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'Hill country' music part of marker unveiling, festival
Today at noon the music of the late 'hill country' bluesmen Junior Kimbrough and R.L. Burnside will be celebrated at a Mississippi Blues Trail marker unveiling in downtown Holly Springs.
Carbon tax is wrong move, given lack of public transit
Re: "Smoke and mirrors," the Now, June 24. The provincial government can tax the public for using motor vehicles or they can wise up and provide a viable alternative.
School district will try to fill void on special ed programs
Clackamas County Educa-tional Service District is cutting some special education programs from its services next year and leaving smaller districts to offer their own.
How to get airport lounge discounts
The foolproof way to gain entry to an airport lounge is to buy a first- or business-class ticket.
Delta drops University Park flights
Delta Air Lines will discontinue its flights between the University Park Airport and Cincinnati as of Sept.
Fuel, feed costs crippling US catfish industry
Rick Moyer gazes at the sun-charred bottom of the pond next to his 600-acre catfish farm and shakes his head - another farmer scrambling to stay solvent has drained the pond and will till it for row crops.
Michelle Anderson of Springfield received the Lora Bond Award from Drury's department of biology.
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Blogcritics
Music Review: The Delta Fiasco - Dreameater EP
Despite periods of repetition, "Dreameater" is an entertaining first glimpse at Liverpool's newest nu rave rock export The Delta Fiasco.
Hail the Brits for contributing yet another subgenre to rock music. While the Klaxons get a majority of its credit, Liverpool band The Delta Fiasco is further extending the popularity of nu rave rock -- a combination of disco, electronic, New Wave, and European sounds. Nu rave is kind of a concert experience designation, which can also translate a...
'It's going to be very difficult'
Does a marriage of airlines make sense in an industry that's fundamentally flawed? Last update: June 8, 2008 - 8:20 AM Since it was announced in April, the proposed merger of Delta and Northwest airlines has ...
New at 9:19 a.m. Support Delta in Salem or risk losing service
If you like having commercial air service in Salem, you have a choice: Use the Delta Air Lines flights or risk losing them.
Kennedys set to share their dreams at Night Eagle
By Chris Kocher * Press & Sun-Bulletin * June 6, 2008 In our dreams, we can do all kinds of unlikely things: fly high above the hilltops like Superman, battle armies of kittens with wings, have tea with family ...
Consider Amtrak as air travel alternative
Can we avoid making the same mistake twice in seven years? After Sept. 11, the government provided justified aid to assist the most impacted industry after the attacks, namely U.S. passenger airlines.
All go! Passengers -- Make Alternative Plans, CFO Steps Down
And more somber news. The interim CFO of Mesa Airlines stepped down yesterday. Mesa is the parent of go! , the interisland carrier that helped drive Aloha out of business with low, low fares.
Delta Airlines Takes Small Paper-less Step Towards Greening
John said: "As stated above, the alternative is these highly visible profiles don't publicly pursue the green cause.
New Chevy compact to be built alongside Cobalt starting in 2009
Posted Jun 2nd 2008 7:10PM by Sam Abuelsamid Filed under: MPG , Chevrolet In recent weeks, we've seen several spy photos of a new small Chevrolet sedan that we've all been assuming would be the replacement for ...
Draft of the city's comp plan will be presented to the public Thursday
A draft of the City of Delta's comprehensive plan will be presented to the public at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at Westminster Hall.
Delays, costs of flying have some passengers thinking rail
Brian Corcoran, returning home to Minnesota, would like to see a series of high-speed passenger trains criss-cross the country as an alternative to air travel.
Delta Financial may return to its LI mortgage roots
The former senior management of bankrupt lender Delta Financial Corp. is launching a new mortgage company that may open retail offices -- and some employees might even be sitting at their old Delta desks.
As Ukraine faces censure, WWF studies alternatives to controversial Danube shipping channel
With Ukraine expected this week to be found in contravention of its obligations under an international convention to consult with its neighbours on transboundary projects with environmental implications, WWF ...