Pass will stay open The Port Lavaca Wave
By STEVE BALES - Last Thursday morning, just as the temperature was dropping more than 30 degrees in Calhoun County from the first real blast of arctic weather this season, commissioners of the Calhoun Port Authority were hearing a final report on a study conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Research and Development Center on the stability of Pass Cavallo.
Ex-dictator Pinochet dies at 91 Boston Globe
BOGOTA -- Augusto Pinochet, the right-wing general who came to power in a bloody 1973 coup and ruled Chile for 17 years, died yesterday one week after suffering a heart attack, extinguishing his opponents' hopes he would be found guilty for the crimes of his regime. He was 91.
Curtain goes up on Spectacular Pantagraph
NORMAL -- It took a cast and crew of more than 300 to make this year’s Pantagraph Holiday Spectacular happen. They sang enthusiastically, danced with grace and costumes glittered under stage lights at Illinois State University’s Braden Auditorium.
Hello Glorious gets challenge from other 2-year-old fillies Los Angeles Times
Hello Glorious, a winner in her debut on Nov. 4, takes on six other 2-year-old fillies in the seventh race Thursday at Hollywood Park.
DATEBOOK Contra Costa Times
Datebook Datebook items are published free for nonprofit organizations and must be submitted in writing seven working days before publication. Send to our office, 1700 Cavallo Road, Antioch, CA 94509. Announcement forms may be obtained by calling 925-779-7173 or e-mailing shargis@cctimes.com.DEC. 6
Ex-Riverside County deputy makes plea deal in -assault case Los Angeles Times
Sun City man, accused of incidents that allegedly took place while he was with the department, would serve a little over a year in prison.
Moore Twp. officers in running for chief The Express-Times
Moore Township supervisors plan to name a new police chief during their first meeting of 2007, Chairman Maynard Campbell said Wednesday. They will choose between two officers who already work in the department: Detective Rick Knecht and Sgt. Gary West, Campbell said.
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Datebook items are published free for nonprofit organizations and must be submitted in writing seven working days before publication. Send to our office, 1700 Cavallo Road, Antioch, CA 94509. Announcement forms may be obtained by calling 925-779-7173 or e-mailing shargis@cctimes.com.DEC. 5
Former sheriff's corporal pleads guilty North County Times
FRENCH VALLEY -- A former Riverside County sheriff's corporal, highly decorated for his acts of bravery, pleaded guilty Tuesday to burglary and indecent exposure for his actions with two women while on duty.
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