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  • Local scout organizes bandshell painting Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:34AMMT. VERNON —  After Leland Ferguson’s ten years as a member of Cub and Boy Scouts in Jefferson County, Troop 103 was happy to give the future Glen Carbon resident an impressive sendoff.
  • Storm cuts swath through Cramahe Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:33AMCRAMAHE TOWNSHIP -It was dark and windy Monday night, when a possible microburst swept through Cramahe Township, snapping off tree tops, downing trees and sending power lines and poles tumbling to the ground.[...]
  • Swanky strips: A landscaping how-to Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:10AMEveryone knows the strip from hell. Sure, you could just cover it over with concrete or rocks. In the last few years, though, turning that strip into the Garden of Eden has become a local trend.
  • Shiseido Expands To 52,000 SF at 900 Third Ave. Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 5:07AMNEW YORK CITY-Investment and management firm Paramount Group, Inc. has executed a 51,852-square-foot lease expansion for global cosmetics firm Shiseido Americas Corp.
  • Good morning, Buffalo Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 4:28AMWill this heat wave be a record-breaker? Let's take a look at the records it has to break. The hottest that July 20 has ever gotten in Buffalo was 91. That happened in 1994. On July 21, it was 93 in 1953. And the sultriest July 22 also came in 1953, when it hit 94.
  • Rays rally past Yankees 3-2 Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 4:19AMThe way things have been going for Tampa Bay in close games, the Rays figured they were due a break. Maybe even two.
  • First rounder Hager eager for pro ball Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 4:12AMIt took Jake Hager 19 days since he was assigned to the Princeton Rays before he got to play his first home game in front of the Princeton faithful.
  • Tabarez: We must draw on experience Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 3:49AMUruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has said that his side will need to rely on their experience when they go up against either Paraguay or Venezuela in Sunday's Copa America final.
  • Complaints spur board to consider alternate ideas for airport security Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:29AMSecurity gates slated to go up in September at the general aviation section of Grand Junction Regional Airport continue to raise hackles of some pilots and small-business owners there. Several business owners have taken their complaints to the Federal Aviation Administration and passed those concerns along to local leaders and politicians about the construction of a fence they say will separate ...
  • Experience wins out in the BarryBob Invitational Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:27AMA four-person team led by Kevin Norman and Rick Arce won this year’s 13th Annual BarryBob Invitational held south of the pier in Manhattan Beach. They won 15-9 over a team led by Will Montgomery, Michael Boehle, Wayne Boehle and Riscilla Gealon.
  • Berkshire graduate Dan Taylor is giving Olympics his best shot (with videos) Wednesday, July 20, 2011 @ 12:07AMThe throwing circle has been good to Dan Taylor.
  • New Earthquakes midfielder Jacob Peterson aims to spark struggling offense Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:44PMNew midfielder happy to be in San Jose and to take on familiar role
  • Chesterfield Laws Prove Challenging for Developer Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:36PMCould Chesterfield County rules meant to protect small businesses actually be keeping retail space empty at area shopping centers?
  • Pond Scrum: Clarke's payday, absent Brits, passable Yanks Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:32PMDarren Clarke regained his game, working his magic over four days at Royal St. George's. Steve Elling and John Huggan recap the ride, including misery for the Brits and actual Americans in contention.
  • Sport's ultimate price Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:30PMBefore the former American football player Dave Duerson killed himself, he asked that his brain be left to researchers studying head injuries among athletes. What it revealed shocked the scientists.
  • ‘Potter’ Box-Office Magic Gives Warner Shot to Retain Crown for Fifth Year Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:29PMWith a record $169.2 million sales in the U.S. and Canada last weekend, the eighth and final movie based on J.K. Rowling’s books may help Time Warner Inc. (TWX) ’s film studio retain the annual top spot for a fifth straight year.
  • Lost fly, misplayed grounder cost Yanks against TB Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:26PMThe Associated Press The Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. A lost fly ball and a misplayed grounder cost the New York Yankees. Jeremy Hellickson pitched seven strong innings and Tampa Bay took advantage of sloppy New York defense to score two runs that gave the Rays a 3-2 victory over the Yankees on Tuesday night. "It's an unfortunate way to lose a ballgame," New York manager Joe Girardi ...
