Many Stark Contrasts as Simpson Is ConvictedSunday, October 5, 2008 @ 4:14AMThirteen years after his murder trial, O. J. Simpson once again stood to hear a verdict, but this time, few cared.
Henderson Bandfest ushers in season for competitionSunday, October 5, 2008 @ 3:10AMWhen Cimarron-Memorial High School was announced as the A class champions Saturday at the 13th annual Henderson Bandfest, the band students chanted the last name of their band director: “Melton, Melton, Melton.”
Theater class goes to its happy placeThursday, October 2, 2008 @ 6:04PMArroyo Grande and Nipomo high school students who take Rick Pierce’s ROP Technical Theatre class get inside career experience at the happiest place on earth — Disneyland.
Changes needed in way the United States Conducts military interventionsThursday, October 2, 2008 @ 3:31PM( RAND Corporation ) In preparing for possible future military interventions, the United States needs to shift substantial resources to the Department of State and US Agency for International Development, and military-civilian efforts must be integrated from top to bottom, according to a new report issued today by a group of veteran government and private-sector leaders.
State unemployment rate fallsThursday, October 2, 2008 @ 1:10AM Alabama’s unemployment rate dropped from 5.1 percent in July to 4.9 percent in August. Ron Macksoud, public information specialist for the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations, said Alabama was one of just five states to drop unemployment rate over the month. “We will certainly be ahead of the national economy,” said Tom Surtees, Alabama Department of Industrial Relations ...