Endorsements: Sepulveda, Reyes for Triton board West Cook County voters will be asked to choose 2 of 4 candidates to serve on the Triton College board of trustees. We endorse newcomer Roberto Sepulveda and the incumbent Jay Reyes. Sepulveda would bring a fresh, independent outlook to the board. Besides ensuring Triton provides a variety of programs to serve a large cross-section of its residents, he thinks the college should help them with job placement. He says he will use his business background to explore partnerships...

More snow for the Richmond area again this morning? For the second day in a row, the Richmond area could see some of that white stuff falling from the sky this morning. The National Weather Service says a period of light snow is expected in Richmond area between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. before the precipitation ends as light rain and drizzle early this afternoon. Accumulation of up to an inch is expected, mainly on grassy and elevated surfaces, before it all gets wiped away by a projected afternoon high of forty-eight degrees. Tuesday...

VCU upsets No. 1 seed Kansas, 71-61 The lead was collapsing in on Virginia Commonwealth, the dream of a most remarkable NCAA tournament run finally flickering. Rams coach Shaka Smart had just earned a technical for charging toward an official at the Alamodome after calling a timeout on Sunday. "I didn't even say anything, but I guess I charged out there a little bit faster than I should have," said Smart, 33. "I've got to control my...

Joey Foundation of Levittown ‘Rocks the Rainforest’ for Kiwanis More than forty friends, family and the community members turned out in support of the fundraising efforts of Levittown’s Joey Foundation last week at Industry Nightclub. The Foundation held a very special event called “Rock the Rainforest,” hoping to raise the final costs of a ProBotic America “Joey on a Schwinn” robotic bicycle to be donated to the Kiwanis Pediatric Trauma...

Chris Brown Apologizes For 'Good Morning America' Outburst Chris Brown had a bad morning on the Tuesday. For that, he's very sorry. The singer, who let out an emotional outburst backstage after a contentious interview on "Good Morning America," addressed his allegedly violent, window-smashing tirade on the BET music video countdown show, "106 & Park." "First of all, I want to apologize to anybody who was startled in the office,...

Elizabeth Taylor, violet-eyed screen siren, dies at 79 Elizabeth Taylor, the glamorous queen of American movie stardom, whose achievements as an actress were often overshadowed by her rapturous looks and real-life dramas, died early Wed of congestive heart failure at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, said publicist Sally Morrison. She was 79. During a career that spanned 6 decades, the legendary beauty with lavender eyes...

No. 11 seed 1 of 5 teams to win on home court Monday It was as if Gonzaga's Courtney Vandersloot wanted to put a highlight reel of her entire career into one basketball game. A contest that would be her last on her home court at the McCarthey Athletic Center, but not her last in a Bulldogs uniform. That's because No. 11 seed Gonzaga, for the second season in a row, will be going to the Sweet 16 -- thanks to a great point guard, a very...

Hero or villain? The shackled and naked United States. soldier in WikiLeaks freedom of speech row as Julian Assange preens himself in UK This weekend, demonstrators will take to the streets of cities across the world, including London, to protest against America’s treatment of the man it holds responsible for the WikiLeaks debacle — the release of 250,000 confidential U.S. embassy cables last Nov that revealed devastatingly damaging details...

The Celebrity Apprentice 4 Episode 3 Lisa Rinna seemed to be out of her depth in The Celebrity Apprentice 4 Episode 2, and bitches she was surrounded by took advantage of that, leading to her firing. The men’s win seems to have escaped them already, so Meat Loaf and Gary Busey exchange words before the ladies come back out of the boardroom. Star tells the women they’re on their own next time. At least now they’ll get the font right....

Critic's Notebook: Farewell to 'Big Love' [Spoiler alert!] Polygamy may seem like a man’s game — a different bedroom every night, never having to do a dish — but what kept HBO’s “Big Love” from becoming a sexual and the marital farce was the more-than-kin, less-than-kind relationship between Barb (Jeanne Tripplehorn), Nicki (Chloe Sevigny) and Margene (Ginnifer Goodwin), the 3 wives of hardware store magnate turned state senator Bill...

