Obama focused intently, spent heavily to woo Fla. Nov 5, 2008
Tamika Ruffin, 29, a third grade teacher, said she was thinking of her brother as she cast her vote for Obama at the Blessed Trinity Catholic Church in a middle-class section of St. Petersburg. "He's going to give young black men and boys some self-esteem and hope," she said. (Boston Globe)
Voters find long lines, but no catastrophes Nov 5, 2008
Election officials in Virginia reported lines of up to a half-mile long in Petersburg, 25 miles south of Richmond. In Philadelphia and Detroit, lines stretched over 1,000 people long, while electronic malfunctions were reported in Cleveland and in Kansas City, Missouri. (International Herald Tribune)
Roundup: Lefebvre, Simmons join Padres staff Nov 4, 2008
Jim Lefebvre, Ted Simmons join San Diego Padresstaff - 2008 MLB Playoffs - SI.com. Posted: Monday November 3, 2008 8:47PM; Updated: Monday November 3, 2008 11:19PM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Charleston Southern knocks off VMI 31-21 Nov 2, 2008
St. Petersburg communists call Bond girl a traitor. JOB FAIR Friday November 14th. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Virginia Inmate Pleads Guilty to Holocaust Identity... Oct 31, 2008
An inmate at the Federal Correctional Institute in Petersburg has pleaded guilty to charges in a scheme to cash in bank accounts intended for the families of Holocaust victims. John Kenneth Leighnor Jr. pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of mail fraud and three counts of aggravated identity theft. (Fox News)
Audit rips Mary Easley for 'unreasonable' travel costs Oct 31, 2008
Other excessive charges included an average per-day lodging cost of $955 while state officials were in St. Petersburg, Russia, and ballet tickets costing $1,170. Merritt also says that Easley s former executive assistant was reimbursed $227. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
This week in auto racing Oct 30, 2008
Next race: Grand Prix of St. Petersburg (Fla. April 5, 2009. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Top swimming recruits commit to Lady Bulldogs Oct 30, 2008
Megan Romano of St. Petersburg, Fla ... A 6-foot-2 senior at Northeast High School in St. Petersburg, Romano is a former member of the U.S. National Junior Team and won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle relay this summer at the Second Fina World Junior Championships in Monterrey, Mexico ... As a sophomore, Romano - who also swims with the St. Petersburg Aquatics club - broke a 10-year-old state record in the 100 back and she has won four individual state high school championships. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Obituaries for October 29, 2008 Oct 29, 2008
After moving to Florida, she worked at Woolco as a bookkeeper in St. Petersburg, Fla. In 1966, she married Vernon H. Gummert, and he preceded her in death Nov. 11, 1979. (Winona Daily News, MN)
First on 6: Petersburg Generals Investigation Oct 28, 2008
In an exclusive interview with CBS 6, Larry Toombs, President of the Petersburg Generals says Virginia State Police never contacted him for an interview or asked him for financial statements on the team, but says he did provide that information to the attorney hired by City Council to represent them in the case ... See more of CBS 6's exclusive interview with Larry Toombs in our continuing series Petersburg, A City Derailed ... First on CBS 6, new developments in the investigation of the... (WTVR.com, VA)
Two Swiss edge Ligety; Miller 10th Oct 27, 2008
Andy Murray won the St. Petersburg Open in Russia for the second straight year by beating qualifier Andrey Golubev, 6-1, 6-1. Robin Soderling beat Julien Benneteau, 6-3, 6-7 (5-7), 6-1, to win the Lyon Indoor championship in France and claim his third career title and first since 2005. (Boston Globe)
Many reasons still for Obama to worry, and McCain to hope Oct 26, 2008
Barbara Anderson, a 66-year-old retired teacher from Richmond, said she marched with Martin Luther King Jr. in Richmond and Petersburg, Va. more than 40 years ago. (Boston Globe)
Shift to chilly Philly could alter play Oct 25, 2008
ST. PETERSBURG -- Growing up in Virginia and now making his living mostly in a dome, B.J. Upton has played baseball in a little bit of everything. "It really didn't warm up till mid-April or May when I was younger," the Rays center fielder said. (MLB.com -- Philadelphia Phillies)
