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  • More CNG buses, filling stations in ‘09 Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:56AMTe Department of Energy hopes to have at least 185 public buses to run on compressed natural gas (CNG) in Metro Manila and the provinces of Batangas and Laguna, and two more CNG refilling stations this year, a department report said
  • No confirmation on Lourdes, but Della Bosca to visit Dubbo Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 11:24AMThe office of NSW health minister John Della Bosca has confirmed he will visit Dubbo “later this month”, specifically to discuss the Garling Report which found NSW hospitals to be “in crisis”.
  • Tobacco tax among issues for Miss. lawmakers Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 10:14AM(AP:JACKSON, Miss.) Mississippi lawmakers begin their 2009 session on Tuesday, and everything they do during their three months at the Capitol will be limited by a lagging economy and a tight budget.
  • Politics, casino dominate 2008 Monday, January 5, 2009 @ 10:14AMThe year 2008 was one where politics ranging from local to national dominated conversations, while the new Wind Creek Casino and Hotel more than took over it created a skyline for Atmore.
  • Accreditation visit validates hard work Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:20PMMissouri Western is undergoing the latest in a cycle of events designed to achieve re-affirmation of the university’s accreditation. On Oct. 29-31, Western welcomed a two-person evaluation team sent by the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools to perform a quality checkup visit. Within the next four to six weeks, [...]
  • Health care construction projects on tap for 2009 Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 3:20PMThe coming year will bring to completion two local health care construction projects, while the third largest construction project will continue towards its 2012 grand opening date.
  • Volunteer opportunities - Jan. 4 Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 2:17PMVolunteer opportunities - Jan. 4
  • Chicopee schools have ups, downs Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 8:11AMCHICOPEE - Three elementary schools are seeing ups and downs in their standardized test scores, but principals said students overall are improving in math and English.
  • Caught between hope and fear in Zimbabwe Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 7:20AMTwo women, each expecting a baby, find it difficult to smile as conditions in their country collapse around them. The joy that marked early 2008 has been snuffed out by Mugabe.
  • State’s finances take center stage in Legislature Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:50AMDES MOINES --- It’s all about the budget. When the Iowa Legislature’s 2009 session gavels in on Jan. 12, there will be little talk about new programs.
  • A changing of the guard at county prison Sunday, January 4, 2009 @ 6:16AMThe New Year’s tradition of out-with-the-old, in-with-the-new was evident at the George W. Hill Correctional Facility in Concord Jan. 1, when the private company that managed Delaware County’s prison left after more than a decade of performing day-to-day operations.
  • Change of the guard, part 2: The history behind the badge in Collier County Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 7:33PMIn the summer of 1923, Collier County’s first sheriff patrolled the sprawling wilderness, larger than the state of Delaware, with his wife and his dogs. There were no paved roads and no electric lights. Bootlegging was rampant. A trip from Everglades City to Immokalee took days. The agency has come a long way from its beginning as a one-man show. Over the past 86 years, the Collier County ...
  • Star rating for roads to indicate their safety Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 6:52PMKUALA LUMPUR: Roads will soon be given star ratings as an indication of safety levels.
  • Winnebago County sheriff promotes 3 to deputy chief Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 6:45PM A week before Christmas, the Winnebago County Sheriff’s Department had three deputy chiefs. A week after, there were six.
  • 7 Utah schools facing loss of accreditation Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 6:45PMSALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Seven Utah public and private schools could lose their accreditation.
  • Technology can reduce energy costs by 60 per cent Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 6:06PMKUALA LUMPUR: Energy efficiency -- simply put, saving energy -- is the cornerstone of the soon-to-be launched Green Building Index (GBI). But how much energy can be saved by incorporating green technology into building design?
  • Star rating for roads to indicate their safety Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 6:04PMKUALA LUMPUR: Roads will soon be given star ratings as an indication of safety levels. A study is being conducted to determine the risks posed to motorists by the conditions of the roads.
