How good is ‘Wicked’? It could sweep another million awards
“I’ve heard it said. That people come into our lives for a reason …” That poet lyric is from the song “For Good,” arguably the …
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Health and Wellness
Florida bill on health care headed to Governor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A bill that would give Florida residents greater transparency on health care costs is headed to Gov. Rick Scott. The Florida Senate …
Ex-Flint manager says he was ‘grossly misled’ on lead crisis
WASHINGTON The state-appointed emergency manager who oversaw Flint, Michigan when its water source was switched to the Flint River says he was “grossly misled” by …
Business
$19M to start destroying artillery propellant at Camp Minden
NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ The Louisiana National Guard says it has a contract with a Baton Rouge company to begin getting rid of about 7,800 …
Dallas sues US as fight over local airport escalates
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) _ The city of Dallas has asked a federal court to settle a long-running fight over which …
FPL gets approval for natural gas plan
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) _ State regulators have given Florida Power & Light permission to invest up to $500 million a year in natural gas drilling …
Education
Disabled students earn flight certificates at Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) _ A program at Purdue University will have helped 27 physically disabled people earn their pilot certificates by the end of …
UW College Of Education initiative moves forward
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) _ A University of Wyoming Board of Trustees initiative to boost the college into national prominence in teacher preparation continues to advance. …
16k Md. students impacted by an SAT error
BALTIMORE (AP) _ Roughly 16,000 high school students have been affected by a printing error on this month’s SAT exams. College Board officials say the …
Sports
Expansion club Orlando City wins first home game
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) _ Kaka had a goal and an assist and expansion Orlando City beat the Los Angeles Galaxy 4-0 on Sunday for the …
Knockers’ roller derby team describes love for the sport
By TIANA KENNELL The Shreveport Times BOSSIER CITY, La. (AP) _ By day, Heather Smart is a medical laboratory scientist in microbiology at Willis-Knighton Medical …
Former Virginia starting QB Greyson Lambert to transfer
By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Former starting quarterback and co-captain Greyson Lambert is joining the run of prominent players transferring from Virginia. Lambert …
