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Uphill Senate race doesn't keep Romanoff down Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 12:13PMLONE TREE - It is just after 7 a.m. and former Democratic House Speaker Andrew Romanoff is eating French toast with 20 or so Kiwanis members seated around the table. O'Neill Quinlan, a former member of the Regional Transportation District board of directors, begins by saying it's not easy getting guest speakers and he has e-mailed or called U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet's office six times about ...
Grattan starts 2-0 on opening day of Brier Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:25AMThe curling universe would seem somewhat out of alignment if, in the hunt for a Canadian men's curling title, the legendary Howard clan was not somewhere in the mix.
A New Life Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:13AMHARLAN -- It’s been a rough winter. The snow and ice, bitter cold, blizzard conditions at times and even an ice storm can make even the most die-hard Iowa fan think about moving south. It’s the kind of never-ending weather that can zap the very spirit that makes any Iowan special.
Hundreds walk for austim awareness at Bicentennial Park Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 11:08AMHundreds walk for austim awareness at Bicentennial Park
Have no fear, Neb.: Spring is nearly here Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:52AMWorld-Herald News Service OMAHA - Here is Hendricks when he finishes his four-mile run: He unzips his black Nike running jacket and laughs.
Oscars 2010: Nominee's diary Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:12AMIrish director Juanita Wilson, who is Oscar-nominated for her short film The Door, tells us about her preparations ahead of Hollywood's biggest night.
Bill Mauldin stamp honors grunts' hero Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:11AMThe post office gets a lot of criticism. Always has, always will.
The irreplaceable Mr. Varner Sunday, March 7, 2010 @ 10:05AMMichael Varner was named Escambia County's Teacher of the Year last month — a title many say is well deserved and long overdue.
Caring for Brayden: Rutgers assistant battles for epileptic son Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:03PMNEW BRUNSWICK — The first attack seemed harmless enough. His arms raised ... hands clenched into fists ... body jerked ... eyes widened ... and six deep breaths bellowed from his chest.
Pop. 1 towns tell Census: Get count right Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 11:01PMThe founding fathers must have chuckled at the impossibility of the job when they etched it into the Constitution: Count every man, woman and child along every back road and big-city avenue in the entire country.
Thornton fast becoming 1 of best for Sox | Saturday sweep Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:50PMSox left-hander has learned Guillen’s to success— locate the ball all over the plate Sox's Thornton fast becoming 1 of best
Pop. 1 towns tell Census: Get it right Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 10:47PMMONOWI, Neb. - The founding fathers must have chuckled at the impossibility of the job when they etc ...
Wedding Plan: Jump a Broom or Eat Goat? Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:21PMIn “Our Family Wedding,” ethnic traditions add a fresh approach to the traditions of a movie genre.
VAUGHTS VIEWS: Stevenson understands role Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:14PMLEXINGTON - He's gone from a starter and sometimes double-double performer to a seldom-used role player. However, Kentucky senior Perry Stevenson explained Friday why he has nothing to complain about going into today's Senior Day game against Florida.
1970s April Fool’s stunt draws few laughs Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 9:06PMMy “Miscellaneous County History” files contain a hodgepodge of clippings and notes culled from newspapers, magazines, books, letters, journals and even scratchy scraps of paper with information gleaned from telephone calls.
Living Dahl Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:59PMSophie Dahl’s life has been one of ups and downs — not least in her dress size. She has been branded anorexic, but loves food and is about to show us how to cook.
Marine gave of himself in many ways Saturday, March 6, 2010 @ 8:38PMCamp Williams » It was cold out. The ground was soggy from a day-old snow. And the wind that funnels into the Salt Lake Valley past the Point of the Mountain was picking up.
Small-town life gets a new 'Vantage Point' Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:24PMLAKE ELMO - "Write what you know about," says local author Paul Miller. "I knew about growing up in a small town."
Interview: Johnny Depp for Alice in Wonderland Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:23PMAfter over 25 years in the entertainment business there’s nothing Johnny Depp hasn’t done. He’s played almost every role under the sun and he continues to stun audiences with his character choices. This weekend, he’ll star in what seems like his umpteenth Tim Burton production entitled, Alice in Wonderland. The actor plays The Mad Hatter, [...]
