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Archives for August, 2010

Black Hills energy executive to retire next year

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82401705&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Natural gas and electric utility Black Hills Corp. said Tuesday that Tom Ohlmacher, president and chief operating officer of its non-regulated energy business, will retire early next year and it plans to rearrange its leadership as a result.

Memo: The Washington Times could be sold for $1

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82401704&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A memo from an adviser to the company that owns the financially struggling The Washington Times says the paper could be sold for $1 to a company affiliated with the Unification Church.

Palin returns to Iowa for GOP’s biggest fundraiser

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82401689&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Potential 2012 presidential candidate Sarah Palin will headline the Iowa Republican Party's biggest annual fundraiser, party officials announced Tuesday in the state that launches the presidential nominating process.

Wizards head coach accused of drunken driving

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82401687&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The head coach of the Kansas City Wizards was arrested earlier this month on suspicion of drunken driving.

UT hits ‘Gone With the Wind’ dress donation target

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82401665&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Legions of "Gone With the Wind" fans have together donated tens of thousands of dollars to prove they, frankly, do give a you-know-what.

Mexico captures reported drug lord ‘the Barbie’

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82401643&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A former Texas high school football player and petty street dealer who allegedly rose to become one of Mexico's most savage assassins became the third major drug lord brought down by Mexico in less than a year, and could provide intelligence on even bigger kingpins.

Lions trade OT Polumbus, place CB Williams on PUP

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82401641&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK The Detroit Lions have reached the 75-man roster limit by removing two players.

3 killed when copter crashes in Idaho downtown

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82401640&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A helicopter chartered by a state wildlife agency plunged into a travel trailer and crashed Tuesday on a downtown street in the small town of Kamiah, killing two biologists and the pilot, authorities said.

Judge blocks part of NY tax on tribal cigarettes

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82401638&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked New York state's plans to tax cigarette sales by two American Indian nations to non-Indian customers while the tribes challenge the policy shift as a threat to sovereignty and their financial well-being.

Maine detainee says NYC car bomber was sociable

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=82401637&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A Pakistani man detained in Maine for several weeks while authorities investigated an attempted car bombing in New York City's Times Square says he harbors no resentment against federal agents, even the ones who took him at gunpoint.