Eight Honored For Excelling In Science
11 June 2008, 19:07 No comments
The Chippewa Falls Senior High School Science Department is pleased to announce its Science Students of the Month for April.
Sophomore Jamie Bengston, the daughter of Wendy and Steve Bengston, was chosen by her biology teacher, Mr. Cloutier.
“Jamie is a focused person with a great personality and an intuitive sense for biology,†Cloutier said. “Her overall [...]
Too Much Faith In Faith
9 June 2008, 18:06 No comments
If there is one agreed-upon point in the current war of words about religion, it is that religion is a very powerful force. Perhaps you believe, with that vigorous atheist Christopher Hitchens, that “religion poisons everything”; or, with the Christian historian and sociologist Rodney Stark, that religion created modern science and ended slavery. Or, like [...]
Mother Suspects Teen Using Drugs
27 May 2008, 04:04 No comments
Hello Dr. Scott. I have a question about my teenage daughter. She is 16 years old. She has always been a good girl, but lately I am worrying about her and I don’t know if she’s making good decisions. She’s been lying lately, which is something she never used to do. She’s also coming home [...]
Making It Home After The Honeymoon
17 May 2008, 22:10 No comments
If you’re all caught up in planning your wedding and dreaming of a wonderful life together, you should know that at some point — probably within your first two years as a married couple — you’ll feel like quitting.
But if you go into marriage knowing it can be tough, you might be better equipped for [...]
Q A With Cb Reggie Smith
17 May 2008, 22:10 No comments
Get to know more about the 49ers third-round draft pick, cornerback Reggie Smith, in this 49ers.com Q&A! Also, be sure to watch the Up Close segment on TV49 on Reggie!
Q: We know you were still in bed when you actually got drafted, so at what point did the excitement actually set in?
A: Yeah, I was [...]
From School To Cool
15 May 2008, 17:05 No comments
Traditional Sunday School programs for children in the Barossa look to become a practice of the past.
Many church leaders have had to restructure their services to encourage children to stay and more families to join.
Andrew Morris, Barossa Uniting Minister, said social avenues such as sport events and shops open on Sundays have contributed to the [...]
Cats and feathers influence week
27 April 2008, 18:06 No comments
I woke up last Thursday morning to find Seymour the wonder cat in his usual position, asleep on the end of the bed.
However, in a new twist, he had beside him a little pile of feathers.
Since then, Ive found collections of feathers in random places (in my wardrobe, on the bench and in the bath) [...]
Sportsman found guilty of indecent assault
25 April 2008, 17:05 No comments
The man had pleaded not guilty to the charge, which related to an incident in August 2006. Name suppression for the convicted man was lifted yesterday but The Southland Times is not prepared to identify him because of the need to protect the complainants identity.
The trial before Judge Kevin Phillips in the Invercargill District Court [...]
Mongrel Mob man sent to jail
25 April 2008, 17:05 No comments
Mahu Wairau, 42, had earlier admitted the January 21 burglary of Lorneville Superliquor and the January 22 burglary of Southern Fish Supply.
He had also admitted unlawfully possessing a sawn-off shotgun, threatening to kill, resisting police, driving while disqualified and refusing to permit a blood specimen to be taken at Invercargill on January 22, and driving [...]
New director says hell lead Philharmonic to next level
21 April 2008, 03:03 No comments
At the end of Robert Franz’s interview with the Boise Philharmonic search committee in January, he asked them a show-stopping question. “Are you ready for me? When I come to a place, I give 110 percent, and it takes a team to make it happen,” he said.”Yes, we’re ready to go,” recalled Stephen Trott, a [...]
