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  • COMMUNITY NEWS: The Californian, Sept. 8, 2010 Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:13AMCLUB NEWS
  • Open letter to White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 11:44PMMy dear Mr. Gibbs: Ever since you made your “professional left” comments and later softened them, I’ve been thinking about why your comments were rather worse than “inartful” and your later explanation not really to the point.
  • After 270,000 haircuts, a bit of Healdburg history moves on Tuesday, September 7, 2010 @ 7:40PMBarber Steve Beem cuts John Harris' hair at his Plaza Barber Shop in Healdsburg on. Beem is retiring after 47 years of cutting hair, 38 of which were in his Healdsburg Plaza shop.
  • Over $5K at stake in GAMECON 2010 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 9:05AMSign up today for a chance to win thousands in prizes. Glimpses of Saipan will be giving away over $5,000 in prizes to the winners of GAMECON 2010 at Club V of Saipan Grand Hotel on Sept. 4.
  • NFL Notebook: Fan walked 400 miles to see Lions Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:09AMJoe Paquette Jr. walked 400 miles from his home in Michigan's Upper Peninsula to Detroit for one reason. He is a die-hard fan of the Detroit Lions. And he wanted the team to know it. Paquette arrived at team headquarters Wednesday and was greeted by coach Jim Schwartz, quarterback Matthew Stafford and other players. Paquette, 63, said he started his trek from Munising Aug. 8.
  • Gil Morava, long-time Prospect Heights resident, dies at 81 Sunday, August 29, 2010 @ 12:04AMGil Morava lived in Prospect Heights for 58 years and was a charter member of the Lions Club that built the first swimming pool in the city.
  • Hail to the Chiefs Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 5:40PMIt has everything from Hank Stram’s film projector to Len Dawson’s helmet to the children’s toy that inspired the NFL to call its championship game the Super Bowl.
  • AP: Chiefs unveil Hall of Honor at Arrowhead Thursday, August 26, 2010 @ 3:20PMKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- It has everything from Hank Stram's film projector to Len Dawson's helmet to the children's toy that inspired the NFL to call its championship game the Super Bowl.
  • News of the Week Monday, August 23, 2010 @ 2:14AMNews of the Week
  • Mario Obledo dies at 78; California secretary of health and welfare, Latino civil rights leader Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:29PMObledo became the state's highest-ranking Mexican American official when he was appointed in 1975 by Gov. Jerry Brown. In 1998, he was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his community work. Mario Obledo, who grew up on welfare and later ran the California agency that administered it when he became the state's highest-ranking Mexican American official, died Wednesday in Sacramento. He ...
  • Mario Obledo, who championed Latino civil rights in Calif., dies at 78 Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 11:08PMLOS ANGELES -- Mario Obledo, who grew up on welfare and later ran the California agency that administered it when he became the state's highest-ranking Mexican American official, died Wednesday in Sacramento. He was 78. read more
  • Auctions: Sales to feature pop-culture treasures, rare coins Friday, August 20, 2010 @ 5:07AMFreeman's will open its fall season early next month by reminding customers how much it has changed from the days when its business largely consisted of recycling the furniture and appointments of old Philadelphia families.
  • Fitchburg's high-tech police cruiser to hit streets Thursday, August 19, 2010 @ 8:32AMFITCHBURG -- The Police Department recently purchased a new cruiser to be outfitted with license plate-reading technology, something that will help officers with traffic enforcement as well as locating wanted criminals, Sgt.
  • Former Executive Pleads Guilty in $136 Million Minority Contracting Fraud Monday, August 16, 2010 @ 9:53PMFor more than 15 years, Ernest Fink Jr.'s employees created an elaborate fraud by pretending to work for a small, minority-owned construction firm so that Fink could obtain $136 million in government contracts to work on highways. It was the largest such fraud, and probably the most intricate, in the history of the Department of Transportation, according to federal prosecutors. On Monday, Fink ...
  • Milford students write letters to Govenor Christie and help keep Old Barracks Museum in Trenton open Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 9:25AMJessica Szymanski and Meghan Haff, 9, stand with the letters Governor Chris Christie wrote to them. The girls wrote letters to the Governor asking him to keep the Old Barracks Museum open after their third grade class visited it. A...
