Extension Sought For Mesa’s Gaylord Resort – KPHO
MESA, Ariz. — The developer of the $800 million Gaylord resort will ask Mesa to extend its deadline for starting construction next year. Mesa Mayor Scott Smith said Gaylord Entertainment has indicated it isn’t able to build anything by late 2011, but …
Pop Warner, the nation’s oldest and largest youth – Crescent-News
Pop Warner, the nation’s oldest and largest youth football organization, is requiring a note from a doctor before letting anyone who’s suffered a head injury back on the field. “It takes all the pressure off a coach,” said Jon Butler, Pop Warner’s …
Facebook peeks spark asthma attacks in dumped boy – Idaho Statesman
LONDON Beware unhappy asthmatics: Italian doctors warn that Facebook could trigger an attack in some susceptible users. Gennaro D’Amato and colleagues treated an 18-year-old man whose asthma attacks were apparently sparked by logging into Facebook and …
History’s about to repeat itself in Pennsylvania – PennLive.com
Results of Pennsylva nia’s gubernatorial election are in. The Tom Ridge-Tom Corbett-Marcellus Shale Coalition has become reality. Since the Nov. 2 election, Ridge’s pitch for the Marcellus Shale Coalition ran on the opinion pages of this newspaper. “With …
Democrat Mumpower enters race to succeed Griffith in House – Washington Post
Democrat Ginger Mumpower, who served on the Radford City Council and owns a jewelry business, will run to replace Del. Morgan Griffith (R), who was elected to Congress this month, said Brian Coy, a spokesman for the Democratic Party of Virginia. Greg …
Stocks headed for weak open – CNN Money
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — U.S. stocks were headed for weak open Friday, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke defended the central bank’s plan to spur economic growth, in an early morning speech in Germany. With no economic data or major corporate …
More TN counties eligible for crop disaster help – Nashville Tennessean
Twelve more Tennessee counties and some adjoining counties have been designated natural disaster areas for agriculture because of drought and excessive heat during the growing season. According to a news release Thursday from Gov. Phil Bredesen …