GALVESTON ? A recent study paints a startling picture of Galveston a hundred years from now. Some scientists worry that the island will be covered in water.? Galveston homeowner Lynn Smith is worried, too. She?s not comfortable with how the ...

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But the Iraqis drove a harder bargain than most oil companies - including San Ramon's Chevron Corp. - were willing to accept. Iraq wanted to sign up foreign companies to boost production at six existing oil fields and bring the government a needed ...

John Rice, Great Basin College director of institutional advancement, talks to the Great Basin College Pahrump campus advisory board in Pahrump last week. The board includes a number of local leaders visible in the foreground, like Desert View ...

PALO ALTO, Calif. ? Austin Peay senior basketball forward Drake Reed was named honorable mention to the All-Undrafted team, announced Monday by All-Undrafted.com, which honors outstanding performances by college basketball players in the 2008-09 ...

The University of Utah Bookstore was the place to be Wednesday morning. Pieces of the old Rice Eccles Stadium turf went on sale when the store opened. Hundreds of Ute fans gathered to buy a piece of history making grass

But now, as the only returning player on the Springfield Lasers roster, she's embracing words and phrases like confident, dependable and Grand Slams. OK, she's working on the confidence. "Obviously, well, I mean, I hope I did something right and that ...

READING - Over the last several years, the Phillies have made midseason deals to acquire pitchers Joe Blanton, Jamie Moyer, Kyle Lohse and Cory Lidle. In coming seasons, the Phils might not have to go the trade route to stabilize their pitching staff ...

Duke Energy, opponents agree on conservation plan Climate Corps stations Rice student in Toyota Center for summer school Rice group gets $1.25 million to study Ike effects Rice University group gets $1.25 million to study lessons from Ike Duke ...

The recent patenting of a Thai rice gene will pave the way for overseas firms to obtain copyrights of Thai biological and genetic resources, intellectual property rights experts and farmer advocates warn. The National Science and Technology ...

For one night, the 1,128 Springfield Lasers fans in attendance at Cooper Tennis Complex had a surprise darling --even if they didn't know her name before Thursday night. "Do you want me to sign this on the back? I'm not on the front," She joked with ...

Dr. Consuelo "Chelo" Murray served the underserved. She freely gave her time to help AIDS patients battling cancer, years before medical science gave them hope. She also gave care to the homeless. In her free time, she rescued dogs. Dr. Murray, 57 ...

Integrity Sports is holding a basketball camp at the Walker Athletics & Sports Performance Complex in Lisle from August 11 to 13.

TRENTON - Joe Savery raised his record to 10-1 yesterday afternoon by allowing only two hits in six shutout innings as the Reading Phillies clubbed the Trenton Thunder, 12-2, in the Eastern League. The Phillies selected the lefthander in the first ...

Art and Soul on the Fox: Art and Soul on the Fox is seeking artists to exhibit at the 3rd annual FoxFireFest of the City of Elgin to be held Aug.

By Sam Conner Fran McHugh has been the executive director of the Winslow Public Housing Department since 1991.

The Washington Post may have canceled its $25,000-a-plate dinners matching lobbyists with top officials, but Publisher Katharine Weymouth is still not seeing it the way journalists do: paying for private dinners at the publisher's private home looks like deal-making rather than news-making. Howard Kurtz's Friday story revealed the Weymouth ...

Rev. William D. Meddock 90 of Greenfield passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2009. He was born March 27, 1919 in Morrow, Ohio, the son of William and Mabel Meddock.

It's no secret that Flint is known for its keen ability to produce top-tier basketball talent, but while names like Glen Rice, Mateen Cleaves, Morris Peterson and Charlie Bell are familiar nationwide, Ervin Leavy Jr.

Scott Dixon, 2007 Qualifying record: Helio Castroneves, 2007 2008 Finish Defending champion: Ryan Hunter-Reay Runner up: Darren Manning Pole winner: Ryan Briscoe Top 10: 1. Ryan Hunter-Reay 2. Darren Manning 3. Tony Kanaan 4. Buddy Rice 5. Marco Andretti 6. Bruno Junqueira 7. Mario Moraes 8. Graham Rahal 9. Hideki Mutoh 10.

As the fortnight comes to an end, The Daily Beast's Condoleezza Rice reflects on Roger Federer's hunt for a 15th Grand Slam, the Venus and Serena's sisterly rivalry, and the classic Wimbledon matches of her youth.

Lefthander Joe Savery is putting together quite a season for the Phillies' Double A affiliate in Reading. The Phils' first-round pick from 2007 earned his Eastern League-leading 10th win yesterday as Reading routed host Trenton, 12-2. Savery (10-1 ...

T.R. Sullivan has a new mailbag column up... Lots of questions, lots of answers...check it out... 0 recs 23 comments Comments Also, questions like this one make me want to cry As a team, where do the Rangers rank in strikeouts? It looks like they should be leading the league.

Keane Richard Hughes, Tom Chaplin, and Tim Rice-Oxley. Soren Solker Stadium ballad champions Keane have suffered more than their fair share of slings and arrows.

The government says those assets were inflated to lure more investors. Another red flag, says the government, is a 2008 letter to investors.

A 900-person, Badgers-themed sports restaurant and bar is proposed at the new University Square, a prospect that has some people worried about what could be the city's largest such establishment in an already alcohol-dense Downtown.

I n an initiative to train the next generation of leaders to think "green," Rice University MBA student Carin Giga is spending her summer helping the Toyota Center cut energy costs and save money.

* LASNICK - A son, Saturday, June 27, 2009, to Edward C. and Brenda L. James Lasnick of Bath.

Randy Brinson, a conservative political consultant in Alabama, has been fielding anxious calls for weeks from business interests across the South.

Cambridge Who's Who offers an online networking platform where members can establish new business relationships and achieve career advancement within their company, industry or profession. CHESTER, SC, June 30, 2009 /Cambridge Who's Who/ -- Vivian ...