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Invasive mussel confirmed in Utahs Electric Lake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Microsoft lets Zune music subscribers keep tunes
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Astronauts end spacewalk to repair gummed-up joint
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie get preliminary divorce decree
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Madonna, Ritchie granted preliminary divorce
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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UN expects new peacekeepers in Congo in weeks
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Warsaw marks borders of former ghetto
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Afghanistan markets its brand of pomegranates
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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China says 19,000 students died in May earthquake
Southern Ledger - November 21, 2008
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Study Americans use Net to look beyond sound bite
Americans dissatisfied with political sound bites are turning to the Internet for a more complete picture, a new study finds...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Paraguays Lugo names Cabinet chief
President-elect Fernando Lugo, whose historic election ended six decades of one-party rule in Paraguay, on Friday named a former leftist militant to head his Cabinet when he takes office on Aug. 15...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Paraguay drops same-sex wedding charges
A couple jailed on suspicion of having a same-sex wedding was freed Monday after a doctor determined that the groom is a hermaphrodite...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
France A new defense plan for new threats
France announced a vision Monday for its 21st-century military _ a leaner, smarter and more high-tech force capable of detecting threats like terrorism early and deploying quickly to battlefields abroad...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Iraqi violence down and govt confidence rising
Signs are emerging that Iraq has reached a turning point. Violence is down, armed extremists are in disarray, government confidence is rising and sectarian communities are gearing up for a battle at the polls rather than slaughter in the streets...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Another body found Japan quake toll rises to 10
Soldiers pulled the body of a 58-year-old man Monday from a hot spring inn knocked down by a landslide in northern Japan, bringing the death toll in a weekend earthquake to 10...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Winehouse taken to hospital after fainting spell
A spokesman for Amy Winehouse says the 24-year-old singer has been taken to a London hospital after a fainting spell...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Judges named to head Kozinski inquiry
A panel of federal judges on the East Coast will handle the ethics investigation into the conduct of Judge Alex Kozinski, under scrutiny for posting sexually explicit material on his Web site...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
More than 1M homeless from flooding in China
Weeks of rain pushed rivers over their banks in southern China, displacing more than 1.27 million people and forcing some to huddle on rooftops Monday as the region braced for more downpours...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Tiger wins US Open playoff, his 14th major title
With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday and won the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Woods outlasts Mediate to win US Open, 14th major
With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday and won the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Tiger Woods wins US Open on 19th hole
Tiger Woods has won the U.S. Open after making birdie on the last hole of an 18-hole playoff to force sudden death and then beating Rocco Mediate on the first hole...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Blame for Spears pap hit-run on the other foot
A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Stan Winston dies of cancer at 62
Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurrasic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Gore endorses Obama and promises to help him
Al Gore is endorsing Barack Obama and promising to help the Democrat achieve what eluded him _ the presidency. In a letter to be e-mailed to Obama supporters, the former vice president and Nobel Prize winner wrote, "From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected president of the United States."...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Gore endorses Obama
Al Gore says he is backing Barack Obama and will do whatever he can to help him get to the White House...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
McCain urges end to ban on offshore drilling
Sen. John McCain said Monday the federal moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling should be lifted, and individual states given the right to pursue energy exploration in waters near their own coasts...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Miami stays alive in CWS, eliminating Florida St.
Jemile Weeks hit his second home run of the College World Series, closer Carlos Gutierrez worked out of a bases-loaded situation in the ninth inning and Miami held off Florida State 7-5 in a Bracket 1 elimination game on Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Woods outlasts Mediate for third Open, 14th major
With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday and won the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Mars lander probes first microscope sample
The Phoenix lander sent back the most detailed view of the Martian soil to date, showing clumps of fine grains mixed with possible minerals, scientists said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Oil hits record near $140 a barrel on dollar, fire
Crude oil futures hit a record close to $140 a barrel Monday as the dollar weakened against the euro. Retail gas prices rose to a record $4.08 a gallon...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Hes Big Bird Caroll Spinney loves every feather
On the street, Caroll Spinney is a 74-year-old of modest proportions. On the job, transformed into Big Bird, he stands 8 feet 2 inches tall and is 6 years old...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Calif. same-sex weddings will affect other states
After wedding-day celebrations subside, gay and lesbian couples from other states who marry starting this week in California face sobering challenges...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Cardinals catcher removed in neck brace
St. Louis Cardinals backup catcher Jason LaRue watched from the dugout as Yadier Molina, his back to the play after an off-line throw, got flattened by a pinch runner...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Southern China flooding kills 57, more rain ahead
Massive flooding across a broad stretch of southern China killed almost 60 people and forced 1.3 million others from their homes, state media reported Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Forecast of lower flood crest at Iowa City
Displaced residents trickled back into the hardest-hit areas of Cedar Rapids on Sunday for their first up-close look at flood devastation, while a forecast of an earlier and lower flood crest at Iowa River sparked hope that the university city would escape a similar fate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Forecast for lower flood crest at Iowa City
Displaced residents trickled back into the hardest-hit areas of Cedar Rapids on Sunday for their first up-close look at flood devastation, while a forecast of an earlier and lower flood crest at Iowa River sparked hope that the university city would escape a similar fate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Several days of toil go for naught in Iowa town
