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It's the season of pigskin predictions

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 07:00:00 GMT

MTSU football will be a middle-of-the-pack team in the Sun Belt Conference this season.

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Sat, 04 Jul 2009 18:14:10 GMT

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Bee invasion can't stop Ribfest

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 05:20:55 GMT

The Chicago White Sox will be represented at Ribfest from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday.

Small-town America pins hopes on West trade route - San Jose Mercury News

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 16:25:00 GMT

LIMON, Colo.?For Joe Kiely, the drone of thousands of trucks passing his Colorado plains town signals economic prosperity. The caravans carrying billions of dollars worth of goods move along a 2,300-mile, mostly rural, two-lane trade route from ...

Racer comes and goes in a flash

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:07:32 GMT

Sports YAHOO! Local Sports Racer comes and goes in a flash Reporter-News Photo by Ronald W. Erdrich Sue Stringer of the Southwest Superchargers drives her alcohol-fueled dragster onto the track at Abilene Dragstrip Friday, July 3, 2009.

Pentagon bargains find home with Texas officers - Houston Chronicle

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 04:05:31 GMT

Pentagon bargains find home with Texas officers
Houston Chronicle
In Hudspeth County in West Texas, Sheriff Arvin West is in the market for used military bulldozers and motor graders to clear rough roads deep into the ...

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First Baptist Church?s historic building needs saving - Lexington Herald-Leader

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:42:00 GMT

I never paid much attention to Lexington?s First Baptist Church, the Gothic limestone temple that overlooks West Main Street across from Rupp Arena. Unil recently, I had never been inside. It has been a long time since many other people have ...

Illegal ads a sticky situation for many towns - The Associated Press

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:40:21 GMT

The Associated Press

Illegal ads a sticky situation for many towns
The Associated Press
From the boardwalks of the New Jersey shore to the desert metropolises of Arizona and West Texas and the drizzle of Oregon, street signs, utility poles and ...

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Illegal street advertising stickers are a sticky situation for cities ... - Los Angeles Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:27:00 GMT

BELMAR, N.J. (AP) ? Roll up to an intersection in many places and the sign you see might not only tell you to stop, yield or turn in a certain direction, it might also feature unwanted ads for a taco joint, surf shop, miracle diet, a political ...

Communities bugged by cuts to mosquito control - Rapid City Journal

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:06:00 GMT

Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need to hatch. That's got the man whose job it is to fight the bugs worried -- he's ...

Police baffled by 30 burnt palm trees - World Link

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:06:00 GMT

GALVESTON, Texas (AP) - Galveston officials are investigating the torching of 30 palm trees in the last two months. "What we've got on our hands, a serial tree arsonist, I've never seen before," said Galveston Fire Marshal Gilbert Robinson. "I've ...

National briefs

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 15:03:01 GMT

Eighty-two-year-old identical twin sisters were found dead in their San Antonio home after the city sweltered through days of 100-degree heat.

The Spitfire Grill / Stage West

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:17:59 GMT

James Valcq and Fred Alleya s musical adaptation of the 1995 film about a young ex-con who restarts her life working in a restaurant in rural Wisconsin.

Mother, daughter team takes to the skies in annual race - Montgomery Advertiser

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:02:00 GMT

Maria Carastro and her daughter, Susan, both love to fly. For the last seven years, they've piloted a Cessna 182 together in the Air Race Classic, an all-woman, 2,400-mile cross-country air race. The women landed back at Dannelly Field this week ...

Tower Tech cuts 25 Abilene jobs

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:30:32 GMT

One of Abilene's newest employers, Tower Tech Systems, cut 25 jobs at its Abilene wind tower plant, a spokeswoman said Friday, citing a challenging economic environment and a resulting decline in customer orders.

Florida sweeps preseason magazine polls as No. 1

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:27:19 GMT

College football fans are as serious as it gets when it comes to their favorite teams.

SDSU's Nick Cardenas Named to College Soccer News Preseason All-America Team

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:26:42 GMT

San Diego State's Nick Cardenas has been named a preseason All-American by College Soccer News.

Communities bug out over cuts to mosquito control - Texarkana Gazette

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:21:00 GMT

Associated Press A mosquito lands on a man?s hand Friday in Olmsted Falls, Ohio. Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need ...

