Ore. votes on higher taxes for rich, businesses
Seattle Times
... struggle between business interests and public employee unions are high - the revenue from the two measures is expected to account for about 5.5 percent of the state's general fund budget ... up polling places in 2000, many of them sent...
2000-2009: A challenging decade in space
Examiner
If we could time-travel back to the late 1960’s and ask someone what humanity would achieve in space during the first decade of the 21st century, we would probably hear all about “the first permanent settlement on Mars,” “the first probe to...
Patrick Reusse: NFC's most talented team choked away chances
Minneapolis Star Tribune
... at Dallas. 1987: Last-second, 17-10 losers in Washington to end a grand playoff run. 1998: Crushing, 30-27 overtime losers to Atlanta in the Metrodome's best-ever football game. 2000: Humbled 41-0 losers to the New York Giants. There wa...
St. Kitts ruling party wins in early elections
AOL
Grant, a Harvard-educated lawyer who has led the opposition since 2000, did not immediately respond to e-mails or phone messages seeking comment. During the campaign, he criticized Douglas for letting debt spiral to about $2 billion and sai...
Sheets signs with Oakland
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Anthony, the sole occupant of a 2000 Chevy Camaro, was trying to beat a yellow caution light and traveling about 70 mph when he struck a light pole shortly after 11:30 p.m. Saturday at W. Capitol Drive and W. Appleton Ave., according to the...
The Birth of Civilization. 6000-2000 BC
Associated Content
A decisive revolution in human history occurred about five thousand years ago when, in four separate areas of intense agricultural activity, a number of dispersed farming villages evolved first into towns, and then into cities. From these c...
College 'gender gap' favoring women stops growing
The Guardian
The gender gap kept growing until it had tilted in favor of women 57 percent to 43 percent in 2000-2001 — and has held steady there since. Anecdotal evidence suggests the recession is pushing more men back to school — community colleges hav...
Rantz N Raves: Steady hand, income keep her aim true
Daily Yomiuri On-Line
While making a name for herself, she also shares hers with one of Japan's greatest archers, Takayoshi Matsushita, who made five Olympic teams from 1980-2000. Often she is asked if she is his daughter. "One time someone asked, 'Are you his w...
Ed Bouchette's Steelers chat transcript: 1.26.2010
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Ed Bouchette: Bob coached the tight ends at Pitt from 2000-03. He also coached linebackers at Bowling Green and Kent State. He has a varied background and played defensive back at IUP. Just because a coach is fired does not mean he's a bad ...
All-Star Game reserves announced Thursday on TNT
NBA
TNT All-Decade' includes the top performances, games and moments throughout the 2000's and winners will be announced in a special one-hour show airing during TNT's exclusive coverage of NBA All-Star Saturday Night on Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. (ET).
