Saturday, March 17, 2012

First Coast preacher's kids share what it was like growing up

First Coast preacher's kids share what it was like growing up

Florida Times-Union -
Jane Nixon White holds a photograph of her father the Reverend Eugene Lewis Nixon. White grew up on the grounds of what is now the Episcopal School of Jacksonville when her father was the priest at St. John's Cathedral.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- We now have two different reports on the condition of ...

First Coast News -
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- We now have two different reports on the condition of this Veterans Memorial Arena. We just received a report from Turner Construction, the company that built the arena.

First Coast Gears: Blending Chevelle, Camaro, Past and Future

First Coast News -
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- At the Old Florida Cafe Antique Car and Truck Show on Philips Highway, a 1970 Chevelle SS, which Sunshine State Chevelles President Chris Conover helped restore, was among the classics on display.

Gators Notebook: Donovan praises Prather's 'great example'

Florida Times-Union -
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Police Reports from March 16, 2012

St. Augustine Record -
Parents held on charges of failing to send child to school: Two people were arrested Friday on charges that they failed to make their child go to elementary school regularly, according to St. Johns County Sheriff's Office reports.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The JEA has placed a veteran employee on ...

First Coast News -
Spokesperson Gerri Boyce said the woman has been with the JEA 13 years and 9 months but Boyce declined to disclose her identity. A few weeks ago the utility company launched an internal investigation into Stephen Smith and how he handled customers ...

Religion notes: Jacksonville church gets new denomination, pastor

Florida Times-Union -
Christ Church of Peace in Jacksonville has a new denominational identity and a new pastor after recent congregational action. The congregation has joined Congregational Conference and this past Sunday it voted to call the Rev.

Festivals around the community

St. Augustine Record -
The Palencia Club will host the 4th Annual “Spring Break at Palencia” Street Festival beginning at 5 pm Friday. Palencia Village will be lined with vendor booths including flowers, plants, clothing, jewelry, art, farmers market and much more during the ...

Firefighters wrangle with Jacksonville over push for pension changes

Florida Times-Union -
By Timothy J. Gibbons The push for changes to Jacksonville's pension system for public safety employees has again become a major sticking point as the city and the firefighters union try to hash out a contract for the next three years.

Man steps in front of train, dies

St. Augustine Record -
By DARON DEAN, daron.dean@staugustine.com Law enforcement personnel congregate on County Road 210, at the intersection of US 1, after an FEC freight train hit and killed a pedestrian just south of their location on Friday afternoon, March 16, 2012.

Clinton to visit Amphitheatre Monday

St. Augustine Record -
By JENNIFER EDWARDS On Monday, Bill Clinton will become the first president to visit St. Augustine in more than half a century. Clinton will be at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre to give a talk about the goals of his foundation and other global issues, ...

Gail Compton: Maggie's Herbal Farm retreat

St. Augustine Record -
By Gail Compton March 9, a group of St. Augustine Wildflower Meadow volunteers took a trip to Maggie's Herbal Farm and enjoyed a quiet, peaceful, morning looking at herbs, butterflies, birds and talking plants with the farm's owner, Dora Baker.

Hail to the chief

St. Augustine Record -
By NICK MCGREGOR Pop quiz: Who was the last US president to visit St. Augustine? If you guessed Lyndon B. Johnson, you'd be partly right.

1929 Ford Tri-Motor takes First Coast fliers back in time

Florida Times-Union -
By Dan Scanlan “The Tin Goose” makes a stop at Herlong Recreational Airport on Jacksonville's Westside Thursday afternoon.

Garden Club of Jacksonville continues to bloom at age 90

Florida Times-Union -
The courtyard of the Garden Club of Jacksonville shows the refurbished fountain. The club is celebrating its 90th anniversary. By Sandy Strickland The Garden Club of Jacksonville is about much more than flowers.

Garden Help: Avocados might grow here, but there are a lot of 'buts'

Florida Times-Union -
Photos.com There are varieties of avocados that are cold hardy, but the bigger concern is the tree's high risk of infection to laurel wilt disease.

Art opening in Palatka

St. Augustine Record -
As part of the visiting artist series, Florida School of the Arts will present a gallery exhibition for Florida artist Janis Brothers opening with a reception at 7 pm Thursday in the Fine Arts Gallery located on St. Johns River State College's Palatka ...

Art association memorial rites set for Dick Zayac

St. Augustine Record -
The St. Augustine Art Association, 22 Marine St., will host a memorial gathering at 10:30 am Saturday to honor artist Dick Zayac, who died March 4 in Michigan.

