Silent auction raises £1500 for charity

A SILENT auction to raise funds for Strathkinness Primary School and SANDS (Still Born and Neonatal Death Syndrome), the UK charity supporting bereaved parents and their families, has netted almost £1500 for the two causes. (28/07/2010 16:21:44)


'Daddy's in heaven': Rig victims' families share memories, mementos

Sherri Revette cuts through thick pines, guiding the four-wheeler down dirt and mud trails to her tranquil spot, a sandbar along the Chickasawhay River about a mile behind her home in the backwoods of Mississippi.


Rethinking Tampa Bay: Where to put the Rays and other local attractions

By Jay Cridlin and Susan Thurston, Times Staff Writers Wednesday, July 28, 2010 If you were rethinking Tampa, left, and St. Pete, right, from scratch, what would you put where? Say you could put all of Tampa Bay's sports teams, entertainment venues, tourist attractions and leisure spots into one big pot. If you were building a new city from scratch, what would be the first thing you'd pick to ...


Stuart Lord is solitary man on a communal mission at Naropa

Stuart Lord, 51, is the fifth president of Boulder's 36-year-old Buddhist-inspired Naropa University. He grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y., with his twin brother, Stanley, both foster children. He moved to Colorado last July with his wife and young daughter after a career stint at Dartmouth College. He sat down recently with Bill Husted at Jill's Restaurant in Boulder.


News in brief

Here are a selection of brief news items from this week's paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn't make it in the paper.


Teams getting ready to Relay Friday

It's right around the corner. Stoddard County's Seventh Annual Relay for Life will begin at 6 p.m. this Friday night at Dexter's West City Park. The event will officially kickoff at 5:30 p.m. Friday...


Upcoming Events in Perry County

Events in and around Perry County in the coming weeks.


Community Notes

* The water show is back. Wet and wild fun for the whole family. The Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Libraries will present two shows at two locations. The first show will be at the Eastern Library at Little Cincinnati at 11 am.


Pitino Extortion Trial Turns Predictably Ugly

Accusations fly in a Louisville courthouse. Plus: Why did ESPN spike a LeBron James profile?; T.O. and Ochocinco, a match made in reality TV heaven; and more.


ESPN FILMS ANNOUNCES '30 FOR 30' FALL SCHEDULE

The next 13 films begin Tuesday, August 24 at 8:00/7:00c.