News - Powered by Yahoo NewsCouncil Sets a Curfew for a Mayor, a Night Owl
The City Council of South El Monte, Calif., voted to require the mayor to leave her office by 11 p.m. each night.
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 22:35:15 GMT - (New York Times)
On the NBA
It was an ashen Steve Nash on the court against the Lakers on Wednesday night, playing without a shred of passion. Admitting after the loss he was "emotionally drained," Nash merely went through the motions as he tried to digest the consequences of the Suns-...
Sun, 14 Dec 2008 06:10:19 GMT - (San Francisco Chronicle)
We've just been misregulated
(By Christina Rexrode, crexrode@charlotteobserver.com) John A. Allison IV, one of the most colorful and successful players in North Carolina's banking annals, will retire quietly at the end of this month from his longtime post as chief executive of BB&T Corp. The end of his tenure comes just as his industry is facing gut-wrenching tribulations, and it's obvious that Allison has mixed feelings ...
Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:04:13 GMT - (The Charlotte Observer)
Detroit?s Small Packages Arrived, and Left, Early
A wave of small cars from American manufacturers failed to captivate car buyers in the early 1950s.
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:47:56 GMT - (New York Times)
December 12, 2008
PHIL ROSENTHAL and Monica Horan have had a love affair with Italy and la cucina Italiana ever since they first flew there as couriers for DHL in the early '80s. They are especially enamored of the cooking done in the wood-fired ovens once found outside so many farmhouses across the Italian countryside.
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 07:56:52 GMT - (The Virginia Gazette)
No flash, just focus
If Brad Childress can survive ? no, succeed ? amid the umpteen potential distractions he's faced during this 2008 Vikings season, he probably can get through almost anything.
Sun, 14 Dec 2008 05:37:55 GMT - (Pioneer Press)
City mourns loss of mayor
Editor's note: Reporter Valari Hyatt, who has been writing about Mayor Dave Tebben for at least 25 years, talks to just a few of the people in this area who are mourning his death.
Sun, 14 Dec 2008 01:42:02 GMT - (The Pekin Daily Times)
Running with a champion
For his 40th birthday, Michael Chambers's family gave him a chance to run with a world-class distance runner from Kenya.
Fri, 12 Dec 2008 22:48:41 GMT - (International Herald Tribune)
Jewish composers, performers in spotlight
So how does the only synagogue in Hamilton County make inroads in the community in a way both inviting and distinctly Jewish?
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:31:33 GMT - (The Indianapolis Star)
State economist foresees recession through 2009
Oregon State Economist Tom Potiowsky and Logan Taylor, a Bank of America vice president with the bank's derivative-products group, provided their outlooks on the economy at a Friday luncheon sponsored by Salem City Club.
Sat, 13 Dec 2008 11:23:37 GMT - (Salem Statesman Journal)