Why aren't you going? Sep 4, 2008
I don t contribute money to the overstuffed wallets of professional sports franchises, their owners and their players ... Cancelled my tickets because of the Mike Vick dog killer debacle and King Blank raising ticket prices even with losing records the past two seasons ... My pro heros are gone - Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr, Dick Butkus, ets. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Closing the Green Storage Gap Aug 29, 2008
Outsource, use managed service providers, SaaS or Cloud-based services, buy carbon offsets to meet ETS requirements as needed. Utilize carbon offset credits to comply with ETS when needed, leverage lower cost services when applicable without compromising IT service delivery. (EnterpriseStorageForum)
New embryo test to screen for 6,000 diseases Aug 20, 2008
Gadgets from the Guardian shop ... since 1998, enterprise technology services (ets) has. (Yahoo News -- Biotechnology and Genetics)
JHX - Q1 FY09 Results Aug 20, 2008
1 Down 96% Net Tangible (Liabilities) Assets per Ordinary Share US$(0 ... 6 $ (39) Net operating profit excluding asbestos Commentary "Our main businesses operated in markets that were affected by downturns, particularly in the US, where the downturn was the most severe," said our CEO, Mr Louis Gries ... "Despite this, we continued to focus on driving primary demand for fibre cement products in North America with strategies aimed at increasing our share of the US siding and backer board markets.... (Sydney Morning Herald)
Kevin Rudd has intervened in competitive markets with FuelWatch and GroceryChoice. Both will prove failures. Aug 11, 2008
Julie Bishop blogs exclusively for BusinessDay It is foolhardy for politicians to raise expectations that they have the power to intervene in markets for the benefit of the broader community. Markets operate best when competitive forces influence behaviour to find the most efficient solution to meet the needs of the community ... There is a case for government intervention when markets fail and that is why all developed and many developing countries have laws against monopolistic or cartel... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 6, 2008 Aug 7, 2008
Put the blame where it belongs: on a self-centered bunch of politicians who are more concerned with making sure that Exxon gets its 11 billion profit than the welfare of the people ... He gets very little disability, and most of that goes for rent ... Faux Chuckles wrote on Aug 6, 2008 1:36 PM:The closer the election gets, the IQ of those posting comments decreases incrementally, due mostly to alligning with their chosen party line. (North County Times)
Rudd to give athletes pep-talk Aug 2, 2008
Given Kevin Rudd's talking down of the Australian Economy, and with his ETS scheme - he will be motivating our athletes into depression - What a poseur ... Click here for your chance to win tickets to Hawks Awards Dinner. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
I'm here to the next election: Nelson Aug 1, 2008
Goodness me, at this rate the opposition front bench will consist of the "fatuos fatman frm Paterson Blob Baldwin...he just about takes up half the front bench on his own. This morning Blob was quoted in his local newspaper as urging the world to attack the "root core" of terrorism. I think the comment might have been edited and was originally the "heart, nub, hub, center,root, core" but Blob does tend to go on a bit. (0) Robbo: 01 Aug 2008 1:14:54pm We see why the Libs had to stick with Howard... (ABC Online)
Why we need CCS - whether you like the idea or not! Aug 1, 2008
Lets stop wasting time ... citing perennial budgets blow outs and uninspiring results ... (Hint: check the pockets of the coal lobby). (ABC Online)
Sats firm gets boot Jul 29, 2008
Testing service provider ETS will not now be responsible for re-marking any disputed papers - after reports of concerns over marking quality ... Head teachers have warned that the number of appeals for re-marking will rocket and it is thought that ETS could be sacked ... EXCLUSIVE We join the binge-drinking teens shaming our country on the streets. (Mirror.co.uk)
Australia must engage in a coherent debate about the nuclear option. Jul 29, 2008
Tell that to WA and lets have this argument again when the drought ramps up and QLD and VIC generators are severely constrained again ... We don't need more puppets for the miners and fossil fuel lobby, go away ... When or if we learn how to generate energy from such sources I say we should all rejoice, but in the meantime lets be realistic. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Two Diggers injured by flares in Afghanistan Jul 28, 2008
