported a net loss attributable to Valhi stockholders of $34.2 million, or $.30 per diluted share, compared to a net ...
  • NAL Oil & Gas Trust Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2009 Results Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:55PMCALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - March 10, 2010) - NAL Oil & Gas Trust ("NAL" or the "Trust") (TSX:NAE.UN) today announced its financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009 as well as 2009 year-end reserves. All amounts are in Canadian dollars unless otherwise stated. S
  • NAL Oil & Gas Trust Reports Fourth Quarter and Year-End 2009 Results Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:41PMCALGARY, ALBERTA-- - NAL Oil & Gas Trust today announced its financial and operational results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2009 as well as 2009 year-end reserves.
  • 6.3 percent budget increase approved in Dunbarton Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:34PMBY KATHY REMILLARD Approximately 50 Dunbarton residents turned out to vote at the town’s School District Meeting on Satuday, March 6, and passed all of the warrant articles presented, which included a $5,227,238 operating budget. The operating budget is a 6.3 percent increase over the 2009 budget. It includes $15,000 in spending for curriculum, $13,000 for technology improvements and tuition ...
  • Whooshing Noise At Heart Of Harwich Wind Turbine Debate Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:30PMHARWICH – A site visit to the Massachusetts Military Reservation in Bourne to observe and learn about the operation of a large scale wind turbine brought a measure of détente between some local residents and town officials on Friday.
  • Toxic vapor worries persist Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 12:10PMPOMPTON LAKES — Residents of a polluted neighborhood now can hire their own contractors to install toxic-vapor venting systems rather than trust the contractor hired by DuPont, the polluter.
  • Mountain Home High School Career Academies receive five-year charter renewal Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 11:10AMMountain Home High School seniors Asad Akhter and Wesley Smith both had their sights set on careers in the medical field — that is, until they each had an opportunity to intern at Baxter Regional Medical Center through the Health and Human Services Academy.
  • FX specialist sweetens Florida deal Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:46AMDavid Newman leaves on Friday to spend a week in his new vacation home in Florida. He closed the deal last Dec. 31.
  • Schreiner Oil and Gas Co. complies with DEP orders Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 9:34AMSchreiner Oil and Gas Co. has responded to and complied with a Feb. 23 order issued by the state Department of Environmental Protection, proposing a comprehensive permanent solution to water issues afflicting two homes as a result of the company’s drilling activity near Hedgehog Lane.
  • Road Home for drywall victims? Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:46AMMembers of the Homebuilders Association of Greater New Orleans and the state organization have one goal when it comes to tainted Chinese drywall – “to get people back in their homes.”
  • Auditory Hallucinations in Psychiatric Illness Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 6:01AMAcknowledgments: Many thanks to Professor Assen Jablensky for comments on a draft of this article. You must keep your own records of this activity. Copy this information and include it in your continuing education file for reporting purposes.
  • Rejection sends school district back to drawing board Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 5:03AMHUGHESVILLE - Casey Snyder, a parent with two children in East Lycoming School District, had something to say before the school board voted 5 to 4 to reject the middle school curriculum as recommended by school administration Tuesday night.
  • LC president addresses issues By Travers La ville Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:56AMDr. Michael Murphy is doing his best to have open dialogue with faculty and staff at Lee College about upcoming changes. The college president held back-to-back town hall meetings Tuesday for college faculty and staff.
  • Mold for another Marina Inn condo owner Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 4:31AMMold for another Marina Inn condo owner
  • New contamination found in North Stamford wells Wednesday, March 10, 2010 @ 3:49AMSTAMFORD -- A panel examining pesticide contamination in North Stamford drinking wells suggested Tuesday it may ask the city to expand a discontinued testing program in light of new evidence showing the contamination may be more extensive.
  • Chinese Drywall Complaint Center Expands Its Knauf Tainjin Drywall Investigation Into South & North Carolina Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 8:13AMThe Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is aggressively expanding its investigation of a specific type of imported Chinese drywall called Knauf Tianjin into South Carolina, North Carolina, along with the nearby states of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana. The group is saying, "Homeowners in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia mistakenly may not think they are effected by toxic ...
  • In the area (March 9) Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:06AMLAS CRUCES - The Munson Senior Center, 975 S. Mesquite St., is scheduled to re-open on Monday.