Virginia GOP Concerned About Duplicate Absentee Ballots (12:21 a.m.) Oct 22, 2008
State republicans claims duplicate absentee ballots have been sent out in Henrico, Chesterfield, Petersburg, Fairfax and Virginia Beach. They're requesting the Secretary of Elections halt the processing of all absentee ballots until an investigation indentifies which localities mailed duplicate ballots, and a system is put in place to identify which voters received them. (WTVR.com, VA)
Book review: 'Tried By War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief' Oct 22, 2008
Richmond and Petersburg were evacuated on April 2. Two days later Lincoln walked the streets of the former Confederate capital with an escort of just 10 sailors, while thousands of former slaves "crowded to see the Moses they believed had led them to freedom." A week later at Appomattox the rebel army turned in its weapons and went home. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Where the GOP could get dirty Oct 22, 2008
FLORIDANumber of Electoral College votes: 27Status in current polls: TossupSuppression hot spots: Hillsborough County; Miami-Dade County According to an Oct. 8 in the St. Petersburg Times, the voting status of 8,867 Floridians -- flagged by a new voting law requiring voters' names to match the ID numbers or Social Security numbers given in their registration forms -- was still up in the air. The effect of the new law, which passed three years ago but only took effect on Sept. 8, appears to be... (Salon)
Schedule Announced for First Big East/Big Ten Challenge Oct 21, 2008
- The schedule for the inaugural BIG EAST/Big Ten Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, has been released, API Management and Marketing announced Monday. Twenty-seven games will be held February 20-22, 2009, at venues in St. Petersburg, Clearwater and Dunedin, Fla ... Other venues to be utilized include the Raymond A. Naimoli Complex, the Tampa Bay Rays' former spring training facility in St. Petersburg; Progress Energy Park, the Rays' former spring... (Fightingillini.com)
Obituaries for Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2008 Oct 21, 2008
and a brother, Lloyd (Mary) Lavold of St. Petersburg, Fla. She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, Ivan (Marion) Lavold, Norman (Rachael) Lavold and Luther (Gert) Lavold; and an infant sister, Ruth Marie. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Oct 19, 2008
Scripps Howard News Service. SHNS is distributed by United Media. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Seminole Baseball Recruiting Class Earns Second Top 25 Ranking Oct 18, 2008
RHP/First Base, Jacksonville, FL (Episcopal HS) FR * 6'7" * 253 lbs. , Outfielder, St. Petersburg Beach, FL (Tallahassee CC) JR * 6'0" * 186 lbs. RHP, Niceville, FL (Niceville HS) FR * 6'4" * 207 lbs. Baseball America's 2008-09 Recruiting Results (As of Oct. 10, 2008) Rank Team 1. Arizona State 2. Vanderbilt 3. Georgia 4. Kentucky 5. Florida 6. Texas A7. UCLA 8. Arkansas 9. TCU 10. Oregon 11. Mississippi 12. Texas 13. Clemson 14. Virginia 15. Cal State Fullerton 16. Wichita State 17. Fresno... (Seminoles.com)
School name honors Altavista native Oct 17, 2008
When she died in June 2006, she was assistant director of the Appomattox Governor's School of Art in Petersburg. Burgess said his daughter, who had cancer, died when her body reacted to the chemotherapy treatment and collapsed her lungs. (Altivista Journal, VA)
Rays fill up every seat in stadium Oct 16, 2008
Web Search powered by YAHOO. - Nearly 5,800 seats that have been covered for Tampa Bay's first four home playoff games will be filled when the Rays return to Tropicana Field for either Game 6 of the AL championship series or Game 1 of the World Series. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Political Grapevine Oct 15, 2008
The Saint Petersburg Times reports Orange County elections officials rejected the bogus application. Related. (Fox News)
Machine takes on man at mass Turing Test Oct 14, 2008
He is also a work of fiction, a software program written by a bio-scientist from St Petersburg and a finalist in a contest to find the world s first thinking computer, staged yesterday at Reading University ... There I was introduced to the charming Ukranian computer program that had fooled me, the creation of Vladimir Veselov, 39, a bio-scientist from St Petersburg. (Times Online)
In Wilmington, McCain vows to be America's 'fighter' Oct 14, 2008
