Obituary: Herbert L. Toor / CMU dean pushed for top-level engineering departmentTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:49PMHerbert L. Toor, a former Carnegie Mellon University dean who helped expand the horizons of its world-class engineering departments, died Friday in Vermont after years of suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He was 84.
Council picks Paris as manager Treme marks last meetingTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:42PMBy Emily Ford eford@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — Calling him a “rising star,” City Council on Tuesday unanimously appointed Doug Paris interim city manager. Paris, 27, has been City Manager David Treme’s pr ...
Local student headed for film school at USCTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:41PMBy Sarah Campbell scampbell@salisburypost.com SALISBURY — When Will Merrick picked up a video camera at the age of 11, he had one goal in mind; creating his own version of the famed light saber battle. “I’m ashamed to ...
Monte Poole: Concerns of retired players finally being heard at NFL labor talksTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:34PMWith the NFL labor issue playing out like a dull movie devoid of likable characters, we finally have a development worthy of applause, featuring real, live sympathetic figures.
Former veterinarian James Rollins goes from tails to talesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:27PMNovelist James Rollins likes truth and he likes fiction. More than anything, though, he likes mixing them together...
Boyertown focusing on strategic planTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:18PMThe Boyertown School District is going to do a better job with its long-range strategic plan than it did with this year's budget process, Dr. Dion E. Betts, superintendent, told residents at a community education forum Tuesday night at Studio B, an arts center in Boyertown.
Don't run it online. It's all content that was already onlineTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:15PMSo, um, could you start a religion that says you don't hire blacks, or fat people, or people with big noses? Or say that "God" tells you not to pay a living wage? Maybe "God" says not to treat people like humans at all, so you can then enforce "His" word?
New Lee school superintendent informs ChamberTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:12PMNewly appointed Lee County School District Superintendent Dr. Joseph Burke stressed the importance of a strong, positive relationship between Lee public schools and the local chamber as the guest speaker at the monthly luncheon meeting of the Greater Fort Myers Beach Area Chamber of Commerce at Minerva’s Grill in Fort Myers.
Attorney James L. HenryTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 11:02PMNEW BEDFORD — Attorney James L. Henry, son of the late James A. Henry and Mary (Belli) Henry and beloved husband of Diana (Arruda) Henry passed on from this life on Monday, July 18, 2011, at home with his family at his side, after a year long...