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Oklahoma seen as likely to experience job growth (The Oklahoman)

Jesse — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:13:52 +0000

Oklahoma is lucky No. 13 when it comes to job growth prospects.That’s the forecast, anyway, of The Daily Beast, an online news site that in a recent Web posting ranked the job growth prospects for all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia. Oklahoma placed 13th.For the analysis, The Daily Beast said it took into account 2006 to 2016 employment projections prepared by each state’s labor …

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Oklahoma seen as likely to experience job growth (The Oklahoman)

Students to compete Friday in county spelling bee (Lanham Gazette)

Jesse — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:53:35 +0000

The Gazette-The Star Prince George’s County Spelling Bee will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center at the University of Maryland, College Park.

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Students to compete Friday in county spelling bee (Lanham Gazette)

Horse breeder Ernest Paragallo found guilty of animal cruelty (The Saratogian)

Jesse — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:16:32 +0000

SARATOGA SPRINGS — Ernest Paragallo was found guilty Wednesday on 33 of 34 counts of animal cruelty in Greene County Court, in Catskill.

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Horse breeder Ernest Paragallo found guilty of animal cruelty (The Saratogian)

Florida Highway Patrol slammed for handling of Tiger Woods crash (New York Post)

Jesse — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:10:32 +0000

ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Highway Patrol was flooded with e-mails criticizing their handling of the investigation of the crash involving golfer Tiger Woods that led to him admitting to extramarital affairs. A review by the Orlando Sentinel found that the highway patrol and its umbrella agency, the Florida Department of…

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City still urges residents to get H1N1 flu vaccine (Post-Tribune)

Jesse — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:02:40 +0000

GARY — The H1N1 virus may have subsided, but the city doesn’t want its residents to go unprotected. The Board of Works on Wednesday approved the receipt of a $300,000 grant for the city’s Health Department to provide the H1N1 vaccine through July 31. Much of the grant will go to pay the salaries of health-care workers administering the shots. Some 7,000 vaccines have already been given out …

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City still urges residents to get H1N1 flu vaccine (Post-Tribune)

Disease tracker for March 11 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Jesse — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:34:34 +0000

There are still a few new cases of H1N1 flu each week, although flu activity is low for this time of the year. H1N1 (SWINE) FLU Missouri — 29,196 total flu cases; 8 confirmed deaths, 9 other deaths likely caused by H1N1 Illinois — 2,979 hospitalizations; 102 deaths

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Disease tracker for March 11 (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Porter, Oregon oust Washington St. in overtime (Sports Illustrated)

Jesse — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 07:14:59 +0000

Washington St vs. Oregon recap from game played on March 10, 2010

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Porter, Oregon oust Washington St. in overtime (Sports Illustrated)

Clearview’s Szalay named District Coach of the Year (The Morning Journal)

Jesse — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:30:05 +0000

After a 18-2 regular season, Clearview coach was named Northeast District Division II Coach of the Year.

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Clearview’s Szalay named District Coach of the Year (The Morning Journal)

States see more jobs, but jobless rate also up in most (Pioneer Press)

Jesse — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:13:36 +0000

WASHINGTON — Thirty-one states and the District of Columbia posted net gains in employment in January, the Labor Department reported Wednesday, providing further evidence the economy is slowly gaining momentum.

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States see more jobs, but jobless rate also up in most (Pioneer Press)

Oregon beats Washington State 82-80 in OT (AP via Yahoo! Sports)

Jesse — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 06:03:37 +0000

Tajuan Porter scored 32 points, including eight in overtime, and Oregon rallied for an 82-80 victory over Washington State on Wednesday night in the Pac-10 Conference tournament opener. The victory ensured Ernie Kent at least another game to coach the Ducks. Multiple media outlets have reported that he’s already been fired, but Kent has not commented on his status.

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Oregon beats Washington State 82-80 in OT (AP via Yahoo! Sports)