July 28, 2008 12:44am AEST. THE Australian Defence Force is investigating incidents in Afghanistan that left two Diggers injured - one seriously - after the accidental discharge of flares during a routine patrol in southern Oruzgan province. (The Australian)
9/11 rebuild goes on, despite grisly finds Jul 28, 2008
The underground pockets were located along the western edge of the 6 ... Glenn Milne Nelson has read the politics of an ETS better than Turnbull but his enemies are far from beaten. (Yahoo News -- World Trade Center)
Clean deadline call on coal power Jul 22, 2008
The government's main strategy is that the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) will give companies an economic incentive to invest in carbon capture and storage (CCS) when the carbon price rises sufficiently ... This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled ... Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so. (BBC News)
Turnbull backs Woodside on LNG fears Jul 18, 2008
Mr Swan says there will be more consultation with industry before and after the Government's white paper, which will detail Australia's mid-term reduction targets, is released in October ... I like Mr Turnbull, but I must say I think he's now towing the Nelson line and back-flipping over the ETS. The tactic is once again playing on Fear ... Showing their true colours I'd say, and they're hoping to delay the introduction so that the ETS is not in place by the next election of course. (ABC Online)
Pragmatism wins in the trade-off Jul 17, 2008
au/news/global-warming/ets-makes-gst-look-like-a-breeze/2008/07/16/1216162960032 ... ETS makes GST look like a breeze. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Top 1000 polluters to need permits Jul 14, 2008
PENNY Wong has assured businesses they will not face a GST-style red tape tangle when the Rudd Government introduces its planned emissions trading scheme (ETS) to tackle climate change ... But she also insisted the ETS, the subject of a green paper to be released on Wednesday, would encompass the entire economy ... Senator Wong's long-awaited green paper will give the first real indication of the detail of the Government's ETS plan and will come less than a fortnight after its climate change... (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Beware the contenders Jul 13, 2008
He's doing it by largely avoiding a characteristic strength: a capacity to ponder the complex specifics about the probable short-term negative impact of carbon trading on the Australian economy when the world's biggest polluters - among them China, India and America - are yet to set their own targets ... At the last election, Labor and the Coalition agreed that domestic emissions trading should proceed even if the big emitters had not set their own targets ... Nelson, Turnbull said, actually... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Anderson shows sympathy for Esposito Jul 13, 2008
Assuming he gets healthy enough that he takes up cap space, he could be an asset for us ... what vets have we signed ... we one of the worsest compare with owners GM IN NBA, NFL, SOCCER IN EUROPE (ENGLAND, ITALY, SPAIN, ets. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Kym Valentine in hospital after horror flight Jul 7, 2008
When are you knumbskulls going to get it through your thick heads , the majority of Australian voters " who the government should listen to... Peter ex labor, Sydney on Protests...strikes...the Pope...the pilgrims.....now I am just laughing....this could not get much more ridiculous....I have given up caring now...I am just going to enjoy the chaos.... Catholic Bloke, bondi on can someone please explain why a story about children under the age of 16 having accidents while riding off road is... (LIVENEWS.com.au)
Iowans will prevail through smoking ban Jul 5, 2008
virgilk wrote on Jul 4, 2008 9:16 PM:" The research I have been doing since 1998 has shown me the real truth of the myth being spread about Second Hand Smoke worldwide by the Pharmaceuticals. They do this to boost their profits into the Billions through the sale of pills and patches. I found the largest studies ever done. These studies were completed by the American Cancer Society, the World Health Organization, the National Oakridge Labs, one simply called The Enormous German Study and many... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Govts 'not acting fast enough on carbon' Jul 5, 2008
The report also recommended an emissions trading scheme (ETS) should be up and running by 2010 and include petrol, without a cut in its excise. Greens leader Bob Brown told Saturday's protesters Australia couldn't wait for other countries, including China and India, to act on climate change. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
