This Is a Non-Arrogant Foreign Policy? Mar 19, 2010
It didn't begin with the recent spat over housing units in Jerusalem ... Copyright 2010 Salem Web Network. (Townhall.com)
Salem Talks Stanford Mar 19, 2010
Newport Harbor defensive end J.B. Salem talks about his decision to commit to Stanford. Please or to read the rest of this story. (TheBootleg.com)
This, too, is hard work Mar 19, 2010
He s a regular at state career centers in Salem and Lynn, taking classes on resume-writing and job interviewing. He attends career fairs, including one this week for federal government jobs in Downtown Crossing. (Boston Globe)
Trying to keep the magic in the air Mar 19, 2010
In 1972 he was hired to teach psychology at Salem State College. Before long he had a coterie of young people orbiting around him, students from Salem State and Cumbres, their friends, and their friends friends ... He was encouraging and supportive always of the things people tried to do, said Patricia Markunas, a professor of psychology at Salem State who worked with Pelaez at the time. (Boston Globe)
Deeply Negative Signals Mar 19, 2010
Joe Biden was late for a very important date in Jerusalem ... He would have to deliver an American rebuke to the announcement that Israel would build 1,600 new houses for Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem ... Copyright 2010 Salem Web Network. (Townhall.com)
So Israel's the Bad Guy Here? Really? Mar 19, 2010
Or, as Vice President Joseph Biden put it, referring to a new housing project in Jerusalem, as reported by Yedioth Ahronoth: "This is starting to get dangerous for us. What you're doing here undermines the security of our troops who are fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan and Pakistan." In other words, maybe it's not the Muslim-made IED planted in the roads of Helmand Province that's the problem; maybe it's the Jewish-built condo in Jerusalem ... This eruption over housing in Jerusalem -- an "insult,"... (Townhall.com)
The Biden Incident Mar 19, 2010
And a gaffe it was: the announcement by a bureaucrat in the Interior Ministry of a housing expansion in a Jewish neighborhood in north Jerusalem. The timing could not have been worse: Vice President Joe Biden was visiting, Jerusalem is a touchy subject, and you dont bring up touchy subjects that might embarrass an honored guest ... The neighborhood is in Jerusalem, and the 2009 Netanyahu-Obama agreement was for a 10-month freeze on West Bank settlements excluding Jerusalem. (Townhall.com)
11 green projects get stimulus cash Mar 19, 2010
The projects which will include the Castle Square Tenant s Organization in Boston, Hawthorne Hotel in Salem, and Lawrence CommunityWorks, a community-based development group are expected to begin between now and June. State officials chose from among 114 proposals. (Boston Globe)
Big field is ready for boys' meet Mar 19, 2010
Belleville East, Belleville West, Cahokia, Carbondale, Champaign Centennial, Centralia, Champaign Central, Charleston, Collinsville, Decatur Eisenhower, East St. Louis, Edwardsville, Effingham, Geneva, Highland, Springfield Lanphier, Lincon-Way East, Mahomet-Seymour, Marion, Mascoutah, McHenry, Mount Vernon, Normal West, Orr, Pekin, Plainfield North, Plainfield South, Quincy, Salem, Springfield, Springfield Southeast, Taylorville, Washington. Share. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Funerals today Mar 19, 2010
Hayes, Sybil Bonner, 83, of Stephens; 2 p.m. at Salem Baptist Church, interment in the church cemetery; Lord & Stephens, Oglethorpe Chapel, has charge of arrangements. Holloway, Martha R., 83, of Greensboro; 11 a.m. at Greenlawn Cemetery, Union Point; McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro, has charge of arrangements. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Covington Sparks Beavers Top 14 Finish in Day One of NCAA Championships Mar 19, 2010
Junior Colby Covington is one win away from guaranteed All-America status. Eighth-seeded junior (Springfield, Ore. (Pac-10.org)
GOP works on Evacuation Day, sending a message to Dems Mar 19, 2010
A municipal union leader in Salem recently called upon mayors to come up with creative solutions to the budget crisis, including higher taxes. To taxpayers who are struggling with their own expenses amid a grim economy, such arguments aren t persuasive; they re a provocation. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Badger/New Level 7on7: Vegas Hot 21 Mar 19, 2010
West Salem QB , Vacaville (Calif. Will C. Wood CB , Huntington Beach (Calif. (CollegeInsiders.com)
Stars Search on Who Do You Think Yo... Mar 19, 2010
