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Battle for control of Rochester Historical Society

A week after the Rochester Historical Society prevailed in court to proceed with a controversial plan to sell its longtime East Avenue home, opponents of the sale are petitioning the state to revoke the organization's charter...

'Dumb construction' cited at new sidewalk

06:59 PM CST on Thursday, November 13, 2008 By Lee McGuire / 11 News HOUSTON -- Pedestrians and people in wheelchairs may have a tough time navigating a new sidewalk in Southwest Houston. Lee McGuire's 11 News report We found a...

NPWBA set for a

By DAHALIA SMITH, NG Sports Reporter An additional three teams are expected to join the New Providence Women's Basketball Association (NPWBA) this 2008/2009 season, up from the six teams last year. Le...

City tries to take the air out of 'tacky' ads: Council votes to ban use of giant inflatables

Nov 13, 2008 (Houston Chronicle - But beautification advocates cheered the vote, calling the ban a necessary step to cleaning up Houston's blighted visual atmosphere and cluttered streetscapes. "It's not just the inflatables,...

Law firm Howrey snares Thelen construction unit

San Francisco Business Times - by , a San Francisco law firm expected to wind down operations by Dec. 1. Howrey said most of the 40 lawyers from Thelen will be based in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., with smaller groups...

Mole man will fight his MEP

AN OLDHAM mole catcher who blames the European Union for putting him out of business has staged a protest outside the office of Euro MP Chris Davies. Peter Brown, 55, from Shaw, was joined by activists from the UK Independence...

Global Markets Continue Downward Spiral

Bowman report - VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington that U.S. shares were lower in Tuesday's trading despite new government-led efforts to stem home foreclosures as well as discussion of ways to assist the troubled...

NZ First uncertain over future make-up

Updated at 1:08pm on 12 November 2008 New Zealand First deputy leader Peter Brown says it is uncertain who will be leading the party or standing for Parliament at the next election. The party's former MPs are in the process of...

Obituaries for Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Nancy Goodale Nancy Sloggett Goodale (Wilcox), kama‘aina, philanthropist and community volunteer, passed away on Kaua‘i Monday, Nov. 3, 2008. Born on Kaua‘i Feb. 12, 1929, she graduated from Punahou School and attended Pine...

UPDATE 2-Midway loss widens beyond Wall Street targets

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 10 (Reuters) - U.S. video game publisher Midway Games' quarterly loss more than doubled from a year ago, missing Wall Street targets as it took charges for cutting costs. The company controlled by media mogul...