After Garnaut, the big questions will remain unanswered Jul 2, 2008
The report will outline proposals for a carbon emissions trading scheme, perhaps better described as a cap-and-auction scheme, in which the government sets a declining cap on carbon emissions, with permits to pollute allocated by way of auction ... We should all be taking no regrets actions - recycling whatever we can, installing energy efficiency 00004000 gadgets and signing up for green power - every day ... and now you see just how silly the argument gets. (ABC Online)
Drunk 10-year-olds treated in NSW hospitals: Meagher Jun 26, 2008
Wong still silent on whether petrol will be included in ETS. Gordon Ramsay wows crowd, calls Wilkinson a "tw*t". (LIVENEWS.com.au)
Council rejects waiting for state to act on smoking ban Jun 25, 2008
Dave wrote on Jun 25, 2008 1:14 AM:" People, two words...RECALL ELECTION FOR NOVEMBER. Lets get the paper work flowing to get rid of Greg Dachel, Robert Hoekstra, Dennis Doughty and Greg Hoffman, if they fall under recall election rules (have to have served one year of their term, I think). ". Bryan wrote on Jun 25, 2008 6:00 AM:" Here comes the disinformation -Theres no safe level of secondhand smoke, Hoekstra said. I think we need to seriously consider the health of the community. The United... (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Carbon compensation for families 'more than $1.6bn' Jun 23, 2008
6 billion a year to families, to offset rising energy and fuel prices under a new emissions trading system (ETS) ... "For low income families, concerns about the increased costs of energy and other goods and services are real," said Climate Institute policy director Erwin Jackson, adding they could be overcome with "a fair and effective distribution of the multi-billion dollar bonus to government coffers provided by the ETS". (Melbourne Herald Sun)
GAF gets disaster management centre Jun 14, 2008
The facility, consisting of an office and two training blocks, and sited at the Engineer Training School (ETS), Wajir Barracks at Teshie near Accra, is expected to facilitate training of military engineers and other troops for deployment on disaster management duties ... Deputy Defence Minister, Mr. William Ofori Boafo, advised personnel of the ETS to make the best of the facility and to ensure they took good care of the equipment provided. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Outing The Outliers: Strategy Matches Oncogene With Subtype Of Prostate Cancer Jun 12, 2008
"We know that ETS gene fusions occur in 40%-80% of prostate-specific antigen (PSA)-screened prostate cancers, leaving 20%-60% of prostate cancers in which the key genetic aberration is unknown. Further, we have shown that ETS-positive and --negative cancers have distinct transcriptional signatures, suggesting that unique oncogenes and downstream targets play a role in fusion-negative cancers," explains lead author, Dr. Arul M. Chinnaiyan from the University of Michigan Medical School. Dr.... (Science Daily)
Shuffle Master, Inc. Reports Second Quarter 2008 Results Jun 10, 2008
01, net of tax, recognized on the sale of the Companys undivided interest in a NetJets Inc. corporate aircraft ... Total lease and service revenue for Electronic Table Systems (ETS) reached a record high of $2 ... The PTG segment includes revenue from the license and sale of the Companys intellectual property protected titles including Premium Games, Side Bets, Progressive add-ons and revenues from the acquisition of Progressive Gaming International Corporations (PGIC) Table... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
New Low-Cost Spay And Neuter Clinic Opens Today Jun 3, 2008
We also need more volunteers to help get the adoptable pets out in the public and helping with fundraising projects so we can save more and increase those odds ... Also key to the completion of the clinic s surgical suite where the spays and neuters will be performed was Jeffery Aaron from AAA Furniture Refinishing ets who provided cabinetry and counter tops ... Memberships, donations, fundraising - all of these things help fund our efforts to combat the tragic end many of these animals face,... (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Estrogen Helps Drive Distinct, Aggressive Form Of Prostate Cancer May 30, 2008
Dr. Rubin, along with researchers at the University of Michigan, first discovered and described the common fusions between the TMPRSS2 and ETS family member genes subset of prostate cancer in the journal Science in 2005 ... Research into just why fusion-positive prostate cancers are so aggressive and potential molecular drug targets to help curb that aggression will continue under Dr. Rubin's direction at Weill Cornell, in collaboration with members of his group and with computational biologist... (Science Daily)
