LAist Interview: "Weeds" Creator, Jenji Kohan on Season 4

Last season on Showtime’s “Weeds” Nancy Botwin poured gas on the furniture and burned her ‘little box’ down. Now she and her family jumped in their van to head south. On June 16, we will finally get a chance to see where they all end up.LAist asked “Weeds” creator, Jenji Kohan, about the […]

Posted on June 18th, 2008 by Delores  |  1 Comment »

Woods brings out top ratings for US Open

Thanks to a fabulous script, the debut of U.S. Open golf action in East Coast prime time produced a hit — and, presumably, will spawn a tradition of prime-time U.S. Opens.Limping Tiger Woods probably shocked even those fans who incessantly yelp “get in the hole” on impossible shots by actually draining them Saturday. NBC drew […]

Posted on June 17th, 2008 by Flynn  |  1 Comment »

Evacuations advised due to flooding in Houston County

A flood warning continued this morning for the Root River near Houston and affecting Houston County and the south branch of the Root River at Lanesboro affecting Fillmore and Houston County, the National Weather Service said.Some residents of Houston County, in southeastern Minnesota, were "strongly encouraged" to evacuate to higher ground Sunday night because of […]

Posted on June 16th, 2008 by Evelyne  |  1 Comment »

Diplomatic Declaration of Love

He is a reknowned master of public diplomacy - Teunis Halff, Consul General of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, as the recent "Queen's Days" illustrated, being an impressive exhibition of the cultural and economic power of his country. This is the reason why some may have been surprised that he hosted a Carribean night this […]

Posted on June 16th, 2008 by Jepson  |  1 Comment »

'While They Slept' by Kathryn Harrison

While They SleptAn Inquiry Into the Murder of a FamilyIn the early morning hours of April 27, 1984, in Jackson County, Ore., 18-year-old Billy Gilley killed his mother, father and the younger of his two sisters with a baseball bat. He and his 16-year-old sister, Jody, then left the house. At 2:51 a.m., Jody Gilley […]

Posted on June 14th, 2008 by Lilly  |  1 Comment »

Fruity link too juicy for kids

A healthy food website promoted to children on hundreds of bags of pre-packed mandarins has turned out to be a link to hardcore pornography.Canterbury mother-of-four Lara Finer was horrified when her 8-year-old daughter Levi stumbled across a porn menu on Monday.She had asked her mother’s permission to look up the site, which was advertised on […]

Posted on June 14th, 2008 by Judi  |  1 Comment »

OCZ Technology Introduces the High-Capacity Diesel USB Drive, a …

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Posted on June 14th, 2008 by Sonnie  |  10 Comments »

Events & Announcements

BY STAFF, TRANSCONTINENTAL MEDIAThe Nova Scotia Business JournalEntrepreneur workshop from June 3-4: Jumpstart to Facilitating Entrepreneurship (JFE) is a two-day workshop hosted by the Centre for Entrepreneurship Education & Development (CEED) that uses entrepreneurship as a tool to engage participants. Held on June 3-4 and November 18-19, the workshop will allow participants to expand their […]

Posted on June 14th, 2008 by Mack  |  1 Comment »

Neenah mom enters insanity plea in boy's death

Brenda Thiel, 27, entered a plea of not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect in front of Judge Scott Woldt, who then ordered a mental exam.Woldt scheduled further proceedings for July 25.Woldt also granted a request from Thiel’s attorney, Joe Hildebrand, to ease her bond restrictions to allow contact with her mother, who […]

Posted on June 14th, 2008 by Harry  |  1 Comment »

Fall of 'Stars' a blow to SD Junior Golf

Megan Mahoney, the executive director of the San Diego County Junior Golf Association and the Callaway Junior World Championship, said she can't chase the irony from her mind.In less than two weeks, San Diego will host one of the biggest sporting events on the planet, the 108th U.S. Open at Torrey Pines. Golf's Super Bowl […]

Posted on June 14th, 2008 by Sondra  |  1 Comment »