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She ships cookies to troops _ thousands of cookies
By KIRSTEN BROWN
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
When Lt. j.g. Gregory Trach, 34, received an e-mail from Germaine Broussard two years ago asking permission to send cookies to his ship, he thought little of it.
"Thank you for your support of the U.S.
A Russian roulette of food poisoning in American states
By THOMAS HARGROVE
More than 50,000 people got sick or died from something they ate in a hidden epidemic that went undiagnosed by the nation's public health departments over a five-year period.
Americans play a sort of food-poisoning Russian roulette depending on where they live, an investigation by Scripps Howard News Service found. Slovenly restaurants, disease-infested food-processing plants and other sources of infectious illness go undetected all over the country, but much more frequently in some states than others.
Young Canadian paves path to science for girls
By REBECCA DUBE
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
For Larissa Vingilis-Jaremko, not getting called on helped her find her calling.
She remembers that moment from elementary school quite vividly. Her science teacher needed someone in the class to set up an experiment from a kit quickly, so she asked for volunteers.
Certain dogs make insurance rates rise
By THOMAS LEE
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Rita is known by her foster owners as a "Velcro dog," a pet that needs to be near people 24/7. She loves children, plays tug of war, and lounges on the couch all day.
Beth DeLaForest, a director for A Rotta Love Plus rescue group in Minneapolis, says Rita would make a perfect apartment dog.
Warhol Museum makes push to extend artist into Asia
By TIMOTHY McNULTY
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
A booming global economy and worldwide recognition of Andy Warhol's art led to a record $17.38 million sale of one of the artist's paintings this week.
A Hong Kong real estate mogul bought one of Warhol's 1972 "Mao" portraits at Wednesday night's auction at Christie's New York, besting the previous record for one of his works by $50,000.
Foley probe expanded by Florida investigators
By AMIE PARNES
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has upgraded to a "full-fledged criminal investigation" its initial inquiry of former Rep. Mark Foley's reported communications with teenage boys, a spokeswoman told Scripps Howard News Service Thursday.
"We were until recently conducting a preliminary investigation," said spokeswoman Kristen Perezluha.
8 teens charged with slaughtering lambs
By MILAN SIMONICH
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Eight teenagers have been charged with a series of crimes for allegedly stealing two lambs from a farmer, then slaughtering them for amusement.
The suspects, all students at Central Cambria High School in Ebensburg, Pa., confessed in September to killing the animals.
Gay porn star held in wealthy man's slaying
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
A former gay porn star was arrested Thursday in the slaying of a wealthy Denver businessman.
Timothy J. Boham, 25, was spotted in Lukeville, Ariz., by Customs and Border Patrol officers while he was loitering outside the inspection facility on U.S.
Forest Service wants to upgrade American River dams
By MATT WEISER
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
The U.S. Forest Service is demanding major changes at American River dams in California, changes that could improve one of the Sierra Nevada's most popular recreation areas.
The demand for change at the properties owned by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District came in a massive October filing with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, which is relicensing SMUD's 11 dams and eight powerhouses on the American River's south fork.
Father of former Rep. Mark Foley dies
By AMIE PARNES
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Edward J. Foley, 85, the father of former Florida Rep. Mark Foley, died Tuesday night after a long battle with cancer, a family member confirmed Wednesday.
Foley was diagnosed with cancer in 2003 and had suffered from the disease ever since.
