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â€œFringeâ€ recap: Whatâ€™s the FBI?

2010-11-19 04:33:56

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Bar set low for lifetime job in L.A. schools

2009-12-20 00:00:00

Altair Maine said he was so little supervised in his first few years of teaching at North Hollywood High School that he could "easily have shown a movie in class every day and earned tenure nonetheless." Before second-grade teacher Kimberly Patterson...

Bitter truths

2004-12-21 00:00:00

The drama of the night sky comes in two acts as the Milky Way sweeps overhead in summer, then again in winter. These are the seasons when our evenings are posted with bright stars and constellations. I'm a granddad now, but when my own four children...

Elio moves to make $6,800, 84-mpg three-wheeler more real

2013-05-10 14:14:00

Filed under: MPG, On Two Wheels Tell a hip-hop fan you've got a vehicle with three-wheel motion and they'll think of low-riders, '64 Impalas and hydraulics. Michigan-based Elio Motors has another idea, and the Detroit News says it's a few beats closer...

Upfronts: Univision To Launch Four Telenovelas, Three Comedies

2013-05-10 16:30:04

Spanish-language broadcaster Univision, whose ratings this year have made it more competitive with the English-language broadast networks, said Friday it would launch four new telenovels and three new comedies on its flagshp network while offering new...

More 'Susie's Hope' screenings in the works

2013-04-29 05:04:02

On the heels of its sold-out premiere at RiverRun International Film Festival in Winston-Salem, "Susie's Hope" will go to another film festival in Wilmington next month. Meanwhile, producers are working to arrange early summer screenings in Greensboro...

MarksJarvis: Wealthy preparing for higher estate tax

2012-12-23 00:00:00

The federal government's hunt for new tax dollars has thrown a twist into this season of gift giving and philanthropy. It's not unusual for people to give money or appreciated assets like stock to charity this time of year so they can reduce their...

MarksJarvis: Look, but don't jump, as 'fiscal cliff' approaches

2012-11-14 00:00:00

Taxpayers are searching for someone to guide them safely down from the nation's "fiscal cliff" so they can walk away without too many tax bumps and bruises. "Tax-related anxiety is spreading like a virus," noted John Kilroy, a Phoenixville, Pa.,...

Our Friendly Skies - October 2012

2012-10-01 10:44:00

THE OCTOBER SKY � As the weather gets colder many of us will lament the passing of the long summer days, but not all is lost.� With shorter stretches of daylight comes more opportunity for the observation of dark, starlit skies. � A few bright stars...

Gasoline Leak on Barge Near Hoonah Was Minimal, DEC Says

2012-09-14 19:00:00

A gasoline leak in an 8,100-barrel fuel tank aboard a fuel barge near Hoonah likely spilled a minimal quantity of fuel, according to the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation. The leak aboard the fuel barge Leo near Port Frederick, about one...

Fuel Leak From Barge Near Hoonah Being Monitored

2012-09-12 18:25:00

A fuel leak from a barge near Hoonah Wednesday morning may have spilled thousands of gallons of gasoline, according to the state Department of Environmental Conservation. A DEC statement says the fuel barge Leo, operated by Kirby Offshore Services, was...

Our Friendly Skies - August 2012

2012-08-01 00:00:00

The August Sky As summer winds down, some familiar star patterns make their return to the early evening skies in the east, as others fade below the western horizon. Face east to see the great square of Pegasus the Flying Horse, rising earlier each...

Mickey (R) and Minnie Mouse, who play Altair the Cowherd and Vega the Weaver, wave to spectators from rickshaws to celebrate "Tanabata" or the Star Festival at the Tokyo Disneyland in Urayasu city, suburban Tokyo on July 1, 2011.

2013-04-15 07:38:00

The kitchen in this home built by has custom walnut cabinetry and a 9-foot island in Calacatta gold marble. Tickets for the Venice Modern Home Tour can be picked up at three will-call locations: 3601 Wade St., 601 Rose Ave. or 542 Altair Place.

2013-02-14 18:02:00

The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation responded to the fuel barge Leo Wednesday, after it experienced a leak from a 340,200-gallon gasoline tank.

2012-09-12 18:32:00