The little town of Columbus Junction put up a good fight against the Flood of 2008. But, in the end, the water won...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Lesbian couple of 55 years ready to say I do
Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin fell in love at a time when lesbians risked being arrested, fired from their jobs and sent to electroshock treatment...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
NJ weighs bill encouraging alternative farm energy
For centuries, farming has involved plowing the fields and tending to livestock...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Forecast for lower flood crest at Iowa City
Displaced residents trickled back into the hardest-hit areas of Cedar Rapids on Sunday for their first up-close look at flood devastation, while a forecast of an earlier and lower flood crest at Iowa River sparked hope that the university city would escape a similar fate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Soldiers risk ruin while awaiting benefit checks
His lifelong dream of becoming a soldier had, in the end, come to this for Isaac Stevens: 28, penniless, in a wheelchair, fending off the sexual advances of another man in a homeless shelter...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Police in NC may have been warned before killing
North Carolina authorities say they are are investigating whether police were warned that a woman with five dead spouses was trying to hire a hit man to kill one of her husbands...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
NC couple accused of tying son to tree charged
A couple accused of killing their 13-year-old son by tying him to a tree for two nights have appeared in a North Carolina courtroom to face charges...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Feds Suicide is Painless swindler at large
A federal marshal ruled out suicide Monday in the disappearance of a missing hedge fund swindler whose sport utility vehicle was found abandoned on a bridge with the words "Suicide is Painless" scrawled into dust and pollen on the hood...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
2 Denali backpackers missing search in third day
Ground and air crews were searching nearly 100 square miles of Denali National Park on Monday for two women missing on what was supposed to be a short backpacking trip...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Coal miner killed in eastern Pa. accident
Authorities say a 40-year-old coal miner has been killed in an eastern Pennsylvania mine accident...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Checkpoints stoke frustration among flood victims
Police twice caught a man in his flood-damaged home before the property had been cleared by city inspectors. But Rick Blazek vowed to return _ even if he had to sneak behind bushes...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
NYC trial date set for extradited arms dealer
A Manhattan judge says a wealthy international arms dealer will go to trial in November on terrorism-related charges...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Calif. police ID man they say fatally beat toddler
Authorities have identified a man who was shot dead by police while beating a toddler to death on a rural road in Stanislaus County...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Group seeks emergency protection for 32 species
Environmentalists are seeking emergency protection for nearly three dozens rare plants, animals and insects under the Endangered Species Act, saying all are at risk due to habitat destruction and other threats...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
NOAA New Orleans at risk from Cat. 2 hurricane
Despite a massive effort to repair and upgrade flood defenses since Hurricane Katrina, storm surge could pour over levees in New Orleans if a strong Category 2 or higher hurricane strikes the city, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Orca at SeaWorld San Antonio dies unexpectedly
A killer whale at the SeaWorld in San Antonio has died unexpectedly...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
The necktie, knot what it used to be, still hangs on
They were the best of ties. They were the worst of ties...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Rice blesses Hezbollah power-sharing government
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she welcomes a new power-sharing arrangement in Lebanon even though it increased the power of Hezbollah militants at the expense of U.S.-backed moderates...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Study Americans use Net to look beyond sound bite
Americans dissatisfied with political sound bites are turning to the Internet for a more complete picture, a new study finds...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Family, friends gather to mourn director Pollack
Friends, family and show business colleagues gathered to remember late Oscar-winning director, producer and actor Sydney Pollack at a private memorial service, according to a person with knowledge of the service...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Paraguay drops same-sex wedding charges
A couple jailed on suspicion of having a same-sex wedding was freed Monday after a doctor determined that the groom is a hermaphrodite...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
France A new defense plan for new threats
France announced a vision Monday for its 21st-century military _ a leaner, smarter and more high-tech force capable of detecting threats like terrorism early and deploying quickly to battlefields abroad...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Iraqi violence down and govt confidence rising
Signs are emerging that Iraq has reached a turning point. Violence is down, armed extremists are in disarray, government confidence is rising and sectarian communities are gearing up for a battle at the polls rather than slaughter in the streets...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Paraguays Lugo names Cabinet chief
President-elect Fernando Lugo, whose historic election ended six decades of one-party rule in Paraguay, on Friday named a former leftist militant to head his Cabinet when he takes office on Aug. 15...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
More than 1M homeless from flooding in China
Weeks of rain pushed rivers over their banks in southern China, displacing more than 1.27 million people and forcing some to huddle on rooftops Monday as the region braced for more downpours...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Another body found Japan quake toll rises to 10
Soldiers pulled the body of a 58-year-old man Monday from a hot spring inn knocked down by a landslide in northern Japan, bringing the death toll in a weekend earthquake to 10...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Stan Winston dies of cancer at 62
Stan Winston, the Oscar-winning special-effects maestro responsible for bringing the dinosaurs of "Jurrasic Park" and other iconic movie creatures to life, has died. He was 62...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Winehouse taken to hospital after fainting spell
A spokesman for Amy Winehouse says the 24-year-old singer has been taken to a London hospital after a fainting spell...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Judges named to head Kozinski inquiry
A panel of federal judges on the East Coast will handle the ethics investigation into the conduct of Judge Alex Kozinski, under scrutiny for posting sexually explicit material on his Web site...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Checkpoints stoke frustration among flood victims
Police twice caught a man in his flood-damaged home before the property had been cleared by city inspectors. But Rick Blazek vowed to return _ even if he had to sneak behind bushes...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Miami stays alive in CWS, eliminating Florida St.
