Parents of girl killed in crash tell lawmakers to stop holding up ban on texting while driving
A family impacted by texting and driving joined law enforcement officers, doctors and legislators at the Capitol on Friday to speak out in favor of legislation that would prohibit the practice. Steve and Agnes Augello of Spring Hill lost their 17-year-old daughter, Alessandra Augello , in a 2008 crash. They say the other driver, 19-year-old Alyssa Dyer , was texting prior to swerving out of her ...
Community Calendar
FEB. 5 'Seussical,' a Dr. Seuss Musical 3 p.m. Feb. 5. Savannah Children's Theatre, 2160 E. Victory Dr. The 60-member cast brings to life memorable Dr. Seuss characters in a musical extravaganza. Cost: $15 and up.
New First Friday Artwalk venue Body Graffix fuses tattoo, fine art
Ian Rumley has been showing his tattoo-inspired surrealist paintings as fine art for about seven years, and he has an art show at tattoo shop Body Graffix opening Friday.
Events
Cannon Wright Blount certified public accounting firm will continue its series of seminars about Quickbooks accounting software Wednesday, Jan. 25, fr...
Education notes: News from schools near you
Education notes DAKOTA COUNTY -- Peter Bohacek, a science teacher at Henry Sibley High School in Mendota Heights, was featured in a national
Muskegon entertainment calendar, Jan. 16-18, 2012
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Chicagoing
ARTTHE ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO: 111 S. Michigan Ave. (312) 443-3600. The Three Graces through Feb. 5. Contemporary Drawings from the Irving Stenn Jr. Collection through Feb. 26. Rough, Blurred, and Out of Focus: Provoke Magazine and Postwar Japanese Photography through Feb. 27. Not open for viewing Saturdays and Sundays. Exposure: Matt Keegan, Katie Paterson, Heather Rasmussen through March 4 ...
Gallup Map finds a new path in a GPS world
In hindsight, Patrick Carroll thinks a city bus crashing through the back wall of his downtown store in 2004 probably saved his century-old Gallup Map Co. from extinction, and it wasn't because of a big payout. Because the caved-in back wall exposed the building to robbers and rain, Carroll had to clear out the attic.
Here's What Life Is Really Like On The Streets Of Tehran
It would be easy look at Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad — who is some combination of dogmatic, stubborn, dangerous and crazy — and dismiss the rest of the country without a second thought.