Staff writer West Virginia is one of only nine states that have not decided whether it will apply for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind law - a move offered last month by the Obama administration that gives states flexibility with some of the more stringent requirements of the federal education law.
They leapt from their seats in the stands, bars and living rooms around the country as rookie Franco Harris reached down into immortality, plucked the football from the air above his laces and carried Pittsburgh to the next playoff round. To a 10-year-old boy in Penn Hills, a few miles away from the stadium, it sounded exciting, but Ed Arke had no idea how close to the ground that football came before Harris grabbed it.
Nearly 50 local candidates have presented themselves on these pages during the past six weeks. Each is campaigning for their party's nomination to one of a wide variety of political offices -- from Congress, to the state Senate and House of Representatives, to county commissioner and sheriff. Their fates will be decided in the March 4 primary election. All deserve praise for putting themselves forward, for showing a willingness to serve.
Jeanne Harris City councilor
MIAMI -- No one credited the scoreboard operator at Sun Life Stadium with an assist Saturday. The last play Miami ran went to the review board after it was initially ruled a touchdown. Yet there on the big screen, for anyone who cared to watch (which was everyone), someone with a telestrator circled Jacory Harris' knee down before paydirt.
ELKTON, Md. - U.S. Rep. Andy Harris answers Medicare questions before his Maryland constituents even ask them. Clear across the country, fellow freshman GOP Rep. Paul Gosar does the asking, in very generic terms. Did your own personal health care (concerns) get heard?" Gosar asked about 40 people gathered to hear him speak in Tusayan, Ariz.
CHICAGO, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- As many small business owners are busy with holiday activities and making plans for 2012, it's important to remember that there is still time to take advantage of several tax-saving opportunities in 2011. BMO Harris Bank offers 5 year-end tax tips and strategies for small business owners that can pay dividends come tax time. While 2011 may be a year remembered most for its economic challenges, there are things small business owners can still do to help them finish 2011 on more solid ground," said Margie Lawless, Senior Vice President - Small Business Banking Executive, BMO Harris Bank. "Before the holiday rush, now is the time to do a quick financial check-up with a small business specialist and your accountant to consider some straightforward tip...
Photos by ZACHARY KAUFMAN/The Columbian Clark County Superior Court Judge Robert Harris puts on his coat before going home for the night. Harris, whose career on the bench has spanned 30 years, is the states longest-tenured Superior Court judge.
Even before George Harris announced he was resigning as fairground manager, the fairground's uncertain future worried vendors who had the property booked for events as far as three years in advance. Coincidentally, one of those events is the annual draft horse and mule sale that Harris runs as part of his Heartland Management Co. Another regular vendor, Kent Sapp, has rented the fairgrounds for several years for automotive swap meets every fall and spring. Sapp has appeared at two recent county commission meetings to publicly express his concerns about the future of the fairground, pointing out that the local economic impact of nearly year-round operation of the fairground brings in tens to hundreds of millions of revenue for restaurants, hotels and other businesses.
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