  • Charles Louis Tiffany shipped Nevada silver to N.Y. Saturday, August 14, 2010 @ 3:40AMJohn Mackay and Charles Louis Tiffany are two of the biggest names in American silver: The first mined it in Nevada and the second retailed and fabricated it into some of the finest sterling silver pieces in the world. And for a short period in America's "Gilded Age," the two worked together to create a thing of great beauty, historical significance and opulence.
  • Maxine Waters slams ethics charge: 'I have not violated any House rules' Friday, August 13, 2010 @ 1:44PMReps. Maxine Waters and Charles Rangel have both fought back against ethics allegations. The cases come as Democrats are fighting to maintain their control of Congress in the midterms.
  • The Greenbrier Resort Hopes to Preserve its Past Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 11:47PMTeresa Ambler, left, and Tammy Bostic, of the Greenbrier, in the main ballroom. More Photos »
  • Stuck on stamp collecting in Richmond Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 11:14PMThe American Philatelic Society's annual show continues through Sunday at the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
  • Rahall Admits to Using Congressional Stationary to ask Judge for Favor Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 9:30PMRep. Nick Rahall says he improperly used congressional stationery to ask a judge for leniency for his son in a 2005 robbery case.
  • The Greenbrier Resort Hopes to Preserve its Past. Thursday, August 12, 2010 @ 4:09PMLong steeped in tradition, the Greenbrier resort in West Virginia hopes a casino will help preserve its past.
  • Wayland receives Marshall memorabilia Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:31PMWayland Baptist University's archives got a boost Wednesday with a donation of several photos and other memorabilia from the family of former president Dr. J.W. "Bill" Marshall.
  • Charles Rangel careens toward House trial; Democrats keen to avoid it Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 10:56AMA hearing by House ethics investigators is expected to convene Thursday for Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel. In an election season, corruption allegations can be toxic for the party in power.
  • Congressional Black Caucus Says Don't Rush to Judgment in Rangel Ethics Probe Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 8:02PMFiled under: News , Politics , Race and Civil Rights Black members of Congress are asking the public - and fellow Democrats - to hear all of the facts in the Charlie Rangel ethics investigation before passing judgment or pushing him to admit wrongdoing. The warning came from the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus , Barbara Lee , D-Calif, who said the 40-year Democrat deserves a hearing of ...
  • King of Comedy Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 11:21AMIt's early afternoon in the spring of 1975. A young man with shoulder-length blond hair and wire-rim glasses walks into a Porsche dealership in Mid-town Manhattan. He's wearing torn jeans, basketball shoes and his old high school jacket, and he's staring at a red 911 Targa.
  • Qatar- New hypermarket offers unique shopping experience Tuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 9:40AMQatar- New hypermarket offers unique shopping experience
  • Urbanite Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 7:04PMThings aren’t looking so sorry for Charlie, at least in his home turf. Troubled U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel may be facing multiple ethics charges in the House, but he still has plenty of support in Harlem, where the 80-year-old political powerbroker has represented the neighborhood for nearly 40 years.
  • Sarah Sands: Why street art knocks spots off a bust of Churchill Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 3:09PMOne of David Cameron's natural advantages is a wife who understands non-essential shopping. Samantha Cameron's mother, Annabel Astor, packages taste to insecure Londoners through her home furnishing company OKA. Samantha designs for Smythson, which brilliantly worked out that what Sloanes love best in stationery is bright colours and jokes.
  • Rep. Rangel says he seeks fairness in ethics case Sunday, July 25, 2010 @ 9:54AMSome of U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel's constituents greeted the embattled politician with a warm handshake Saturday, saying his decades of public service outshine the ethics cloud hanging over him as he seeks re-election.
  • Jeff Goldblum got sick from selling pens. Tuesday, July 20, 2010 @ 12:47AMThe ‘Jurassic Park’ star has only had one job other than acting – where he spent a week working in stationery telesales – and hated it so much he is convinced it made him unwell.
  • Goldblum sold pens before acting happened Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 11:10PMLondon, July 19 : Hollywood actor Jeff Goldblum sold stationery over the phone before he ventured into acting.
  • Casual work nearly killed me Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 8:36PMJEFF Goldblum has only had one other job apart from acting, and he hated it so much it made him sick.