  • Chinese Drywall Complaint Center Expands Its Knauf Tainjin Drywall Investigation Into South & North Carolina Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 7:01AMThe Chinese Drywall Complaint Center is aggressively expanding its investigation of a specific type of imported Chinese drywall called Knauf Tianjin into South Carolina, North Carolina, along with the nearby states of Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and Louisiana.
  • What Now for Internal Audit? Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 6:10AMNow that many companies have tackled Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, what s next for the internal audit function?
  • Treece residents pepper official with questions about buyout; offers expected to start in summer Tuesday, March 9, 2010 @ 5:38AMPICHER, Okla. — Gary Blackburn fielded an array of questions Monday night at a second public hearing related to the buyout of Treece, Kan.
  • U.S. Antimony to Supply Zeolite for Nuclear Remediation Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 1:00PMTHOMPSON FALLS, Mont.----United States Antimony Corporation announced that Bear River Zeolite Co., Inc , a wholly owned subsidiary, was issued a purchase order by West Valley Environmental Services, LLC, a contractor to the Department of Energy, to supply a minimum of 1,500 metric tons of BRZ zeolite for remediation of radioactive isotopes from the former Western New York Nuclear Service Center .
  • Fluke 233/A Automotive Digital Multimeter Kit Brings Wireless Technology to Automotive Technicians Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:55PMDetachable Display Makes It Easy to Read When Test Connections Are Difficult, Saving Time, Increasing Safety and Ease of Use
  • Quadra Mining Ltd. Announces 2009 Year End and Fourth Quarter Financial Results Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:24PMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 8, 2010) - (
  • Quadra Mining Ltd. Announces 2009 Year End and Fourth Quarter Financial Results Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 12:15PMVANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - 03/08/10) - (All figures, except per share amounts, are in $ US thousands unless otherwise stated or unless context requires otherwise) Quadra Mining Ltd. (the "Company" or "Quadra") (TSX: QUA - News ) announces net earnings of $80.5 million or $0.89 per share (basic) for the year ended December 31, 2009 compared to $38.6 or $0.61 per share (basic) for ...
  • New Ohio plan allows students to earn credit with travel Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:40AMWhat if your high school junior wanted to earn credits toward graduation by going on a cruise and writing a research paper about the trip?
  • Making the grade Local teacher’s game helps student test scores Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:08AMFor many school children, studying for and then passing the TAKS test can be a real monster. Janice Stahl, a retired kindergarten to sixth grade classroom teacher with 34 years experience, set out four years ago to slay that scary monster.
  • Sycamore residents devoted to East Side revitalization Monday, March 8, 2010 @ 11:02AMThey are school administrators, corrections officers and flight attendants, willing to take a chance on investing in one of the most expensive housing developments located in one of the poorest parts of Buffalo.
  • Updates: Origins of beached cow at Clover Point still a mystery Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 4:53PMThe new Updates column brings readers up to speed on stories we’ve reported on in the recent past.
  • Structural problems plague County Courthouse Square building Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:18AMCracked concrete, uneven floors, bent window frames and other nagging problems indicate that the Marion County Courthouse Square building is moving.
  • UF must devise plan for a site leaking contaminants Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:08AMBy Thomas Stewart Correspondent The University of Florida will have three months to develop a remediation plan for an old landfill on campus that is leaking contaminants into the groundwater, with one solvent found at levels almost 2,000 times the acceptable limit, according to a letter sent last week by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
  • Should campus threat assessments be private? Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:39AMThe House and Senate have approved competing versions of a bill that differ on whether the public has a right to see the records of campus threat assessment teams in the aftermath of a tragedy such as the Virginia Tech massacre.
  • Schools get millions in stimulus money Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 8:12AMThrough reimbursements and monthly installments, school systems in Bossier, Caddo, DeSoto and Webster plus two charter schools in Shreveport have put to use some of their roughly $64.1 million share of education funding allocated over two years through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).
  • Bells Gap offers hikers area history of railroad Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:36AMThe Bells Gap Rail Trail is a gem near the small town of Bellwood that combines the beautiful scener
  • Board OKs emergency project Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 5:24AMJOHNSTOWN - The Greater Johnstown School District will spend more than $50,000 to fix a groundwater seepage problem that is still being rectified. The Board of Education Thursday night at Johnstown High School voted 7-0 to declare an emergency capital project. The board awarded the $51,006 project to Valley Petroleum Services of Schenectady.