Too much riding on high-stakes tests? May 28, 2008
2) THERE WILL BE NO EXCUSES. YOU WILL WORK HARDER HERE THAN EVER BEFORE. From Stand and Deliver, the teacher in the movie - Jaime Escalante - is saying it to a bunch a poor kids (mostly non-white) in the ghetto in LA. Those kids went on to take the AP Calc test and do so good that ETS investigated them for cheating ... Everyone (parents, teachers, administrators, general public) forgets that ultimately the responsibility of LEARNING falls on the LEARNER (aka student) ... It s rarely pass-fail,... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Injured Tulo frustrated, but optimistic May 3, 2008
Knowing there's nothing he can do to improve his poor numbers and help his teammates recover from a slow start is as difficult as it g 00001FD3 ets for Tulowitzki. "Yeah, definitely, it's been frustrating," Tulowitzki said Friday at Coors Field. (MLB.com -- Colorado Rockies)
Lake Sacajawea vandalism continues May 2, 2008
I have also raised 4 of our most precious assets - all decent, hard working individuals who are great citizens of this community ... No TV, radio, conjugal visits, ets. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Your very own climate change Victory Garden Apr 22, 2008
First, the data prove that a growing percentage of all of those semiconductors exported to China by Intel do not ultimately end up in computers that are shipped back to the U.S. The relentless focus on global markets by U.S. corporations isn't motivated solely by the cost-savings from outsourcing and offshoring -- there's plenty of money to be made selling real products, too ... This leads to some lovely statistical info-nuggets: A survey conducted in 2005 found that of "115 published studies... (Salon)
The bisphenol A blues Apr 19, 2008
This leads to some lovely statistical info-nuggets: A survey conducted in 2005 found that of "115 published studies concerning effects of low doses of bisphenol A in experimental animals, 94 percent of publicly funded studies found evidence of harm while 100 percent of chemical industry studies found no evidence of harm." ... Affected animals are unable to properly metabolize their normal diets, leading to obesity ... But it's also easy to understand how citizens of Ohio could be looking at a... (Salon)
The brighter side of $115 a barrel crude Apr 17, 2008
The EU ETS is dominated by power utilities, which must hold EUA permits for every ton of carbon dioxide (CO2) emitted when burning fuel to generate power ... The fledgling European Union emission tradiing system (ETS) received a ton of bad press two years, when the price of carbon emissions crashed ... As of 2008, the rules have been tightened, and for the next phase of the ETS, beginning in 2013. (Salon)
OCEANSIDE: Shooting victim gets new attorney Apr 9, 2008
Wicks said she does not understand why it has taken investigators so long to explain why five bullets went whizzing through the air, striking an unarmed woman and her child ... Geez enough already, arrest this freak and get him off the streets ... They are dragging their feet because they have to cover their assets. (North County Times)
classified 3/25/08 Mar 26, 2008
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Climate change pricier if petrol excluded, says Garnaut Mar 26, 2008
EXCLUDING petrol from an Australian emissions trading scheme (ETS) would only increase the overall cost of moving to a low emissions economy, the Government's chief climate change adviser says. Professor Ross Garnaut was asked today about moves by the federal government to consider excluding petrol from an ETS. ... Prof Garnaut says electricity and petrol prices will inevitably rise under the proposed Australian ETS due to start in 2010. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Garnaut's inconvenient truth on power Mar 26, 2008
AUSTRALIAN governments face some inconvenient truths about electricity and petrol under an emissions trading scheme (ETS), the Federal Government's chief economic adviser on climate change says. In a speech and slide show not unlike an Al Gore climate change presentation, economist Ross Garnaut today repeated key points of his ETS proposal to 1000 business leaders in Sydney ... Rising electricity and petrol prices under the ETS were key points in the climate change discussion paper he released... (NEWS.com.au)
Passive but dangerous Mar 23, 2008
Passive smoke or environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) is a mixture of mainstream smoke (exhaled by smokers); and side stream smoke (freshly generated from a passively lit cigarette); as well as contaminants that diffuse through the cigarette paper and mouth end between puffs. ETS contains more than 4,000 chemical compounds and is even more carcinogenic than active smoking. (Hindu)
