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State joins suit against for-profit education company
California is one of two states to join a whistleblower lawsuit against Education Management Corporation, a for-profit college company that operates 14 campuses in the state under the Argosy University and Art Institute brands.
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:18A
A Little Help
Her intrusive mother and sister pressure her to send her son Dennis to a private school and force her to file a malpractice lawsuit against the doctor who treated Bob.This places Laura in the middle of two huge lies: at his new school, Dennis tells the
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:18A
State's Attorney Joe Bruscato: Crime rate still can improve
So far in 2011, there are 400 pending felony drug cases. “Of the 400 cases, 100 new cases were added this year,” Bruscato said. As for this afternoon's mayhem, police did not know what triggered the violence and would not say whether any drugs or
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:18A
Gordon Ramsay's relative fails in bid for a privacy injunction
Gordon Ramsay's father-in-law and former business partner Chris Hutcheson has failed in a bid to obtain an injunction to gag the press in a privacy case involving his family. Mr Hutcheson can be named after the Court of Appeal partially lifted a cloak
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:18A
Local businesses, shoppers ready for new department store
McCaulou said a lot of people are asking about jobs. Staff is giving application instructions to callers. “That is about all we want to talk about now,” McCaulou said. “Our main focus is concentrating on getting it done.
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:17A
Delta Police Department gets one, not two officers - 5/25/11
He will respond to trespassers, barking dogs, speeders, drunks, fighting couples and perhaps traffic accidents. Stanford hopes he does not have multiple calls come in at the same time. Each domestic violence call requires two policemen and an arrest is
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:17A
Leprosy in Montana
Leprosy — it's a disease most of us don't like to think about, and rarely do. But an article by Montana interpretive historian Ellen Baumler is shedding new light on the feared disease and is getting the attention of the medical community.
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:17A
Reko Diq Case; Balochistan to decide leasing of copper and gold reserves: SC
The parties accepted the court's suggestion during hearing of the Reko Diq case by a Supreme Court bench headed by the Chief Justice. The court also directed the government of Balochistan to take decision over the bid of Tethyan Copper Company soon in
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:17A
Sign, Schmign. Let's try again
Schmizza owner Ron Bednar, whose restaurant sits on a high-traffic downtown corner, was no fan of the new law, which regulates portable signs on public right-of-ways, including sidewalks and medians. The ordinance, which went into effect last year,
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:17A
Church confident priests will not use pulpit on reflection day
As the referendum campaign reaches its end, the Church is insisting priests will abide by the law and refrain from talking about divorce on Friday and Saturday when canvassing is not allowed. A Curia spokesman said the Church would not be issuing any
Updated: 05/25/2011 03:16A