Sarah Jessica Parker Discovers Salem Roots ... She was shocked to find out that her lineage included passengers on the Mayflower, a miner in the California Gold Rush, and an accused witch in the Salem Witch Trials ... Parker, who played a Salem witch herself in the 1993 film Hocus Pocus alongside Bette Midler and Kathy Najimy, was relieved to hear that her ancestor s accusation was the last in Witch Trial history and that the local Court of Oyer and Terminer was dissolved before the case was... (Suite101.com)
Shoppers tabling caution? Furniture sales are starting to pick up locally and nationally Mar 19, 2010
com - Shoppers tabling caution. We're definitely seeing a good, steady recovery in the whole furniture industry, and definitely at Regency. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Moving Past Hillary Mar 18, 2010
WASHINGTON -- Historians someday will piece together precisely what happened in Jerusalem last week when Vice President Joe Biden visited Israel to encourage renewed negotiations between the Israeli government and the Palestinians. Of a sudden, an announcement that Israel was proceeding with the construction of a small number of residential units -- 1,600 in a section of Jerusalem with more than 400,000 inhabitants, roughly 181,500 being Jewish and 229,000 being Muslim -- was interpreted as a... (Townhall.com)
Florence 'Dolly' Merrill Mar 18, 2010
She was involved with many groups and philanthropic organizations: Rainbow Girls (past Worthy Adviser and recipient of the Grand Cross of Colors), Omega Nu and Marc Club in Lodi; Assistance League and St. Anne's Guild in Salem; University of Oregon Mother's Club; and Ikebana International. She is survived by her daughters, Stephanie Merrill, Susan Litchfield, of Salem, and Sally Steelhammer, of Albany; son, Norman Merrill, of Santa Monica; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
CHS's Miller makes All-Apollo Conference 1st team Mar 18, 2010
Zeke Light, sr., Salem. Brandon Berry, sr., Olney. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Mo.s green sales tax holiday in April Mar 18, 2010
Participating cities are: Airport Drive, Arnold, Aurora, Belton, Bethany, Bowling Green, Brookfield, Butler, Cottleville, Desloge, Dexter, Fenton, Fredericktown, Fulton, Gladstone, Hannibal, Hazelwood, Hermann, Hillsboro, Ironton, Jackson, Kahoka, Kirksville, Lee s Summit, Lexington, Macon, Maryville, Memphis, Oak Grove, Osceola, Park Hills, Perryville, Platte City, Potosi, Raymore, Republic, Richmond, Rock Hill, Rock Port, Rolla, Salem, Salisbury, St. Elizabeth, Ste. Genevieve, Sunset Hills,... (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Julie Helgeson, 65 Mar 18, 2010
nephew, Thomas (Callie-ann) Helgeson of West Salem, Wis. great-nieces and nephews, Makenna, Kevin and Matthew; and several friends. (Wahpeton Daily News, ND)
It may be now or never Mar 18, 2010
To Farmer Joe wrote on Mar 17, 2010 7:42 AM:" While I understand your frustration with the state of affairs in our country, I think you are missing the point. Our schools desperately need updating and property taxes are how school buildings are paid for. Take your bigger issues to Salem and Washington, but in the meantime please do not overlook how important this is to our commuinity. If you want a better Ontario, with fewer "illegals", better schools is the best place to start. I challenge you... (Ontario Argus Observer, OR)
Shoe Carnival opening Dayton location Mar 18, 2010
the other Shoe Carnival in Dayton is located at 5567 Salem Ave.. E-mail tdemeropolis@bizjournals. (Dayton Business Journal, OH)
Car slams Peabody medical building Mar 18, 2010
Goulart and her husband, Joseph, 77, a passenger, were transported to Salem Hospital with minor injuries. A hospital spokeswoman said Liduina was in fair condition yesterday and would stay overnight. (Boston Globe)
Israel's New Enemy: America? Mar 18, 2010
" The intentions may not be deliberate, but the outcome would lead to the same injurious end. The latest pretext for putting more pressure on Israel to do more in the "pursuit of peace" comes from a decision by Israel's Interior Ministry to construct 1,600 new housing units in the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Ramat Shlomo, which is located in "disputed territory ... " After apologizing to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for the "offense" of the housing announcement during Biden's visit,... (Townhall.com)
Everybody's Irish Today Mar 17, 2010
Columns, funnies in your inbox. Townhall Daily Alert Your daily must-read of conservative columns, cartoons and news. (Townhall.com)
