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The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act is back

2009-01-10 00:00:00

As the presidential campaign waned and the economic meltdown waxed, the candidates did their best to demonstrate an ability to empathize with America's Everyman -- the regular Joe, the working stiff. John McCain had Samuel J. Wurzelbacher, better known as...

Chamber recognizes local achievement

2013-05-14 00:00:00

Monday's awards dinner for the Danville Pittsylvania County Chamber of Commerce had a record turnout, with 440 people attending to recognize achievement in education, leadership and business. Chamber President Laurie Moran said people love positive...

The Harvest for Hunger campaign raises more than a million dollars

2013-05-11 04:24:03

The Harvest for Hunger 2013 campaign exceeded its $1 million campaign goal. The campaign raised $1,058,543 and collected 100,000 pounds of food for the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. Harvest for Hunger is a collaborative effort of four food banks in...

A 30-second Engine Salute for Shelby

2013-05-09 08:34:02

It's been decades since Carroll Shelby turned the auto world upside down, stuffing big engines into little cars that, today, fetch astronomical prices. Now, a year and a day since one of the country's most renown automotive icons passed away (he died...

NASCAR Sprint Cup tire tutorial 101

2013-04-27 00:24:03

Everybody in NASCAR talks about tires, but rarely does anyone stop to explain tires. They mention sticker tires, right-side tires, left-side tires, fresh tires, worn tires, hard tires and soft tires. The Times-Dispatch thought this would be a good...

Christy, Cole, Rodia, Ward named to Havre de Grace High's 2012 Hall of Fame Class

2012-09-26 20:24:59

Distinguished alumni Earl Christy, Sheldon W. Cole, Ernest Rodia and Lou Ward have been selected for the Havre de Grace High School Hall of Fame, the committee overseeing the hall of fame announced Monday. The Havre de Grace High School Hall of Fame will...

Friday, July 6, 2012

2012-07-06 00:20:00

Internet Blackout This Monday, thousands of computers around the world could lose access to the internet because they are infected by malware called DNS-Changer. Rich DeMuro shows us how to check to see if your computer is infected. To see if your...

18 years before the Hindenburg, a blimp disaster hit the Loop

2012-05-06 00:00:00

Seventy-five years ago this week, the Tribune delivered horrific news under a screaming banner headline, "ZEP BLOWS UP; KILLS 35." The zeppelin was the Hindenburg, and the accompanying remarkable photographs — plus the famous radio account —...

Bikers, others want to know age of tires

2012-02-22 00:05:00

For Gary "Pappy" Boward, the prospect of the tread stripping off an aging tire on his van or car is scary enough. The possibility of it happening on his motorcycle is downright terrifying. Boward, chairman of the motorcycle rights group ABATE, came to...

Snow tires vs. all-weather radials: Tread right

2012-02-11 00:00:00

University of Michigan faculty member Dorothea Gail remembers a few bad moments driving the slippery, hilly streets of Ann Arbor last winter. "I was going up an incline and my car couldn't make it," says Gail. "I had to get out and put floor mats under...

William "Bill" M. Sanderson

2011-08-03 12:35:00

William "Bill" M. Sanderson, loving father and grandfather, passed away peacefully on July 25, 2011, in East Jordan. Born in 1922, Bill was raised on a farm near the Ironton Ferry, and graduated from East Jordan High School in 1940. He served in the Army...

Margaret (Arnold) Brown, 95, formerly of Boswell

2011-06-21 19:48:00

Margaret (Arnold) Brown, 95, formerly of Boswell, PA,� passed away May 16, 2011 in her home in San Diego, CA surrounded by her loving family. She lived in Akron, Ohio, Phoenix, Arizona, Dessert Center, California and San Diego, California. She worked on...

After working for Goodyear Tire and Rubber for nearly 20 years, she quit and sued the company when she realized she was being paid significantly less than her male coworkers.

2012-07-27 10:57:00

The Spirit of Goodyear, one of three airships The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company operates in America, came to earth Thursday at the Somerset County Airport. On it�s way back to it�s home base in Akron, Ohio, from making an appearance over the USA vs.

2011-08-11 18:48:03

Tires carry a wealth of information on their sidewalls; unfortunately, it's all in code.

2010-07-13 08:03:24