Indonesian quake toll at 1,100, thousands missing - San Jose Mercury News

Indonesian quake toll at 1,100, thousands missing - San Jose Mercury News
PADANG, Indonesia—As rescue workers searched for survivors in the wreckage of a four-story school Thursday, Mira Utami's mother clawed away, too—looking for the shoes missing from her daughter's body. Mira was taking a high school English final

Celebrating Civil War Days: Wauconda event family friendly - Civil War Courier
WAUCONDA, Ill. — The Lakewood Forest Preserve sits just a few miles from Wauconda, Ill., and consists of over 2,700 acres of land. Lakewood is Lake County’s largest forest preserve, and is home to the Lake County Discovery Museum and Curt Teich

Elvis Brings Blues to JCSM - Auburn Plainsman
The JCS Museum has relocated to the end of Lonely Street thanks to a new exhibit and lecture series about the life of Elvis and the pop culture of the ’50s. Barbara A. Baker, director of the Women’s Leadership Institute and editor of Pebble Hill

More Than 30 "Desert Diva" Clients Reportedly Used Biltmore Hotel; A - Valley Fever
One look at the majority of far-from-glamorous hookers nabbed in the Phoenix Police Department's "Desert Diva" roundup and you'd think they did the dirty in the back of a beat-up car, or behind a dumpster at a dog track, not at one of the area's

ABOUT FIRST READ - MSNBC Firstread
Senators voted on opposing amendments as to whether Gen. Stanley McChrystal should come and testify before Congress and the situation in Afghanistan. The amendment offered by Carl Levin (D) says he should testify after President Obama has made a

CBS's Steve Kroft to Be Honored for 'Social Justice' With Obama Labor - News Busters
When an “objective” journalist jo ins an Obama cabinet secretary to receive honors from a "consumer group," does that make them look liberal? CBS correspondent Steve Kroft, now promoted as the top dog on 60 Minutes, will receive an award from the

Dudamania sweeps LA as Venezuelan prodigy joins philharmonic - The Guardian
"I am not a wunderkind," 28-year-old Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel said, after his first rehearsal as the new music director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. "I don't think that I am a prodigy or a genius." That is not an opinion shared by

Teaching Kids The Fine Art of Relationship Building - Newsblaze.com
There is a very important skill that your kids probably aren't being taught in school. In fact, it's probably not even on your Parenting 101 radar. That skill, says Maribeth Kuzmeski, is the ability to truly connect with others. She says it's a skill

Chicago Olympics: What's in it for us? - State Journal-Register
If Chicago lands the 2016 Olympic games, Springfield plans to be ready with Abraham Lincoln and Route 66. The International Olympic Committee will make its selection Friday. Chicago is vying with Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo to host the Olympics

How You Can Help Padang Victims - ESPN.com
It is now being reported that a second earthquake has rocked Indonesia, after yesterday's 7.6 in Padang. These are separate from the earthquake-caused tsunami that just ravaged part of Samoa and Tonga. So many times, tragedy strikes in some far reach