http://www.yourstreet.com/news/easter YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us Orange and blue. Die-hard fans and football. It's that time of year again. The 2009 Homecoming Game is just around the corner and what better way to get into the homecoming spirit then by attending the Homecoming Parade. This year's parade will be held tonight,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749708/team-spirit-parades-through-c-u-streets Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:06:08 -0700 University leaders have suspended the search for a provost, according to an e-mail from Chancellor Richard Herman on Tuesday. Herman, the Council of Deans, the Board of Trustees, President B. Joseph White and Interim President Stanley Ikenberry decided to focus on... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749719/search-for-provost-now-suspended Wed, 07 Oct 2009 20:26:08 -0700 Herman, the Council of Deans, the Board of Trustees, President B. Joseph White and Interim President Designate Stanley Ikenberry decided to focus on "the issues before" the University, Herman said in the e-mail. Robert Easter will continue to serve as interim... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749735/search-for-provost-suspended Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:24:08 -0700 Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerTwo surfcasters fish for striped bass on Manasquan Inlet's north jetty as huge waves from a howling nor'easter pound the Jersey Shore today. Forecasters said New Jersey can expect wet and very windy conditions as a high pressure... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6706311/wet-and-very-windy-is-n-j-forecast Thu, 10 Sep 2009 11:28:08 -0700 Myrtle Beach is breaking ground on a mile-long new boardwalk in the heart of South Carolina's most popular tourist destination. Multiple media outlets report that instead of gold shovels, city officials will use brightly colored plastic shovels and pails for Tuesday... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6697526/pails-and-shovels-to-break-ground-on-mb-boardwalk Tue, 08 Sep 2009 04:21:08 -0700 Mary Semonick, 95, of Brownsville, has written a book entitled "Russian Traditions of Christmas and Easter," a collection of the traditions and culture experienced by the author and her Russian immigrant parents, including recipes and cooking techniques. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6683726/family-gift-on-tradition-evolves-into-published-work Sat, 05 Sep 2009 20:41:39 -0700 Accused murderer Daniel Alan Russell took the witness stand in his own defense today and tried to throw responsibility for the beating death of a 90-year-old woman three years ago onto his half-brother. Russell, 18, testified that he lent the shoes that criminalists... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6662105/defendant-takes-stand-in-murder-trial,-points-finger-at-half-brother Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:54:08 -0700 Accused murderer Daniel Alan Russell took the witness stand in his own defense today and tried to throw responsibility for the beating death of a 90-year-old woman three years ago onto his half-brother. Russell, 18, testified that he lent the shoes that criminalists... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6662117/defendant-takes-stand-in-murder-trial,-points-finger-at-half-brother Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:53:08 -0700 DAYTONA BEACH -- All parents have heard the standard instructions from teachers to make sure their children are in school and well-rested on FCAT testing days. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6657829/fcat-faces-passover,-easter-conflicts Mon, 31 Aug 2009 21:00:08 -0700 A well-intended effort by state lawmakers to push back the FCAT is raising concern over an unintended consequence: The high-stakes exam is scheduled to coincide with Easter and Passover in 2011. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6650951/fcat-scheduled-for-easter,-passover-holidays Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:59:08 -0700 A well-intended effort by state lawmakers to push back the FCAT is raising concern over an unintended consequence: The high-stakes exam is scheduled to coincide with Easter and Passover in 2011. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6650958/fcat-scheduled-for-easter,-passover-holidays Mon, 31 Aug 2009 01:59:08 -0700 Marie Oliver was fatally bludgeoned with her own cane in North Sacramento in 2006, and the two teens tied to the slaying said they used stolen money to buy alcohol. First, they killed the 90-year-old woman and stole her money. Then, they said, they paid "a bum" $20... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6631846/in-video,-sacramento-suspects-describe-killing-90-year-old Thu, 27 Aug 2009 23:00:08 -0700 A well-intended effort by state lawmakers to push back the FCAT is raising concern over an unintended consequence: The high-stakes exam is scheduled to coincide with Easter and Passover in 2011. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6623780/fcat-scheduled-for-easter,-passover-period Thu, 27 Aug 2009 03:21:08 -0700 A well-intended effort by state lawmakers to push back the FCAT is raising concern over an unintended consequence: The high-stakes exam is scheduled to coincide with Easter and Passover in 2011. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6620620/fcat-set-for-holiday-period Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:00:08 -0700 A well-intended effort by state lawmakers to push back the FCAT is raising concern over an unintended consequence: The high-stakes exam is scheduled to coincide with Easter and Passover in 2011. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6620632/fcat-set-for-holiday-period Wed, 26 Aug 2009 21:00:08 -0700 A well-intended effort by state lawmakers to push back the FCAT is raising concern over an unintended consequence: The high-stakes exam is scheduled to coincide with Easter and Passover in 2011. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6619367/fcat-set-for-holiday-period Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:00:08 -0700 Not mentioned in the American mass media outrage over the parole granted the Lockerbie bomber is that he was railroaded by British, Scotish and Scotish political establishment who needed someone to blame and doesn't seem to have been involved the plot. We need an... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6594711/easter-lemming-liberal-news-doubts-abound-about-libyan-involvement-in- Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:22:08 -0700 New Rolling Stone article by Matt Taibbi lays it out. The system doesn’t work for anyone. It cheats patients and leaves them to die, denies insurance to 47 million Americans, forces hospitals to spend billions haggling over claims, and systematically bleeds and... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6594712/easter-lemming-liberal-news-the-real-death-panels Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:04:08 -0700 MANATEE — The General Electric volunteers seemed to pump sweat by the pint Friday afternoon as they constructed a new greenhouse for Easter Seals Southwest Florida. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6589244/easter-seals-clients-get-new-greenhouse Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:12:08 -0700 MANATEE — The General Electric volunteers seemed to pump sweat by the pint Friday afternoon as they constructed a new greenhouse for Easter Seals Southwest Florida. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6589248/easter-seals-clients-get-new-greenhouse Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:12:08 -0700