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	Orville Moore Passes Away 08/28/2008 PEOPLE Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- Family and friends attended a memorial service for ranch manager, horse-racer, fiddler, bank director and Socorro County farmer Orville Moore at the Socorro County Fairgrounds on Tuesday morning.... View
	Socorro-Area Man Charged With Sex Abuse Of A Child 08/28/2008 CRIME Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- A Socorro County man has been bound over to District Court on three felony counts relating to an Aug. 2 incident involving accusations of sexual conduct with a child.... View
	Yearly Relay For Life Raises $10K 08/28/2008 CLUB AND ASSOCIATIONS Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- Fifteen teams participated in the American Cancer Society’s annual Relay for Life on Friday and Saturday in Socorro and raised about $10,000 for cancer research, according to ACS staff partner Olivia Salisbury.... View
	County To Seek Funding For Sheriff’s Animal Control Needs 08/28/2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- A vehicle and other equipment for the Socorro County Sheriff to use for animal control will be part of the county’s Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan after a tense discussion between the county commission and the sheriff Tuesday night.... View
	Orville Moore 08/28/2008 OBITUARY Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- Orville Moore, 76, was called to his eternal rest Aug. 21, 2008, when he passed away peacefully at his home in Lemitar, N.M.... View
	Dora H. Serna 08/28/2008 OBITUARY Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- Dora H. Serna, 76, passed away Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, in Socorro, N.M. She was born Jan. 10, 1932, in Springerville, Ariz., to Lorenzo and Christina (Jaramillo) Hill.  ... View
	Oil Industry Is First Priority For Pearce 08/28/2008 LETTERS Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- To the Editor: Looking beyond the usual rhetoric, it is important for New Mexico voters to consider the energy policy views of the U.S. Senate candidates, Tom Udall and Steve Pearce. It is a clear comparison of a balanced and thoughtful policy of Mr. Udall, who is sincerely ... View
	Attack On Obama Is Foolish Nonsense 08/28/2008 LETTERS Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- To the Editor: Rick Coddington’s piece attacking Obama in the Aug. 21 issue of the Mountain Mail is the kind of foolish nonsense that is not helpful for those of us trying to make wise decisions as to who we shall vote for. Here, verbatim, is what Obama’s Web site does say abo... View
	Thank You To City Recreation Program 08/28/2008 LETTERS Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- To the Editor: We would like to show our gratitude and appreciation for the work and support that Socorro City Parks and Recreation Department Administrator Smiley DeCosta has shown toward our clients at Tresco.   Smiley and his staff have gone above and beyond what ... View
	Surviving In Magdalena: Village Residents Help Each Other 08/28/2008 GUEST OPINION Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- We just don’t need Chicken Little to tell us “the economy is falling!”  ... View
	A Glimmer At The End Of The Neoconservative Tunnel 08/28/2008 COLUMNIST Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- As prices at the grocery store continue to climb, not quite, but almost, keeping pace with gasoline prices, so does the number of hungry people in New Mexico and across the country.... View
	Dissecting Obama’s Nuke Nonproliferation Ad 08/28/2008 COLUMNIST Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- I’m having a serious problem keeping up with the political ads this year. Obama, particularly, seems to have a production company that can put out multiple ads every week and with just a weekly column I can’t keep up with the decoding. ... View
	September Skygazers Treated To Tight Planet Grouping 08/28/2008 SCIENCE Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- Our planet parade begins the month at dusk Monday through Wednesday with Venus, Mercury, Mars and a crescent moon all hugging the western horizon. ... View
	City Going Forward With Plans For Convention Center 08/28/2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- The Socorro City Council voted Aug. 18 to move ahead with plans to build a state-of-the-art rodeo facility and convention center complex.... View
	Sr. center resignations clear decks 08/28/2008 ACCOMPLISHMENT Edmonds Beacon / STPNS Edmonds, Washington (STPNS)- Wednesday, Aug. 20 was Independence Day for South County Senior Center members.  They finally got the chance they’ve been working for to govern themselves, with full membership voting rights.... View