Jemile Weeks hit his second home run of the College World Series, closer Carlos Gutierrez worked out of a bases-loaded situation in the ninth inning and Miami held off Florida State 7-5 in a Bracket 1 elimination game on Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Woods outlasts Mediate for third Open, 14th major
With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday and won the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Tiger wins US Open playoff, his 14th major title
With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday and won the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Woods outlasts Mediate to win US Open, 14th major
With a throbbing knee and a pounding heart, Tiger Woods made one last improbable escape Monday and won the U.S. Open in a 19-hole playoff over Rocco Mediate, his 14th career major and maybe the most amazing of them all...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Tiger Woods wins US Open on 19th hole
Tiger Woods has won the U.S. Open after making birdie on the last hole of an 18-hole playoff to force sudden death and then beating Rocco Mediate on the first hole...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Blame for Spears pap hit-run on the other foot
A paparazzo who pressed charges against Britney Spears after her car ran over his foot was himself to blame for any injury, prosecutors said in refusing to pursue the case...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Hes Big Bird Caroll Spinney loves every feather
On the street, Caroll Spinney is a 74-year-old of modest proportions. On the job, transformed into Big Bird, he stands 8 feet 2 inches tall and is 6 years old...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Gore endorses Obama and promises to help him
Al Gore is endorsing Barack Obama and promising to help the Democrat achieve what eluded him _ the presidency. In a letter to be e-mailed to Obama supporters, the former vice president and Nobel Prize winner wrote, "From now through Election Day, I intend to do whatever I can to make sure he is elected president of the United States."...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Gore endorses Obama
Al Gore says he is backing Barack Obama and will do whatever he can to help him get to the White House...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
McCain urges end to ban on offshore drilling
Sen. John McCain said Monday the federal moratorium on offshore oil and gas drilling should be lifted, and individual states given the right to pursue energy exploration in waters near their own coasts...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Mars lander probes first microscope sample
The Phoenix lander sent back the most detailed view of the Martian soil to date, showing clumps of fine grains mixed with possible minerals, scientists said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Oil hits record near $140 a barrel on dollar, fire
Crude oil futures hit a record close to $140 a barrel Monday as the dollar weakened against the euro. Retail gas prices rose to a record $4.08 a gallon...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Calif. same-sex weddings will affect other states
After wedding-day celebrations subside, gay and lesbian couples from other states who marry starting this week in California face sobering challenges...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Cardinals catcher removed in neck brace
St. Louis Cardinals backup catcher Jason LaRue watched from the dugout as Yadier Molina, his back to the play after an off-line throw, got flattened by a pinch runner...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Southern China flooding kills 57, more rain ahead
Massive flooding across a broad stretch of southern China killed almost 60 people and forced 1.3 million others from their homes, state media reported Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
4 victims of deadly Iowa tornado were model youth
The four boys killed when a tornado hit rural western Iowa on Wednesday were among the elite of the Boy Scouts of America, hand-picked by their scoutmasters to attend the high-adventure camp...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Forecast for lower flood crest at Iowa City
Displaced residents trickled back into the hardest-hit areas of Cedar Rapids on Sunday for their first up-close look at flood devastation, while a forecast of an earlier and lower flood crest at Iowa River sparked hope that the university city would escape a similar fate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Bonnaroo fest opens with Metallica, Chris Rock
Bonnaroo began in earnest Friday with the rarest of double bills: Chris Rock followed by Metallica...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Rainout gives Kyle Busch pole at Michigan
Kyle Busch will start from the pole Sunday in the Lifelock 400, thanks to rain that washed away qualifying at Michigan International Speedway...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Rainout gives Kyle Busch pole
Kyle Busch will start from the pole Sunday in the Lifelock 400, thanks to rain that washed away qualifying at Michigan International Speedway...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Bonnaroo opens with Metallica, Chris Rock
The smorgasbord of Bonnaroo began in earnest Friday with a packed slate highlighted by the rarest of double bills: Chris Rock followed by Metallica...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Hard week, soft landing for Obamas wife
It has been a rough 10 days for Michelle Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Pearl Jam wows Bonnaroo with 3-hour performance
Pearl Jam wowed the Bonnaroo crowd with a three-hour performance late Saturday night, returning the band to the grand stage of a music festival...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Rising star Logano wins Natinwides Meijer 300
Joey Logano became the youngest winner in Nationwide Series history Saturday night, cruising to victory in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
B.B. King given key to the city at Bonnaroo
B.B. King was awarded the key to the city Saturday at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
NASCAR officials accused of exposing themselves
Two officials suspended by NASCAR are accused in a $225 million lawsuit of exposing themselves to a former co-worker, the Associated Press has learned...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
2 suspended NASCAR officials accused of harassment
Two officials suspended by NASCAR are accused in a $225 million lawsuit of exposing themselves to a former co-worker, the Associated Press has learned...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Suspended NASCAR officials accused of harassment
Two officials suspended by NASCAR are accused in a $225 million lawsuit of exposing themselves to a former co-worker, the Associated Press has learned...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Predators tie up another young defenseman
The Nashville Predators signed defenseman Ryan Suter to a four-year, $14 million contract on Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Sara Evans has married former Alabama quarterback
Country star Sara Evans has married former University of Alabama quarterback Jay Barker...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Floods drive corn to record high
The price of corn hits a record high over supply worries after flooding in the US Midwest this month ruined crops...
