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Fox News Report:

A police diving team will soon do preliminary work at the spot where officials believe an underwater photo of remains was taken by an American couple.





ORANJESTAD, Aruba – Authorities will search once again for a missing U.S. teen after an American couple took an underwater picture of what they believe might be Natalee Holloway's remains, a spokeswoman for the prosecutors' office told The Associated Press on Saturday.

A police diving ...

WCPO Reports:
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Summoned to success by President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled Congress approved historic legislation Sunday night extending health care to tens of millions of uninsured Americans and cracking down on insurance company abuses, a climactic chapter in the century-long quest for near universal coverage.

"This is what change looks like," Obama said a few moments later in televised remarks that stirred memories of his 2008 campaign promise of "change we can ...

This is filling meal. Mexican cornbread casserole is easy to make, and it makes full meal. Serve this with a salad for a complete meal.

2 boxes cornbread mix
1 lb ground beef
1 small can chopped green chilies
1 package taco seasoning mix
1 can regular corn
1 can creamed corn
1 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Brown ground beef add taco seasoning per package directions; add green chilies; set aside .
Mix cornbread ...

1 cup chicken breasts, cooked and diced (you can use a rotisserie chicken)
4 tablespoons butter
4 tablespoons flour
1 quart half and half
1 14 ounce can chicken broth
1/2 cup celery, finely diced
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 cup carrots, finely shredded
1 cup onion, finely diced
1 cup fresh spinach, coarsely chopped
1 tablespoon extra virgin oil
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon parsley
Freshly grated parmesan cheese – optional
1 pound potato ...

That is bizarre but hysterical!


WCPO Reports:
CUDJOE KEY, Fla.-- Florida Highway Patrol officers say Megan Barnes crashed into the back of a pickup truck because she was distracted while driving, but not because of talking or texting or changing the radio channel.

She was distracted, according to officers, because she was driving while shaving her "bikini area."



But wait, there's more.

Barnes was in the driver's seat, quite literally on the razor's edge, ...

I am rather saddened that the Power of the Pen students are not mentioned anywhere on the MLS website :( I assume that this is due to the fact that it is an extra curricular activity, however..... Saturday is the date of the Regional Tournament - GO MONROE!!! :D

Per the Monroe Observer January 2010 :

Monroe Jr ...

As horrific as this story is.. it is the well being of the victim that causes me to post this report. May she obtain the support and help she needs in order to cope and continue on...

Middletown Journal reports:
HAMILTON — In the weeks since her brutal attack allegedly by a gun-welding 14-year-old, Phyllis Mays has lost her will to live and is struggling just to eat and drink, according to her son.

“It ...

Here is the link for a tree sale. They also have rain barrels and composite bins at a good price.



http://www.butlerswcd.org/Events/Trees.html

It has been a brutal winter here in the valley. Before the last snow, in an area next to the driveway, I noticed tulips coming through the ground after the snow melted, that were not there before the last snow! The snow had been shoveled very deep along the driveway and they came up under it! In the same location, pansies with a bud that will open with just a hint of warmth! (and that ...

I might actually watch this one - the line up is rather interesting :lol:



WLWT Reports :
CINCINNATI -- Chad Ochocinco has found something to do during the off-season.

The Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver will be a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" during the show's 2010 season.

Ochocinco was announced as part of the cast Monday night.

Ochocinco joins a growing list of current and former ...