Three new retail stores coming to Meridian (The Idaho Statesman)

January 3, 2010

Dick Sporting Goods, Hobby Lobby and Pristine Pools and Spas are in the midst of major retail developments that are scheduled to open in Meridian later this year, along with Hobby Lobby.

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Three new retail stores coming to Meridian (The Idaho Statesman)

January 3, 2010

Dick Sporting Goods, Hobby Lobby and Pristine Pools and Spas are in the midst of major retail developments that are scheduled to open in Meridian later this year, along with Hobby Lobby.

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Stroke screenings scheduled Wednesday (The Globe Gazette)

January 3, 2010

MASON CITY — Stroke Detection Plus, a mobile vascular screening company, will conduct screenings for strokes Wednesday, Jan. 6, in Mason City.

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Q&A: HBO’s Larry Merchant on Pacquiao-Mayweather standoff (USA Today)

January 3, 2010

If recent history is a guide, especially the last three decades, making big fights takes patience. No one knows that any better than HBO boxing analyst Larry Merchant, who has intervened in an effort to help bridge the divide between Manny PacquiaoFloyd Mayweather. Negotiations are at a standstill because of Mayweather wants random blood testing not required by the Nevada State Athletic …

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Decade of tweets, friends and hands across the Web (The Indiana Gazette)

January 3, 2010

Picture a preschooler running through a grassy field next to her house, pretending she’s holding a friend’s hand. That was my attempt at social networking, way back when I made up an imaginary playmate after my best buddy Linda moved away and broke my heart.

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2010 could sees changes in work, home (Florida Today)

January 3, 2010

NEW YORK — Now that we’re three days into the new year, let’s hope with any luck, it might be a quieter one.

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‘Avatar’ mines box office gold for a third week (Washington Post)

January 3, 2010

James Cameron’s science-fiction epic, “Avatar,” had a third straight stellar weekend with $68.3 million domestically at the box office, shooting past $1 billion worldwide, only the fifth movie ever to hit that mark. Finishing at No. 2 for the weekend was Robert Downey Jr.’s crime caper “Sherlock …

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Height of Expectations (Khaleej Times)

January 3, 2010

Take a paper and jot down what you think the height of the Burj Dubai will be. You will know if you were spot on tonight when the official height of this iconic tower is revealed.

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Urbanite (amNewYork)

January 3, 2010

New Yorkers have watched their city slowly transition from bad-mouthed urban blight to a center of starchitecture.

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Few passengers object to full-body scanners (The Salt Lake Tribune)

January 3, 2010

Passengers at Salt Lake City International Airport on Sunday calmly lined up to pass through a full-body scanner, despite efforts by some, including Utah Rep.

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