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
New birth control rule for employers with religious qualms
By RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR WASHINGTON (AP) _ Hoping to put to rest one of the most difficult disputes over its health care law, the Obama administration …
Utility serving Bolivar Peninsula issues boil water order
CRYSTAL BEACH, Texas (AP) _ A utility that serves a strip of Texas along the Gulf of Mexico has advised consumers to boil their drinking …
Business
House GOP plans 2-month extension of highway funds
By ALAN FRAM WASHINGTON (AP) _ House Republicans introduced a two-month extension of the federal highway and mass transit program Friday, barely two weeks before …
1,450 Blue Bell workers losing jobs after listeria problems
By JUAN A. LOZANO HOUSTON (AP) _ Blue Bell Creameries will lay off more than a third of its workforce following a series of listeria …
Rulings require feds to consider carbon impact of coal mines
By COLLEEN SLEVIN and MATTHEW BROWN DENVER (AP) _ Beset by power plant closures, growing regulatory scrutiny and proposed changes in how they pay royalties, …
Education
Hope’s new concert organ to elevate music program
By AMY BIOLCHINI The Holland Sentinel HOLLAND, Mich. (AP) _ David Roossien of Holland isn’t an organist. However, he is the man behind the brand-new …
Nebraska students to get look at transportation careers
GRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) _ The Central Community College-Grand Island has decided to use a grant from the Federal Highway Administration to introduce students to …
Texas House opts not to cut veterans education benefits
By EVA RUTH MORAVEC AUSTIN, Texas (AP) _ Texas lawmakers on Sunday opted to water down a major attempt to reduce the rising costs of …
Sports
Steroids trial delayed for A-Rod’s cousin
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge has delayed for two months the trial of a cousin of New York Yankees star Alex Rodriguez on charges …
North Florida tops winless Florida A&M 83-65
Associated Press TALLAHASSEE — Trent Mackey scored 22 points, Jalen Nesbitt added a career-high 20 and North Florida snapped a two-game skid with an 83-65 win …
PGA: Golfer, 103, may be oldest to record hole-in-one
SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — A 103-year-old Florida golfer may have made history as the oldest person to record a hole-in-one. The PGA of America announced on …