Pepsi is dropping out of schools worldwide by 2012 Mar 17, 2010
Branding expert Jonathan Salem Baskin is skeptical of Pepsi's motives. "Coke taught the world to sing. Pepsi is going to teach the world to diet?". (USA Today -- Money)
Does 6 deaths in 6 months make Cornell 'suicide school'? Mar 17, 2010
All the university can do now is to seek to comfort students and try to prevent the number of recent suicides from growing any bigger, said Rammy Salem, a senior who is president of the undergraduate Student Assembly. "We want to look away from valorizing or glamorizing the deaths," he said. (USA Today -- News)
Why Are We Still Bowing? Mar 17, 2010
One such sin was perpetrated by Israel after the nation's decision to allow a new housing project to be built for its citizens in its capital city, Jerusalem. The White House became so agitated with the future 1,600-unit housing project -- and the ill-advised timing of the announcement, which came during Vice President Joe Biden's visit -- that the casual onlooker might have been led to believe that the Jerusalem neighborhood in question was part of some unfinished negotiation with Palestinians... (Townhall.com)
Salem Athenaeum Bicentennial Assembly menu looks like 1810 Mar 17, 2010
Local Search Site Search. THIS STORY HAS BEEN FORMATTED FOR EASY PRINTING. (Boston Globe)
Regina Marie "Gina" Howell\43 Mar 17, 2010
Visitation will be held between 9 a.m. and the time of the service on Wednesday, March 17, at Sutter Salem Bible Church in Sutter ... Burial will be in Sutter Salem Bible Church Cemetery. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
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"While officials are asking Schmeckfest volunteers to park in the Salem Mennonite Home parking lot one block north of campus and walk over, and requesting the local guests car pool or walk, that alone won't free up nearly enough spaces.So Beier said the plan is to utilize the Bethany Mennonite Church parking lot on Juniper Street several blocks north of Pioneer Hall, as well as the Freeman High School parking lot six blocks to the east. Two vehicles will be used to shuttle people back and forth... (Freeman Courier, SD)
Oregon's Feb. unemployment rate 10.5% Mar 17, 2010
Oregon has been ran by democrats for over 25 years, and regardless of who controlled Salem, the governor always had the ability to override the republicans vote with an executive order. trailerparkboy said on March 16, 2010 at 9:12 PM. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR -- Business)
Obama Wags the Dog with the Obama Intifada Mar 17, 2010
Supposedly, the latest Obama administration anti-Israel campaign is a response to the Israeli government's decision to green light 1,600 new housing units for Jews in East Jerusalem ... East Jerusalem is sovereign Israeli territory, and Israel has built housing for Jews there for the better part of four decades ... Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly stated that construction in Jerusalem would not stop. (Townhall.com)
Hewitt fires back Mar 17, 2010
Arkansas Pine-Bluff and Winston Salem State. 2) In his entire 10 years, he is 26 games under. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Around Oconee: Getting the sheepskin Mar 17, 2010
A chicken barbecue sale is planned to help raise money for a new roof at the Farmington Community Center on Salem Road. Tickets for the April 17 barbecue cost $7 each. (Athens Banner-Herald)
NMD volunteers arrive to beef up migrant aid effort Mar 17, 2010
A pediatrician and six students and faculty from Salem State College in Massachusetts have left wintry weather behind to spend their spring break in Ambos Nogales ... History and Latin American studies professor Avi Chomsky, who has worked for immigration rights for 30 years and led delegations to Cuba and Columbia, organized the trip for the Salem State College group. (Nogales International, AZ)
Salem Athenaeum celebrates 200 years with a dinner whose menu tasted like 1810 Mar 17, 2010
Celebrating Salem with a feast from 1810 ... SALEM If you squinted just slightly, and ignored certain anachronisms, you might have thought yourself transported to the early 19th century on a recent Saturday evening here ... The celebration honored the bicentennial of the Salem Athenaeum, a private library, and event organizers went to great lengths to re-create the flavor of 1810. (Boston Globe)
State honoring companies that detoxify manufacturing Mar 17, 2010