Weathersbee: Willye Dennis took on dangerous duty

Florida Times-Union -
Perhaps that's because to become a librarian in Jacksonville in the 1950s, Dennis, who later became head of the Jacksonville branch of the NAACP, not only had to fight for a job, she had to fight for her dignity, too.

Fishin' Weather: Texan takes lead in Day 2 of St. Johns River Showdown

Palatka Daily News -
By Greg Walker After Thursday's first round of the BASS St. Johns River Showdown, a number of the Elite pros made the decision to abandon sight fishing for the most part and go to other methods.

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Sgt. Bales' past put under microcope

CBS News -
(CBS News) Thirty-eight-year-old Staff Sgt. Robert Bales arrived at the military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan. late Friday night.

Convicted Nazi criminal John Demjanjuk dies at 91, German police say

Fox News -
BERLIN - John Demjanjuk, a retired US autoworker who was convicted of being a guard at the Nazis' Sobibor death camp despite steadfastly maintaining over three decades of legal battles that he had been mistaken for someone else, died Saturday, ...

Rutgers Case Jurors Say Digital Evidence Crucial

New York Times -
Dharun Ravi was not accused of causing the death of Tyler Clementi, his Rutgers University roommate who jumped off a bridge after Mr.

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill Went Skinny Dipping in Miami...Yes, Together

E! Online -
While appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live Thursday, Channing Tatum confessed that while filming in Miami, he and his 21 Jump Street costar ditched their cop threads and went for a little dip in the ocean—in their birthday suits.

Gas prices up for 8th straight day

CNNMoney -
By CNNMoney staff @CNNMoney March 17, 2012: 10:30 AM ET The average price for a gallon of gas nationwide is $3.835, according to AAA.

Polling shows Romney, Santorum poised to split upcoming contests

Fox News -
Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum could be poised to split the upcoming Republican primary contests, a scenario that would leave the tumultuous nomination battle no more decided heading into April.

Twin bombings in Damascus kill at least 27, almost 100 hurt |

Reuters -
By Dominic Evans and Crispian Balmer | BEIRUT (Reuters) - Two explosions struck the heart of Damascus on Saturday, killing at least 27 people in an attack on security installations that state television blamed on "terrorists" seeking to oust Syrian ...

Ireland leads the global St. Patrick's party

AFP -
DUBLIN - Parades and festivals were held throughout Ireland for Saint Patrick's Day on Saturday, while the global diaspora also joined in the party in honour of the Emerald Isle's patron saint.

Clooney's takes protest role

Sydney Morning Herald -
Actor and activist ... a member of the US Secret Service arrests George Clooney. Photo: AFP WASHINGTON: George Clooney was arrested outside the Sudanese embassy in the US capital while protesting against attacks by the African nation's government on ...

Former Libyan spy chief arrested in Mauritania

CNN International -
By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Libya said Saturday it will seek extradition of its former spy chief who was arrested in Mauritania and is wanted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court.

Kony2012 criticism brought on campaigner's naked meltdown, his wife says

Globe and Mail -
The narrator and star of the viral video “Kony 2012” was taken by police to a medical facility on Thursday morning after he was allegedly seen partially clothed and behaving irrationally in a San Diego neighbourhood.

Family: Man didn't kill black teen in self-defense

Boston.com -
By Mike Schneider AP / March 17, 2012 SANFORD, Fla.—Calls made to police show that a black teenager was terrified as he tried to get away from the white neighborhood watch volunteer who shot him, and that the volunteer was not defending himself as he ...

Rick Santorum vows to end 'pandemic of pornography.' Could he prevail?

Christian Science Monitor -
GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum says he would order his attorney general to begin a war on pornography. There are plenty of obscenity battles Santorum could win, but the mission could ultimately be quixotic.

Wyoming tribe says first bald eagle kill permit is a victory for American ...

Washington Post -
CHEYENNE, Wyo. - Members of a Wyoming American Indian tribe that recently received a federal permit allowing the killing of bald eagles for religious purposes say it's a victory for Indian sovereignty.

US stocks waver, then end the day mixed

BusinessWeek -
By CHRISTINA REXRODE The Dow Jones industrial average and the Nasdaq composite index both ended the day down. The Dow fell 20 points to 13233.

Under fire, Goldman finds friend in New York's mayor

Reuters -
By Paul Thomasch | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs (GS.N) has no shortage of friends in high places - including New York's City Hall.