  • Daily Archives: January 3, 2009 Saturday, January 3, 2009 @ 4:44AMIT’S relentless stuff, this sports lark. ERICA BODMAN’S transformation from high-jumping to a rower of Olympic potential, gathers pace. RECYCLING areas throughout the island were turned into a dumping ground yesterday as bring banks overflowed.
  • This year-end makeover could include blame game Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:44AMYear end is typically a period of tax-loss selling, portfolio makeovers, mutual fund makeovers and exchange-traded fund makeovers.
  • Nigeria: 2009 - Experts Seek Boost in Healthcare Delivery Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 2:41AMLagos — Stakeholders in the vital health sector have noted that a myriad of health system problems remain unattended in Nigeria; and advocated a paradigm shift in the allocation of the available health care resources to address identified imbalances.
  • Nigeria: NSF - Ndanusa Orders Contractor to Work 24hrs Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 2:10AMContractors handling construction work at the various sports facilities for the 2008/2009 National Sports Festival in Kaduna have been told to work round the clock if they must meet two weeks deadline for the completion of the projects.
  • ‘Packaging’ artistes Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:36AMThe Malaysian Artistes’ Association has introduced a programme which will give local artistes a better chance at performing in five-star hotels. SHUIB TAIB writes.
  • 2009/01/01 Friday, January 2, 2009 @ 1:35AM(From left) Man Greng, Chobib, Satiman, Fernandez, Salwa, Kairel and Amaladass are in support of the Artiste Accreditation programme. The Malaysian Artistes’ Association has introduced a programme which will give local artistes a better chance at performing in five-star hotels. SHUIB TAIB writes.
  • Agri-tourism is an opportunity Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 7:26AMUNL Journalism Student BURWELL - An open range, a horizon that goes on forever, a scene from an Old West movie - welcome to Nebraska.
  • Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital Becomes First in Texas, One of Few Worldwide, to Receive Prestigious Chest ... Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 7:00AM Cycle III accreditation indicates better outcomes for chest pain patients
  • EXTRA CREDIT Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 6:57AMThe Bluffton Police Department is being investigated — but for all the right reasons. A team of inspectors will soon begin pouring through the department’s files to see if the small force has what it takes to wear CALEA’s big, shiny shield of approval.
  • Commissioner applies for airport post Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 5:22AMA Madison County commissioner who says he has no aviation experience is among local candidates under consideration for McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport director.
  • Year in Review: A look back at 2008 Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 3:46AMThe following is a month-by-month accounting of the big news stories to flash across the pages of the Times-Standard in 2008: January Jan.
  • Echols announces retirement from MC police force Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:32AMMissouri City Police Chief Ron Echols will begin the New Year with a fresh start.
  • Trustee named to manage Radical Bunny Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 2:03AMManagers of bankrupt investment firm Radical Bunny LLC have been removed with the appointment of an independent trustee.
  • Stafford High School’s accreditation continues with positive comments Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 12:41AMSTAFFORD — The New England Association of Schools and Colleges has continued Stafford High School’s accreditation and was “impressed with many of the programs and services” it offers, Principal Francis T. Kennedy said recently.
  • Bayshore campus slated to reopen Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 12:33AMCommunity leaders, elected officials, and hospital employees will gather on Tuesday, Dec. 30, for a pre-opening celebration at East Houston Regional Medical Center, a campus of Bayshore Medical Center, slated to reopen its doors to the community on Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, with emergency care, women’s services, and ancillary and support departments including laboratory, radiology, and pharmacy ...
  • San Antonio-based Academy Diagnostics LLC Sleep Center Achieves National Accreditation Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 6:00AM The American Academy of Sleep Medicine announced the accreditation of Academy Diagnostics LLC Sleep Center.
  • HCAC Middle East Signs Agreement with VARCC Arabian Communications for Public Relations Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 5:40AM30 December, 2008, Amman, Jordan: VARCC Arabia Communications has signed an agreement with Health Care Accreditation Council (HCAC), an independent non-profit Jordanian organization that seeks to continuously improve the safety and quality of through the provision of health care accreditation and related services that support continuous quality improvement in health care..
