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The big cash giveaway
AVE MARIA, Fla. -- Domino's Pizza founder Tom Monaghan entered the world penniless and plans to leave the world the same way.Monaghan, 73, an orphan abandoned by his mom, has used the billions he has earned from starting one of the world's largest pizza chains to benefit others.Now Monaghan has joined "The Giving Pledge," a $125 billion charity steer organized by Bill Gates that involves some ...
4 Sep 2010, 9:01 am | click here to view more
Jay Fullum - the Lord of the Flies - will speak at the Springfield/Agawam Elks Lodge in West Springfield
It is a Lord-of-the-Flies and “skishing” day. Experts, beginners and persons interested in fly fishing will be able to hear the Lord of the Flies, Jay ‘Fishy” Fullum, when he gives a free presentation Sept. 14 at 7.30 p.m. at the Springfield/Agawam Elks Lodge, 422 Morgan Road, West Springfield.
4 Sep 2010, 4:40 pm | click here to view more
The wonder, and the fall
When the doors at Foxwoods first swung open in 1992, more than poker fanatics and bingo mavens began trekking to the sparkling new casino nestled in the thick forests of the Mashantucket Pequot reservation.
4 Sep 2010, 4:37 pm | click here to view more
THE DAMAGE HAS BEEN DONE: FLOYD'S APOLOGY IS NOTHING
In an unexpected twist of event, Floyd Mayweather Jr., the self-proclaimed best boxer in the planet has returned to Ustream tardy Friday to apologize t ...
4 Sep 2010, 4:34 pm | click here to view more
Previewing the Champions League Group Stage: a Round Table
Hello, readers, and welcome to the Champions League Group Stage Round Table. Joining us today are Salaar Shamsi , World Football Community legend who will be writing on Internazionale. Tim Fontenault , soon to be international referee and lifetime AC Milan fan. Samrin Hasib , Bayern Munich expert and Featured Columnist, Barcelona supporter, Prince of Persia Yoosof Farah , Khalid Khan , one of ...
4 Sep 2010, 4:32 pm | click here to view more
Battling the childhood obesity bulge
According to the Childhood Obesity Foundation, more than 26% (or 1.6 million) of Canadian kids and youth are considered overweight or obese.[...]
4 Sep 2010, 4:32 pm | click here to view more
Filling the Boot for MD
Clear Lake, IA- The Clear Lake flame department is filling boots to lift money for muscular dystrophy. It's a hereditary disease that weakens the muscles that help you move.
4 Sep 2010, 4:31 pm | click here to view more
Can the president boost jobs and the economy between now and Election Day?
Chris Farrell is economics editor for the nationally syndicated public radio program Marketplace Money. He is the author of The New Frugality: How to Consume Less, keep More, and Live Better (Bloomsbury Press)
4 Sep 2010, 4:30 pm | click here to view more
Gone with the wind: Sharapova routs Capra at Open
American upstart Beatrice Capra got blown away Saturday — by the excellence of Maria Sharapova and the bad, blustery conditions caused by the remnants of Hurricane Earl.
4 Sep 2010, 4:25 pm | click here to view more
Ask the indie professor: Are gender stereotypes still present in indie music?
Indie likes to pride itself on having an enlightened sense of gender relations. But that doesn't cease female audience members from being groped at shows I've often thought that indie kids try to purport a more enlightened sense of gender relations between themselves (the boys and the girls dress really similarly, for example). Is this the case, and is their subculture some nice of equality-based ...
4 Sep 2010, 3:16 pm | click here to view more