BBC News - June 16, 2008
California gay couples set to wed
Same-sex couples in California are set to exchange vows following a court ruling legalising gay marriage in the state...
BBC News - June 16, 2008
Shuttle Discovery streaks toward Earth
Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven streaked toward Earth on Saturday to cap a successful expansion job at the international space station, more spacious and robust thanks to a new billion-dollar science lab...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Family, friends gather to mourn director Pollack
Friends, family and show business colleagues gathered to remember late Oscar-winning director, producer and actor Sydney Pollack at a private memorial service, according to a person with knowledge of the service...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
The necktie, knot what it used to be, still hangs on
They were the best of ties. They were the worst of ties...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Study Americans use Net to look beyond sound bite
Americans dissatisfied with political sound bites are turning to the Internet for a more complete picture, a new study finds...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Shuttle Discovery crew glad to be back on ground
The space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and capped a successful expansion job at the international space station, more spacious and robust thanks to a new billion-dollar science lab...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Shuttle returns to Earth after 14-day mission
Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and capped a successful expansion job at the international space station, more spacious and robust thanks to a new billion-dollar science lab...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Paraguays Lugo names Cabinet chief
President-elect Fernando Lugo, whose historic election ended six decades of one-party rule in Paraguay, on Friday named a former leftist militant to head his Cabinet when he takes office on Aug. 15...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Bush says one thing, meant another
Civil War. Cold War.Perhaps weary of travel, President Bush said one thing but meant the other Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Another body found Japan quake toll rises to 10
Soldiers pulled the body of a 58-year-old man Monday from a hot spring inn knocked down by a landslide in northern Japan, bringing the death toll in a weekend earthquake to 10...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Death toll from Japan earthquake rises to 10
Soldiers digging through the wreckage of a hot spring resort buried in a landslide discovered the body of one of the missing Monday, bringing the death toll in the weekend quake to 10, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Saunders, Angels blank Braves 2-0 to avoid sweep
Casey Kotchman homered, Joe Saunders pitched seven scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Angels avoided a sweep with a 2-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Tony Awards make a nod to the past and future
Broadway looked to the future _ and to its past _ at the 2008 Tony Awards with "In the Heights," the best musical winner, and "August: Osage County," the best play, sharing the spotlight with a nearly 60-year-old "South Pacific."...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Memorable quotes from Tony winners and presenters
Quotes from Tony Award winners and presenters at the 62nd annual Tonys Sunday at Radio City Music Hall...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Its Woods vs. Mediate in US Open playoff
Superman vs. Everyman. Tiger Woods vs. Rocco Mediate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Woods forces playoff with Mediate at US Open
Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate will compete in an 18-hole playoff today for the U.S. Open championship. Down to his last stroke yesterdayWoods rapped a 12-foot birdie putt that bumped along toward the hole and swirled into the back corner of the cup without an inch to spare...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Hes Big Bird Caroll Spinney loves every feather
On the street, Caroll Spinney is a 74-year-old of modest proportions. On the job, transformed into Big Bird, he stands 8 feet 2 inches tall and is 6 years old...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Argentine farmers return to barricades
Thousands of Argentine farmers protesting grain export tax hikes returned to road blockades and suspended exports on Sunday, angry over a police crackdown at a barricade the day before...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Obama to visit Iraq, Afghanistan before election
Barack Obama says he is going to visit Iraq and Afghanistan before the November election...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Calif. same-sex weddings will affect other states
After wedding-day celebrations subside, gay and lesbian couples from other states who marry starting this week in California face sobering challenges...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Cardinals catcher removed in neck brace
St. Louis Cardinals backup catcher Jason LaRue watched from the dugout as Yadier Molina, his back to the play after an off-line throw, got flattened by a pinch runner...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Mars lander probes first microscope sample
The Phoenix lander sent back the most detailed view of the Martian soil to date, showing clumps of fine grains mixed with possible minerals, scientists said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Oil hits record near $140 a barrel on dollar, fire
Crude oil futures hit a record close to $140 a barrel Monday as the dollar weakened against the euro. Retail gas prices rose to a record $4.08 a gallon...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Southern China flooding kills 57, more rain ahead
Massive flooding across a broad stretch of southern China killed almost 60 people and forced 1.3 million others from their homes, state media reported Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
At least 24,000 people flee Iowa river flooding