  • Porter-Starke Service methadone clinic receives accreditation Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 4:31AMVALPARAISO -- The Porter-Starke Services methadone clinic has received a three-year accreditation, according to a press release.
  • Carver School blossoms in new setting Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 3:50AMIn a small classroom building at the Baptist university here, students stood before their peers and outlined ways to make good on slogans covering the walls that urged them to fight poverty and "make a difference."
  • More than 1,200 students applied to medical college Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 3:39AMThe applications are in, and now it’s time to determine who will make up Commonwealth Medical College’s first class.
  • Tahoe Forest Hospital awarded accreditation Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 3:38AMThe Nuclear Medicine Department at Tahoe Forest Hospital in Truckee was recently awarded a three-year accreditation as a result of a survey by the American College of Radiation. The ACR grants accreditation only to facilities that meet the criteria for the achievement of high practice standards.
  • Medical college sifting through applications Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:35AMThe applications are in, and now it’s time to determine who will make up Commonwealth Medical College’s first class.
  • College trying to meet par Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:33AMOCC is making significant changes this fall in hopes of preserving its accreditation.
  • In brief Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 1:03AMOfficials say more than 40 students have been accepted so far for admission to Pennsylvania’s first new medical school in 46 years.
  • Vermillion Bank To Match Funds Raised For USD’s Dental Equipment Needs Tuesday, December 30, 2008 @ 12:23AMVERMILLION — Thanks to a generous donation from First Bank & Trust in Vermillion, through the Fishback Financial Corporation Community Fund, students in the Dental Hygiene Department at The University of South Dakota are smiling at the prospect of using state-of-the-art equipment as the program nears the completion of its remodeling phase.
  • Academy of Eskrima graduation Monday, December 29, 2008 @ 11:40PMThe light at the end of the tunnel will become even brighter for 14 aspiring eskrimadors as they will be having their final ceremonies for graduation from the Academy of Eskrima on Tuesday at the Doce Pares World Headquarters at the Sto. Nino Village in Banilad.
  • Ministry plans moves to counter bio-terrorism Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 5:42PMWith the threat of bio-terrorism extending to the relatively soft targets like agriculture and livestock sectors growing rapidly, the agriculture ministry has drawn up plans to set up a national agricultural bio-security system to counter it effectively.
  • Whatever happened to ... Collier school district hopes to get accredited soon? Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 5:11PMThe Collier County School Board has one more chance to redeem itself. But when that chance will come is still a mystery. By the end of March, the Collier County School Board wants to prove to an accreditation review team that the district’s accreditation should be full and not warned.
  • Widener Law grads pass bar Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 2:31PMSome of the region’s new attorneys took oaths and became full-fledged members of the Pennsylvania bar recently in a ceremony organized for graduates of Widener Law.
  • Wound Healing Center treats first patient Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 2:30PMThe Wound Healing Center at Marion Regional Healthcare System is treating its first hyperbaric chamber patient.
  • 20 years Sunday, December 28, 2008 @ 12:38PMThe more things change, the more they stay the same – or it might seem that way to organizers and volunteers with Richland County’s local literacy program, which celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. For example: Today’s $700 billion taxpayer bailout of bankrupt Wall Street firms and the clamor of a presidential election, preceded by hurricanes and other natural disasters, are all eerily ...
  • Year in Review: Where the movers and shakers are now Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 4:10PMKen Miyagishima, 45, has finished his first year as mayor — and is already mulling over some new goals. The former city councilor and county commissioner campaigned on a platform of better-checked growth and promoting transparency.
  • Year in Review: A topical look at the biggest news of 2008 Saturday, December 27, 2008 @ 4:10PMLAS CRUCES — The November election dominated the headlines for much of the year, with both major-party candidates stopping to stump in Las Cruces.