Prices to soar with carbon plan Mar 20, 2008
The Australian g 00004000 overnments' top climate change adviser Ross Garnaut released the discussion paper to promote the establishment of an emissions trading scheme (ETS) by 2010. The general population does not yet have a concrete idea of how an ETS would work or its implications, says Professor Garnaut, whose final report is due by September ... But he said electricity and petrol prices would rise under an ETS, necessitating government welfare to low-income families hit by the extra costs. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Classifieds 3/11/08 Mar 15, 2008
MISCELLANEOUS 2,000 kitchen cabinets, 85,000 yds ... PETS IES Looking for good home ... FREE DVD Player - Order by 3/3/08 CALL ETS Tam TODAY. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Smoking ban: An overdue idea Mar 15, 2008
Karyn wrote on Mar 10, 2008 6:21 PM:" Virgil, correction. The Oak Ridge National Labratory, Department of Energy, did a 16 city study of smokey bars and restaurants. OSHA standards for ets are 5000 micrograms per cubic meter. ORNL found 9.41 micrograms per cubic meter. Which is why OSHA has never issued any federal regulations regarding second hand smoke because is it far below thier permissable levels of exposure. Enstrom and Kabat studied 118,000 people in smoking households over 40 years, the... (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Classifieds 2/26/08 Feb 27, 2008
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Your School : Wabeno financial aid workshop rescheduled due to weather Feb 19, 2008
Forward Service Corporation's Upward Bound (UB) and Educational Talent Search (ETS) staff will host a free financial aid presentation at Wabeno High School on Wednesday, February 13 beginning at 6 p.m. in the Wabeno High School Library ... ETS/UB staff has worked closely with Wabeno High School staff for the past 17 years to bring expanded educational opportunities to students. (Forest Republican, WI)
Video: Studies: Exposure to Ultraviolet Rays Best Way to Overcome Widespread Vitamin D Deficiency Feb 19, 2008
Source: ETS Tan in partnership with the National UV Foundation ... "Dr. Sayre advises those seeking to stimulate their body's vitamin D production through indoor UV exposure do so under the care of a skin care professional in a salon setting and supplement their sessions with recommended lotions that will protect and moisturize the skin. For more about the benefits of vitamin D, visit MEDIA CONTACT Duane Brodt Coles Marketing Communications (317) 571-0051 Source: ETS Tan in partnership with the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Death Of Waitress Linked To Environmental Tobacco Smoke, Case Study Shows Feb 12, 2008
This is the first reported acute asthma death associated with work-related ETS, said Kenneth Rosenman, an MSU professor of medicine and chief of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine ... In 2006, the surgeon general s report concluded that ETS causes coronary heart disease, lung cancer and premature death ... But at that time there was little hard evidence linking ETS to the exacerbation of asthma in adults. (Science Daily)
'Second-hand smoke killed waitress' Feb 10, 2008
WASHINGTON: A Michigan State University physician has highlighted the adverse health effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) as well as a number of issues regarding safety in the workplace in his report, following the death of a young asthmatic woman shortly after she arrived at a bar to work as a waitress ... "This is the first reported acute asthma death associated with work-related ETS. Recent studies of air quality and asthma among bar and restaurant workers before and after smoking... (India Times, India -- Health/Science)
Rockets' Francis to have season-ending surgery Feb 8, 2008
HOUSTON (AP) -Houston Rockets guard Steve Francis will have season-ending surgery to repair a torn quadriceps tendon in his right knee ... Francis signed a one-year contract with the Rock 00002187 ets with an option for a second year, returning to the city where he played from 1999-2004 ... He was traded to Orlando in 2004 in a deal that brought Tracy McGrady to the Rockets. (MSNBC -- Sports)
Barroso trade threat on climate Jan 31, 2008
If these failed, he would either protect Europe's industries by giving them all their carbon allowances in the European Trading System (ETS) free of charge, or charge importers at the same rate for the allowances. "I think we should be ready to continue to give the energy-intensive industries their ETS allowances free of charge - or to require importers to obtain allowances alongside European competitors, as long as this system is compatible with WTO (World Trade Organization) requirements.". (Yahoo News -- Climate Change)
