Archive for December, 2008

 

AG Brown Asks CA Supreme Court to Review Prop 8 Constitutionality… Now

December 31st, 2008

Due to extreme public interest, State Attorney General Jerry Brown pressed the CA Supreme Court today to decide whether or not the gay marriage ban, Prop 8, is constitutionally…

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Prosecution shows murder “to do” list, then rests

December 30th, 2008

LAFAYETTE, La. — The so-called murder “to do” list _ a list prosecutors say Vince Marinello wrote while planning to kill his estranged wife, was shown to jurors on Tuesday as the…

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School district proposes tax increase

December 29th, 2008

ST. GEORGE - The Washington County School District will have a truth in taxation public hearing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday for a proposed budget increase of 9.94 percent from last year’s tax-budgeted revenue.

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Rollover Crash Claims Woman’s Life

December 28th, 2008

The Thanksgiving holiday got off to a deadly start Wednesday when a passenger died in an early-morning crash. Slideshow: Deadly Start To Thanksgiving Holiday

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Suspected Holly Square Arsonists Arrested

December 27th, 2008

Nine people have been named as suspects in the arson that burned down the Holly Square Shopping Center in Denver on May 18, police said Friday. Investigators said gang tensions were the motive behind the alleged firebombing that involved Molotov cocktails.

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Who abandoned piano in the woods

December 26th, 2008

HARWICH, Mass.—Harwich police have a musical mystery on their hands: Who left a piano in the middle of the woods? And why? The Baldwin piano discovered in the Bells Neck woods appears to be in p…

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Stanford clubs Washington St. 58-0

December 25th, 2008

STANFORD, Calif. — Toby Gerhart tied a Stanford single-game record by running for four touchdowns before halftime and the Cardinal moved one step closer to bowl eligibility with their most lopsided w…

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Economic Turmoil Takes Its Toll on Hollywood

December 24th, 2008

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Conventional wisdom dictates that Hollywood could always shrug off economic downturns because worried consumers spend more on entertainment when times are tough. …

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Rare snow falls in south Louisiana, Miss., Alabama

December 23rd, 2008

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A rare snowfall blanketed south Louisiana and parts of Mississippi on Thursday, closing schools, government offices and bridges, triggering crashes and leaving thousands wit…

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Lemme’ touch your stuff, k?

December 22nd, 2008

I was out and about this evening getting some cat food from my favorite local pet store The Natural Pet when I found out the management had changed hands! Rats, I said as we walked into the wine shop next door. My wife was deciding on which wine from Orvieto she wanted when a gentlemen [...]

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