NRHA gets grant for dental program (The Register-Herald) OAK HILL ? Scarbro?s New River Health Association hopes to see many more Fayette and Nicholas county residents showing off their pearly whites, thanks to a $200,000 grant for a dental program from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation....more...Tudor Jones Harnesses East River in Green Power's New Frontier (Bloomberg.com) May 8 (Bloomberg) -- When the tide rushes into New York Harbor, a strange thing happens at the Gristedes supermarket on Roosevelt Island. The freezers, cash registers -- even the red neon ``Bagels'' sign -- hum with electricity from the rip coursing up the East River....more... Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau) Phillips named director of state police By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - A retired Arkansas State Police officer from Northwest Arkansas was named Tuesday to head the agency....more... School life: Winners (Everett Herald) The Arts Council of Snohomish County received more than 100 entries for its 2007 Black & White Photography Contest, sponsored by King Size Imaging. The contest was open to all Snohomish County high school students. Photographs were judged in two categories: traditional analog prints and digital-output prints. Three local well-known photographers served as judges: James Charvet, Wendy A. Fagan and ......more... Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau) New postage pricing to consider shape of mail Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - The United States Postal Service's new pricing system, which becomes effective May 14, will consider the shape of mail in addition to its weight....more... Statement of Garth Illingworth before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, House Committee on Science and ... (SpaceRef) Statement of Garth Illingworth before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, House Committee on Science and Technology - SpaceRef...more... Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau) Four seeking House speaker seat for 2009 session By Rob Moritz LITTLE ROCK - Even though the 86th General Assembly officially completed its work last week, one last piece of unfinished business will bring House members back to the state Capitol next year - selection of the House speaker-designate for the 2009 session....more... Week in Review (Traverse City Record-Eagle) THOMPSONVILLE ? Officials at Benzie County Central Schools canceled a day of classes at one elementary school after sewer gas drifted into the building and students fell ill....more... Anti-business, or pro-downtowns? (The Times Record) House Speaker Glenn Cummings' bill would require 'independent study' of impact big box developments would have on local communities....more... |