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Police searching for shooting suspect Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:50AMAuthorities say man wanted for firing shotgun into house
Pale Eric to speak at Humanities Council fundraiser Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:12AMPale Eric Forbes of Guam will be the featured speaker at the NMI Council for the Humanities 20th anniversary fundraiser to be held at the Pacific Islands Club on the evening of Aug. 12.
Fitial holds private audience with Chinese governors Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:11AMSALT LAKE CITY, Utah -Following the historic U.S.-China Governors Forum held Friday afternoon as part of the 2011 National Governors Association's annual meeting, Gov. Benigno R. Fitial (R-MP) held three separate one-on-one meetings with key provincial leaders from China.
Legion brackets released Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:08AMVermont state American Legion Baseball Commissioner Ron Fairbanks announced the pairings for the upcoming American Legion State Championship tournament but there was high drama when the field of eight teams were selected Sunday. ... - By Chuck Clarino Staff Writer
Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:27AMFarewell, Abdel-Fattah El-Banna. We hardly knew you. Erupting protests by Egyptian archaeologists (which I gave you a first heads-up about in my previous post) were evidently so effective that Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf said, in effect, "Just kidding!" and withdrew his nomination of El-Banna to succeed Zahi Hawass as that country's antiquities minister.
Japan gets first World Cup title Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:15AMFRANKFURT, Germany (AP)- Amid the sorrow that lingers throughout Japan, perhaps a little joy-courtesy of the determined women on its World Cup team.
$77K grant for emergency food, shelter programs Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:12AMThe CNMI has been awarded federal funds under the Emergency Food and Shelter National Board Program. The CNMI has been selected to receive an award of $77,066 under 29 of the EFSP to supplement emergency food and shelter programs in the Commonwealth.
HR 1466 makes strange bedfellows Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:10AMPolitics indeed makes strange bedfellows and this couldn't be more true in the case of Delegate Gregorio Kilili C. Sablan's controversial H.R. 1466 now pending at the U.S. House of Representatives.
Japan wins 1st World Cup title in penalty shootout Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:41PMAmid the sorrow that lingers throughout Japan, perhaps a little joy
One Economy, Commerce to hold July broadband townhall meetings Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 9:11AMOne Economy, CNMI Department of Commerce, BroadMap LLC, and the New America Foundation will be conducting its final series of town hall meetings to understand residents' attitudes toward broadband.
State sports briefs Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 4:55AMGOLF Wilson finishes Southern Amateur Harris English, an All-American from Georgia, won the 105th Southern Amateur on Saturday at Palm Harbor, Fla. English finished the final round in a tournament-low 6-under par 65. His 275 total beat second-place Tarquin McManus of Australia by three strokes.
Print edition contains special magazine Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 4:28AMThe best part of Saturday's Hi-Desert Star print edition might just be what's tucked inside it — the summer edition of the Basin Wide Spirit magazine. Here you'll meet a group of doulas — childbirth assistants — who waive their services to help pregnant women whose spouses are deployed. You'll find awe-inspiring photos of wild animals, and just plain inspiring stories of kids and adults who are ...
Tri-Valley junior boys make history Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:39AMYUCAIPA — The road to a sectional playoff spot for Tri-Valley boys Little League teams for years has run through Yucaipa. In the past, that was where the road was blocked.
Wake student performance gets mixed reviews Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:55PMSuperintendant says he expects more schools to miss their mark on standardized tests
Learn the basics of banking Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 9:15AMSome people save money in a shoe box while others use a piggy bank. Attend Bank of Hawaii's “The Basics of Banking” seminar to familiarize yourself with various deposit products that banks offer so that you'll be able to select the services that best suits your needs.
Juniors find home at GMNGC Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 2:09AMKILLINGTON — When John Dolan came up to Green Mountain National for a site inspection to assess the course for a stop on the American Golf Association circuit a few years ago, the course was blanketed with snow. ... - By Tom Haley STAFF WRITER
11 Saipan beach sites red-flagged Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:26PMThe Division of Environment Quality has red-flagged 11 beach sites on Saipan and is advising the public not to fish or swim within 300 feet of these locations for the next 48 hours or until otherwise notified.
Museum to extend preview access Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:19AMCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art announced Monday that it will increase the number of “original members” it will sign up and extend the time frame of the museum’s preview event.
American slump Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:41AMTiger Woods is back home, nursing a sore leg. The rest of American golf isn’t doing so well, either.
COMMUNITY BRIEFS - July 14, 2011 Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:11AMTAGS, a non-profit organization that seeks to aid sea turtle conservation efforts on Saipan, is hosting the party event of the year, “The Jersey Shore Party.”
Not American, says GI-killing suspect Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 4:52AMIn a letter to a Little Rock television news station, a man accused of killing a soldier at a Little Rock recruiting office two years ago called his approaching trial on a capitalmurder charge “bogus” and said he wants to renounce his American citizenship.
Cisco Systems cutting thousands of jobs Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:13AMReport says cuts could start by summer's end
AMP showcases poster art from WWII Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:11AMTo fight for conservation, women's rights, racial equality and uncompensated united efforts are not new battles. Although these issues have been the focus of struggles for a long time, it took a World War to put them into action.
'Money ball' pays off for Man Amigos Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:01AMThanks to “money ball,” Man Amigos clinched their first championship in seven years after ruling last month's 2nd Chamolinian Softball Association/Budweiser Slow-Pitch Softball League.
Wait-and-see mode for CNMI sluggers Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:01AMNothing is definite yet as far as the CNMI's participation is concerned in the baseball competition in the 2011 Pacific Games in New Caledonia next month.