Dark Tranquillity : Get Serious. Peter Atkinson's Interview with Vocalist Mikael Stanne Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:13PMIt’s been an adventurous past couple months for Swedish veterans Dark Tranquillity . There was a tenuous show in Tunisia that turned out triumphant and a tenuous Turkish tour that fell apart as it was just about to kick off.
Vail's 'Dumb and Dumber' bank robbers back in the limelight Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:08PMVAIL, Colo. - Five years after a bank robbery in Vail that gained instant international attention, the robbers are back home in Australia after spending more than four years each in federal prison. Anthony Prince, then 20, and Luke Carroll, then 19, two Australians living in Vail and working at Pepi's Sports, robbed the WestStar Bank in Vail in 2005. What followed grabbed media attention from ...
DIRECTOR'S CHAIR: TERRY GILLIAM - 'THE IMAGINARIUM OF DOCTOR PARNASSUS' Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 12:01PMHOLLYWOOD — If the mark of a great director is a unique personal vision coupled with the ability to bounce back after disaster hits, then Terry Gilliam is a very great director indeed. With such films as Jabberwocky, Time Bandits, Brazil, The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, The Fisher King, Twelve Monkeys, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and The Brothers Grimm , Gilliam has created a body of ...
NY1 Theater Review: "A Behanding In Spokane" Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:56AMChristopher Walken stars in a new dark comedy from a writer who's made quite a name for himself with dark comedies.
Room Service Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:53AMDOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - David Shulman’s job involves coordinating hundreds of people, handling millions of dollars and pulling off nearly impossible feats of engineering on a regular basis. Chances are you have seen his work, though you have probably never heard of his company or even his field of business.
Flames' Toskala willing to wait for his moment Friday, March 5, 2010 @ 11:46AMIt's been a long time, 34 days and counting, since Vesa Toskala played a game in the National Hockey League
The Office, 'The Delivery': Jim and Pam's baby arrives Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:13PMI said a fair amount about tonight's "The Office" in today's column, but I'll have a few additional thoughts on the arrival of Baby Halpert coming up just as soon as I cradle a gourd...
Seattle's Moisture Festival: three weeks, five venues and at least one 7-foot clown Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:05PMIn Seattle's sprawling Moisture Festival, the artists are the organizers — including scheduler Randy Minkler, better known as Godfrey Daniels: a very tall clown with a sublimely slow juggling routine.
'A Behanding in Spokane': A grabber of a dark comedy Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 9:03PMChristopher Walken's dependable weirdness enlivens Martin McDonagh's dark comedy, now playing on Broadway.
Long Beach substitute teacher puts kids in 'Jeopardy!' Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:55PMJim Birge organizes tournaments for middle schoolers, but it's hard finding sponsorship funds.
Burns Like Fire begins first tour with EP Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:39PMAthens punk-rockers Burns Like Fire have a tendency to be noticed in any situation, whether it be dancing on the tables at RPM on Clayton Street — which leads to provocative gestures towards light fixtures — or finishing a show even when singer and guitarist Josh Smith is throwing up due to a potential case [...]
AFI Opens Up Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:37PMThe veteran band dishes on the secret to their success.
PEP: Regine laughs off pregnancy rumor Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:23PMGuest si Regine Velasquez sa first concert ni Myrus Ramirez na tinawag na The Sentimental Prince sa Teatrino, Greenhills, at dito pinabulaanan niya sa isang panayam ang balitang buntis siya. "Unfortunately nga ay hindi," sabi ng batikang singer.
Pedroia, Scutaro measure up Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:17PMFORT MYERS, Fla. - A much-anticipated pairing made its Grapefruit League debut Thursday night in Fort Myers, and the results were just what the manager ordered. The double-play combination of shortstop Marco Scutaro and second baseman Dustin Pedroia is one of the keys to the defense-first strategy the Sox are banking on this season, and even in their first games the pair look like they've been ...
