Mammoth Lakes school board member arrested in teen rape case
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:04:16 -0800

Two men, including a Mammoth Lakes school board member who is also a surgeon at the High Sierra ski resort's regional hospital, have been arrested in connection with the alleged rape of a 14-year-old Santa Barbara girl, authorities said. ...

Board asked to rename section of Linden to 'Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue'
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:59:28 -0800

Forty-three years after King made the ultimate sacrifice for Memphis, next week the Land Use Control Board will be asked to rename a 3700-foot section of Linden Avenue to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue . The segment stretches from Wagner near the ...

Montee Ball Given 'Third Round' Grade By NFL Draft Advisory Board
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:23:55 -0800

While he mentioned a desire to earn his degree and finish what he started at Wisconsin, Ball also told reporters that the NFL Draft Advisory Board gave him a grade of "third round," leading to his return. "When they came back and said 'third round,' I ...

Santa Cruz County board may revise plastic bag ban
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:52:20 -0800

By jason hoppin - Santa Cruz Sentinel The Board of Supervisors is likely to weigh curtailing the county's ground-breaking plastic bag ban, paring it back to resemble other laws throughout California. The dispute is over the ban's inclusion of take-out ...

Calico Energy Expands Board of Advisors, Readies for Rapid Utility Market ...
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 05:07:11 -0800

Dr. Vadari is also on the board of the Grid Wise Alliance. Jesse Berst is founder and chief analyst at Smart Grid News.com, the Internet's oldest and largest smart grid site. For the past decade, he has served on the Advisory Board of Pacific Northwest ...

Alameda-based firm up for $103 million Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit contract
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:35:32 -0800

By Mark Prado Work on the controversial Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit train could start as soon as Tuesday if the agency's board approves a construction contract when it meets Monday. SMART officials made the announcement Thursday, saying they are ...

Maryland board approves wetlands license needed for third nuclear reactor at ...
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:32:35 -0800

ANNAPOLIS, Md. A Maryland board approved a wetlands license on Wednesday for work that would be needed to prepare for a potential third nuclear reactor at the Calvert Cliffs nuclear power plant in Lusby by the Chesapeake Bay. ...

Choice of new CMS board member prompts questions
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 21:58:11 -0800

The board will meet at 4 pm today in Room 267 of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, 600 E. Fourth St., to choose the District 6 representative. The contest to represent the southern suburbs on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board could come ...

SPCA board backs Faso, asks Erie County counterpart to investigate
Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:46:33 -0800

By Rick Pfeiffer Niagara Gazette After a two and a half hour emergency board meeting on Wednesday afternoon, Scrufari said embattled SPCA Executive Director John Faso would stay on the job while representatives from the Erie County SPCA investigate ...

Meritage Homes Corporation Elects Michael Odell to Its Board of Directors
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 11:00:46 -0800

Mr. Odell was also appointed to serve on the audit, executive compensation and nominating/governance committees of the Board of Directors. Mr. Odell, 48, has been president and chief executive officer of Pep Boys since 2008, and serves on the company's ...

Anthony Bettencourt Joins Versant's Board
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:16:12 -0800

Mr. Bettencourt is the Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairman of the Board of Coverity, a privately held company that develops and markets development testing solutions that assist software developers in detecting and fixing quality and ...

Learning Technology Researcher and Innovator Dr. Tony O'Driscoll Joins ...
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:50:29 -0800

As a member of Proton Media's Executive Advisory Board , O'Driscoll joins executives from Microsoft and Polycom in providing the company's management team with expertise and counsel on industry partnerships, business development, and overall corporate ...

Bruins put 9 on board ; Rask puts up shutout
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 20:45:04 -0800

Boston center Patrice Bergeron pokes the puck past Calgary goalie Miikka Kiprusoff for a goal on Thursday during the third period of a their game in Boston. By Anonymous The Associated Press boston nathan Horton and Patrice Bergeron each had two ...

Approach church board position as if God had elected you
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:56:02 -0800

Q: Recently, we had a vacancy on our church board (which oversees the activities of the church), and I got elected. I tried to get out of it, but I guess they couldn't find anyone else. I want to do a good job, but where should I start? ...

Penn State Memos Show Funding Fears, Secrecy Effort
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 08:37:19 -0800

Penn State's board of trustees and president focused on repairing the school's tarnished image and braced for financial backlash in the immediate aftermath of the child sex-abuse scandal that erupted two months ago, going so far as to recommend ...

U.S. Corn-Seed Supply Adequate Before Planting, Iowa Board Says
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:22:30 -0800

Farmers in the US, the world's largest corn grower and exporter, have enough seeds to plant this year, according to the Iowa Corn Promotion Board , the US Department of Agriculture and Monsanto Co. (MON) We have not heard of anything that shows there's ...

Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation sues Paul Mellon Estate alleging campaign ...
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 15:03:13 -0800

By paul post saratoga springs thoroughbred Retirement Foundation has filed suit against executors of the Paul Mellon Estate, charging that they tried to wrest control of the organization from its board and undermine its mission. ...

Board OKs bid to hike Lunenburg power rates
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 16:44:19 -0800

Bridgewater lunenburg residents will be paying more for their power after the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board approved a rate hike, but they still won't be paying as much as most Nova Scotians. The increase of slightly less than 10 per cent for ...

Safety board wants tougher rules on dust explosions within a year, following 5 ...
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 19:26:36 -0800

3:27 am The safety board also released a video called Iron in the Fire, which includes computerized simulations of the three separate Hoeganaes explosions that took five lives last year. See it online at Tennessean.com. The US Chemical Safety Board ...

Cuomo skips franchise board in making Aqueduct convention center deal
Thu, 05 Jan 2012 22:11:53 -0800

A state board is charged with deciding the fate of development at Aqueduct Race Track, not the governor, and only after an open competition. The key players in the deal, including the governor's office, declined to answer questions Thursday about the ...