95 National Guard members expected to return home from Iraq
Eyewitness News, RI -
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- Nearly 100 members of the Rhode Island Army National Guard are expected home today after spending 17 months away, a year of that in Iraq.
2006-06-20
Obsessing about your image can drive you mad
Independent Online, South Africa -
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) is a medically recognised condition in which a person suffers from a disabling preoccupation with an imagined or minor flaw in his or her appearance. The condition usually first appears in early adolescence, a time when the body is undergoing major changes in appearance, Dyl and her colleagues note.
2006-06-19
Man Killed In East Providence Accident Was Local Educator
Turn to 10.com, RI -
He taught in the Bristol school system for 18 years, then moved to the East Providence school system, where he was principal of several schools over the next 15 years, according to the Journal.
2006-06-18
Family reunion will be open to public
Statesman Journal, Oregon -
The public is invited to join the Powells at the event. Organizers ask guests to bring picnic food to share, their own table service and any information or pictures about the Powell or McKinney families that they would like to share. For information, call (541) 745-5374.
2006-06-16
He's signing off
TMCnet -
Chapman faced many challenges at LIN, including the government mandate that all major television stations must broadcast their signals in digital format. The company has also waited along the sidelines, like many other media companies, as the Federal Communications Commission decides whether to update rules that restrict ownership of media properties in a single market. LIN's strategy has been to operate two stations in a market, as it does in Providence, in order to save money. The government's inaction has meant that LIN has not been able to pursue that strategy with more acquisitions or trades.
2006-06-15
Covering The Counties
WTVF, TN -
Police in Clarksville say a man walking to his car at an apartment complex was kidnapped and robbed Thursday morning. Now Clarksville police are looking for five men. They say two of them held a man at gunpoint at the Regency Square Apartments this morning. They then forced the man inside where three others tied him up and robbed him. Police also say the men took their victim to an ATM and forced him to withdraw money.
2006-06-14
Providence named a top-100 hospital in nation
The Herald, WA -
Two other Washington hospitals were also on the top 100 list: St. Joseph Hospital in Bellingham, which was listed in the medium-sized community hospital category and Southwest Washington Medical Center, in Vancouver, designated as one of the nation's top teaching hospitals.
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