January 19th, 2012
Last April I mused a little on Rolling Stone magazine's "Choose the Cover" contest, in which unsigned bands competed in a viral popularity contest that would put the winner on the cover of the legendary rock rag and secure them a spot on Atlantic Records' roster.
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January 19th, 2012
Officials from the National Institute of Environmental Health Services were in town on Thursday to promote their new study on how the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill effected clean-up workers.
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January 19th, 2012
Hailing from Athens, Ala., the Alabama Shakes have built buzz the old-fashioned way: by being really, really good at what they do.
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January 19th, 2012
Blackburn, captain of the charter boat Miss Mary out of Mexico Beach, has seen a drastic change in the fishing business since he started chartering 25 years ago.
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January 19th, 2012
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January 19th, 2012
Ross-Simons has released a gift guide to help consumers select the perfect gift for their significant other on one of the most important shopping holidays of the year.
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January 18th, 2012
THE CHAIRMANS' Council of the YWCA has launched a campaign to raise millions for a new battered women's shelter and program expansion, from left, Rita Moore, Marilyn Torbett, Kris Fankfurt and YW Executive Directory Jan Peery.
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January 18th, 2012
Only a year ago, the Alabama Shakes were virtually unknown outside a couple of northern counties in their home state.
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January 18th, 2012
Alabama Shakes is a diamond-in-the-rough that promises musical riches to follow.
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January 18th, 2012
Ross-Simons will open a new store in The Mall at Chestnut Hill in Newton, Massachusetts on March 30, and this location will replace its former store in the Atrium Mall.
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January 18th, 2012
Saturday's $250,000 Inglis Classic might not be a race for the purists but trainer David Payne believes it is a great incentive for owners.
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January 17th, 2012
I want something in the plan that says we're going to build a road from here to here.
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January 17th, 2012
Trench Coat in Black, $54.99. Flared Dress in Black with Nude Patent Belt, $59.99. Jason Wu for Target.
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January 15th, 2012
W. Gerald Williams likes Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs' style and Abercrombie & Fitch's 'Fierce' cologne.
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January 15th, 2012
A few minutes before the 285-pound championship match in Saturday's Topeka High Invitational, you wouldn't have known that star Topeka High wrestler Will Geary had a big match coming up with the Trojan junior lounging nonchalantly on a step.
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January 14th, 2012
The other two losses came against Kansas and Baylor, two top 10 teams. This one came to a desperate Oklahoma team that dropped its first three Big 12 games.
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January 14th, 2012
With seven Super Bowl rings between them, Charlie Weis and his new defensive coordinator will display more carats than Zales on the Kansas sideline next season.
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January 14th, 2012
Donald Henry Abram, 89, of Ross Township, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012. He was the son of the late John Herbert Abram and Clara D. Abram, and adopted son of E. Earl Abram.
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January 14th, 2012
AMARILLO, Texas - The Topeka RoadRunners got goals from Michal Pastor, Jake Lynes and Dan Dupell in a shootout to give the RoadRunners a 4-3 victory against the Amarillo Bulls on Friday night.
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January 14th, 2012
The Topeka West girls fell just short Friday in their effort to redeem themselves after an embarrassing loss at Washburn Rural 10 days ago.
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January 14th, 2012
Kansas athletics announced Friday that a limited amount of general admission tickets are available for $50 each for the Big Monday matchup against Baylor and the Jan.
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January 14th, 2012
Throughout their eight-game unbeaten streak, the Highland Park girls have found a way to pull out close games down the stretch.
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January 14th, 2012
By his own admission, Hayden senior guard Matt Hutchinson wasn't very good for most of Friday night's Centennial League clash with Topeka High.
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January 14th, 2012
Payback wasn't necessarily on the Atchison County girls' minds when Jefferson North came calling Friday night, but it sure could have been.
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January 14th, 2012
Yes, Jacob Hansen's nine first-quarter points were huge for Atchison County's boys in Friday night's 43-38 Delaware Valley League victory over fellow unbeaten Jefferson North.
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January 14th, 2012
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January 14th, 2012
For three quarters the Shawnee Heights T-Birds were on the verge of pulling off a road upset, but the Emporia Spartans pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 52-46 homecourt victory.