Days after it rose out of its banks on its way to record flooding in Cedar Rapids, the Cedar River has forced at least 24,000 people from their homes, emergency officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Trial spotlights NYC rape-torture victims resolve
Her voice never faltered as she described an attack so demonic that at one point, she begged to die...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Forecast for lower flood crest at Iowa City
Displaced residents trickled back into the hardest-hit areas of Cedar Rapids on Sunday for their first up-close look at flood devastation, while a forecast of an earlier and lower flood crest at Iowa River sparked hope that the university city would escape a similar fate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Receding Cedar Rapids flood reveals wide damage
Receding water revealed widespread damage Sunday caused by a record flood crest, while other Iowa cities faced rivers that were still rising...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Mild weather aids Northern California firefighting
Milder-than-expected weather on Saturday gave fire crews hope that they could rein in a series of Northern California wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Forecast for lower flood crest at Iowa City
Displaced residents trickled back into the hardest-hit areas of Cedar Rapids on Sunday for their first up-close look at flood devastation, while a forecast of an earlier and lower flood crest at Iowa River sparked hope that the university city would escape a similar fate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Forecast of lower flood crest at Iowa City
Displaced residents trickled back into the hardest-hit areas of Cedar Rapids on Sunday for their first up-close look at flood devastation, while a forecast of an earlier and lower flood crest at Iowa River sparked hope that the university city would escape a similar fate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Drink tax makes Pa. county executive unpopular
A stiff drink comes with a stiff tax in Pittsburgh and surrounding towns these days, and that has made the county executive public enemy No. 1 in some quarters, reviled by name in song and on bar bills...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Marvel Hulks out with $54.5M opening weekend
"The Incredible Hulk" was a box-office bruiser, yanking in $54.5 million over opening weekend and laying to rest the stigma of his unappreciated big-screen adventure five years ago...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Northern California tamping down wildfires
Improved weather on Sunday helped crews tamp down several Northern California wildfires that had destroyed dozens of homes and led thousands of residents to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
NJ weighs bill encouraging alternative farm energy
For centuries, farming has involved plowing the fields and tending to livestock...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Several days of toil go for naught in Iowa town
The little town of Columbus Junction put up a good fight against the Flood of 2008. But, in the end, the water won...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Lesbian couple of 55 years ready to say I do
Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin fell in love at a time when lesbians risked being arrested, fired from their jobs and sent to electroshock treatment...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Police in NC may have been warned before killing
North Carolina authorities say they are are investigating whether police were warned that a woman with five dead spouses was trying to hire a hit man to kill one of her husbands...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
NC couple accused of tying son to tree charged
A couple accused of killing their 13-year-old son by tying him to a tree for two nights have appeared in a North Carolina courtroom to face charges...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Cross-nation relay run begins to remember soldiers
Jon Bellona was devastated when he learned that a good friend had been killed in an ambush in Iraq. While out on a jog, he came up with a way to honor his fallen pal...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
3 killed in New York City fire, 11 injured
A suspicious fire tore through a three-story building Sunday, killing three people and sending victims whose clothes and hair were ablaze leaping from windows, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Voting commission plagued by problems, limited funds
It was not an auspicious beginning. The year was 2004 and the newest federal agency had no desks, no computers, and no office to put them in. It had neither an address nor a phone number. Early meetings convened in a Starbucks near a Metro stop in downtown Washington...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Police Officer kills man who beat child to death
A 27-year-old man was fatally shot by police as he kicked, punched and stomped a young toddler to death in front of horrified motorists who tried to stop the attack on a dark country road, authorities said...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Perot launches Web site about government spending
Billionaire former presidential candidate Ross Perot has started a Web site to highlight what he calls the "economic crisis" facing the country because of deficit spending...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
1 dead, 5 hurt in attack outside Fla. supermarket
Authorities say one person has been killed and five others injured in an attack outside an Orlando supermarket...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
NYC No trans fats in restaurants as of July 1
Unhealthy trans fats in restaurant food? Not in New York City...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
US Senate race outcome rides on recount
South Carolina election officials conducted a recount Monday to settle a squeaker of a Democratic primary as two rivals sought the right to face U.S. Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in November...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
First man to take reins as CEO of national PTA
For the first time in more than 100 years, the national Parent Teachers Association will have a man as its chief executive officer...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Strong quake shakes northern Japan, at least 3 dead