Snorers Appear More Likely To Develop Chronic Bronchitis Jan 31, 2008
22, 2006) Over time, inhaling environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) -- a process often called "passive smoking" -- can cause otherwise healthy adults to develop chronic respiratory. (Dec. (Science Daily)
Genetic Alteration That Triggers Prostate Cancer In Mice And Man Confirmed Jan 30, 2008
A significant proportion of human prostate cancers carry a chromosomal rearrangement that results in the overexpression of the ETS transcription factor ERG, a protein that controls gene expression. Until now, the functional significance of this event has been poorly understood. (Science Daily)
Barbs & Bouquets for Jan 26, 2008 Jan 26, 2008
Barbs ets for Jan 26, 2008. Bouquet Once again, residents of Sycamore came out in force to tell the city council how they felt on some controversial issues. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Wernette-Larrabee Jan 22, 2008
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Events for the family Jan 18, 2008
Gambler s Classic Indoor Auto Racing Indoor racing featuring 3/4 Midgets Micro-Sprints ... Open Reading - Open reading hosted by the Poets ets. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
The Firing Line: 1/18 Jan 18, 2008
Horesh and Cloud have no right to reach into their fellow taxpayers' pockets and force them to endorse and subsidize their "relationships" that fly in the face of nature, family, community, culture and indeed the will of three-quarters of all Texans ... Last year, while homemade rockets and other attacks killed 10 Israelis, 457 Palestinians were killed, including 92 children ... George Washington certainly didn't with his savage attack on the Iroquois nation in 1779; the Zionist movement might... (The Daily Texan, TX)
Izturis set to step in as Cardinals' shortstop Jan 17, 2008
The Official Site of The St. Louis Cardinals: News: St. Louis Cardinals News. 01/16/2008 8:30 PM ET Around the Horn: Middle infielders Cards hope Izturis, Kennedy form solid double-play duo By Matthew Leach / MLB.com. (MLB.com -- St. Louis Cardinals)
Govt rejects new tobacco plant in Nigeria Jan 17, 2008
He said: "One other reason why it is expedient to stop the tobacco companies from continuing with their trade is because of the problem of second hand smoke, which is also known as Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS). This is a combination of the smoke from cigarette, which a smoker exhales as well as smoke, which comes out of the burning end of a cigarette, exposed to a non-smoker. "As far back as 1988, the late Minister of Health, Prof ... "Today, our concern is how to stop these tobacco... (Guardian News, Nigeria)
Classifieds 1/15/08 Jan 16, 2008
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A Year for Failure: Regulatory Policy News in 2007 Dec 19, 2007
In March and April, contaminated pet food sickened and killed pets across the country ... In denying the petition, Edwin Foulke, the head of OSHA, wrote, "OSHA does not have sufficient evidence that a grave danger currently exists in microwave popcorn manufacturing facilities to support the issuance of an emergency temporary standard (ETS) for diacetyl." Instead, to pursue its standard rulemaking procedure, which often takes years ... In one, HHS's White House liaison wrote, "He needs to be the... (OMB Watch)
Privately-owned fraternal homes could be affected by smoking ban Dec 14, 2007
ha who's angry now wrote on Dec 13, 2007 3:24 PM:" At no time did I say first hand smoke is not bad for you , I said shs is not. I would love to know how exactly your docter determined that it was specifically caused by shs. Because as I said before the only way to truly explore that possibility is to find someone who has never had any exposure whatsoever to any type of anything other than completely clean air and shs. You grew up like everyone else around car exhaust and air pollutants and not... (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Barbs & Bouquets Dec 1, 2007
Updated: Dec 01, 2007 - 12:37:22 am CST. A weekly column highlighting our view of the good and bad in the community and the world. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Private eye aiding hunt for missing Illinois teen Nov 27, 2007
"It doesn't appear that he's in the river," said Penni Clobridge, director of investigations with ETS Investigative Services in Wilmette, Ill. "I'm contacting people that know him and getting to know Lee through other peoples' eyes," said Clobridge, who is a friend of Cutler's mother and is working on the case for free. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
