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Nixon centennial birthday: Map honors life of former president

2013-01-09 09:23:05

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Fred L. Turner dies at 80; former McDonald's chief executive

2013-01-08 21:23:00

A grill man turned chief executive at McDonald's, Fred L. Turner oversaw an aggressive expansion of the company beginning in the 1970s that turned it into a corporate giant. When he began reshaping the restaurants in 1968, he left a visible legacy by...

Boys' basketball: Gardena Serra sends three players to college teams

2012-05-31 16:40:23

Newt Gingrich targeted over policy, personal life in GOP debate

2011-12-10 20:00:00

With Newt Gingrich as their common target, the Republican presidential hopefuls piled on the new party front-runner in a lively debate Saturday night, jabbing him over his political consistency, the sturdiness of his character and the plausibility of...

Metro roundup: RHIT's Evans sets Div. III record in high jump

2013-05-11 04:24:03

For the third time this season, Rose-Hulman senior Liz Evans topped the NCAA Division III all-time national record in the outdoor high jump Friday night. Evans became the first athlete in Division III women's high-jump history to clear 6 feet with her...

Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn., Charley Walters column

2013-04-28 00:54:03

DRAFTING THREE PLAYERS -- Sharrif Floyd, Xavier Rhodes and Cordarrelle Patterson -- in the first round, even though they were picks Nos. 23, 25 and 29, will cost the Vikings about $12 million in signing bonuses. "We'll do what it takes to get a winner...

Focus turns to jail alternatives in Johnson County justice center debate

2013-04-21 08:34:02

The group meets Monday mornings in the Johnson County Attorney's Office to see who they can try to get out of the county jail. One would expect public defender Tom Woods and jail alternatives counselor Emily Hurst to be trying to secure an inmate's...

Loyola University officially joining the Missouri Valley Conference

2013-04-18 15:49:00

For the first time in 20 years the Missouri Valley Conference is adding an institution, as the MVC President’s Council unanimously voted to extend a membership invitation to Loyola University Chicago, and the Ramblers will begin full participation...

B.J. Best's power-up poetry

2013-03-23 16:29:00

While gamers worldwide play video games for entertainment, poet and college professor B.J. Best played them to find inspiration. It was "research," he told his wife, for a book of poetry. The fruits of all Best's thumb labor came in the form of "But Our...

Weekly Maryland recruiting roundup

2013-02-22 07:32:00

Maryland junior forward target Abdul Malik-Abu added another big offer this week, according to the New England Recruiting Report. Florida became the latest high-major program to offer him a scholarship on Thursday, joining a long list that includes...

Misty's golden finish tops 2012

2012-12-29 23:09:00

The Summer Olympics in London helped transfix the eyes of the sports world on representatives of Newport-Mesa. No spotlight was as brilliant as that created when Misty May-Treanor and her partner met fellow Newport Harbor High alumnus April Ross and her...

Traxinger named Farmers

2012-12-07 01:06:06

HURON - South Dakota Farmers Union President Doug Sombke has named Mike Traxinger legislative director for the family farm organization. Traxinger is a fifth-generation South Dakota farmer and a native of Claremont, S.D. He maintains a small herd of...

Leslie S. Arenson has joined Schiller DuCanto & Fleck as a new associate. Prior to joining the firm, she practiced family law, handling complex cases involving child custody, visitation, child support, maintenance, business valuations, and child abduction.

2012-11-25 00:00:00

Allison Wey has been appointed vice president of investor relations and public affairs in the Chicago office of Durata Therapeutics. She brings more than 25 years of experience in investor relations, financial communications and corporate communications to the company.

2012-10-15 14:09:00

Weglarz has been director of research for the Economic Development Council for Central Illinois. She has a bachelor's degree in business marketing and management from Drake University and an MBA in Management from Bradley University. She also is co-author of "Open!

2012-07-16 00:00:00