Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Robert Henreich - Cures, jobs, ethics on the line in vote on stem cell research - Detroit Free Press

Cures, jobs, ethics on the line in vote on stem cell research - Detroit Free Press
Ryan Dinkgrave lived a carefree life in Livonia until he was diagnosed with type I diabetes at age 10. Suddenly everything was ordered and careful. "It makes you rethink everything you do," he said. "You're young, you're told you need to do shots

Daley proposes that ballpark-area bars cut off alcohol sales - Chicago Tribune
Wrigleyville bar owners and fans bristled Tuesday after learning city officials are considering asking bars near Chicago's baseball stadiums to cut off alcohol sales after the seventh inning of home games in which the Cubs or White Sox could win a

A gay father finds victory in his family - Miami Herald
Wayne Larue Smith and partner Daniel Skahen are the first gay parents in the State of Florida to successfully adopt a foster child of the age of 12. Here, the two father hug their son in his room of their Key West home. Two months after the foster

Obama out to flip Indiana to Dems - Detroit Free Press
INDIANAPOLIS -- Democrats typically skip right over reliably Republican Indiana when plotting presidential campaign strategy. Not Barack Obama. The candidate from next-door Illinois is bidding to flip the state into the Democratic column this year

3 charged in Mo. tiger attack that hurt volunteer - Washington Post
ST. LOUIS -- The owners of an exotic animal park and one of its board members have been charged with evidence tampering for allegedly trying to cover up a tiger attack on a volunteer. The owners of Wesa-A-Geh-Ya in Warren County, Kenneth and Sandra

Iraq to begin paying Sunni volunteer fighters - MSNBC
WASHINGTON - The Iraqi government will begin paying the salaries of about 54,000 of the mostly Sunni fighters in Baghdad Province who joined the fight against al-Qaida, the No. 2 U.S. commander there said Monday. While the transfer next month will

Trips and tips - Guardian Unlimited
The trend for "flashpacking", "glamping" or whatever you want to label it, continues apace. Explore, the adventure operator, is the latest company to launch a roughing-it-in-style arm, offering tailor-made trips to 12 of its most popular destinations

Local volunteer Dysart to be honored Friday - Northwest Herald
CRYSTAL LAKE – Wilson "Bill" Dysart had no grand plan to become the go-to volunteer for two local nonprofit groups. It just sort of worked out that way, he says. "I like the people. A lot of good people [are] involved in these things," Dysart said

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