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- South Sudan's vision to tackle blindness
- JUBA, Sudan AFP — Tapping down the rough track with metal sticks, blind Sudanese schoolchildren negotiate a route between stinking pools of muddy rainwater and zooming motorbikes. Life is tough in southern Sudan, a grossly impoverished region struggling to rebuild after 21 years of civil war with the north....
- Research articles 2008-08-25
- US Marine pleads not guilty to charges of Fallujah murder
- LOS ANGELES AFP — One of two US Marines facing court martial for their alleged role in the slaying of unarmed civilians in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004, pleaded not guilty to charges of unpremeditated murder and dereliction of duty, a Marine spokesman said Monday. Sergeant Ryan Weemer entered the...
- Research articles 2008-08-25
- Confronting an ugly past
- Creede - From above this historic mining town, Willow Creek is a river of poisons, with cadmium, lead and zinc-contaminated water flowing at 33 cubic feet per second. Devoid of fish, which can't live in the toxic water, the creek runs through the heart of...
- Research articles 2008-07-26
- US shot put trio a threat for podium sweep at Beijing
- EUGENE, Oregon AFP — World shot put champion Reese Hoffa, world indoor champion Christian Cantwell and two-time Olympic runner-up Adam Nelson qualified for Beijing here Saturday at the US Olympic Track and Field Trials. Now the stellar American threesome have a new goal - completing the same podium sweep...
- Research articles 2008-06-29
- Courses expose 'everyday people' to voice acting
- Words seem to roll effortlessly off the tongue of Kent Nelson, a 58-year-old voice actor from Plymouth Meeting. Actually, Nelson studied for months to achieve his polished sound, briefly at Montgomery County Community College, and later with a national voice coaching firm. You might know Nelson as the voice on...
- Research articles 2008-06-22
- Ends of justice
- Former Little Rock mortgage broker Nelson Miller's sentencing in U.S. District Court, which we told you last week was scheduled for June 26, has been pushed back to July 10. Assistant U.S. Attorney John Bush, who prosecuted Miller, expects to be otherwise occupied next week--with the trial of Kristian...
- Research articles 2008-06-16
- Storm data and unusual weather phenomena
- Storm data and unusual weather phenomena Time...
- Research articles 2008-06-01
- Oil costs hold key for US Airways
- Now that talks between United Airlines and US Airways have fallen apart, what lies ahead for US Airways, which shuttles two-thirds of the passengers at Philadelphia International Airport? Another attempt at consolidation? An alliance with a carrier? The short answer: It depends on the price of crude oil. If oil...
- Research articles 2008-05-31
- McCain Vs. Lobbyists
- Stung by the news that two aides once lobbied for the Burmese junta, John McCain last week rolled out a sweeping new conflict-of-interest policy for his campaign, requiring all staffers to fill out questionnaires identifying past or current clients that “could be embarrassing for the senator.” Aides say that McCain...
- Research articles 2008-05-26
- Man faces 8 felonies in body-parts trafficking
- LOS ANGELES AP -- A Los Angeles County grand jury has indicted the former head of UCLA's cadaver program on eight felony counts for allegedly trafficking in parts of bodies donated to the university. The indictment handed up Friday accuses Henry Reid of selling parts from UCLA's willed-body...
- Research articles 2008-05-17
- Mack McLarty and Sheffield Nelson will be honored at the 18th annual Junior Achievement Business Luncheon on May 12 at the Statehouse Convention Center
- Mack McLarty and Sheffield Nelson will be honored at the 18th annual Junior Achievement Business Luncheon on May 12 at the Statehouse Convention Center. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette President and CEO Walter E. Hussman Jr. will present the awards. McLarty, former President Bill Clinton's first White House chief of staff, is a...
- Research articles 2008-05-12
- Commentary: Is that greatness, or just scotch, in America's veins?
- The two were obscure lawmakers, each charting a stunningly prescient course that ran smack into that impregnable American blockade called politics. I speak on the one hand of former U.S. Rep. Charles Nesbitt Wilson, interest in whom has been recently invigorated by Tom Hanks' amicable cinematic tip...
- Research articles 2008-05-02
- People on the move
- -- Brad Mortensen has been named vice president for university advancement at Weber State University. Mortensen has served in several roles since arriving at WSU in 2004, most recently as interim vice president for university relations. Prior to joining WSU, Mortensen gained extensive experience in higher education and public policy...
- Research articles 2008-04-13
- NBA 24-second clock
- For all the attention focused on the Western Conference playoff race, it's the Boston Celtics who have the NBA's best record. The Detroit Pistons aren't far behind, which means the Eastern Conference has at least two teams capable of beating whoever survives the playoffs out West. ...
- Research articles 2008-04-13
- Dems take aim at Iraq reconstruction
- WASHINGTON -- As Congress hears testimony today and Wednesday from the top U.S. military and diplomatic officials in Iraq, Democrats are questioning whether the United States should continue spending billions of dollars to rebuild Iraq. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders are saying that...
- Research articles 2008-04-08
- From Stabilization to Marketization: The Political Economy of Reforms in Azerbaijan
- Abstract: The author analyzes the process of reform started in post-Soviet Azerbaijan from the political economy perspective. He reviews the literature on the political economy of transition and presents the political-economic history of transition in Azerbaijan in three stages based on political developments. The author introduces and applies relevant indexes...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- Scoreboard
- Calendar College BASKETBALL Kansas vs. Davidson in Elite Eight at Detroit, 4:05 p.m. SOFTBALL Washburn vs. Austana, 11 a.m.; vs. South Dakota, 3 p.m. at Nebraska- Omaha WOMEN'S TENNIS Oklahoma State at Kansas, 11 a.m. ...
- Research articles 2008-03-30
- Scoreboard
- Calendar College BASKETBALL Kansas vs. Davidson in Elite Eight at Detroit, 4:05 p.m. SOFTBALL Washburn vs. Austana, 11 a.m.; vs. South Dakota, 3 p.m. at Nebraska- Omaha WOMEN'S TENNIS Oklahoma State at Kansas, 11 a.m. ...
- Research articles 2008-03-30
- Distinguished University of Chicago Professor Richard Epstein to Address the Mortgage Crisis at Pepperdine School of Law
- To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Molly Drobnick of Pepperdine University, +1-310-506- 6586, molly.drobnick@pepperdine.edu "The Mortgage (Or, Subprime) Meltdown: Why One Bad Decision Deserves Yet Another" MALIBU, Calif., March 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Richard Epstein, the James Parker Hall distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago School of Law will speak...
- Research articles 2008-03-18
- Panthers taking college courses
- BERKELEY -- If you want to know good the UCLA men's basketball team will be in the future, ask the St. Mary's High players. For the second straight week, the Panthers are set to go toe-to- toe with a blue-chip UCLA recruit. Last Saturday,...
- Research articles 2008-03-14
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