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O.C. church to bless QuranWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:28PMA Florida church plans to burn the Quran on Sept. 11, but an Irvine church will be blessing the Muslim holy book the next day. The Irvine United Congregational Church, which has hosted both a synagogue and a mosque in its facilities, will invite...

Town Column : West TisburyWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:25PMWell, now we have prepared for the next storm.

Local label launches with burgers and a bangWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:21PMRecord label Denmark has vision of accessibility and funkiness. Denmark, an independent electronica label founded by an N.C. State alum and his friend, launched their first album Saturday night with a bash just outside downtown.

Here come the girls: Why the new generation of female graduates has it better than everWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 6:10PMYouth, eh. Who'd have it? Graduate unemployment, up 25 per cent. One million young people, stuck out of work. 600,000 public-sector jobs headed... well, not to the private sector, that's for sure: they've already warned that they won't be picking up the pieces. And the debt! £23,000 a head, just for a degree. A degree which, as it turns out, doesn't equate to quite the career it once promised ...

North Portland community center demolition unearths cool old art panels from previous tenant gas stationWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 3:40PMThe small African American sorority raised enough money, with recent help from a Portland Development Commission grant, to finally begin construction on the center after two decades of dreaming and working to raise funds.

Salem soldier back from IraqWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:34PMBY DARRELL HALEN When the last U.S. combat troops recently rolled out of Iraq, Army Spc. Jason Miller of Salem was among them. Miller, 27, spent almost a year in Iraq as an infantry mortar man during Operation Iraqi Freedom. He was on a Stryker vehicle that was part of the historic convoy from Iraq to Kuwait in August that signified the end of seven years of fighting. “It was really cool that we ...

India Arie sheds old skin, makes new musicWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 1:13PMThis summer Atlanta vocalist and songwriter India Arie invited her Twitter followers to a private concert, previewing songs from her upcoming album, “Open Door.”

Son says mom kept cool head during shootingWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 12:40PMLAS VEGAS — Shot in the neck and shoulder, Debbi Nyland pretended to be dead as a gunman shot and killed five people inside a Lake Havasu City home on Aug. 28. “That’s what saved her,” said Nyland’s son, Derek of Wenatchee, in a telephone call Tuesday. “She put her head down on the table and pretended she was dead.”

Decorating for Small Study Spaces and DormsWednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 11:09AMIt’s the end of summer and that means back to school. Most young people of all ages are thinking about advancing to the next grade, new clothes, re-connecting with classmates and maybe even new schools. Meanwhile, parents are looking at the home-study environment, seeking functional decorating tips. Whether the space is for elementary, middle, high [...]