	Lady Warriors Show Some Poise 08/28/2008 SPORTS - GIRLS SOCCER Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- After an easy win in their first game of the season Friday, the young Lady Warriors displayed their resiliency on the soccer field Saturday, taking second in their annual Socorro Cup tournament. ... View
	Orvis pitches for public health $$ 08/28/2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Edmonds Beacon / STPNS Edmonds, Washington (STPNS)- While conceding that the city is looking at a financial deficit in 2009-10, Edmonds City Councilman Dave Orvis asked council for $152,000 Tuesday night to help fund the Snohomish County Public Health District.... View
	Mag Takes Fifth In Volleyball Tourney 08/28/2008 SPORTS - VOLLEYBALL Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- As fate would have it, after pool play on Saturday, Socorro and Magdalena were matched up in their first game of the Magdalena Invitational. ... View
	Positive News, Yard Sale, Fire Department Training 08/28/2008 COLUMNIST Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- I try to be positive. My entire home is going through a complete makeover – thanks to the fire this past March, it is happening inside and out. ... View
	Magdalena Water Equipment Damaged By Lightning 08/28/2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- Equipment needed for Magdalena’s water system was damaged by a lightning strike two weeks ago, and it will take $30,000 to replace.... View
	Van Will Take Socorroans To Belen Rail Runner Station 08/28/2008 BUSINESS Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- The daily commute to and from Albuquerque and Belen just got easier and a whole lot less expensive. Thanks to a federal grant  and matching funds from the city, an additional van and driver have been added to the transportation pool.  ... View
	Obama vs. McCain: The Health Care Debate 08/27/2008 NATIONAL POLITICS The Journal - King George County / STPNS King George, Virginia (STPNS)- Editor’s Note: David Kerr will be discussing the issues and the candidates for president’s stands on the issue in the coming weeks. Today Kerr examines the health care debate.... View
	Trish King speaks on drug arrests 08/27/2008 GUEST OPINION The Journal - Colonial Beach / STPNS Colonial Beach, Virginia (STPNS)- Regarding the article that was written about the drug bust on August 7, in Colonial Beach by the Tri County Task Force. It seems to me that this article is inferring that the Police are the “Bad Guys” because they are doing their jobs. Remember, the police were acting on indictments issued by the “... View
	Westmoreland teachers return to work 08/27/2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT The Journal - Westmoreland County / STPNS Westmoreland County, Virginia (STPNS)- The Westmoreland school division’s teachers reported for work last Wednesday morning and the event was nothing less than a full-scale celebration of the upcoming session.... View
	Bruton, Davis, Long, Bone; Wallcraft, Bone; Buswell, Bone; Hicks, Bone; Hooten, Bone; Barkley, Bon... 08/27/2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT The Journal - Colonial Beach / STPNS Colonial Beach, Virginia (STPNS)- Years ago there was a jingle for one of the fast food restaurants, sort of a chant which went, “Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun.”  The point of the game was to say the words in order as fast as possible while still being able to b... View
	Gilmore’s campaign brings him to The Journal 08/27/2008 LOCAL POLITICS The Journal - Colonial Beach / STPNS Colonial Beach, Virginia (STPNS)- “You’re a brave man!”  Those were the words which greeted Jim Gilmore  when he began his hour-long interview with The Journal as he zipped  through the Northern Neck on a leg of his “working families” tour.... View
	Supervisors get new KGHS budget update 08/27/2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT The Journal - King George County / STPNS King George, Virginia (STPNS)- The King George Board of Supervisors last week got some financial details on the budget for the new high school under construction on Route 3.     ... View
	The Shortness Of Sylvia’s Scrumptious Summer 08/28/2008 COLUMNIST Mountain Mail / STPNS Socorro, New Mexico (STPNS)- Sylvia and I were walking up the canyon on a to-die-for beautiful Sunday. ... View
	Newsbriefs: As published in the Aug. 27 Hays Free Press 08/27/2008 COMMUNITY The Free Press / STPNS Buda, Texas (STPNS)- Kyle man gets manslaughter for drunk driving death A Hays County jury convicted Kyle resident Rolando Ramirez, Jr., on one count of intoxication manslaughter in the 2007 death of Guillermo "Benny" Balderrama, an off-duty Austin firefighter and Kyle resident. Balderrama, 33, was ridin... View