A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked a rural area of northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people, triggering landslides and reportedly knocking down a bridge, fire and disaster management officials said. At least 64 were injured...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
The necktie, knot what it used to be, still hangs on
They were the best of ties. They were the worst of ties...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Strong quake shakes northern Japan, killing 3
A powerful 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked a rural area of northern Japan on Saturday, killing at least three people, triggering landslides and reportedly knocking down a bridge, fire and disaster management officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Shuttle Discovery crew glad to be back on ground
The space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and capped a successful expansion job at the international space station, more spacious and robust thanks to a new billion-dollar science lab...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Shuttle returns to Earth after 14-day mission
Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and capped a successful expansion job at the international space station, more spacious and robust thanks to a new billion-dollar science lab...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Shuttle Discovery streaks toward Earth
Shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven streaked toward Earth on Saturday to cap a successful expansion job at the international space station, more spacious and robust thanks to a new billion-dollar science lab...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Family, friends gather to mourn director Pollack
Friends, family and show business colleagues gathered to remember late Oscar-winning director, producer and actor Sydney Pollack at a private memorial service, according to a person with knowledge of the service...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Study Americans use Net to look beyond sound bite
Americans dissatisfied with political sound bites are turning to the Internet for a more complete picture, a new study finds...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Bush says one thing, meant another
Civil War. Cold War.Perhaps weary of travel, President Bush said one thing but meant the other Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Death toll from Japan earthquake rises to 10
Soldiers digging through the wreckage of a hot spring resort buried in a landslide discovered the body of one of the missing Monday, bringing the death toll in the weekend quake to 10, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Paraguays Lugo names Cabinet chief
President-elect Fernando Lugo, whose historic election ended six decades of one-party rule in Paraguay, on Friday named a former leftist militant to head his Cabinet when he takes office on Aug. 15...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
NC couple accused of tying son to tree charged
A couple accused of killing their 13-year-old son by tying him to a tree for two nights have appeared in a North Carolina courtroom to face charges...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Marvel Hulks out with $54.5M opening weekend
"The Incredible Hulk" was a box-office bruiser, yanking in $54.5 million over opening weekend and laying to rest the stigma of his unappreciated big-screen adventure five years ago...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Another body found Japan quake toll rises to 10
Soldiers pulled the body of a 58-year-old man Monday from a hot spring inn knocked down by a landslide in northern Japan, bringing the death toll in a weekend earthquake to 10...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Memorable quotes from Tony winners and presenters
Quotes from Tony Award winners and presenters at the 62nd annual Tonys Sunday at Radio City Music Hall...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Police in NC may have been warned before killing
North Carolina authorities say they are are investigating whether police were warned that a woman with five dead spouses was trying to hire a hit man to kill one of her husbands...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Woods forces playoff with Mediate at US Open
Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate will compete in an 18-hole playoff today for the U.S. Open championship. Down to his last stroke yesterdayWoods rapped a 12-foot birdie putt that bumped along toward the hole and swirled into the back corner of the cup without an inch to spare...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Saunders, Angels blank Braves 2-0 to avoid sweep
Casey Kotchman homered, Joe Saunders pitched seven scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Angels avoided a sweep with a 2-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Tony Awards make a nod to the past and future
Broadway looked to the future _ and to its past _ at the 2008 Tony Awards with "In the Heights," the best musical winner, and "August: Osage County," the best play, sharing the spotlight with a nearly 60-year-old "South Pacific."...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Obama to visit Iraq, Afghanistan before election
Barack Obama says he is going to visit Iraq and Afghanistan before the November election...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Its Woods vs. Mediate in US Open playoff
Superman vs. Everyman. Tiger Woods vs. Rocco Mediate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Oil hits record near $140 a barrel on dollar, fire
Crude oil futures hit a record close to $140 a barrel Monday as the dollar weakened against the euro. Retail gas prices rose to a record $4.08 a gallon...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Hes Big Bird Caroll Spinney loves every feather
On the street, Caroll Spinney is a 74-year-old of modest proportions. On the job, transformed into Big Bird, he stands 8 feet 2 inches tall and is 6 years old...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Argentine farmers return to barricades