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January 14th, 2012
It is a search that happens through weeks of practices and trial by fire in games, and once enough of each has taken place, most teams find it.
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January 13th, 2012
Jewelry stores in south Baldwin County are on alert after a thief rips off a store at Tanger Outlet Mall.
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January 13th, 2012
Police said a man was being shown the ring on Dec. 1, 2011, at the Zales Jewlery store at Oakland Mall when he grabbed it and ran off.
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January 13th, 2012
With a 40 percent vacancy rate that appears to be growing every couple of months, the owners of the Atrium Mall are placing the property on the selling block , the Boston Herald reports today.A According to the Herald article, Simon Property Group has hired Boston-based Eastdil SecuredA to find a buyer for the 205,000-square-foot mall.A This is the ... (more)
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January 13th, 2012
Simon Property Group hired Boston-based Eastdil Secured last week to market the 205,000-square-foot luxury property - where a recent wave of tenant departures has resulted in a 40 percent vacancy rate that's set to increase soon when three more shops leave.
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January 12th, 2012
Cranston, RI, January 12, 2012 -- -- What could be more romantic for Valentine's Day than gourmet chocolates, dozens of long stem roses and a stunning 1 carat diamond solitaire pendant in 14kt white gold? Ross-Simons is offering Facebook fans the chance to win the very essence of romance with its "Ultimate Valentine's Day Sweepstakes." It's easy to ... (more)
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January 11th, 2012
Joseph, a slender 19-year-old from Fort Greene, stood inside Downtown Pawn Shop Sunday afternoon turning an almost-new Nokia flip phone over in his hands.
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January 11th, 2012
Zale Corp . said Tuesday that comparable store sales increased 5.9 percent, year-over-year, for the November-December holiday sales period.
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January 11th, 2012
Alert employees helped police catch two women accused of forging credit accounts and stealing from two Orland Park stores.
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January 11th, 2012
Shirley A. Apel, 84, of Ross Township, died Monday, Jan. 9, 2012. She was the beloved wife of more than 50 years to Robert A. Apel; loving mother of Robert Apel Jr.
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January 11th, 2012
Charles River : Shares were up over 22% as speculation that Charles River Laboratories is in play intensifies, although management stays quiet.A The shares closed at $32.47, up $4.79, or 17.3%, on the day.
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January 11th, 2012
Gary T. Zales, 58, a builder, musician, and inventor who with his wife, Debbie, were an inseparable volunteer team with the American Red Cross, died Sunday in his North Toledo home.
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January 10th, 2012
Tiffany & Co sales over the holiday season weakened markedly in the United States and Europe, prompting the upscale jeweler to lower its full-year profit forecast and sending its shares down more than 10 percent in early trading.
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January 10th, 2012
The scope of what I buy online dumbfounds my parents. Holiday presents, clothes, prescriptions, groceries, gadgets, more clothes, even furniture: my credit card statement lists way more e-commerce than in-person purchases.
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January 9th, 2012
Police hope surveillance pictures will lead them to arrest a trio of men who may be behind a series of jewelry store heists up and down the East Coast.
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January 9th, 2012
That's when a third suspect sneaks in undetected, and, in a matter of seconds, takes as many items as he can carry.
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January 9th, 2012
Three masked men used crowbars to pry open the back door at David Harvey Jewelers early Sunday morning, and then left with $50,000 of stolen jewelry.
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January 9th, 2012
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January 8th, 2012
Gold & Silver Pawn Shop in Las Vegas, made internationally famous in HISTORY's hit series Pawn Stars, isn't the only family-run shop in America that's bursting at the seams with one-of-a-kind historical items and fascinating stories.
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January 7th, 2012
Surveillance video still of two jewelry store thieves who have been stealing from Zales jewelry stores on the East Coast.
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January 7th, 2012
Betty Lou Bommer, 84, of Gibsonia, formerly of Ross Township, died Thursday, Jan.
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January 7th, 2012
December 20, 2011 Damon was born in a tent in Tulare County to Diamond and Morine Stanley.
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January 7th, 2012
Suicide attack in Damascus kills 26, injures dozens At least 26 people were said to be killed on late Friday morning when an explosion hit a neighborhood in the Syrian capital of Damascus, state-run media reported.
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