	Dahlstrom land gets go-ahead for conservation buy 08/27/2008 LAND MANAGEMENT The Free Press / STPNS Buda, Texas (STPNS)- The chips could be falling into place for a proposed conservation easement on the Dahlstrom Ranch, a 2,275-acre tract of raw land on the Edwards aquifer recharge zone south of the intersection of FM 1626 and RM 967 near Buda.... View
	Former PEC leaders confess Texland payouts 08/27/2008 COMMUNITY The Free Press / STPNS Buda, Texas (STPNS)- Three former leaders of Pedernales Electric Cooperative paid themselves more than $380,000 from a secret account at Cattleman's National Bank, unbeknownst to the rest of the board, PEC officials said this week.... View
	Carla Sue Saas 08/27/2008 OBITUARY Dodge County Independent / STPNS Kasson, Minnesota (STPNS)- Carla Sue Saas, 40, of Deerfield Beach, FL and formerly of Dodge Center, died Tuesday, August 5, 2008 in Deerfield Beach, FL... View
	Berlean B. Moen 08/27/2008 OBITUARY Dodge County Independent / STPNS Kasson, Minnesota (STPNS)- Berlean Moen, 83, of Byron, died Sunday (Aug. 17, 2008) at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester of congestive heart failure. She had been admitted that day.... View
	Matilda O'Malley 08/27/2008 OBITUARY Dodge County Independent / STPNS Kasson, Minnesota (STPNS)- Matilda C. "Tilly" O'Malley, 94, of Kasson, died Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at Saint Marys Hospital in Rochester of natural causes. She had been a patient for one day.... View
	John O. Dale 08/27/2008 OBITUARY Dodge County Independent / STPNS Kasson, Minnesota (STPNS)- Mr. Dale, 89, of Kasson, died of natural causes Monday, August 18, 2008 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester, MN. He had been a patient there for two days.... View
	Janice M. Davis 08/26/2008 OBITUARY Dodge County Independent / STPNS Kasson, Minnesota (STPNS)- anice Davis, 65, of Hayfield, died Sunday, August 17, 2008 at Field Crest Care Center of ovarian cancer following a lengthy illness. She had resided at Field Crest Care Center for the past 5 weeks.... View
	Andrew Ruby to return to Iraq 08/27/2008 PEOPLE Dodge County Independent / STPNS Kasson, Minnesota (STPNS)- At the age of 18 Andrew Ruby of Kasson joined the Marines to begin a four year commitment at the base in San Diego, CA. Andrew is now 21 and beginning his third year of the four year commitment with the Marines.... View
	City purchases more water rights; leases back to owners 08/26/2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT The Trinidad Times Independent / STPNS Trinidad, Colorado (STPNS)- The Trinidad City Council approved the purchased of water rights in the John Flood Ditch at its regular meeting last Tuesday.... View
	City council to possibly reconsider fountain 08/26/2008 COMMUNITY The Trinidad Times Independent / STPNS Trinidad, Colorado (STPNS)- Trinidad's city council is holding a special meeting Tuesday to reconsider its vote approving the new fountain for Miners Memorial Park, following questions that were raised about the legality of the approval process.... View
	Project to boost city's power lines 08/26/2008 ENERGY The Raton Range / STPNS Raton, New Mexico (STPNS)- The upgrading of Raton's electric distribution system in and around the downtown area is getting underway this week as specialized crews are in town installing poles, the first step in a project Raton Public Service Company officials believe will make the city's power system more efficient and reli... View
	With final state license, racing returns 08/26/2008 COMMUNITY The Raton Range / STPNS Raton, New Mexico (STPNS)- ALBUQUERQUE - With one commissioner describing Raton as the best site for a new horseracing track and casino because it will add to the "geographic diversity" of tracks in New Mexico, the state racing commission Monday afternoon gave the state's final racing license to a group of investors who plan... View
	Sportsarama kicks off high school football season 08/22/2008 SPORTS - FOOTBALL The Columbia Star / STPNS Columbia, South Carolina (STPNS)- With eight schools, bands, cheerleading squads, and favorable weather, the 48th annual Sertoma Sportsarama took over Memorial Stadium on August 16. After canceling the 2007 edition due to temperatures well over 100 degrees, this year's Sportsarama was held in the evening to keep everyone comfortabl... View
	Richland County loses old friend 08/22/2008 DISASTER AND ACCIDENT The Columbia Star / STPNS Columbia, South Carolina (STPNS)- Dear Warner,... View
	Fairlee selectboard nixes land sale 08/27/2008 COMMUNITY Journal Opinion / STPNS Bradford, Vermont (STPNS)- FAIRLEE–In a split vote on Aug. 25, the Fairlee Selectboard effectively ended Charles and Maureen Bacon’s quest to expand their lot at the corner of Lake Morey and Terry Hill roads. Selectboard chair Jay Barrett and board member Tim Cramer voted “to take no further action on this matter,” with Ken ... View
