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Hacking furore shows Sky's falling in on NewsTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 9:18AMRupert Murdoch's News Corp is now taking heavy collateral damage over the telephone hacking scandal in Britain.

Cigarettes to carry graphic labelsWednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:37PMBy: Kaitlin Torke Last week, the FDA unveiled graphic warning labels required to appear on every pack of cigarettes sold in the United States, but some question the labels' constitutionality. The FDA approved nine of the proposed 36 images. The images depict disease...

Zimbabwe: Trophy Hunting, Crocodile Farming Help Rural Poor AdaptWednesday, June 29, 2011 @ 11:51AMThe mostly dry Chiredzi district in southeastern Zimbabwe will grow drier as rainfall becomes increasingly uncertain, but trophy hunting and rearing crocodiles for their meat and skins can become major money earners to help rural households overcome poverty while adapting to climate change.

Zoning changes are first step in Danbury downtown revitalizationTuesday, June 14, 2011 @ 5:24PMThe city of Danbury has created a new downtown revitalization zone to promote growth in the downtown area. This view of Main Street was photographed Tuesday, June 14, 2011.

Weekly Standard: No Comic Book Hero For HousingThursday, June 9, 2011 @ 7:19AMThere was a comic book boom in the 80s and suddenly a dime store novelty could fetch thousands of dollars - but that industry crashed in 1993 and never recovered. Jonathan V. Last of The Weekly Standard uses this analogy to discuss the possibility of a permanently crippled housing market. read more

EDA head Dan Casey visits Marine City CommissionTuesday, April 26, 2011 @ 10:24AMDan Casey, new chief executive officer of the Economic Development Alliance of St. Clair County, made a stop in Marine City at the April 6 city meeting to address the commission.

Day 10 in Haiti: New report from Petaluma doctor Julie ClarkWednesday, March 9, 2011 @ 11:12AMDr. Julie Clark, an obstetrician/gynecologist based at the Petaluma Health Center, is on a two-week volunteer medical mission in Port-a-Prince, Haiti. Clark first volunteered at a hospital in Port-au-Prince last summer as the impoverished nation was trying to recover from a devastating earthquake on Jan. 12, 2010. Clark will be sending reports during her two weeks in Haiti that will be posted on ...

Senator seeks limits on chemical in plasticTuesday, March 1, 2011 @ 4:18AMResearch shows that a chemical in canned goods and certain plastic food containers can be toxic, but should Iowa ban such products from the market here?

Dieppe girl raises $1,200 in penniesFriday, February 18, 2011 @ 4:07AMIf pennies come from heaven, Catherine Desjardins must be an angel.