Archive for January, 2009



A query about credit cards and red flags (Baltimore Sun)

Wednesday 28 January 2009 @ 7:01 pm

T he most riveting scene in Sheila Dixon ’s indictment reads like something by David Simon , not Robert Rohrbaugh .

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Cuts threaten funding for flora and fauna (The Buffalo News)

Wednesday 28 January 2009 @ 7:01 pm

January is turning out to be the cruelest month for four area cultural organizations that rely on special state funding to help care for the living things in their trust.

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Delta Queen getting new life — as a hotel (Memphis Commercial Appeal)

Wednesday 28 January 2009 @ 7:01 pm

The historic Delta Queen paddle boat, decommissioned as a passenger carrier in October, is going to Chattanooga for use as a waterfront boutique hotel.

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How do they get from there to here? (Denver Post)

Wednesday 28 January 2009 @ 7:01 pm

It’s a question every landlocked seafood lover has: How, exactly, does seafood get here? And: So many thousands of miles from the ocean, how can the fish possibly be fresh?

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Because of an error, police did not show up after a 911 call (Baltimore Sun)

Wednesday 28 January 2009 @ 7:01 pm

Officer responded to the wrong garage after a break-in F or the fifth-grade boys of Cub Scout Den 2, Pack 737 at the Norwood School in Bethesda, an overnight stay at the National Aquarium was, as their den leader Nanci Gosnell put it, “too cool to pass up.”

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Akron Zoo closed Jan. 28 due to weather (The Suburbanite)

Wednesday 28 January 2009 @ 6:01 pm

Due to current weather conditions the Akron Zoo will be closed today, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2009.

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Interiors Awards: Healthcare Winner (Contract Magazine)

Wednesday 28 January 2009 @ 5:01 pm

Talk about taking your work home with you: Karen Lantz, AIA, principal of Enter Architecture, and Andrew Farkas, DDS, and owner of Northshore Dental at Evanston Court in Houston, are more than just architect and client.

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Owning Thunderbolts isn’t risky business (Knoxville News Sentinel)

Wednesday 28 January 2009 @ 4:01 pm

Sam Smith started a highly successful construction company about 14 years ago in Chattanooga, and he expanded into Knoxville in 1997 where the company headquarters are located. So why would a savvy businessman like Smith invest in the Knoxville Thunderbolts ABA basketball team, a seemingly risky investment given today’s economy and the poor track records of previous ABA teams in Knoxville?

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City Budget Meeting Concerns Many (KOAT Albuquerque)

Wednesday 28 January 2009 @ 4:01 pm

Albuquerque leaders say they need to figure out a new way to slash the city budget.

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Gulf World still aiding stranded dolphin (The News Herald)

Wednesday 28 January 2009 @ 4:01 pm

PANAMA CITY BEACH - A male bottlenose dolphin that was stranded in December is still under the watchful eye of caregivers at Gulf World Marine Park, according to an update on issued by the park.

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