	It’s back to school time for WWG students 08/27/2008 EDUCATION Sentinel Tribune / STPNS Westbrook, Minnesota (STPNS)-     WWG — “I’m really tickled with our enrollment figures,” said superintendent Loy Woelber. While enrollment is down it is not down nearly as much as was anticipated by the administration last spring. ... View
	Obituaries 08/27/2008 OBITUARY Sentinel Tribune / STPNS Westbrook, Minnesota (STPNS)- Evelyn P. Carey           ... View
	Fires on summit up to 1,200 acres 08/21/2008 DISASTER AND ACCIDENT McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- SISTERS: Oregon Department of Forestry assumed command of a complex of five wildfires burning on state-protected private land and federal forestlands on Monday afternoon. The fires, known as the Summit Springs Complex, range in size from a few trees to over 1,200 acres. The fires are located over a... View
	EWEB to address hydro project safety 08/21/2008 ENERGY McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- LEABURG: Staff from the Eugene Water & Electric Board will discuss operational issues associated with the utility’s McKenzie hydroelectric operations at a meeting set for Tuesday, August 26th. The 7 p.m. session in McKenzie Fire & Rescue’s Leaburg Training Center will also address safety issues rel... View
	Delays expected on Aufderheide Drive 08/21/2008 TRANSPORTATION McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- BLUE RIVER: People driving through the Willamette National may encounter traffic delays due to two projects occurring along the scenic Aufderheide Memorial Drive.... View
	Fees proposed for Scott and Benson lakes 08/21/2008 RECREATION McKenzie River Reflections / STPNS McKenzie Bridge, Oregon (STPNS)- MCKENZIE BRIDGE: The Willamette National Forest is proposing to charge a fee at the Benson Lake Trailhead and the adjacent Scott Lake Campground beginning the summer of 2009. Both are located on Highway 242, the old McKenzie Highway.... View
	Lavender farm blossomed after strong start at farmers market 08/22/2008 AGRICULTURE The Whidbey Examiner / STPNS Coupeville, Washington (STPNS)- With her happy, smiling face, Sarah Richards doesn't look like any plant I know, but she refers to herself and her flourishing lavender business as "a crop" of the Coupeville Farmers Market, now in its 30th year.... View
	Coupeville School board member resigns 08/22/2008 EDUCATION The Whidbey Examiner / STPNS Coupeville, Washington (STPNS)- Coupeville School Board member Deborah Turner has announced she is resigning her position on the board.... View
	WSU Extension director leaves lasting legacy 08/22/2008 PEOPLE The Whidbey Examiner / STPNS Coupeville, Washington (STPNS)- Few people have had as much opportunity to make an impact in Island County as Don Meehan has.... View
	Studio Tour showcases Whidbey artists 08/22/2008 FESTIVE EVENT The Whidbey Examiner / STPNS Coupeville, Washington (STPNS)- A free, self-guided tour of art studios from Greenbank to Oak Harbor will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 23 and 24, with an opening reception from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the Historic Crockett Barn in Coupeville.... View
	Proposed PUD draws six candidates 08/22/2008 LOCAL POLITICS The Whidbey Examiner / STPNS Coupeville, Washington (STPNS)- Whidbey Island may have three new public officials after Nov. 4.... View
	Forums focus on proposed Whidbey Island PUD 08/22/2008 LOCAL POLITICS The Whidbey Examiner / STPNS Coupeville, Washington (STPNS)- The organization People for Yes On Whidbey PUD has scheduled a series of forums for both businesses and the general public to discuss the various aspects of forming a public power utility on Whidbey Island and to introduce candidates for PUD commissioners.... View
	Bakke criticized in wall dispute 08/22/2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT The Whidbey Examiner / STPNS Coupeville, Washington (STPNS)- A wall built on property within Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve wouldn't have been allowed if not for the intercession of an Island County commissioner, according to a member of the county's Historical Review Committee.... View
	Seal snatchers may face fine 08/22/2008 CRIME The Whidbey Examiner / STPNS Coupeville, Washington (STPNS)- A week after Concho the harbor seal died at a San Juan Island rehabilitation center, charges had yet to be be filed against those who first took the pup from the water.... View
