Archive for August, 2008

Mich. Republicans excited about Palin - Detroit News

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS — Michigan Republican delegates learned Sunday morning they have a home-grown Mich. Republicans excited about Palin - Detroit News source of information about Sarah Palin, Alaska’s governor and John McCain’s running mate. Delegate Dennis Buchholtz of Warren entertained fellow Michigan …

McCain to fly delegates to Gulf Coast - San Diego Union-Tribune

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

MINNEAPOLIS ? Republican John McCain’s campaign chartered a plane Sunday to fly some McCain to fly delegates to Gulf Coast - San Diego Union-Tribune Gulf Coast delegates home from the party’s convention and evacuate the families of others to Minnesota in light of Hurricane Gustav. The 50-seat airplane was …

Dolphins sign Ricky Williams to 1-year extension - Miami Herald

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

DAVIE, Fla. Ricky Williams is signed up for two more seasons in the NFL. The Miami Dolphins Dolphins sign Ricky Williams to 1-year extension - Miami Herald are hoping he plays out his contract this time. The Dolphins signed Williams to a one-year contract extension through the 2009-10 season Sunday, putting their …

Gustav evacuees ponder future from a bus - MSNBC

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Dozens of buses have been deployed to help New Orleans residents leave the city, including this one that left Saturday bound for Shreveport, La.    Aug. 31: If you cringe at the thought that your loved one is going to spend the next few months on …

In New Orleans, blogs become crucial decision-making tool - Chicago Tribune

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

NEW ORLEANS ? The fearful weather reports about Hurricane Gustav did not persuade Sheila Moragas to leave Old Jefferson, a suburb just west of New Orleans. It was the 38-year-old mother’s dwindling ranks of online friends on the micro-blogging …

Satellite phones make cowboys wildfire sentinels - Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

SILVER CITY, Idaho - The craggy gullies where Idaho cowboy Paul Nettleton runs 1,200 head of cattle are often precious minutes from reliable cell phone coverage. That could spell disaster in this region where sudden summertime storms howl in from …

8 sickened by chemical exposure at plant in Ill. - San Diego Union-Tribune

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. ? One of two Missouri hospital emergency rooms reopened Sunday, 8 sickened by chemical exposure at plant in Ill. - San Diego Union-Tribune a day after being shut down under quarantine when eight people sickened by a dangerous chemical’s release sought treatment. Price McCarty, an FBI spokesman in …

8 sickened by chemical exposure at plant in Illinois - Detroit News

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. — At least eight people were sickened by exposure to a dangerous 8 sickened by chemical exposure at plant in Illinois - Detroit News chemical that was spilled at a storage and mixing plant, authorities said. The emergency rooms of two hospitals where some of the victims sought treatment remained …

Cell Phones Make Headway in Education - MSN MoneyCentral

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

Cell phones have long been anathema in the classroom, banned as a potential distraction, Cell Phones Make Headway in Education - MSN MoneyCentral at best, and as a possible vehicle for cheating, at worst. But lately, educators have begun changing their tune on mobile phones. Abilene Christian University …

Video | How tornadoes form in hurricanes - Miami Herald

Sunday, August 31st, 2008

ON AN EVACUATION BUS IN BREAUX BRIDGE, La. Darryl Campbell began his Hurricane Gustav Video | How tornadoes form in hurricanes - Miami Herald escape at 4 a.m. Saturday. After 10 hours of lines and traffic, he was finally speeding down the highway to an uncertain future in either Shreveport, La., or …