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Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent Editorials
Excerpts from recent editorials in newspapers in the United States and abroad: Feb. 21 The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee on politicking and social welfare groups: Voters have a right to know who tries to sway elections and influence politicians with their
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Ex-Penn State Professor Pleads Guilty to Fraud
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) A former Penn State University professor has pleaded guilty to wire fraud, false statements and money laundering in connection with $3 million in federal research grants. Federal prosecutors said 55-year-old Craig Grimes of Raleigh, N.C., defrauded the
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Excerpts From Recent Iowa Editorials
Iowa City Press-Citizen. Feb. 21, 2012. University's art collection benefits Iowa Since last year's highly controversial legislative battle over whether to force the University of Iowa to sell the most valuable painting in its art collection Jackson Pollock's "Mural" UI
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Board Chairman Talks of Possible Funding Cuts
ELLISVILLE, Miss. (AP) The chairman of the state Board of Mental Health says if the Legislature goes ahead with present budget proposals, it could mean the loss of jobs at facilities across Mississippi. Robert Landrum of Ellisville, the mental health
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Religion News in Brief
NC board vows to keep praying in Jesus' name SALISBURY, N.C. County commissioners plan to continue offering Christian prayers at public meetings, regardless of warnings from a civil liberties group about recent court rulings affirming a ban on the practice.
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Latest Virginia News, Sports, Business And Entertainment
DISTRIBUTION CENTER SHOOTING 2 shot at Wal-Mart distribution center in Va DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) A Dinwiddie County official says two people have been shot at a Wal-Mart Stores Inc. distribution center. County Fire Department spokeswoman Denice Marrs says one person
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Julian Bond Cancels Msu Appearance For Health
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) Medical issues have led former NAACP leader and civil rights pioneer Julian Bond to cancel his speaking appearance Thursday at Michigan State University for medical reasons. Bond was to take part in the 12th annual program
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Feds Award Health Overhaul Grants to 10 States
WASHINGTON (AP) Federal officials say another 10 states are getting a total of $230 million to set up new health insurance markets under President Barack Obama's overhaul. Seven of them Colorado, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania
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Infected Inmate May Have Spit in Pa. Guards' Food
GREENSBURG, Pa. (AP) A prosecutor is investigating whether a western Pennsylvania county jail inmate infected with hepatitis C spit or blew his nose into food served to more than 200 guards and other staff. Westmoreland County District Attorney John Peck
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Appeals Court Upholds Tobacco Master Settlement
LOUISVILLE, KY. (AP) A three-judge federal appeals panel has turned away a challenge from a defunct cigarette maker to a landmark 1998 national settlement between 46 states and 19 tobacco companies. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday
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Appeals Court in Ky. Upholds 1998 Tobacco Deal
LOUISVILLE, KY. (AP) The landmark 1998 national settlement between 46 states and 19 tobacco companies is valid and doesn't amount to a conspiracy or anti-competitive behavior by the government, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday. The U.S. 6th Circuit Court
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Blue Cross of RI Ordered to Lower Premiums
CRANSTON, R.I. (AP) Rhode Island's health insurance commissioner has rejected a request by Blue Cross & Blue Shield to hike its premiums on people who buy their own insurance and ordered the company to charge 1.1 percent less. Commissioner Christopher
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W.Va. Mine Boss Charged With Fraud in Deadly Blast
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) The superintendent of the West Virginia coal mine where an explosion killed 29 men was charged Wednesday with conspiracy to defraud the federal government, becoming the highest-ranking employee to face criminal prosecution in an investigation that appeared
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A Sampling of Editorials From Around New York
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The Post-Star of Glens Falls on budget challenges faced by New York school districts. Feb. 18. We hit the iceberg years ago, but this may be the year our schools truly founder. We apologize for being so
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Police: Victims Related in Korean Spa Shooting
NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) Police are identifying the victims of a Korean health spa shooting as two sisters and their husbands. Norcross Police Chief Warren Summers said Wednesday the gunman was the sisters' brother. The gunman killed himself after shooting his
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5 Killed in Korean Spa Murder-Suicide in Ga.
NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) Five people died when a gunman opened fire in a Korean health spa in an Atlanta suburb and police called the shooting a murder-suicide. Surveillance video showed a man walking into the Su Jung Health Sauna on
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Perdue to Move $9M to Fund 2,000 More in NC Pre-K
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Gov. Beverly Perdue said Wednesday she's shifting unused child-care subsidy money to enroll another 2,000 at-risk 4-year-olds in a state program that helps them catch up to their peers before entering kindergarten. Perdue announced her administration has
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New Goals Face Lafayette School Superintendent
LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) Lafayette's new school Superintendent Pat Cooper says he'll present the district's goals, proposed by system employees and community members, to the school board by April 1. Over the next few weeks, The Advocate reports (http://bit.ly/yKmxrQ ) teams
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Report: Uninsured La. Children Fall; Adults Rise
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) A new report conducted by LSU finds the number of uninsured children in Louisiana continued to decline while the number of adults without insurance rose over the past two years. The 2011 Louisiana Health Insurance Survey,
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Frederick Co. Makes English Official Language
FREDERICK, Md. (AP) Frederick County officials have passed an ordinance making English the official language of county government. The Board of County Commissioners voted 4-1 for the measure Tuesday after a nearly three-hour meeting. It requires official actions of Frederick
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Police Search For Motive After 5 Killed at Spa
NORCROSS, Ga. (AP) Police continued to piece together what led a gunman to open fire in a spa outside Atlanta, leaving five people dead in what authorities describe as a murder-suicide. Norcross police Capt. Brian Harr tells The Associated Press
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Cummings, Mikulski, Cardin to Attend Dental Forum
BALTIMORE (AP) A forum is being held on children's dental health care to study the expansion of access in the past five years. Rep. Elijah Cummings, Sen. Barbara Mikulski and Sen. Benjamin Cardin are scheduled to attend the hearing in
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Usc Study: Mexican-Americans Gain Away From Home
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) A new study by researchers in South Carolina has found that the further young Mexican-Americans move away from the dietary habits of their native culture, the more weight they gain. Researchers at the University of South Carolina's
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Palm Beach County Residents Cautioned About Rabies
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) Residents of central Palm Beach County are being warned to be on the lookout for rabid animals. The county's health department says a puppy found near the Florida Turnpike and Okeechobee Boulevard in West Palm
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University Files Suit Over Contraception Mandate
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Ave Maria University officials have filed suit against the federal government over a contraception mandate that has riled Catholic institutions. The lawsuit filed in federal court Tuesday seeks injunctive relief from the mandate that requires insurers
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