Rain forecast in Texas on Independence Day - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:14:00 GMT

Rain could dampen Fourth of July festivities in Texas - but it may be a welcome relief with highs near 100 forecast throughout the state. In North Texas, skies were expected to be mostly sunny with highs near 101 and overnight lows in the upper 70s ...

Towns bug out over cuts to mosquito control

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:26:28 GMT

Millions of mosquito eggs laid across southern Texas after Hurricane Ike hit the coast last summer are waiting for the little bit of rain and hot summer days they need to hatch.

PARALLEL UNIVERSE: 'The Day the Music Died' 50 Years Ago and 'The ... - HuntingtonNews.Net

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:17:00 GMT

July 4, 2009 PARALLEL UNIVERSE: 'The Day the Music Died' 50 Years Ago and 'The Roots of Texas Music' By David M. Kinchen Huntingtonnews.net Editor It's been 50 years and several months since three outstanding rock 'n' roll stars -- Charles H ...

Maxine Waters job-training center caught in funding ban - Los Angeles Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:47:00 GMT

The Maxine Waters Employment Preparation Center, a job-training facility in Los Angeles, may be denied federal funding as it bears the name of a sitting lawmaker. Congress moves to ban earmarks for projects named after sitting lawmakers, including ...

Brownwood hosted West Texas Chamber in 1924 - Brownwood Bulletin

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:31:27 GMT

Brownwood hosted West Texas Chamber in 1924
Brownwood Bulletin
The Brown-wood Chamber of Commerce sent a delegation to San Angelo in 1923 to put on a big campaign and won the West Texas Chamber of ...

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National Briefing | Southwest Texas: Arsonist Is Sought After ... - New York Times

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:11:45 GMT

Houston Chronicle

National Briefing | Southwest Texas: Arsonist Is Sought After ...
New York Times
Greg West, who owns a tree service company, is offering a $1000 reward for information that leads to charges. The trees that were not consumed by flames ...
Galveston police baffled by 30 burnt palm treesThe Associated Press
City marks which trees will be axedDaily News - Galveston County
Galveston's dead trees may help repair shipHouston Chronicle
San Antonio Express -The Associated Press
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4th of July Celebrations in West Texas - NewsWest9.com

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:03:01 GMT

4th of July Celebrations in West Texas
NewsWest9.com
WEST TEXAS - There is plenty of fun to be had this weekend in West Texas as local cities celebrate our independence. Big Spring: Howard County residents ...

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Research Shows High Level of Illiterate West Texas Adults - NewsWest9.com

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:51:46 GMT

Research Shows High Level of Illiterate West Texas Adults
NewsWest9.com
WEST TEXAS - It's an alarming problem pushed to the front of everyone's minds, West Texas has high numbers of adults who can't even read a ...

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With swoons and mediocrity since 2000, Rangers no strangers to misery - USA Today

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:48:47 GMT

Yahoo! Sports

With swoons and mediocrity since 2000, Rangers no strangers to misery
USA Today
That was 1999, the last time the Rangers won the AL West. Since then, Texas fans have suffered through mediocre teams and late-season collapses: ?The start: ...
Blalock walk-off draws Texas within halfMLB.com
Texas Rangers take series from Angels with Blalock blastDallas Morning News
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Frank Francisco is back in the role he prefers ...ESPN
The Associated Press -USA Today -Dallas Morning News
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Texas Officials Hunt for Serial Palm Tre

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:36:05 GMT

Officials in Texas are investigating the torching of 30 palm trees in the last two months.

Nadel struggling to work with one eye - MLB.com

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:34:48 GMT

MLB.com

Nadel struggling to work with one eye
MLB.com
When he sees a Rangers batter hit a baseball beyond the outfield fence, his listeners from the endless highways of West Texas to the endless beauty of an ...

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Opus West Corp. plans bankruptcy filing - Bizjournals.com

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:55:33 GMT

Opus West Corp. plans bankruptcy filing
Bizjournals.com
Opus Group said it plans to file a bankruptcy petition for its Opus West Corp. subsidiary, which has several projects in North Texas. ...
Opus West Corp. planning to file for Chapter 11Arizona Republic
Opus East To Liquidate, West To RestructureGlobeSt. com
Another regional Opus office will file for bankruptcyDaily Journal of Commerce
Orange County Business Journal -Minneapolis Star Tribune -Bizjournals.com
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