Parks and Recreation, 'Woman of the Year': Ron punks Leslie Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 8:13PMA review of tonight's "Parks and Recreation" coming up just as soon as I attend a shocking number of WNBA games...
Dodgers' Kuroda is still trying to forget Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:41AMHiroki Kuroda is coming off a season to forget, if only everybody would just let him get it out of his mind.
Abhay Deol hates tel maalish Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:28AMLike all youngsters, who hate their fathers business and would like to do something new and better in life... Abhay Deol's character Vishnu in ROAD MOVIE too hates his father's business and hates the sight and smell of oil. When we asked the director how he thought of this oil business that is little unusual he laughs and says, "Yes, the idea actually came from my family... My son hates to put ...
Kimberly Quinn: 'I knew what I did was wrong' Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:16AMKimberly Quinn's affair with David Blunkett became a cause celebre. Genevieve Fox hears how she sought refuge in her first novel
BHS girls sweep De Soto with sub-state rout Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 1:02AMAfter a disappointing loss on senior night, the Baldwin High School girls’ basketball team won its final home contest Monday night. On Thursday night, the Bulldogs hosted Ottawa for their regular season game. The Cyclones finished unbeaten in the Frontier League, as they beat the Bulldogs 55-45.
Market Commentary and Intraday News Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:56AM(AP:NEW YORK) As planes waited to take off from Kennedy Airport, the jargon-packed radio chatter between controllers and pilots was interrupted by a young boy's voice: "JetBlue 171, cleared for takeoff."
Explorer does some globe-trotting to reach Harrah Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:54AMHelen Thayer, center, is hugged by first-grader Maria Ocampo, 7, after talking to Harrah Elementary School students about her one-woman trek to the magnetic North Pole. Her message to the students was about the power of setting goals, making plans, and having the determination to follow through to meet those goals despite obstacles, which, on her trip, included meeting with polar bears and ...
Plymouth students find a creative use for recycled plastic Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:50AMAs a rule, Plymouth Meeting and the Arctic don’t have much in common. But that changed — at least a bit — when the folks at Epiphany of Our Lord School decided to build their own igloo.
A little clothes 'Encounter' of the sexy kind Thursday, March 4, 2010 @ 12:48AMAT 80, has Paul Taylor done it all? His birthday gala Tuesday night featured three dances, including two New York premieres, that had a heavy hint of déjà vu. One new work, "Brief Encounter," is exactly what the title puns: the company dancing in its skivvies. Given these bodies, this...
Follies begin Thursday Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:44PMAfter months of preparation, it’s time for the Krazy Kudzu Follies to take the stage. The Follies begin Thursday night and run through Saturday at the DeKalb Theatre.
Kuroda wants positive year after forgettable '09 Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:43PM(AP) — GLENDALE, Ariz. - Hiroki Kuroda is coming off a season to forget, if only everybody would just let him get it out of his mind.
'US Harry Potter' set to hit Brit cinemas Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:37PMA former James Bond has returned for a new mission...
Claws out in remake of 1940s classic Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:37PMHollywood has got it's teeth into the remake of a 1940s classic, but will it be a howler? The Wolfman is the highly anticipated update of the 1941 horror movie, which has been brought back to life by actor Benicio Del Toro, who was a massive fan of the original.
No Earthworms, no humans Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 7:30PMNo Earthworms, no humans
FAA suspends pair after kids radio pilots at JFK Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:56PMAs planes waited to take off from Kennedy Airport, the jargon-packed radio chatter between controllers and pilots was interrupted by a young boy's voice: "JetBlue 171, cleared for takeoff."
VVS staging ‘AIDA’ this weekend (video) Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:56PMVERONA — A cast of Vernon-Verona-Sherrill High School students will pull the audience back through time to ancient Egypt as they put on the musical “AIDA” this Friday and Saturday.
Students Try on Pregnancy for a Day Wednesday, March 3, 2010 @ 6:52PMSex education and pregnancy prevention are integral parts of all high school health classes. But, in some classes, the lesson is going well beyond the textbook.