Beach vendors to match world hotspots
DRINK vendors, ice cream sellers and beach chair hirers should all be able to ply their trade on Gold Coast beaches, says Moncrieff MP Steve Ciobo -- and it's an idea Mayor Ron Clarke believes is worth investigating.
Mr Ciobo said the Gold Coast City
Legislative leaders say they will work with Nixon
Leaders of the legislature say they have their differences with Governor Nixon, but that shouldn't stop them from all working together.
House Speaker Ron Richard (R-Joplin) acknowledges there have been disagreements.
"We?re going to be fair and open
School districts out of calamity days
Mother nature wreaked havoc in the Monroe area early in the winter season, and the school district was forced to use all its available calamity days.
The state allowed five, which were used as of Jan. 29, said Monroe Local Schools Superintendent
Hitting the Beech for spring break
Connect the dots, and you've got the picture of North Carolina's Ski Beech at Beech Mountain Resort, which, at an elevation of 5,506 feet, is the highest ski area east of the Rocky Mountains.
Elevation, along with accessibility, spells success with
Opening This Week: Oscar shorts, stop-motion Gaiman and "Blair Witch" in Afghanistan
On offer this week are films both long in the making and short on running time. Dakota Fanning does a double bill, Steve Martin further damages his credibility and "Blair Witch" director Daniel Myrick returns to have people running for their sanity.
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Review: Memorial Day
PLOT: A group of soldiers work hard and play hard - in extreme fashion - on and off the battlefield.
REVIEW: It's difficult to review MEMORIAL DAY without opening a whole can of wartime-debate worms, or making it a forum for my own thoughts on the
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Getting to know ... Carol Schaap
About Carol: She and her husband, Glenn, live in Lansing and have three children: Allison (Nick), Ryan and Kristen. Bachelor's degree in music from Trinity Christian College. Master's degree in music from Roosevelt University and 30 additional credits
'Perfect storm' of events batters Bethany
LINDSBORG - When the economy slides, several things happen that affect small colleges: fundraising declines, the value and income from the endowment fund drops, and more students find they need financial aid to stay in school.
"If it were any one of
AeroMexico Launches Denver-Mexico City Flights
DENVER -- Passengers boarding AeroMexico's first nonstop flight from Denver to Mexico City received red roses Sunday afternoon.
The flight took off after a ceremonial ribbon-cutting welcoming the airline's new service at Denver International Airport.
