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Future of US depends on fiscal responsibility
Our out-of-control spending is driving our country into bankruptcy. We have to get spending under control and not only balance the budget but also start paying down this debt. We all have to tighten our belts, and the US government cannot pay down the
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:13A
Q&A with: UNH Law School Dean John Broderick
They had extraordinary judgment, they were very good at counseling people, and they understood that it was a profession, not a business. Law school does a wonderful job of providing you with the intellectual bulk you need and with the training you need
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:12A
Perez sues over alleged injury
Perez says in the lawsuit filed Wednesday that she was "recklessly pulled, grabbed, yanked, wrenched and/or manhandled" during filming of the "Hardwired" episode on Sept. 9, 2009. Her attorney, Brian O'Dwyer, tells the New York Daily News that his
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:12A
Officer says Webster would have killed again
A New Zealand police officer who pushed to have British wife-killer Malcolm Webster convicted is relieved the verdict has finally come through. Glenn Gray, now a detective on Auckland's North Shore, headed the case in New Zealand and says Webster would
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:12A
Roush & Yates sued over alleged failure to produce engines
In its lawsuit, RaceRedi contends Mooresville-based Roush & Yates' failure to provide the customized, high-performance engines kept RaceRedi from running a Ford Mustang during the 2010 drag-racing season. RaceRedi, based in Mount Airy,
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:12A
Not guilty: Jury exonerates Noble on Thursday
By Katharhynn Heidelberg MONTROSE - There were tears on both sides Thursday, after a jury handed down the verdict for David Noble: Not guilty. Noble was accused of vehicular assault and other offenses in a March 25, 2010 rollover crash on Highway 90
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:12A
Downtown BID hires top city cop to aid security
It's an easy transition, Kamperin said in an interview, as his police responsibilities often reach beyond traditional law enforcement into public space management — homeless outreach, traffic control, streetlight outages, communicating with other DC
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:11A
New owner gets down to work on upgrades to Ward Centers
Two years after former owner General Growth Properties filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, the retail properties and their tenants are finally getting some attention from Howard Hughes Corp. Howard Hughes took ownership of the Ward
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:10A
NASCAR's Roush sued by Mount Airy race car maker
RaceRedi, of Mount Airy, in its lawsuit against Roush & Yates Racing Engines LLC, said the company's failure to provide the customized, high-performance engines kept RaceRedi from running a Ford Mustang it planned to run during the 2010 drag-racing
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:10A
Bankruptcy filings dip
Local Chapter 11 business bankruptcy filings fell close to pre-recession numbers in the first quarter after spiking dramatically between late 2008 through the middle of last year. But a second wave of filings could come if interest rates rise without
Updated: 05/20/2011 06:09A