Hostility toward Iranian Jews revealed in distortion of Purim On March 20, or Adar II 14 on the Jewish calendar, Jews around the world will observe Purim, a joyous celebration of the deliverance of the Jews of the Persian Empire from annihilation more than 2,400 years ago. However, for the Jews of modern Persia—otherwise known as Iran—this year’s Purim may be anything but a joyous celebration.  This year in Iran, Purim will be observed...

Council to consider laptops Wicomico County Council members are considering buying laptop computers, a move they say would cut down on the printing out bulky briefing books before meetings. "The bottom line, of course, will be the cost," Council President Gail Bartkovich said. The current practice is to print out copies for all 7 council members, members of the law office and executive's office employees, Council Administrator Matt...

Yen currency exchange rate strengthened The currency exchange rate of the yen has amazingly strengthened despite catastrophic consequences of the recent earthquake and tsunami. Chris Towner, director of FX advisory services at HiFX, said that the trading environment in the foreign exchange markets has been stable. He added that this is in contrast to the stock exchange, which saw global stocks hit a 2-and-a-half-month low. However,...

Hunting the elusive Shamrock Shake; not in Louisville "I've lived here for 3 years and haven't been able to find these delicious nuggets of joy that I grew up with yet," Kim Jurewicz said. "What is wrong with this city?" Managers of several area McDonald's referred us to corporate headquarters for comment, while daring to suggest that the Shamrock Shake might not be as popular as ardent admirers believe. The trail led to Pam Fisher,...

Mizuho Restarts ATM’s After 3rd Day of System Failures Mizuho Financial Group Inc. (8411), Japan’s third-biggest bank by market value, restarted automated teller machine service nationwide, its 3rd day of system outages following the country’s biggest earthquake on record. While Mizuho Bank is investigating the exact cause of the disruption, a surge in transactions may have caused the glitch, said the bank’s President Satoru Nishibori...

Remembering the Recession on St. Patrick's Day Even as President Obama and members of Congress celebrate St. Patrick's Day, I doubt they'll dwell on the worst chapter in the history of the Emerald Isle -- the Irish Famine of 1846 to 1850. Yet shamrock-sporting politicians everywhere should pay heed to the depths of that calamity. An inadequate response and misplaced priorities of the government in London added immeasurably to the tragedy. How horrific was the famine? In the decade before 1851, the population density in Ireland...

Spoiler Alert: The following reveals outcome of The Bachelor finale After traveling the world and narrowing down the pool of 30 women, Brad Womack chose woman he wants to marry. Brad's family arrives in South Africa to the meet remaining women, Chantal and Emily. He explains to his mother, brothers and 2 sisters-in-law that he's 100 percent considering proposing. Cut to a shot of Brad as he watches Emily, appropriately dressed in white, walk down the aisle. "You're the one Em, you're it," he says before declaring his love...

The word "meltdown" goes to heart of the big nuclear question - is nuclear power safe? The term is associated in public mind with the 2 most notorious accidents in recent memory - 3 Mile Island, in the United States, in 1979, and Chernobyl, in Ukraine, 7 years later. You can think of the core of a Boiling Water Reactor (BWR), such as the ones at Fukushima Daiichi, as a massive version of the electrical element you may have in your kettle. It...

Japan earthquake update: 400 reported dead, Tsunami warning raised to more than 20 countries (Video) A total of 400 people were reported to have been killed after an 8.9-magnitude earthquake hit Japan on Friday, March 11, 2011 and eventually led to a huge tsunami as shown in the video below, as tsunami warning were raised to more than 20 countries around the world. As of this writing, Aljazeera reported that the casualties due to the recent Japan earthquake have already reached to 48, where most of them have crushed to death...

Facebook 6 founders, investers in Forbes billionaire list Six of the founders and investors behind the popular social networking site Facebook have made it to the Forbes annual list of the world's top billionaires. It may not have been Facebook's year at the Oscars, with 'The Social Network', the film depicting its creation, being trounced by The King's Speech, but its creators have marked their spot on the list of billionaires. Created...

Michelle Obama Forces Captain Crunch’s Retirement? How many of you grew up eating Cap n’ Crunch with or without crunch berries? I know I did. Captain Crunch was my favorite cereal as a kid, and now there is speculation that the Captain may be docking his ship for good. Did Michelle Obama have something to do with the forcing Captain Crunch into retirement? Rumors are swirling about what is going on with Cap n’ Crunch since he no longer...