  • Saab story: Will it survive? Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:44AMThe Saab soap opera has taken more twists and turns than the fate of the heroine in a Stieg Larsson trilogy. Experienced executives have resigned, potential investors have gotten cold feet and backed out, suppliers have withheld parts, and employees have withheld their labor. The question is whether we are at the end of volume three, when Lisbeth Salander declares victory in her war of revenge ...
  • WAUGH CALLS FOR LIE DETECTORS Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:11AMFormer Australia captain Steve Waugh has called for lie detector tests to be introduced in a bid to combat the problem of match-fixing in cricket.
  • ROLL CALL: 'Jersey Shore' Stars Return In Season 4 Trailer Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:11AMby Jesse Spero LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Plus, Rebecca Black returns! Nikki Blonsky shoe shenanigans continue! And, Sarah Palin's movie is defeated! Your Daily Dispatch of Celebrity Shenanigans!
  • The king of the coasts Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:28AMGary Robbins snaps a self-pic during one of his brief stops while setting the running record on Newfoundland’s East Coast Trail. Robbins set records on the East Coast and West Coast trails during a two-week span in August.
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  • Home course helps in ranking round Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:27AMGLADSTONE - The home course was favorable to members of Gladstone Golf Club Monday as five women qualified for the championship flight of the 85th Upper Peninsula Ladies Golf Association tournament.
  • Community grants child's wish Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:13AMNorth Vancouver resident Hunter McAlduff (left), who was diagnosed in 2009 with MELAS, a progressive neurodegenerative condition, enjoys her new playhouse along with her brother Liam and best friend Kyra Ewart at its recent unveiling.
  • Ipswich: Happy birthday to town’s M&S Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:10AMThis is not just a 100th birthday – this is an M&S 100th birthday.
  • Starsia Happy to See ESPN Shine Spotlight on Lax Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:22PMCHARLOTTESVILLE -- So there was Dom Starsia last week, chatting with fellow Brown University alumnus Chris Berman in the lobby of an elegant Los Angeles hotel. Nearby were Tim Tebow and Cam Newton and Doug Flutie and Jason Kidd and Kyrie Irving, among others.
  • San Bernardino skater qualifies for nationals Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 8:04PMSAN BERNARDINO - Victoria Vessup glides across the rink on one skate, while her head and her other leg stretch in opposite directions, close enough to the hardwood floor that from 30 feet away she appears to be lying down on it. Photo Gallery: Skater Victoria Vessup
  • SAFE & Found Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:59PMBy Roxanne Estrada roxanne@theacorn.com [img_assist|nid=29893|title=|desc= HAPPY TO BE HOME— Camarillo resident Lauren De La Torre is glad she’s safe after she was lost for two nights in the El Dorado National Forest in Northern California. read more
  • SOCCER: Japan's Women's World Cup win helps lift devastated country Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:47PMFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Their country's misery was never far from their hearts.
  • Chile's Livingstone reflects on long Copa history Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:04PMWhen Sergio Livingstone says that the current Chile side is the best he has ever seen, it is quite a claim. At the age of 91 and having worked in football all his life, he has seen a few.
  • A different happy ending Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:03PMJapan's Women's World Cup victory Sunday ruined what would have been a storybook ending for the United States and provided a welcome celebration for a nation recovering from March earthquakes.
  • Exit Interview: Elizabeth Warren: 'I’m Not Through Throwing Rocks' Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:44PMPresident Obama today nominated former Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray to be director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. We caught up with Elizabeth Warren – the woman whose idea the bureau was, and who has helped set up the...
  • Sway Roach - The Full Story Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:41PMDave Cooper tells the full story of the fabulous FISHINGmagic fish-in at Sway Lakes in Hampshire. The session came about through discussion on the FISHINGmagicforum.