  • Jeff Goldblum got sick from selling pens Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 8:12PMJeff Goldblum spent a week working in stationery telesales and hated it so much he is convinced it made him unwell.
  • Jeff Goldblum Hated Office Work Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 7:19AMJeff Goldblum got sick from selling pens. The ‘Jurassic Park’ star has only had one job other than acting, where he spent a week working in stationery telesales, and hated it so much he is convinced it made him unwell. He said, “I worked one week selling pens and pencils over the phone – that [...]
  • Jeff Goldblum hated office work Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 2:00AMJeff Goldblum has only had one job apart from acting - and claims selling stationery over the phone made him ill.
  • Jeff Goldblum - Jeff Goldblum Hated Office Work Sunday, July 18, 2010 @ 12:58AMJeff Goldblum got sick from selling pens.The 'Jurassic Park' star has only had one job other than acting - where he spent a week working in stationery telesales -...
  • Danvers Y offers new look but same mission Thursday, July 15, 2010 @ 1:09PMAffectionately referred to as the Y for years, the Danvers YMCA, following the nationwide trend, is now officially known as the Y.
  • Catch up on some of the noteworthy shows, even if you can't make it to Toronto for the most stylish six days of the year Wednesday, July 14, 2010 @ 7:45PMA model wears an outfit from designer Andy The-Anh, during the LG Fashion Week, in Toronto, Ont. Tuesday, October 20, 2009.
  • Borders Group Sells Paperchase For £30m Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 9:27AMAmerican bookseller Borders Group is selling the stationery chain Paperchase for £30m.
  • Stationery Chain Paperchase Sold For £20m Tuesday, July 13, 2010 @ 8:53AMAmerican bookseller Borders Group has announced it is selling the stationery chain Paperchase for £20.5m.
  • Gillard announces school uniform rebate Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 4:19PMJulia Gillard offers parents a new school uniform tax rebate deal ahead of a Cabinet meeting as election speculation grows.
  • Ethical problems: N.Y. Rep. Rangel stumbles after reaching top Monday, July 12, 2010 @ 2:58AMWASHINGTON -- Just about everyone likes Charlie Rangel.
  • Lawmaker wants department's name changed Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 11:23PMWhat's in a name? Deeply held political associations when that name is the Department of Public Welfare, according to one state lawmaker who wants to change it.
  • Dulac on Golf: Women attack storied and usually brutal Oakmont Country Club Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 11:10PMSomewhere in the dark recesses of the Oakmont Country Club, a handful of members probably will get together today to craft a letter to the United States Golf Association.
  • Will the final come down to this? Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 5:14PMWITH TWO stylish teams meeting in the World Cup final at Soccer City Stadium, the outcome will likely come down to Spain's mesmerising possession game against the Holland's sudden-strike capability.
  • Exhibit features classic literature Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 2:52PMThe newest addition to the Palmer Museum of Art features an eclectic showcase of culture from classic literature to paintings in "A Room of Their Own: The Bloomsbury Artists in American Collections."
  • Dr M says world too scared to notice Israeli slaughter Sunday, July 11, 2010 @ 12:09AMKUALA LUMPUR, July 11 — Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad referred today to the United States and Britain as warmongers, and pointed out the world was too scared to notice Israel's “orgy of slaughter”. Dr Mahathir, who is also Perdana Global Peace Organisation (PGPO) chairman, called for the exposure of the “distortion of truth” during the international ...
  • At These Cabanas, ‘the Tiles That Bind’ Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 4:28PMFor five women in Atlantic Beach, the sun, tanning lotion and brine-seasoned air lend a special flavor to mah-jongg.
  • 'To Kill A Mockingbird' gets a 50th birthday party in Monroeville (with video) Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 7:40AMAt the Monroe County Heritage Museum on Thursday, Megan Kettner, 31, clutched a copy of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" that was especially beloved to her.
  • ESPN -- as usual -- overplays this show Friday, July 9, 2010 @ 2:40AMSo, what'd you expect from ESPN? A classy, dignified pregame to last night's "Decision" by LeBron James? The preface was everything ESPN does to everything, and that ain't good. "We're all on the edge of our seats," SportsCenter anchor Linda Cohn said at 8:05 p...