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SLOWINGTHERACINGMIND Dear Facebook...
Dear Facebook (aka - Mark Zuckerberg), I feel as though it is time for you to hear from one of your abused girlfriends. It is time for you to know what I think of you. I think a lot of us think this ...
Posted on 9/21/11 at 8:50 PM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING! It Gets Better
Tyler Clementi was an 18-year-old freshman at Rutgers University when he committed suicide, apparently because his sex life was broadcast online without his consent. Clementi's death has sparked an o...
Posted on 10/1/10 at 9:40 AM
STAFF BLOG ALL ABOUT FOOD BY SUE DOEDEN Bake (Biscuits) for your best (canine) friend
UPS has been making frequent deliveries to our house this holiday season. One of those guys who drops packages at our door always remembers our Golden Retriever, Wrigley, with a couple of big biscui...
Posted on 12/23/09 at 10:30 AM
Komen charity exec quits after Planned Parenthood flap
ATLANTA (AP) — The vice president of public policy at Susan G. Komen for the Cure who backed the breast cancer charity's move to strip Planned Parenthood of funding resigned Tuesday, saying she stands by the now-abandoned decision that set of a storm of controversy.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 07, 2012
Oregon trio survives mushroom hunt in the wild 
PORTLAND, Ore. - A couple and their adult son who survived six days deep in the Oregon coastal forest took shelter inside a hollowed-out tree after they got lost while looking for mushrooms.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 04, 2012
Komen charity drops plan to cut Planned Parenthood grants
NEW YORK (AP) — After three days of controversy, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure breast-cancer charity says it is reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 03, 2012
National unemployment rate hits 8.3 pct. after hiring burst
WASHINGTON (AP) — In the most impressive surge for the job market since the middle of last decade, the United States added 243,000 jobs in January, far more than economists expected. The unemployment rate dropped to 8.3 percent, the lowest in three years.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 03, 2012
Social network will face new profit pressures
SAN FRANCISCO — For all the huge numbers in Facebook’s IPO papers, a surprisingly small figure stands out: $4.39, the amount the site generated per user last year.
By Michael Liedtke , February 03, 2012
Fewer seek unemployment aid as job market improves
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to a level that signaled a steadily improving job market. The figures came one day before the government is expected to report that January marked another solid month for hiring.
By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER , February 02, 2012
Pa. groundhog 'says' 6 more weeks of winter that's already shadow of its usual self
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil emerged from his lair to "see" his shadow on Thursday, in the process predicting six more weeks of winter.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 02, 2012
Status update: Facebook to go public, raise $5B
NEW YORK (AP) -- Facebook made a much-anticipated status update today: The Internet social network is going public eight years after its computer-hacking CEO Mark Zuckerberg started the service at Harvard University.
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MICHAEL LIEDTKE , February 01, 2012
Labor Dept. changes child labor plan for farms
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Labor Department has agreed to modify a plan that's intended to keep children away from some of the most dangerous farm jobs.
By SAM HANANEL , February 01, 2012
Former California teacher in court on mass molestation charges
LOS ANGELES — The children at Miramonte Elementary School never complained about their third-grade teacher. Not, authorities said, when he blindfolded them, not when he put tape over their mouths or even placed live cockroaches on their faces.
By AP wire report, West Central Tribune , February 01, 2012
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