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By Monte Poole, The Oakland Tribune – It all comes roaring back this week, the stunning introduction, the singular attraction, the utterly dominating force, the shocking disintegration, the exposed hedonism — the entire
By Gregory Karp, Chicago Tribune – Success in life and money usually stems from making good decisions. But you’re unlikely to make good decisions without knowledge. And survey after survey shows Americans, young
By Tiffany Hsu and E. Scott Reckard, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — MasterCard Inc. and Visa Inc. warned Friday that some of the data in their cardholder accounts may have been
By Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel – The Miami Heat won’t just be seeing the Boston Celtics in April, the teams essentially will spend the month as roommates. Three of the Heat’s final 16
By David Unze, St. Cloud Times, Minn. – March 31–A former employee of a Kimball home care/assisted living facility was sentenced Friday to serve 45 days in jail for mistreating a resident.
By John Lundy and Mike Creger, Duluth News Tribune, Minn. – March 31–A St. Louis County jury found 77-year-old Edwin C. Culbert guilty of first and second degree sexual assault following about
By Tod Palmer, McClatchy Newspapers – FIVE STORYLINES TO WATCH 1. Zapping wildness from the wild card Much has been made about the final day of last year’s regular season when Tampa Bay
BUFFALO—U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced today that Kevin Baron, 42, of Buffalo, New York, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession of child pornography. The charge carries a
By Mark Emmons, San Jose Mercury News – Former Warriors coach Don Nelson is counting down the days to a life-defining achievement — a moment that he has long awaited. Entry into the
By Samantha Stone, McClatchy-Tribune – First lady Michelle Obama is scheduled to deliver the commencement addresses at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and Oregon State
By Vaughn McClure, Chicago Tribune – It all made for the ideal storyline: Derrick Rose and Richard Hamilton back in the lineup with the Bulls set to face the Thunder in a possible
Steve Gravelle, CR Gazette – Iowans will start receiving new license plates next week, not that many will notice. With the oldest current plates now 15 years old, the Iowa Department of
By Ed Fletcher, McClatchy Newspapers – SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Heroin, a drug most often associated with the gritty back alleys of big cities, is making a surprising surge in suburban, affluent places. In
DES MOINES, IA – On March 29, 2012, Angela Shae Ellison, age 45, of Centerville, Iowa, made her initial appearance in federal court on charges of committing over $700,000 of fraud against
MASON CITY – The Cerro Gordo County Department of Public Health will be hosting a Health Day on Saturday, April 7, 2012, from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM at Southbridge Mall. Health
MCT News Service The following editorial appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer: Prospective employers typically ask job applicants for references. But in the age of the Internet, some want much more. In a
By Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel – ORLANDO, Fla. — We don’t understand. We just don’t understand. The brutality and mentality of big-time football is a savage reality that normal people in normal
By Shan Li, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Arts-and-crafts chain Michaels Stores Inc. is seeking to raise $500 million in an initial public offering. In a filing with the Securities and
By Tom Silverstein, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – PALM BEACH, Fla. — Green Bay Packers fans won’t have to clear their calendar the first Wednesday in September. The National Football League took care of
PELLA, Iowa – NIACC men’s track and field placed third out of 14 as the only community college team in the field, while RJ Harris (So., Des Moines, IA) and Ashley Ubbelohde
By Manya A. Brachear, Chicago Tribune – CHICAGO — It’s been three decades since HIV and AIDS invaded Chicago’s South Side and surrounded Bray Temple Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in Englewood. But it’s
By Denisa R. Superville, The Record (Hackensack N.J.) – HACKENSACK, N.J. — Sean O’Reilly was 16 when his mother gave him the talk that most black parents give their teenage sons. “Don’t put
By Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — Fox announced Thursday that it is bringing back “Bones” for an eighth season. The veteran crime dramedy’s renewal marks the network’s first official
By Steven Zeitchik, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES — The announcement from a burgundy-suited, white-shoed Will Ferrell on “Conan” Wednesday night that an “Anchorman” sequel was on its way prompted cheers from