LIU dethrones Robert Morris in NEC champ game Jamal Olasewere scored 7 of his 31 points in overtime and the Long Island University earned its first NCAA tournament bid in 14 years with an 85-82 overtime victory over two-time defending champion Robert Morris in the Northeast Conference title game Wednesday night. Jason Brickman made two free throws with 7 seconds left to give top-seeded LIU (27-5) an 85-82 lead. Russell Johnson, who...

Fat Tuesday 2011: Prince William, Kate Middleton flip pancakes in Ireland Is there anything the beautiful Kate Middleton can not do? Now she's flipping pancakes and they're landing back in the pan. Amazing. Though it does look like Prince William got the best height on his flip. For Fat Tuesday, or as it's referred to in the United Kingdom, "Shrove Tuesday," Prince William and Kate Middleton traveled to Belfast and outside the city...

Justin Bieber Fired Guitarist Dan Kanter? Twitter Prank Scares Fans! Justin Bieber fired his guitarist, Dan Kanter? At first look on the Twitter, it would appear that Dan Kanter was canned from Bieber’s tour… Turns out Justin Bieber was pulling a Twitter prank that got some fans a little worried. You can read more about how Justin Bieber pulled the prank on Dan Kanter, but looks like Bieber got Kanter’s phone and sent out a tweet that...

Clip Of WWE Tough Enough Revealed, Sunny Denies Hall Of The Fame Rumors Entertainment Weekly has released the first teaser clip of WWE’s Tough Enough, which centers on “Stone Cold” Steve Austin showing the wrestler wannabes “who’s the boss.” Tough Enough premieres April 4 on the USA Network following Monday Night Raw. The 30 second clip can be viewed here. http://wwerawvideos.blogspot.com/ Former WWE Diva Sunny is expected to be announced...

'Celebrity Apprentice': Jose Canseco survives boardroom Jose Canseco is a controversial person because of his 2005 in which he named names about steriods and who used them. He even talked about his own steriod use. The controversy has plagued MLB for the past decade at least, and so many of the players have ended up being users of the illegal drug. Although many people denied the claims Canseco made in his book Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant...

GameStop Hours in Sioux Falls SD GameStop business hours depend in the location. So kindly check your local listings for the specific opening and ending GameStop hours. Since I live in South Dakota, here are the locations and the store hours: Game Stop 2435 (605) 361-0722 3801 West 34th Street Suite 123 Sioux Falls, SD 57106 Store Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 11am-6pm GameStop – Mall 1150 (605) 361-5505 W 329 Empire Mall THE EMPIRE Sioux...

The Container Store on the CBS News Sunday Morning Today, CBS News Sunday Morning shot a story about The Container Store this week in Dallas. The has been named one of FORTUNE magazine’s list of “a hundred Best Companies to Work For” for the past 10 years! CBS News Sunday Morning Show Summary: Can businesses make more money by paying their workers more? According to The Container Store CEO Kip Tindell the answer is yes. By investing...

Fennville’s Wes Leonard much more than star athlete Never had I witnessed such a momentous shift in emotions as Thursday night at Fennville High School. The entire Fennville community rallied round its undefeated boys basketball team during a season that was already unforgettable — then became so for tragic reasons. But transcending it all — from the time Wes Leonard led his team to a come-from-behind victory over the Bridgman Bees...

Charlie Sheen sucks in 500,000 Twitter followers in one day What can one say about Charlie Sheen that hasn't been said already? By Charlie Sheen. It seems that there is still more. For Sheen himself today, perhaps not content with having the "Today Show," ABC, Howard Stern, and the countless other radio shows as outlets, joined Twitter. It seemed as if the star of a show currently suspended by CBS and Warner Bros. because of his somewhat...

NFL Combine 2011: How Smart Are You? Time to Take the Wonderlic Test At the NFL Scouting Combines, the athletes are finally able to see the physical results of their hard work in the weight room. The long hours in the gym, eating food prepared by their nutritionist, all of the sacrifices that they had to make to impress the NFL scouts and general managers in attendance. The one part of their body that probably received the smallest amount...