The Arcata Eye Interviews: City Council Candidate Michael Machi – October 28, 2008Friday, October 31, 2008 @ 7:37PMEye: OK, so why do you want to run for City Council again? Machi: Again… well I have the time and the energy and I have a very good rapport with the City staff. And I got a lot of response from them saying “please run.”
Local Resident to Scale Kilimanjaro for CharityTuesday, October 14, 2008 @ 3:31AMRon Book has his sights set high--19,365 feet above sea level, to be precise. That's the height of the peak of Mt. Kilimanjaro, which the 72-year-old East Aurora resident hopes to reach in mid-October. He will leave home Oct. 7 and begin the climb on Oct. 10. "It's going to be a seven-day adventure," Book said.
Bolivar Residents Get To Look & LeaveFriday, September 26, 2008 @ 9:23AMBOLIVAR, Texas -- Terrie Robbins expected to find storm damage when she returned to her Bolivar Peninsula home Friday for the first time since fleeing Hurricane Ike.
Battered Galveston allows residents to return, but dangers lurk amid ruinsWednesday, September 24, 2008 @ 9:22AMGALVESTON, Texas - Ten days after hurricane Ike, this devastated beach town reopened to residents Wednesday with stern warnings about what still lurks on the island - rotting cattle carcasses, snakes and swarms of mosquitoes - and what isn't there: drinking water, reliable electricity, medical care or sewer service.
Economy tops voter concerns in Florida pollFriday, September 19, 2008 @ 1:15PMJobs and the sluggish economy are the most important issues for Florida voters, a statewide poll conducted for the SunSentinel and Florida Times-Union found this week. Renewed concerns about the economy amid a shakeup on Wall Street and plunging stock markets have boosted Democrat Barack Obama in the ...