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  • New Jersey’s health insurance programs for poor children still are not reaching all the kids who need it Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:23AMNew Jersey's health insurance programs for poor children still are not reaching all the kids who ought to benefit, a new analysis shows, and 150,000 children under age 18 in the state remain uninsured.
  • Pieper's Pottys Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:22AMNews-Times/Candace Blomendahl Brothers Jeff (left) and Nick Pieper started Pieper’s Pottys in the fall of 2008. As York County’s only Porta-Potty provider, the brothers’ business has quickly grown and is now in high demand. Go to Section D for more stories in the Labor Day Salute.
  • LAWRENCE: Local teens have an âAmerican Idol Experienceâ Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:22AMA trip to Disney World is a dream come true for many young persons. For Avery Epstein of Princeton and her friend Taylor Blanton of Lawrenceville, the dream came true, along with an unexpected role in the park’s “American Idol Experience” and a chance to audition for the hit television show.
  • Dye voice of experience among Clemson receivers Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:20AMClemson receiver Xavier Dye spent a brief moment on the road out of town last season, but now he’s trying to show the way for a young stable of teammates seeking the path to success.
  • Kilgore falls short to Corsicana Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:20AMCORSICANA — Up a point with just over a minute to go and Corsicana pinned at its own 3-yard line, the Kilgore Bulldogs were looking good.
  • National League Game Capsules Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:19AMNational League Game Capsules
  • 500 jobs mark a new dawn for Century Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:18AMThree companies bringing $8.5 million wood treating industry -- with projected 500 jobs -- to Century.
  • Clean your closet for students, PSC hosting college fairs Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:18AMUWF's Career Closet is Sept. 22.
  • Doumit, Jones help Pirates beat Nationals Saturday, September 4, 2010 @ 1:18AMPITTSBURGH -- Ryan Doumit had three hits, including a home run, and two RBIs, and Garrett Jones drove in three runs to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-5 victory over the Washington Nationals on Friday night.
  • The Minister of Defense mixes sermons with sacks Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:37PMBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer Ray Drew knew he needed to get a little nastier on the football field, even if that attitude conflicted with an even greater passion.
  • FSU Soccer Update Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:36PMThe Seminoles are moving up the ranking charts after a 6-0 shutout victory against Stetson.
  • Hart one of the best o-lineman and he's just 16 Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:36PMFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—Bobby Hart is one of the best offensive linemen in the 2011 recruiting class.
  • Florida State Cross Country Teams To Begin 2010 Season Friday Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:36PMSeminoles will be in competition in Boone, NC at the Covered Bridge Open looking to start the new year off with a bang.
  • Biographical information on Bobby Hart Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:36PMSchool: St Thomas Aquinas (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.)
  • Florida commit Driskel embraces Tebow comparisons Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:36PMJeff Driskel's size and strength at quarterback naturally lends people to think of Tim Tebow, and the comparisons have only been magnified playing high school in the Sunshine State.
  • Another Tim from Fla. bound for college stardom? Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:36PMLAKE CITY, Fla.—Columbia High coach Craig Howard knows a thing or two about handling top prospects, especially ones named Tim.
  • Biographical information on Tim Jernigan Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:36PMSchool: Columbia High School (Lake City, Fla.)
  • Hermitage's Grant an impact-making linebacker Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:36PMCurtis Grant began making an impact on his first important snap as a high school football player.
  • Hermitage's Grant an impact-making linebacker Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 5:36PMRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Curtis Grant began making an impact on his first important snap as a high school football player. As a freshman at Hermitage High School , he was called into duty during the first round of the district playoffs when the Panthers' starting middle linebacker was injured.
  • New Britain's quick start enough to top R-Phils Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:34AMREADING -- The Reading Phillies certainly aren't the best team in the Eastern League. The R-Phils won't be making a return trip to the league postseason, and with six games to go in the season they aren't even assured of a .500 campaign.
  • Golden Wave libero Bridges lives to fend off attacks Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:33AMTUPELO - Clint Jordan prefers to use a football analogy when he discusses the role Margaret Mary Bridges plays for his Tupelo Lady Wave volleyball team.
  • Another national championship for the Gators Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:33AMThe season starts today, so what better time to jump ahead five months and predict what teams will play in the Bowl Championship Series and who wins it all. Remember, it's no fun to pick the obvious.
  • Cornhole tourney in Morris Plains aids 9/11 memorial Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:33AMMORRIS PLAINS – For the past two years the Five Corners Cornhole Association (FCCHA) of Morris Plains has held a benefit cornhole tournament to raise money to help individual children with cancer.
  • A dog's life: South Florida dogs have own day camp Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:32AMThe yellow school bus makes its rounds, picking up one eager passenger after another en route to day camp. Small legs quickly climb the stairs, heads pop out of bus windows and excitement rises.
  • Woman going on 50 dates in 50 states Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:32AMPORT CLINTON -- Tiffany Malcom gets around.
  • Omnicare Announces Acquisition of Continuing Care Rx Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:31AMCOVINGTON, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Omnicare, Inc. (NYSE:OCR), a leading provider of pharmaceutical care for the elderly, today announced it has acquired Continuing Care Rx (CCRx), a privately owned institutional pharmacy provider based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. CCRx provides comprehensive pharmacy services to residents of long-term care ...
  • OSU Defense anxious to answer hype Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:31AMCOLUMBUS -- He's the little man in the middle of what might be the best defense in college football.
  • Strickland highlights education at Terra Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:31AMFREMONT -- Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland campaigned at Terra Community College Tuesday, focusing on higher education, the recession, trying to keep jobs in the state and tax reduction, along with the record of his opponent, John Kasich.