It's a service offered by CQ Politics and the St. Petersburg Times to fact-check statements by and about the presidential candidates. More Home. (News & Observer)
October 1-15, 2008 Obituaries Oct 11, 2008
three brothers, Casey Coyne of Readfield, Jason Cole of Westbrook, Maine, and Andrew Harris of Orono, Maine; grandfather Richard Provencher of Sanford, Maine; grandmother, Aurora Kellman of St. Petersburg, Fla. several nieces, nephews, cousins and a large extended family. (WWalker County Messenger, GA)
Never too early Oct 8, 2008
ST. PETERSBURG BOWL, St. Petersburg, Fla. - Dec. 20, 4:30 p.m., ESPN2. (Notre Dame Sports -- Rivals.com)
Trick-or-Treat Time Limited In Local Community Oct 8, 2008
Petersburg Police say its a proactive approach to try and get youngsters off the streets before it gets dark ... Petersburg Police say its also a time to play it safe by cutting off trick or treating at eight o'clock ... "What this does is send a signal we care about our young people, we want all our young people to be safe and we want to be very proactive in that effort," says Petersburg Police Chief John Dixon. (WTVR.com, VA)
College cooking beyond ramen Oct 3, 2008
Mike Pease/The St. Petersburg Times/AP/File. UDORMS_P2. (Christian Science Monitor)
'Pards Tangle With Quakers on Homecoming Weekend Sep 25, 2008
The St. Petersburg, Fla. native received Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Week honors twice in 2007 and kicked the game-winning field goal at Penn (9/15). (Goleopards.com)
Don't Think It Can't Happen Again Sep 25, 2008
I was reminded of this recently when reading about Virginia Zinn of St. Petersburg, Fla. She's a blind woman whose house has been hit by cars, trucks, or buses seven times in just 11 years. (MSNBC -- Business)
ACC: No longer a punchline Sep 25, 2008
" -USF defensive coordinator to The St. Petersburg Times in response to O'Brien's criticism. USF plays at North Carolina State this week. North Carolina State went 5-7 and didn't earn a bowl bid last year. "We've never had a game like that. Five interceptions is really unusual. (NC State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Gamecock Baseball Recruiting Class Ranked #13 Sep 24, 2008
South Carolina Gamecocks Football, Basketball, and Recruiting. com covers all USC Gamecocks' South Carolina athletics. (GamecockInsider.com)
> Bureau to leverage beach beauty at Super Bowl Sep 24, 2008
Visit St. Petersburg Clearwater to leverage beach beauty at Super Bowl - Tampa Bay Business Journal ... Visit St. Petersburg Clearwater to leverage beach beauty at Super Bowl ... Visit St. Petersburg Clearwater will be buying billboards touting the county s beaches while the Tampa Bay area is full of football fans. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Collegiate Baseball Ranks Gamecock Recruiting Class No. 13 In The Nation Sep 24, 2008
Dalles comes to Carolina after two years at St. Petersburg JC (Fla. . (Uscsports.com)
Absentee Voting Starts in Virginia Sep 23, 2008
In Petersburg, ballots by mail are expected to go out today or tomorrow. In-person voting is expected to start at the end of the week. (WTVR.com, VA)
Web Run: A mix of excitement with injury woes Sep 23, 2008
Greg Auman * St. Petersburg Times. Tampa Bay Online. (StateFans.com)
The race card Sep 22, 2008
Black 'issue' hangs over polls : North County Times - Californian. HotJobs Local Search. (North County Times)
Falcons drop third straight game Sep 21, 2008
Advertisements From St. Augustine's News Release PETERSBURG, VA. - Virginia State's Justin Parker kicked a 20-yard field goal with eight seconds left to give a the Trojans the victory over St. Augustine's at Rogers Stadium on Saturday. The Falcons rushed for 217 yards, but fumbled twice, committed nine penalties for 126 yards and were 4-of-12 on third-down conversions. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Love affair with Potomac StateCollege goes public Sep 19, 2008
In 1998 a scholarship was established by Terry s family in memory of her father, Chester D. Harman, MD of Petersburg, W.Va ... It has been a privilege assisting the many young people on their way to a college degree, said Terry who is also the daughter of Patty Harman of Petersburg. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
LETTERS: NCT, Sept. 17, 2008 Sep 18, 2008
HotJobs Local Search. We the people should have a say this time. (North County Times)
Couple Plugs Into Electric Transportation Sep 18, 2008
ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (WTSP 00004000 ) - Mark and Susan Williams have a new way of cruising about town. Their new ride resembles a souped up golf cart, but it's actually a Neighborhood Electric Vehicle or NEV.. (W-USA News, DC)
Black 'issue' hangs over presidential polls Sep 16, 2008
St. Petersburg Times ... We cannot look into people s soul and know whether or not they re lying, said Democratic pollster Tom Eldon, whose clients include the St. Petersburg Times. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Warner Bros. Records Partners with Doghouse to Sign Electro-Pop Artist LIGHTS Label to Release Debut EP from Young Canadian Songstress on September 23rd, 2008 Sep 16, 2008
Records Partners with Doghouse to Sign Electro-Pop Artist LIGHTS Label to Release Debut EP from Young Canadian Songstress on September 23rd, 2008: Financial News - Yahoo. Records Partners with Doghouse to Sign Electro-Pop Artist LIGHTS Label to Release Debut EP from Young Canadian Songstress on September 23rd, 2008Monday September 15, 6:52 pm ET. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
The XL collapse: Beached! Sep 14, 2008
He was one of the so-called Samson trio a group of Icelandic businessmen who made a killing setting up a bottling plant in St Petersburg and selling it a decade later to Heineken. The leader of the Samson group was Thor Bjorgolfsson, now regarded as Iceland s richest man. (Times Online)
Robert Gates warns of strained US-Russia relations 'for years' after Georgia conflict Sep 14, 2008
How they actually performed we will take that analysis at a greater remove, but in terms of what they did rather than how they did it, I think they behaved very badly," he added. The pro-Russian claim that S Ossetia is majority Russian is false. Ethnic Russians are only 2% of the population of 95,000. The rest is 2/3 Ossetian and 1/3 Georgian. I don't think it's accurate to count Ossetians as Russian even with Russian "citizenship". Unjustified power grab IMO.Jim, St Louis, USARussia can't... (Yahoo News -- U.S. Military)
Obituaries for Sept. 13 Sep 13, 2008
Survivors: Son, Michael Eugene Olenik of Chester; daughters, Andrea Olenik-Hipkins of Petersburg, N.J., Carolyn Olenik of West Chester; sisters, Mary Branconi of Springfield, Gloria Tatasciore of Ridley Park. Service: 10 a.m. Monday, St. Katharine Drexel Church, 1920 Providence Ave., Chester. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
Ike Underscores Foolishness of Building on Barrier Islands Sep 13, 2008
"Barrier islands are exposed to the open ocean, and the waves and storm surges generated by hurricanes," said Bob Morton, a geologist at the U.S. Geological Survey's Center for Coastal and Watershed Studies in St. Petersburg, Fla. "As a storm makes landfall they're the ones that are going to receive the strongest winds and the highest wave actions.". (Yahoo News)
Ted KeithINSIDE BASEBALL Sep 12, 2008
His season in Bristol was already over by late August, and he had returned to the St. Petersburg area to be with his family and watch K-Rod's assault on his record continue. "They were barely born when I broke it. But this year kids came into the clubhouse and said 'I saw you on TV last night'. Even the Latin kids that don't speak much English.". (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- MLB)
Russian pullback in doubt as Condoleezza Rice and US aid troops head for Georgia Sep 12, 2008
He scolded Moscow for its attacks on Georgia, and warned it had put Russia s post-Cold War relations with the West at risk". To begin to repair the damage to its relations with the United States, Europe, and other nations, and to begin restoring its place in the world, Russia must keep its word and act to end this crisis, he declared. In Gori, Major-General Borisov denied Georgian claims that there had been looting and widespread destruction. There s been some talk that the city is destroyed,... (Yahoo News -- U.S. Military)
Former Illinois player wants to go elsewhere Sep 10, 2008
ETC.: Illinois will play Notre Dame, West Virginia and Iowa in the inaugural Big Ten-Big East Baseball Challenge in St. Petersburg, Fla, on Feb. 20-22. The Illini don't play Iowa in the regular season, and they'll meet Notre Dame and West Virginia for the first time since 2001. (Pekin Times, IL)
Hanna Won't Wash Away Water Restrictions Sep 10, 2008
