For years, Oakland resident Adam Butkus and his family were jarred awake by the slamming of a Dumpster being emptied at neighboring Central Catholic High School. On Tuesday, Butkus was happy to learn that the next time the incident happens, he can dial 911 to report it.
NAIROBI, Kenya - Hundreds of rebels charged into Chad's capital aboard pickup trucks Saturday, clashing with government troops around the presidential palace in the most forceful attempt yet to oust President Idriss Deby. The violence endangered a $300 million global aid operation supporting millions of people in the former French colony and also delayed the deployment of the European Union's peacekeeping mission to both Chad and neighboring Central African Republic.
In its first game, Dalton came out swinging, building a giant early lead in topping neighboring Central Christian to highlight area baseball action Tuesday. Dalton 16, Central Christian 6
court action A Jackson County District Court will hear oral arguments at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 9, on whether to dismiss a motion by the East Central School District to overturn a decision by Mississippi Bend Area Education Agency, which could result in East Central being incorporated into a new school district. PRESTON, Iowa - Preston Community School Board's first choice for its students is a merger between its district and neighboring district East Central, but officials are beginning to look at other options.
MALABO, Equatorial Guinea, June 24, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ - - The Republic of Equatorial Guinea recently added the French language to the official government's website. The government's portal can now be accessed in Spanish, English and French, which is the country's second official language. This is an effort by the government to improve its communications, add to the resources offered by the country, and increase its information delivery for the 17th African Union Summit taking place in Malabo June 23-July 1 with the theme "Accelerating Youth Empowerment for Sustainable Development. This is a strong contribution to the country's progress and to improve its ties to its neighboring countries, members of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC), where French ...
NORMAL - A nearly $100 million project set to significantly improve high-speed Internet access in Central Illinois and its neighboring areas is moving forward, Gov. Pat Quinn announced Wednesday at Illinois State University. In the planning stage for more than a year, the Illinois Broadband Opportunity Partnership garnered a nearly $62 million federal economic stimulus grant, which sealed the deal, he said.
LITTLE ROCK - At least seven tornadoes touched down in Arkansas when severe storms swept through the state late Thursday and early Friday and killed seven people, though the twisters were responsible for only two of the deaths, the National Weather Service reported Monday. Three tornadoes were confirmed in Pulaski County and one in neighboring Saline County in central Arkansas, while another hit farther west in Yell County. Tornadoes also were confirmed in Crawford and Franklin counties in western Arkansas, according to the weather service's office in Tulsa, Okla.
KAMPALA, Uganda - The World Health Organization on Tuesday announced a mass polio vaccination campaign in Africa, the same day Ugandan health officials announced an outbreak of the highly infectious disease. WHO officials in Geneva said the 15-country campaign would start as early as next week in Angola and Congo, neighboring central African nations that together have more than 50 cases. The bulk of the volunteer-staffed campaign will focus on West Africa, where Nigeria, the most populous nation in sub-Saharan Africa, has never managed to eradicate the disease.
Tiger or Panther?: [Tiger Woods] may see himself as something other than a Black man, but many believe that's exactly how die system sees him. For example, before realizing, who he was the police who wrote the report detailing the events of the night in question described him as "a black male." Years earlier pro golfer Fuzzy Zoeller made it quite clear that the Black blood coursing through Tiger's veins stands out more than any Asian affiliation. According to one source, Zoeller said of Woods: "'He's doing quite well, pretty impressive. That little boy is driving well and he's putting well. He's doing everything it takes to win. So, you know what you guys do when he gets in here? You pat him on the back and say congratulations and enjoy it and tell him not to serve fried chicken next ye...
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Posada is known as the father of popular graphics, not only in Mexico but at the Latin American level," he said. Dubbing Posada the "graphic chronicler" of his times, [Guillermo Saucedo Ruiz] described how the prolific artist depicted the legendary political leaders of the strife-torn years of the early 20th century-Madero, Zapata, Villa and others. Aguascalientes' most famous native son, [Jose Guadalupe Posada] was born in the historic barrio of San Marcos in 1852. Moving from the central Mexican city at a young age, Posada lived to the neighboring state of Guanajuato before arriving in Mexico City in 1888. Showing talent at an early age, Posada soon broke with the European influence that dominated Mexican art and developed a unique style that transmitted the realities, frustrations a...
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