The manager of Nevada County's Animal Control division has resigned amid internal and criminal investigations, Sheriff Keith Royal said Friday. More: continued here
Read More »New Yankees Stadium will have $2,500 seats (The Kansas City Star)
NEW YORK | On second thought, $9 for parking at Kauffman Stadium is a steal. That is if you’re a Yankees fan. On Thursday, Yankees season-ticket holders received an e-mail message outlining prices at parts of the new Yankee Stadium. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Ambassador for Stewards Trophy (The Hindu)
BANGALORE: Royal Ambassador, who is in fine nick, may score in the Stewards Trophy (1,600m), the main event of the races to be held here on Saturday (March 22). False rails (width about 4m from 1,600m to 1,000m and 6.5m from 1,000m to … More: continued here
Read More »Lifeboat's post of honour – Kent Online
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Read More »Sculptor’s Masterpiece Needs A Home (The Tampa Tribune)
CLEARWATER – Amid the boxes of Weed Eaters and shiny new lawn mowers is Jakob Henry’s masterpiece, shrouded in an oversized blanket. Few know it is here. Its modern-day tomb is a second-story musty loft in a stockroom warehouse for Royal Edger & Mower, tucked away in an industrial area …
Read More »Barry nominated for national award – Whitby Today
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Bookmakers are already running scared of Royal County Star as Tony Martin’s hope is set to carry just 10st 4lb in the Powers Whiskey Irish Grand National on Monday. More: continued here
Read More »Famed musician, 90, doesn’t have time to be old (CNN.com)
NEW YORK (AP) — Marian McPartland celebrated her 90th birthday in a style befitting the “Grande Dame of Piano Jazz” with a little help from friends like Norah Jones and Wynton Marsalis at Jazz at Lincoln Center. More: continued here
Read More »32 aliases. Doctored fingerprints. Who is this guy? (Seattle Times)
The Queen Anne resident, charged with felony mail fraud and identity theft, will have a chance to clear his name — if the FBI can come up with it. For now, he’s known to federal prosecutors as “John Doe.” More: continued here
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Many Sacramento residents put little thought into what happens after they seal an envelope, affix a stamp to its upper right hand corner and drop it in a mailbox for the daily pickup. Nor do they consider that they are using the services of a postal system with roots predating …
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