  • Man Nabs Roaming Goat With Facebook Following Wednesday, September 1, 2010 @ 7:31AMMEXICO, Mo. -- A wandering Missouri goat whose exploits have been chronicled on a popular Facebook page has been captured. KXEO reported that a man named Mervin Beechy noticed the goat Tuesday afternoon while he was driving around the eastern Missouri town of Mexico.
  • Hurricane Earl Pounds Turks And Caicos; US Braces Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:11PMFederal officials urged U.S. residents to prepare for possible evacuations and islanders in the Turks and Caicos hunkered down in their homes Tuesday as powerful Hurricane Earl howled over open seas toward the East Coast of the U.S.
  • New Technique Aids In Discovery Of Potassium In Giant Planet’s Atmosphere Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:11PMAny driver who’s seen deer silhouetted by the headlights of an oncoming car knows that vital information can be conveyed by the outlines of objects.Building on this concept, University of Florida astronomers have analyzed light passing through the upper atmosphere of the giant planet HD 80606 b, about 190 light years from Earth, and determined that its atmosphere contains the element potassium ...
  • Tebow's prep successor poised to start at Wake Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:11PMWINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) - Ted Stachitas doesn't want to be known only for the quarterbacks he's replaced. That's not easy when one of them is Tim Tebow.
  • Edwardo Wong won't get new judge in Trooper Blanton slaying case Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:11PMNEWTON — The Florida man accused of killing a state trooper more than two years ago failed Monday to get a new judge for his trial.
  • 2012 College Football Recruiting: The Top 10 Early Commitments Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:10PMThere's a long way to go till most of the college football world even pays their first piece of attention to the 2012 recruiting class, but the scouts and coaches at schools around the country are already hard at work sending out feelers and offers to some of the nation's most promising prospects.  A few gems have already verbally committed, some of them among the top prospects of the 2012 class ...
  • Shannon has a calm air entering a new Miami season Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:10PMCORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) - Although he'd never say so, Miami coach Randy Shannon's future was most uncertain a year ago.
  • College Football Recruiting Report: Malcolm Williams, Aaron Green, and Others Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:09PMI finally caught up on a bunch of DVRed high school games and wanted to share my thoughts on a few guys.   Manatee vs. Plant This was a battle between Florida powerhouses and it was over in the first half. The best player on the field was Manatee’s  Mike Blakely  and though he is currently rated behind Malcolm Brown and Aaron Green on the lists, he has a better pure skill set than both. He’s a ...
  • 2010 College Football Predictions: Top 10 Quarterbacks Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:09PMIt's rather cold and stormy out. That tells me it's football season! I'm making a top 10 list of quarterbacks for the upcoming college football season. My rankings are based on their schedule, past performance, and talent. My No. 10 quarterback is Case Keenum out of Houston. He is a very talented young quarterback who has shown some of the "it" factor out on the field. He has a very quick ...
  • Josh Sugarmann: Rude Awakening: Two CCW Holders Kill One Another Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:09PMEarlier this year, Florida concealed handgun permit holder Robert G.Webster and his wife were returning home from a visit to the doctor when he got...
  • Consumer confidence remains stagnant without future economic signals Tuesday, August 31, 2010 @ 1:08PMWith no clear signs the nation is either on the road to economic recovery or showing signs of entering another recession, Florida`s consumer confidence remained stagnant, inching up only one point to 67 in August, according to a new University of Florida survey.
  • Tigers' Cabrera leaves troubles in the past Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:54PMAs a high-pitched laugh echoes from the visitors' clubhouse, a man standing in the doorway of Jim Leyland's office grins and says: "Miggy's here."
  • Floridians holding house parties to promote amendments Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:52PMFloridians are holding dozens of house parties across the state Saturday with hopes of publicizing their support for two amendments that could be overshadowed on the November ballot by high-profile statewide races for U.S. Senate and other offices.
  • Caylee's shoes donated to charity Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:45PMA small Central Florida charity is distancing itself from George and Cindy Anthony.
  • Mosport: Series qualifying report Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:44PMMosport Raceway (August 28, 2010) -- Continuing his record-breaking pole position streak, championship points leader Conor Daly scored his ninth pole of the season for this afternoon's Round 12 of the 2010 Star Mazda Championship presented by Goodyear at the Mobil 1 Presents the Grand Prix of Mosport.
  • Lidge's balk forces Phillies to go extras for win Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:43PMJimmy Rollins thought he was all but out as he was racing toward a close play at the plate.
  • Cash grant that propped up alt power due to expire Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:43PM(AP:BOISE, Idaho) The wind always seems to blow on the Snake River plain, keeping this high-desert landscape of sage, potatoes and sugarbeet plants forever in motion.
  • Mexicana airlines ceases flights after bankruptcy Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:43PM(AP:MEXICO CITY) Mexicana airlines shut down all flights on Saturday, marking at least a temporary disappearance from the skies of one of the world's oldest air carriers.
  • Cross collection is rolling classic Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:40PMFor Jim Cross of Hubert, a love of cars and motorcycles and a penchant for restoration have resulted in a fine collection of rolling classics.
  • School superintendent resigns Saturday, August 28, 2010 @ 2:40PMSuperintendent of Schools Nancy Wright has resigned her position after a year on the job.
  • US sheriffs struggle with high extradition costs Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:12PMAuthorities in Michigan's Genesee County were jubilant when Atlanta police arrested a suspect in a spate of serial stabbings that left five people dead. They weren't so thrilled about picking up the tab to get him back.
  • Couple accused of distributing counterfeit money arraigned Tuesday, August 24, 2010 @ 7:11PMROCHESTER -- The man and woman from Florida accused last week of making and spending phony $100 bills in the Finger Lakes area and western New York were arraigned Tuesday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Rochester.