  • Cycle messengers: A really tyring way to work Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:34PMI've secretly always wanted to be a bicycle courier. Little makes me happier than cycling, whatever the weather. Whenever a courier passes me, I get a sting of jealousy because they get to spend the whole day doing my favourite thing. But would I be cut out for it? Yes, I'm fit – I run between 15-20 miles a week and cycle around 60 – but couriers cycle, on average, 60-80 miles a day in London ...
  • Police seek info on whereabouts of missing Birdsboro teen Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 2:05PMBIRDSBORO — Police are still searching for an 18-year-old girl who was last seen Wednesday riding her 18-speed bike.
  • Japan upsets U.S.A. for World Cup Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:51PMJapan upset the Americans for the World Cup title in a riveting final Sunday night, 3-1 on penalty kicks, after coming from behind twice in a 2-2 tie.
  • Andrea Preziotti: Piano Treasures: The Gift of Hope Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:44PMI can see myself as a child disappearing from view with my imaginary friend, dreaming, and wonder if the Ronald McDonald children do the same, using the piano as their own gateway to anywhere but here.
  • Crash victim fights back from the brink Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:16PMWARRNAMBOOL accident victim Mark Stafford remains in a stable condition at the Royal Melbourne Hospital more than three weeks after a horrific accident along the Warrnambool-Cobden Road.
  • Records keep falling for Holland Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:13PM NEBO – Chase Holland tied the 18-year-old course record at the Marion Lake Club. Then he tied it again.And then he broke it. And then he tied it again.And then he broke it again. And then he tied it again.
  • How 'bout getting back to winning? Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 1:03PMTop US golfers can't win if they're having so much fun losing.
  • Japan's World Cup victory helps lift earthquake-ravaged nation Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:57PMThe players on Japan's Women's World Cup team invoked the slow recovery from a devastating tsunami and earthquake time and again. Whatever they could do, they vowed, they would.
  • Spillionaires revisited: Gov't official's associates got big contracts after the BP oil spill Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 12:56PMDocuments show that BP's auditors repeatedly questioned bills submitted by St. Bernard contractors.
  • Irish eyes smiling as Clarke wins Open Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:54AMSANDWICH, England (Reuters) - Darren Clarke repelled a dynamic charge from Phil Mickelson to complete a runaway three-shot win at the British Open on Sunday, claiming his first major title and becoming the first home winner of the championship for 12 years.
  • Campbell Shines in 1st Show Since Alzheimer's News Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:51AMGlen Campbell shines in 1st show since announcing he has Alzheimer's disease
  • Wagner holds off late-charging Romo at Lake Tahoe Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:44AMSTATELINE, Nev. — Even actor Jack Wagner’s 91-year-old mother was focused on Tony Romo as her son and the Dallas Cowboys quarterback battled in the final round of the American Century Celebrity Golf Championship at Lake Tahoe.
  • Hometownstations.com-WLIO- Lima, OH News Weather SportsCampbell shines in 1st show since Alzheimer's news Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:37AMBILOXI, Miss. (AP) - Glen Campbell leaned over his blue electric guitar, plucked a few strings and made a sour face. "Dadgum it," he said. Campbell, 75, fiddled a few seconds longer while standing backstage Friday night at the IP Casino and finally found a perfect D chord.
  • Fighting spirit of brave Hampshire soldier Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:31AMFive months ago he lost both his legs in a bomb blast in Afghanistan. Lt Dave Henson has since re-learnt to walk, raised over £9,000 in a charity swim and is now championing a campaign to provide specialist homes for other war heroes.
  • South Africa: Country Bows to World Icon Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:14AMAt 08:05 on Monday morning, South African school children all over the country sang "Happy Birthday" to former President Nelson Mandela as he celebrates his 93rd birthday.
  • HOT DISH: Blake Shelton Is on Top of the World -- or at Least the Hayloft Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 5:11AM( CMT Hot Dish is a weekly feature written by veteran columnist Hazel Smith. Author of the cookbook, Hazel's Hot Dish: Cookin' With Country Stars , she also hosts CMT's Southern Fried Flicks With Hazel Smith and shares her recipes at CMT .com.)
  • Busy 4-H Expo wraps up Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:59AMThe final day of the 4-H Expo at Bridge View Center was a mix of competitions, championship displays and a swirling crowd.