Those companies include , which has a research and development facility in Bedford, Lightolier in Fall River, and Optoelectronics of Salem. Jason Marshall, laboratory director at the Toxics Use Reduction Institute at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, where MD Stetson s cleaning products were tested independently, lauded the Randolph company for making Massachusetts safer. (Boston Globe)
Pakistani groups screened to receive US aid Mar 17, 2010
About 20 Pakistani organizations and government agencies have been screened as potential recipients, US envoys said yesterday at a hearing called by US Representative John F. Tierney, a Salem Democrat who chairs the House subcommittee on national security and foreign affairs. About 50 more organizations are expected to be declared eligible. (Boston Globe)
Courts consolidation could save state up to $10m in budget Mar 16, 2010
Gloucester District Court may be consolidated with Salem District Court in a cost-saving move, as state officials search for ways to address as much as $10 million in court-related budget cuts next year ... They told us that because of personnel constraints, they want to move it to Salem. (Boston Globe)
Detours to precede work on I-40 Business Mar 16, 2010
Lloyd Whittington In late January, N.C. Department of Transportation announced it would be closing a one-mile stretch of Business 40 along the outskirts of downtown Winston-Salem for two years to make improvements to the road ... While the N.C. Department of Transportation announced in late January that it would close a one-mile stretch of Interstate 40 Business, commonly called Business 40, near downtown Winston-Salem for two years to make improvements to the road, there is no need for... (Triad Business Journal, NC)
The Poodle Gets Kicked Mar 16, 2010
Interior Minister Eli Yishai announced construction of 1,600 new apartment units in Arab East Jerusalem ... On his departure for Jordan, Ha'aretz reported that Israel plans to build 50,000 new homes in East Jerusalem over the next few years ... Copyright 2010 Salem Web Network. (Townhall.com)
Tuesday's Local Sports Schedule Mar 16, 2010
Messiah vs. Salem State at Winter Haven, Fla. 9:30 a.m.. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Roads under water across NH Mar 16, 2010
SALEM, N.H. (AP) -- Many roads are under water in New Hampshire after a weekend storm pelted the state with rain ... Gov. John Lynch visited the flooded neighborhoods in Salem, where about 15 roads were closed. (Concord Monitor)
NB Buffalos win tourney (6) Mar 16, 2010
The Buffalos then beat Salem Southside in three games to win the tournament title ... The North Bend Buffalos also recently took first place in Albany and second in Salem in a pair of Power League tournaments. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Constables disavow lawsuit Mar 15, 2010
It wasn t a lawsuit at that time, it was a request, Salem township Constable Tim Carey said. He said he is not opposed to reimbursement freely offered by the court, if and when the county can afford it, but he is wholesale opposed to the spirit as well as the letter of the lawsuit. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Salem Is Headed to the Farm Mar 15, 2010
Newport Harbor defensive tackle J.B. Salem is staying in-state. Please or to read the rest of this story. (TheBootleg.com)
Julia Epps Heaitcoatch James Mar 15, 2010
Funeral services will be held at noon, Monday, March 15, at Roanoke Salem Baptist Church in Garysburg. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
New tech tracks you to the tomb Mar 15, 2010
The RosettaStone is available as a piece of granite, or travertine the latter looks like it came from a set of runes you would find in a Wiccan store in Salem. Prices start at a little more than $200, and include lifetime access to the online memorial database. (Boston Globe)
Beckett scratched, will start on Friday Mar 15, 2010
" Saturday was supposed to be Beckett's third start of the Grapefruit League season. In his previous two outings, he'd given up one run on two hits over five innings, walking none and striking out four. He tossed three perfect innings against the Cardinals on March 8 in his last appearance. In his place, right-hander Ryne Miller got the start. He struggled through one inning, allowing three runs on two hits and two walks. Miller signed as a non-drafted free agent in July of 2007. He split the... (MLB.com -- Boston Red Sox)
Marriages and Divorces, March 13 (2) Mar 15, 2010
Jay Smith of Salem and Diana Smith of North Bend. Jami Carter of North Bend and Jesse Carter of North Bend. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Sabis puts on show against Falmouth Mar 14, 2010