Thousands of Argentine farmers protesting grain export tax hikes returned to road blockades and suspended exports on Sunday, angry over a police crackdown at a barricade the day before...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Calif. same-sex weddings will affect other states
After wedding-day celebrations subside, gay and lesbian couples from other states who marry starting this week in California face sobering challenges...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Cardinals catcher removed in neck brace
St. Louis Cardinals backup catcher Jason LaRue watched from the dugout as Yadier Molina, his back to the play after an off-line throw, got flattened by a pinch runner...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Mars lander probes first microscope sample
The Phoenix lander sent back the most detailed view of the Martian soil to date, showing clumps of fine grains mixed with possible minerals, scientists said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Southern China flooding kills 57, more rain ahead
Massive flooding across a broad stretch of southern China killed almost 60 people and forced 1.3 million others from their homes, state media reported Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Forecast for lower flood crest at Iowa City
Displaced residents trickled back into the hardest-hit areas of Cedar Rapids on Sunday for their first up-close look at flood devastation, while a forecast of an earlier and lower flood crest at Iowa River sparked hope that the university city would escape a similar fate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
4 victims of deadly Iowa tornado were model youth
The four boys killed when a tornado hit rural western Iowa on Wednesday were among the elite of the Boy Scouts of America, hand-picked by their scoutmasters to attend the high-adventure camp...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Continental cutbacks to hit Cleveland and Houston
Travelers in Cleveland and Houston will be hit hardest when Continental Airlines starts cutting flights later this year in its fight against record fuel costs...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Experts New Bird flu vaccine looks promising
The first experimental bird flu vaccine made from lab-grown cells instead of chicken eggs shows promise in blocking the highly lethal virus, scientists report...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Hard week, soft landing for Obamas wife
It has been a rough 10 days for Michelle Obama...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Rainout gives Kyle Busch pole at Michigan
Kyle Busch will start from the pole Sunday in the Lifelock 400, thanks to rain that washed away qualifying at Michigan International Speedway...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Rainout gives Kyle Busch pole
Kyle Busch will start from the pole Sunday in the Lifelock 400, thanks to rain that washed away qualifying at Michigan International Speedway...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Bonnaroo opens with Metallica, Chris Rock
The smorgasbord of Bonnaroo began in earnest Friday with a packed slate highlighted by the rarest of double bills: Chris Rock followed by Metallica...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
B.B. King given key to the city at Bonnaroo
B.B. King was awarded the key to the city Saturday at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
NASCAR officials accused of exposing themselves
Two officials suspended by NASCAR are accused in a $225 million lawsuit of exposing themselves to a former co-worker, the Associated Press has learned...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
2 suspended NASCAR officials accused of harassment
Two officials suspended by NASCAR are accused in a $225 million lawsuit of exposing themselves to a former co-worker, the Associated Press has learned...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Suspended NASCAR officials accused of harassment
Two officials suspended by NASCAR are accused in a $225 million lawsuit of exposing themselves to a former co-worker, the Associated Press has learned...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Bonnaroo fest opens with Metallica, Chris Rock
Bonnaroo began in earnest Friday with the rarest of double bills: Chris Rock followed by Metallica...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Pearl Jam wows Bonnaroo with 3-hour performance
Pearl Jam wowed the Bonnaroo crowd with a three-hour performance late Saturday night, returning the band to the grand stage of a music festival...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Rising star Logano wins Natinwides Meijer 300
Joey Logano became the youngest winner in Nationwide Series history Saturday night, cruising to victory in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Lehman Brothers posts $2.8bn loss
The US investment bank Lehman Brothers posts a loss of $2.8bn, the first since it went public in 1994...
BBC News - June 16, 2008
Bernanke warns of healthcare bill
US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke says rising healthcare spending may harm the US economy...
BBC News - June 16, 2008
Swing states
Pollster John Zogby identifies key US poll battlegrounds...
BBC News - June 16, 2008
Continental drift
Will the US and Europe move closer after Bush?...
BBC News - June 16, 2008
Dog's life less opulent as Trouble's $12m fortune is slashed
A New York judge cuts $10m from the $12m inheritance given by New York property tycoon Leona Helmsley to her pet dog...
BBC News - June 16, 2008
Late Kanye jeered at US festival
Rapper Kanye West is booed after appearing late on stage at the Bonnaroo festival in Tennessee...
BBC News - June 16, 2008
Rice visit 'to back free Lebanon'
US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice makes an unannounced visit to Lebanon following a crucial power-sharing deal...
BBC News - June 16, 2008
UAE sheikh tried to assaulting US man
The brother of the UAE ruler will face trial on Thursday charged with assaulting a US citizen in a bar in Geneva...
BBC News - June 16, 2008
Blogger arrests hit record high
More than 64 people have been jailed for using blogs as a means of protest since 2003, a US report finds...
BBC News - June 16, 2008
Oil at record near $140 a barrel
Oil prices hit a record $139.89 a barrel in trade in New York, despite a Saudi pledge to increase output...
