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
My own personal Kryptonite
By Dr. Pierre Bland It is my belief and personal experience we can be our own greatest obstacles to success. I discovered this the hard …
Mosquito control promotes health, saves society
By BOB LAMENDOLA Florida Department of Health in Broward County They buzz past your ear while you sleep. They swoop past the TV screen while …
Business
US wholesale prices jump in May, led by eggs, gasoline
By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) _ Prices at the wholesale level rose at the fastest pace in nearly 3 years in May, …
FedEx will take $2.2B charge for pension accounting change
NEW YORK (AP) _ FedEx said it is changing its pension accounting methods, and it will take a $2.2 billion charge as a result. The …
Court allows hotly disputed discount contact lens price law
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ A federal appeals court ruling has cleared the way for discount contact lens retailers to drop prices …
Education
Pine Ridge School gets $218K to help prevent youth suicides
By REGINA GARCIA CANO SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ Federal education officials have given Pine Ridge School in western South Dakota $218,000 to help students …
6 killed in California balcony collapse during a party
By KRISTIN J. BENDER and MARTHA MENDOZA BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) _ A 21st-birthday party thrown by a group of visiting Irish college students turned tragic …
University to rename institute after marathon bombing victim
BRIDGEWATER, Mass. (AP) _ Bridgewater State University is naming its Institute for Social Justice after the youngest victim of the Boston Marathon bombing. University President …
Sports
1 ski area extends season, another delays biking season
MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. (AP) _ The winter-like storm that swept through California will allow the Mammoth Mountain resort in the Eastern Sierra to postpone plans …
Woods has worst 72-hole performance at Players
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) _ Tiger Woods swung driver on the seventh hole and it went right down …
Mexico’s Alejandra Llaneza wins Symetra Tour event
GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) _ Mexico’s Alejandra Llaneza birdied the final hole Sunday for a one-stroke victory in the Symetra Tour’s Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women’s …