Ahead of the Bell: US consumer prices

BusinessWeek -
Americans paid more for gas last month. But excluding a spike in pump prices, inflation was likely mild. Economists expect that the consumer price index rose 0.4 percent last month.

Obama: Oprah helped make me president

USA TODAY -
By David Jackson, USA TODAY Wrapping up a full day of campaign fundraisers, President Obama paid tribute Friday to one of his earliest and most prominent supporters: Oprah Winfrey.

In 1996, Romney helped scour New York City for runaway daughter of Bain ...

Washington Post -
BOSTON - In the summer of 1996, Mitt Romney received a frantic report from one of his fellow executives at Bain Capital. Robert Gay's 14-year-old daughter, Melissa, had gone missing after taking a train into New York City, Gay told Romney.

Heavy demand expected as iPad goes on sale Friday

BusinessWeek -
BY PETER SVENSSON The customary storefront crowds are expected to gather as Apple's latest iPad goes on sale Friday. Long lines are likely even though customers could have ordered the new tablet computer ahead of time for first-day home delivery.

New iPad: Was It Worth the Wait?

eWeek -
NEWS ANALYSIS: eWEEK Columnist Wayne Rash decided to brave the lines during the first morning of sales for the new iPad. Here's what he found.

Rosie O'Donnell's show cancelled

WSBT-TV -
By Robert Channick and Nina Metz Chicago Tribune reporters Rosie O'Donnell's talk show - produced at Oprah's old TV home, Chicago's Harpo Studios, for Winfrey's new TV home, the California-based OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network - has been canceled, ...

TV Review: 'Frozen Planet'

New York Daily News -
By David Hinckley / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS IF YOU THINK you would rather be exiled to Antarctica than be forced to watch a TV special about it, start rethinking.

Jennifer Lawrence: 'Hunger Games' important for 'our generation'

The Seattle Times -
An interview with "Hunger Games" stars Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth in advance of the late-night March 22 Seattle opening of the movie based on Suzanne Collins' best-selling book series.

Horse racing drama 'Luck' proved too real for HBO

The Associated Press -
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Horse racing has long withstood the deaths of its skittish, injury-prone thoroughbreds. Hollywood proved it lacks the stomach for it.

2012 NCAA Tournament: Round Two Recap Of Historic Upsets

SB Nation -
By Brad Wells - Editor For the first time in NCAA tournament history, two No. 15 seeds have made it past the first round. Mar 17, 2012 - The second round of the 2012 NCAA men's basketball tournament saw upsets flirt with fans in the form of No.

Reports: Peyton's Titans workout Sat.; verdict Mon. or Tues.

USA TODAY -
By Nate Davis, USA TODAY Next up, he'll work out for the Titans at 11:45 am ET on Saturday morning in Knoxville, per the team's flagship radio station.

Jeremy Lin, Amar'e Stoudemire reignite under Knicks interim coach Mike Woodson

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com -
By Alex Raskin, NJ.com Knicks blogger Chris Trotman/Getty ImagesThe Knicks have rallied around interim coach Mike Woodson, who is now 2-0 since taking over for Mike D'Antoni.

Jeter sensed Pettitte had desire to pitch again

Atlanta Journal Constitution -
AP New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter swings a weighted bat by the batting cage before taking batting practice prior to the Yankees spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays in Dunedin, Fla.

Duke's Ryan Kelly helpless in loss

Boston Herald -
By Andrew Carter / The Raleigh, NC News & Observer GREENSBORO, NC - Ryan Kelly walked past a table of food in the Duke locker room, reached for a plastic container filled with a salad and then pulled his hand back.

Neutrinos clocked at light-speed in new Icarus test

BBC News -
By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News An experiment to repeat a test of the speed of subatomic particles known as neutrinos has found that they do not travel faster than light.

Scientists discover secrets of Giant Squid; Navy could benefit?

The State Column -
A team of scientists working to decipher the secrets of the Giant Squid say they have finally discovered how the massive squid eyes evolved to see predators and prey alike.

Miss America Kirsten Haglund opens up about her battle with anorexia

CNN -
By Yasmin Khorram, CNN Miss Michigan Kirsten Haglund reacts as she is named Miss America 2008 in Las Vegas, Nevada, on January 26.

" Sexually thwarted flies turn to drink"

Bend Bulletin -
A male fruit fly drinks alcohol-laced food from a tube. Researchers say sexually deprived male fruit flies are driven to excessive alcohol consumption.