BBC News - June 16, 2008
Shuttle Discovery crew glad to be back on ground
The space shuttle Discovery and its crew of seven returned to Earth on Saturday and capped a successful expansion job at the international space station, more spacious and robust thanks to a new billion-dollar science lab...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Study Americans use Net to look beyond sound bite
Americans dissatisfied with political sound bites are turning to the Internet for a more complete picture, a new study finds...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Report Japan quake toll rises to 10
Soldiers digging through the wreckage of a hot spring resort buried in a landslide discovered the body of one of the missing Monday, bringing the death toll in the weekend quake to 10, news reports said...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Paraguays Lugo names Cabinet chief
President-elect Fernando Lugo, whose historic election ended six decades of one-party rule in Paraguay, on Friday named a former leftist militant to head his Cabinet when he takes office on Aug. 15...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Bush says one thing, meant another
Civil War. Cold War.Perhaps weary of travel, President Bush said one thing but meant the other Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Death toll from Japan earthquake rises to 10
Soldiers digging through the wreckage of a hot spring resort buried in a landslide discovered the body of one of the missing Monday, bringing the death toll in the weekend quake to 10, police said...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Taiwan ships enter Japan waters
Nine Taiwanese coast guard vessels entered Japanese waters Monday near disputed islands in the East China Sea to accompany a ship of protesters angry over the sinking nearby of a Taiwanese fishing boat, officials said...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Saunders, Angels shut down Braves in 2-0 win
Casey Kotchman homered, Joe Saunders pitched seven scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Angels avoided a sweep with a 2-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Tony Awards make a nod to the past and future
Broadway looked to the future _ and to its past _ at the 2008 Tony Awards with "In the Heights," the best musical winner, and "August: Osage County," the best play, sharing the spotlight with a nearly 60-year-old "South Pacific."...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Memorable quotes from Tony winners and presenters
Quotes from Tony Award winners and presenters at the 62nd annual Tonys Sunday at Radio City Music Hall...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
McCain cancels fundraiser with controversial Texan
Questions from the media prompted Republican John McCain to cancel a fundraiser at the home of a Texas oilman who once joked that women should give in while being raped...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Woods forces playoff with Mediate at US Open
Tiger Woods and Rocco Mediate will compete in an 18-hole playoff today for the U.S. Open championship. Down to his last stroke yesterdayWoods rapped a 12-foot birdie putt that bumped along toward the hole and swirled into the back corner of the cup without an inch to spare...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Saunders, Angels blank Braves 2-0 to avoid sweep
Casey Kotchman homered, Joe Saunders pitched seven scoreless innings and the Los Angeles Angels avoided a sweep with a 2-0 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday night...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Argentine farmers return to barricades
Thousands of Argentine farmers protesting grain export tax hikes returned to road blockades and suspended exports on Sunday, angry over a police crackdown at a barricade the day before...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Icahn lambastes corporate culture, CEOs
Billionaire financier Carl Icahn said he no longer has to watch "Saturday Night Live" if he wants a good laugh _ he just has to go to a company board meeting...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Anti-US cleric shifts strategy for Iraq elections
Followers of anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr will run candidates on other party tickets in upcoming Iraqi provincial elections, a top aide said Sunday, in an apparent bid to sidestep what they believe is a government campaign against their movement...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Southern China flooding kills 57, more rain ahead
Massive flooding across a broad stretch of southern China killed almost 60 people and forced 1.3 million others from their homes, state media reported Monday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Mars lander probes first microscope sample
The Phoenix lander sent back the most detailed view of the Martian soil to date, showing clumps of fine grains mixed with possible minerals, scientists said Friday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Cardinals catcher removed in neck brace
St. Louis Cardinals backup catcher Jason LaRue watched from the dugout as Yadier Molina, his back to the play after an off-line throw, got flattened by a pinch runner...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Forecast for lower flood crest at Iowa City
Displaced residents trickled back into the hardest-hit areas of Cedar Rapids on Sunday for their first up-close look at flood devastation, while a forecast of an earlier and lower flood crest at Iowa River sparked hope that the university city would escape a similar fate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Trial spotlights NYC rape-torture victims resolve
Her voice never faltered as she described an attack so demonic that at one point, she begged to die...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
High winds stoke fires across Northern California
High wind on Saturday continued to stoke fires across Northern California that had destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Calif. same-sex weddings will affect other states
After wedding-day celebrations subside, gay and lesbian couples from other states who marry starting this week in California face sobering challenges...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Receding Cedar Rapids flood reveals wide damage
Receding water revealed widespread damage Sunday caused by a record flood crest, while other Iowa cities faced rivers that were still rising...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Mild weather aids Northern California firefighting
Milder-than-expected weather on Saturday gave fire crews hope that they could rein in a series of Northern California wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
At least 24,000 people flee Iowa river flooding
Days after it rose out of its banks on its way to record flooding in Cedar Rapids, the Cedar River has forced at least 24,000 people from their homes, emergency officials said Saturday...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Forecast for lower flood crest at Iowa City
Displaced residents trickled back into the hardest-hit areas of Cedar Rapids on Sunday for their first up-close look at flood devastation, while a forecast of an earlier and lower flood crest at Iowa River sparked hope that the university city would escape a similar fate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Forecast of lower flood crest at Iowa City
Displaced residents trickled back into the hardest-hit areas of Cedar Rapids on Sunday for their first up-close look at flood devastation, while a forecast of an earlier and lower flood crest at Iowa River sparked hope that the university city would escape a similar fate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Drink tax makes Pa. county executive unpopular
A stiff drink comes with a stiff tax in Pittsburgh and surrounding towns these days, and that has made the county executive public enemy No. 1 in some quarters, reviled by name in song and on bar bills...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Marvel Hulks out with $54.5M opening weekend
"The Incredible Hulk" was a box-office bruiser, yanking in $54.5 million over opening weekend and laying to rest the stigma of his unappreciated big-screen adventure five years ago...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Northern California tamping down wildfires
Improved weather on Sunday helped crews tamp down several Northern California wildfires that had destroyed dozens of homes and led thousands of residents to evacuate...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Several days of toil go for naught in Iowa town
The little town of Columbus Junction put up a good fight against the Flood of 2008. But, in the end, the water won...
Southern Ledger - June 16, 2008
Lesbian couple of 55 years ready to say I do
Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin fell in love at a time when lesbians risked being arrested, fired from their jobs and sent to electroshock treatment...
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