In the Media
"Yale University topped this week’s USRowing/Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association NCAA Division I Coaches poll, while Western Washington University and Williams College claimed the top spots in the Division II and III polls, respectively.
Yale University earned 10 first-place votes to remain atop the Division I team rankings. The University of Virginia received seven first-place votes to rank second, while Stanford University earned eight first-place votes to rank third. The University of California and Brown University rounded out the top five.
Western Washington University was the unanimous choice in this week’s Division II poll, receiving all five first-place votes. Barry University ranked second, followed by Mercyhurst College."
"A briefing from the Conference Board of Canada says emissions from heavy trucks is a problem effectively being ignored in North America.
The report, entitled 'Freight Trucks and Climate Change Policy Mitigating CO2 Emissions,' suggests the situation needs to be addressed with concerted efforts from the Canadian and U.S. governments."
"Arizona-based M2 Telecom signed an exclusivity deal with Pittsburgh-based wholesale telecommunications provider VoIP Innovations, one of the most experienced and respected companies in the VoIP industry.
The agreement makes M2 Telecom the exclusive sales and marketing channel for VoIP Innovations' wholesale and Retail Voice-over-Internet-Protocol solutions. Corey Potts has been named Vice President of Sales for this effort, while Nick Medina has been named Vice President of Business Development."
"Xavier Dailly tied for seventh in medalist play and Western Washington University moved up two spots to finish ninth among 17 teams at the Grand Canyon University Thunderbird Men's Golf Spring Invitational Tournament which ended Tuesday, March 30, at the Palm Valley Golf Course in Goodyear, Ariz."
"The governor is disgusted, and she’s not alone.
The legislative special session that was supposed to last seven days greets its 16th dawn today with little to show for the extra time.
Sightings of House Speaker Frank Chopp crossing the Capitol building to speak to Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown about a budget deal are what pass for news these days. As the House and Senate remain locked in a battle of wills over a tax package, most lawmakers have been sent home to await word of a compromise."
"Some alert readers recently spotted jellyfish in Hampton, specifically in Indian River Creek and Buckroe Beach. It's early for jellyfish, they said, noting the spongy swimmers don't normally appear until summertime.
The kind of jellyfish most people encounter - the species that sting, the Lion's Mane and Sea Nettle - are not common this time of year, said Deborah Steinberg, a jellyfish expert at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science in Gloucester Point."
"An international survey of 837 drivers who used cellphones while driving found that almost half swerved or drifted into another lane, 23% had tailgated, 21% had cut another driver off, and 18% nearly hit another vehicle.
Despite these statistics, as well as national law prohibiting the use of a cellphone while driving, unless using a hands-free kit, people continue to talk and text on their phones while driving, wreaking havoc on the roads and endangering lives."
"Former Ashland High basketball standout Rory Blanche has been named a Great Northwest Athletic Conference Academic All-Star for Western Washington University.
The sophomore forward is maintaining a 3.72 grade point average as an engineering technology major at the NCAA Division II school.
A top reserve, Blanche averaged 8.5 points while shooting a team-best 58 percent from the floor for the Vikings, who lost to Cal Poly Pomona in the west regional semifinals March 13. After beating Western Washington in overtime, Cal Poly Pamona went on to claim its first Division II national championship."
"South American Silver Corp. is pleased to announce the appointment of Greg Johnson as President and Chief Executive Officer. Ralph Fitch, who has served as Chairman, President and CEO since the Company's IPO, has been appointed as Executive Chairman. Mr. Johnson has acted as a director of the Company since May 2009."
"One of Bellingham School District's two superintendent finalists dropped out of the race this weekend after accepting another job.
Steven Herzog, the interim superintendent of the Douglas County School District in Castle Rock, Colo., has accepted a superintendent position in the San Francisco area.
The remaining finalist, Gregory Baker, deputy superintendent of the Portland Public Schools in Oregon, will be in the district today, Monday, March 29, touring facilities and speaking with students and staff. At 4 p.m., he will answer questions at a public forum in Bellingham High School's auditorium. Baker will answer questions from a four-person panel consisting of a student, parent, staff member and principal."