Hickman says since Late July her family has been doing their part under the Voluntary Water Restrictions in Petersburg. Hickman says, "We take showers instead of baths, and everything we, basically when we're brushing our teeth, we stop the water and you know turn the water off till, turn it back on to rinse and everything.". (WTVR.com, VA)
Illini to Compete in Inaugural BIG EAST/Big Ten Challenge Sep 9, 2008
The inaugural BIG EAST/Big Ten Baseball Challenge, hosted by the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Sports Commission, will feature 27 games February 20-22, 2009, at various spring training venues in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area, API Marketing announced today ... "This season-opening event will provide a unique opportunity for Big Ten programs to compete in some of the country's finest facilities in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area. We look forward to some exciting and competitive games between... (Fightingillini.com)
Note To San Francisco Singles: Move To Atlanta Sep 6, 2008
Saturday, September 6, 2008, 6:43 am. Bay Area Traffic and Real-Time Fun. (NBC 11, CA)
UPDATE: Hanna Makes Landfall: Closings & Cancellations Sep 6, 2008
CBS 6 Senior Reporter Wayne Covil reports from the Tri-Cities that local emergency personnel are filling up sandbags to have on hand in and clearing out culverts in Petersburg. In Dinwiddie, they are currently setting up their emergency operations center. (WTVR.com, VA)
Singles find it difficult to mingle in Jacksonville Sep 6, 2008
Times-Union fileAccording to Forbes. com, Jacksonville is one of the worst big cities in the countries for singles. (Florida Times-Union)
Big East Notebook Sep 5, 2008
With the introduction of the St. Petersburg Bowl to the postseason landscape, the Big East has a new look to its bowl arrangements for 2008. The St. Petersburg Bowl, which will be played Dec. 20 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Fla. (BlueGoldNews.com)
In Venues Throughout the World Seventh Annual September Concert to Fill Skies With Music on September 11. Sep 5, 2008
September Concerts USA 2008 ARIZONA Mesa East Valley Institute of Technology (EVIT) 1601 W. Main Street 7 - 8:30pm Tucson KXCI Radio 220 South 4th Avenue 7 - 7:30pm CALIFORNIA Carson Carson Community Center 3 Civic Plaza 6 - 10pm Menlo Park The Atrium 605 Woodland Avenue 6 - 8pm Oakland Frank Ogawa Plaza One Frank Ogawa Plaza 11am - 1:30pm Palm Desert Palm Desert Civic Center Fred Waring Drive 7 - 8:30pm Santa Barbara Santa Barbara City College 721 Cliff Drive 4 - 5:30pm Santa Clara Triton... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Stew's Views - ECU Sep 3, 2008
The St. Petersburg, Fla. native caught a pair of touchdowns from , and had eight catches overall. (BlueGoldNews.com)
Franchitti to return to IndyCar in 2009 Sep 3, 2008
Pike Central High School s football coach was found dead in his home in Petersburg, hours before a former assistant in his program turned himself in to state police in an investigation over text messages sent to a 17-year-old student ... On Tuesday afternoon, Luke Musselwhite, 26, a former assistant football coach at the school, surrendered at the Pike County Jail in Petersburg and was arrested on charges of disseminating harmful material to a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a... (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Aston Martin plans to revive the legendary Lagonda to pull away ... Sep 2, 2008
The following year, Gunn won the Moscow to St Petersburg trial. Lagonda was bought by Aston Martin in 1947. (Times Online)
Obama's Virginia Campaign Offices Accepting Help For Gustav Victims Sep 2, 2008
Petersburg Campaign for Change Office23 W. Old Street, Petersburg, VA. Richmond Campaign for Change Office1208 W. Marshall Street, Richmond, VA. (W-USA News, DC)
WEEKEND EVENTS Aug 31, 2008
Petersburg Generals at Peninsula Pilots, 7:05 p.m. Information ... Petersburg Generals at Outer Banks Daredevils, 7:05 p.m. HORSE RACING ... Petersburg Generals at Edenton Steamers, 7 p.m. SEMIPRO FOOTBALL. (Yahoo News -- Auto Racing)
Ramos vows to stop the rot Aug 31, 2008
Win luxury hampers plus Waitrose vouchers & guidebooks. Navigation - link to other main sections from here. (Times Online)
Projecting all 34 bowls Aug 30, 2008
Bowl Projections - 2008 NCAAF Preview - SI.com. Posted: Tuesday August 26, 2008 10:52AM; Updated: Tuesday August 26, 2008 10:59AM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NCAA Football)