It didn t help the Clippers that senior forward DK Johnson was recovering from an ankle injury he suffered during the Bulldogs win over Salem in the EMass final Monday. However, Johnson said the ankle was fine by game time. (Boston Globe -- Sports)
Jobs program lost its way — and tax money Mar 14, 2010
The government has approved millions of dollars in incentives for big-box retail chains, including Target, , , Lowe s, Ikea, Bed Bath & Beyond, and Kohl s. Lowe s received tax breaks for eight locations in the past seven years, including one in Salem in December. But some economic development specialists question whether the state subsidies in such cases make sense, contending that new stores typically take sales from existing retailers. (Boston Globe)
Getting to the gritty details about hot water Mar 14, 2010
STEVE CASE, Salem, N.H.. A. Something else to confuse the Handyman. (Boston Globe)
What if Obama "Showed Some Love"? Mar 14, 2010
Austin Hill : What if Obama "Showed Some Love". Columns, funnies in your inbox. (Townhall.com)
Vernon L. Roth Mar 14, 2010
Vernon is survived by his son, Herbert L. Roth of Coos Bay; daughters, Linda and Terry Hannevold of Coos Bay and Beverly Jo and Steven Gibson of Salem; stepson, James E. Young of Marland, Okla. 11 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; sister, Betty Jean Payne of Medford; and several nieces and nephews. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
In Texas, social conservatives put their spin on history Mar 13, 2010
Massachusetts was founded on Christian beliefs and we all saw what happened in Salem in the 1690s. I d argue by 1776, Christianity wasn t the founders main thoughts, just take the preamble to the Declaration of Independence: When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature s God entitle... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Browning extends lead in Duel in the Delta Mar 13, 2010
Updated: March 12, 2010, 10:55 PM ET. Arkansas' angler has second 20-pound sack, take more than 5-pound lead. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
Dollie L. Hardy Mar 13, 2010
Interment will follow in the Roanoke Salem Baptist Church Cemetery in Garysburg. Online condolences may be made at. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
US Senate rejects extending funding for youth summer jobs program Mar 13, 2010
Mary Sarris, executive director of the North Shore Workforce Investment Board, said the end of federal funding will result in the loss of about 400 summer jobs in the Salem area, a blow to efforts to keep young people off the streets. Let s face it, a teenager in the summer without a job is not a good thing, she said. (Boston Globe)
Five-Star Academy comes to Utah and Arizona Mar 13, 2010
All four of Utah's early pledges should also be there Saturday - Fakahafua, Asiata, Hurricane offensive tackle and Salem Hills defensive end. BYU's early commits are also expected, too. (Oregon State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Archbishop Charles J. Chaput and the Future of the Pro-Life Movement Mar 12, 2010
So coming here tonight actually feels a lot like home -- and Im very grateful to Molly Smith, Andrew Trew, the rest of the great Cleveland-area pro-life leadership and the good people from Salem Communications for welcoming me with such outstanding kindness ... Copyright 2010 Salem Web Network. (Townhall.com)
Niswender is Lottery interim director Mar 12, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010. Larry Niswender is a 30-year veteran of government agencies in Oregon, including the Legislative Fiscal Office, where he helped develop the state budget for all public safety and judicial branch agencies. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
No more live horses at NH's Rockingham Park Mar 12, 2010
SALEM, N.H. (AP) -- The age of live horse racing at New Hampshire's Rockingham Park is over. Rockingham Park President Edward M. Callahan says the decision to limit the location to simulcast thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing came because of increased fees imposed by the state. (Concord Monitor)
No more harness racing at Rockingham Mar 12, 2010
Harness racing at Rockingham Park in Salem, N.H., has been scrapped for the 2010 summer season, victimized by budget cuts in New Hampshire that eliminated funding for racing commission officiating, testing, and oversight. I ve raced horses for 40 years and I grew up in New Hampshire, so I hate to see it come to this, said Ralph Andersen, executive director of the Western New England Harness Horsemen s Association. (Boston Globe)