Igitol joins Oceania baseball elite group Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:15AMSaipan Major League's Rose Igitol has been selected as member of the Baseball Confederation of Oceania Executive Committee. “On behalf of the BCO Executive Committee and its members, I would like to confirm your appointment to the BCO Executive Committee to the position of executive member.
PSS in historic conference call with USDOE's Duncan Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 9:11AMStakeholders of the CNMI Public School System will have a chance to talk directly with U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan tomorrow when both parties hold a dialogue via conference call.
American Legion Baseball Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 2:08AM@z-Agate_BoldCentered:Tuesday ...
NMI gets $63K share of $26.7M grant for historic preservation Sunday, July 10, 2011 @ 9:10AMWASHINGTON, D.C.-The CNMI has been awarded a $63,829 grant for historic preservation, part of a $26.7 million grant package from the Historic Preservation Fund announced by Secretary Ken Salazar Friday.
Lee Rosenbaum's cultural commentary Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 2:27PMThe official announcement is not scheduled until Monday. But the word has gotten out that George T.M. Shackelford , chair of the Boston Museum of Fine Art's European art department and its senior curator of modern art, will become senior deputy director of the Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, where he will play an important role in planning for the museum's expansion into its planned Renzo Piano ...
'Louie' Recap: Moving Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 10:28AM'What about...what about Obama?'
National group pays tribute to slain Trumann lawman Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 5:51AMA fallen Trumann police officer’s inclusion into the American Police Hall of Fame is both an honor and a reminder of the dangers police face, Trumann Police Chief Tony Rusher said Thursday.
Local Man To Be Honored In Space Shuttle Flight Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 4:00AMA Carteret County native will be honored during NASA's final space shuttle flight that is scheduled to lift off Friday.
New drink gets rude reception in Durham Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 2:38PMCommunity activists claim Pabst is pushing high-alcohol content beverage in African American neighborhoods
Charlotte awarded professional lacrosse franchise Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 1:09PMProfessional lacrosse is returning to Charlotte.
Turnstyle: Trafficked: The Village Voice Needs to Fact-Check Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 11:54AMOriginally published on Turnstylenews.com, a digital information service surfacing emerging stories in news, entertainment, art and culture; powered by award-winning journalists. By: Charlie Foster Ashton...
A bright spot for American workers – in other countries Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 10:16AMAre Americans really doing everything in their power to find work if they aren’t willing to leave the friendly fifty? The coming global talent crunch gives well-trained American workers an advantage. Work abroad awaits Americans willing to chase it down.
Kilili introduces bill to up federal funding for PSS Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:11AMNMI Delegate Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan introduced yesterday legislation that would sharply increase the Title I grant money the Public School System gets from the federal government each year.
Hike, swim, and snorkel at Eco Camp Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 9:11AMEco Camp at the Mariana Resort and Spa continues this summer for the 12th year. Session 3 starts on Monday, July 11. "We are having another great summer.
Feds investigating immigration complaints at Wake jail Thursday, July 7, 2011 @ 8:37AMThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security is investigating complaints that immigration detainees have been mistreated
'Purse bandit' strikes twice? Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:37PMAuthorities believe two June bank robberies are related
GUILTY AFTER PROVEN INNOCENT Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:00PMMake DSK Whole--Then Jail HimSAINT PETERSBURG, FLORIDA--"Innocent until proven guilty." We say it. We teach it to our children. But we don't believe it.Dominique Strauss-Kahn, charged with ambushing a hotel cleaning person at a hotel in midtown Manhattan and forcing her to perform oral sex on him, has been released. This was not the usual case of a well-heeled defendant wielding money and ...
Technogenic Disasters: A Deadly New Normal for the Media Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 6:02AMSome go to school to become journalists. Others hit the road with a notebook, camera and insatiable curiosity, while others have a shocking moment of awareness of the complexity of the human condition and want to document it. I decided to enter the field when a war journalist showed me a roll of images from Kosovo. The first shot was of a man engulfed in flames to the knee. In the next shot the ...
NOTEWORTHY DEATHS Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 3:01AMAbstract artist famed for big works ROME — Celebrated American painter Cy Twombly, whose large-scale paintings featuring scribbles, graffiti and unusual materials fetched millions at auction, died Tuesday. He was 83.
Kutcher, Village Voice wage twitter war over sex-trade ads Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 11:12AMThe paper disputes Ashton Kutcher's ads that claim 100,000 to 300,000 children in the U.S. are coerced into the sex trade every year.
Kutcher vs. the Village Voice Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:19AM"How does standing on bad facts help end child prostitution?"
Flashback - July 6, 1999-2001 Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:11AMBusiness leaders have expressed opposition against compromising the Covenant provisions to allow the federal government to control local immigration, minimum wage and customs standards on the heels of several legislation under consideration by the U.S. Congress.
Inos: FY 2012 budget still at $102M Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:11AMActing governor Eloy S. Inos said the projected revenues available for government operations in fiscal year 2012 remains at $102 million by the July 1 threshold, a day after the Senate followed the House's approval of a concurrent resolution on a $102 million budget.
Latest CNMI gross domestic product report next week Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 9:10AMU.S. Interior Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas Tony Babauta and representatives from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis will be presenting next week the 2008 and 2009 CNMI gross domestic product estimates.
Farrar sprints late, takes stage victory Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 4:22AMTyler Farrar became the first American to win a Tour de France stage on July 4, dominating a sprint finish in the third leg Monday as teammate Thor Hushovd of Norway kept the yellow jersey.