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LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) — A 58-year-old Kauai man sentenced to life in prison in 2001 for killing his wife by setting her on fire has had the minimum amount of time he must serve before he can request parole doubled to 120 years.
Last night was the SF Bike Coalition's Annual holiday fund-raising party. How did they raise much-needed cash? With an auction. Matt Smith has the details : A dinner with Board of Supervisors Prez Daivd Chiu ($500!) and a $210 Burning Man ticket combined with a s'mores party ($800!) So, yeah, dinner with a mega-important wonk and munching on too-sweet treats with sand up your ass -- sounds like ...
A 58-year-old Kauai man sentenced to life in prison in 2001 for killing his wife by setting her on fire has had his parole minimum doubled to 120 years.
There are a lot of artists living in Snowmass Village and now due to the efforts of the Snowmass Arts Advisory Board, they will have a chance to display their creative works at a new venue within the town limits. SAAB will have an opening reception for local artists entitled "Local Winter Color" at the renovated Welcome Center for Village Property Management on Friday, Dec. 11 from 5 - 7 p.m ...
When Jennifer Brazill comes back to town for her 20th East Aurora High School reunion next year, she’ll have some stories to tell: about managing the career of rising singer/songwriter/recording artist Samantha Stollenwerck and promoting her new CD “Carefree;” about co-founding a new record label, Dusty Peach Records, with Stollenwerck in Los Angeles; about rubbing elbows with the likes of Dave ...
Going to church with Reverend Bertie Pearson and EpiscoDisco
We are lucky to be able to decline food because it's not organic, raw, or vegan while people on the planet are starving to death and would graciously accept what we don't consider real food.
By Cecil Adams I have heard Thomas Jefferson traded marijuana blends with George Washington and the other founding fathers. I find this hard to believe, but the rumor is ubiquitous. Can anyone verify if it is true or false? I e-mailed the famous Jefferson scholar Clay Jenkins but got no response. However, on his podcast, The Thomas Jefferson Hour, he did admit to donning his Thomas Jefferson ...
What might a developer, city contractor, union leader, or other person with a financial stake in the decisions of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors pay for a one-on-one night on the tow...
It can't be eaten, but may be the sweetest treat on the road.
On the painful days following Thanksgiving, we like to recover by enjoying foods bearing little resemblance to those we spooned up on Thursday. Sometimes, with health or digestive relief i...
The beautiful 2009 Burning Man poster , by artists Corey and Catska Ench , portrays evolution as a fantasia of related patterns. Read the comments on this post...
Circus patrons searching for clowns, trampoline acts, and Russian women who apparently have no spines and can literally bend over backwards could be forgiven for ending up at Jeff's tent....
There was one complaint I heard over and over again from Indian entrepreneurs during my three weeks shuttling between Delhi, Jaipur, Bangalore, Mumbai and Pune: There aren’t enough angel investors in India. Now, truth be told, that’s a complaint I also hear in the American heartland, in Canada, in Europe, in Africa, in China and, well, pretty much everywhere I’ve traveled to over the last few ...
The folks at Motor City Blight Busters believe it takes more than sturdy walls to make a home, and more than a couple blocks of stable houses to make a neighborhood. A neighborhood needs a soul.
From tony toys and one-of-a-kind diamonds to cashmere and collectibles, our look at the season's top gifts.
Please join us for the dedication of Tree Spire a permanent ...
There was a whole lot more proof on Friday night, even if none ...
The Black Rock Arts Foundation presents our third annual fundraising ...
We were traveling along Route 80, and for once, Reno seemed almost ...
Cardboardia one of Black Rock Arts Foundation s 2009 Grantees! ...
Scott Beale / Laughing Squid We finally lost ACE Junkyard to ...
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