	Library bond still squeaking by in primary election tally 08/22/2008 LOCAL POLITICS The Whidbey Examiner / STPNS Coupeville, Washington (STPNS)- In the Friday afternoon tally from the Aug. 19 primary election, a proposal for a 20-year, $2.3 million bond that would pay for the expansion of the Coupeville library was still passing at a slim 60.75 percent. The measure needs a 60 percent majority to be approved. The Island County Auditor's Offi... View
	Enerson to facilitate community development with Preston EDA 08/19/2008 PEOPLE Republican-Leader / STPNS Preston, Minnesota (STPNS)- Cathy Enerson is a go-getter; a person can tell that within minutes of meeting her. She now allocates some of that positive energy and outlook toward economic and community development in Preston, where she began work as the EDA (Economic Development Authority) director this summer.... View
	Retired firemen see a sign of the times 08/19/2008 PEOPLE Republican-Leader / STPNS Preston, Minnesota (STPNS)- In the recent past, two stone signs denoting the town and a trout fisherman were placed at each entrance to Preston along Highway 52.... View
	Residents return to Harmony council for reassurance that problems have been handled 08/19/2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Mabel/Harmony News-Record / STPNS Mabel, Minnesota (STPNS)- Louise Sikkink and her son, Chuck Sikkink, returned to the Harmony City Council last week to seek information regarding the updates on the sanitary sewer in the northwest part of town.... View
	Council accepts bond bids; tables Landmark decision 08/19/2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT The Chatfield News / STPNS Chatfield, Minnesota (STPNS)- The Chatfield High School and other residences in that area of town may be seeing relief to low water pressure in the future. The Chatfield City Council held a discussion on a mid-level water system, which could improve service to that area, during its Aug. 11 meeting.... View
	Four city council seats open up 08/19/2008 LOCAL POLITICS The Chatfield News / STPNS Chatfield, Minnesota (STPNS)- Four Chatfield City Council positions will be voted upon in the general election, Tuesday, Nov. 4. The mayoral position, a two-year term, will be available, along with three four-year city ccouncil seats.... View
	Program Connects Hawaiians with Technology 08/21/2008 EDUCATION The Molokai Dispatch / STPNS Kaunakakai, Hawaii (STPNS)- Maui Community College (MCC) students are taking a step into the technology age after receiving laptops from Project OHANA. About 100 laptops will be distributed in rural communities in Maui County, and nearly 60 will be placed in the homes of students on Molokai.... View
	An Apology for Kalaupapa Residents 08/21/2008 COMMUNITY The Molokai Dispatch / STPNS Kaunakakai, Hawaii (STPNS)- For all those who were exiled to Kalaupapa, and all the friends and `ohana who suffered alongside them, an apology that is long overdue has come at last.... View
	NPS Regional Director to attend local meeting 08/21/2008 COMMUNITY The Tuskegee News / STPNS Tuskegee, Alabama (STPNS)- United States National Park Service Regional Director David Vela will be in Tuskegee Friday (August 22) to meet with local and national partners involved with the grand opening of the new Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (NHS).... View
	One last rundown: 08/21/2008 LOCAL POLITICS The Tuskegee News / STPNS Tuskegee, Alabama (STPNS)- Small and large signs, newspaper and radio  advertising, flyers, newspaper articles, forums and door-to-door campaigning are winding down as candidates for election in two Macon County municipalities will await the outcome of their efforts on Tuesday, August 26.... View
	Lawrence H. (Pete) Olson 08/21/2008 OBITUARY Latah Eagle / STPNS Moscow, Idaho (STPNS)- Lawrence H. (Pete) Olson of Deary died Saturday, Aug. 16, 2008, at St. Joseph Regional Medical Center in Lewiston. He was 78.... View
	Iona Mary Calkins 08/21/2008 OBITUARY Latah Eagle / STPNS Moscow, Idaho (STPNS)- Iona Mary Calkins, 75, of Juliaetta, died Thursday, Aug. 14, 2008, at her residence.... View
	Bradley B. Neuman 08/21/2008 OBITUARY Latah Eagle / STPNS Moscow, Idaho (STPNS)- Bradley B. Neuman, of Troy, died Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, at his home. He was 53.... View
	Suit threatened over Breedings Addition dispute 08/21/2008 LOCAL GOVERNMENT The Boomerang / STPNS Palouse, Washington (STPNS)- The August 12 Palouse City Council meeting began with another lively open forum.... View
	Mayor threatens editor, editor resigns 08/21/2008 COMMUNITY The Boomerang / STPNS Palouse, Washington (STPNS)- After producing one issue of The Boomerang and distasteful phone conversations with Palouse Mayor Michael Echanove, new editor Larry Jensen decided he would go back to freelance writing for area publications, including this newspaper and others. LuJane Nisse will be stepping back into the editor po... View