If wipers are on, turn headlights on, too
Source: The Hutchinson News
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 13:37:32 -0700 | technology-news
I have never witnessed this rule being enforced by local or highway-patrol personnel. A Concerned Reader, via email Dear Reader: A very good hint, and one that could be a lifesaver! Heloise Dear Readers: Quick ways to squeeze in exercise...
Phone assistance program leaves many exposed to identity theft
Source: Courier & Press
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-19 00:22:39 -0700 | technology-news
Photo by Scripps Photo Illustration U.S. households finance Lifeline through a monthly fee on their phone bills of roughly $2.70. The Universal Service Charge backs several federal communications programs, including Lifeline, a subsidy to make phone service accessible to the...
The Texas Tribune: With Consensus and Money, State Takes on Mental Health Care
Source: The New York Times
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-18 22:42:24 -0700 | technology-news
Tamir Kalifa for The Texas Tribune Haven for Hope provides services, shelter and safety for people who are homeless or nearly so. Ray Gutierrez's green eyes twinkle and his cheeks dimple with a shy smile when he looks across the...
Don't pack your bags yet, Abbott tells Texas GOP legislators; special session may be in store
Source: The Dallas Morning News
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 16:57:24 -0700 | technology-news
Attorney General Greg Abbott let House members know in the Republican caucus meeting on Tuesday that he expects and is hoping for a special session on redistricting sooner than later. Several lawmakers in the meeting confirmed that Abbott was hoping...
Gift-wrap supplies take flight
Source: The Hutchinson News
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 16:12:59 -0700 | technology-news
I flew with a suitcase of birthday and other gifts for family. I began the wrapping at home, choosing and cutting the paper for each gift. I wrote a small description (e.g., "Katie's cookbook," "Tommy's shaving kit") inside the edge...
Teen catches record 800-pound alligator in Texas- Fishing contest insists on lie detector test for ...
Source: Fox
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 14:09:54 -0700 | technology-news
An 18-year-old Fort Bend County high school senior has become the record holder for the heaviest alligator ever caught in Texas. Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials have certified an 800-pound gator bagged last week by Braxton Bielski. He was...
Texas senior, 18, bags 800-pound record alligator
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 16:37:43 -0700 | technology-news
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials say 18-year-old Braxton Bielski bagged the record gator last week at Choke Canyon State Park, about 90 miles south of San Antonio. The agency says in a statement that Braxton shot the giant reptile...
Postal Service: Wichita the 14th worst city for dog attacks last year
Source: Wichita Eagle
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-16 18:25:21 -0700 | technology-news
Letter carriers in Wichita were at greater risk from dog attacks last year than those in most cities, according to the U.S...Wichita was the 14th worst city in the nation, with 20 dog attacks on postal workers in 2012, according...
Texas House defeats proposed constitutional amendment for term limits
Source: The Dallas Morning News
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-15 18:24:04 -0700 | technology-news
The full House, for the second time in eight years, drove a stake through the chance of imposing term limits on the governor and other statewide officeholders. The proposed constitutional amendment that would have gone to voters was defeated 80-61...
For carrots, eye idea is true
Source: The Hutchinson News
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 20:24:54 -0700 | technology-news
They won't make your vision better, but they can play an important role in your eye health. Carrots, like other orange-colored produce (sweet potatoes, cantaloupe), are rich in beta carotene. If your family isn't fond of vegetables, try "sneaking" some...
Is UT Board of Regents biased in evaluating foundations? Texas lawmakers may think so
Source: The Dallas Morning News
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-14 16:48:24 -0700 | technology-news
Lawmakers called a University of Texas regent to the Capitol to express frustration with the Board of Regents and how its handling a task force looking at university-affiliated foundations that augment and support the university. Galveston, but lawmakers suggested outside...
2 San Antonio jailers fight, 1 taken to hospital
Source: Charlotte Observer Online
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-13 17:32:06 -0700 | technology-news
Two detention officers at a South Texas jail have gotten into a fight, and one has been sent to the hospital. The Bexar (bayr) County Sheriff's Office says investigators are trying to determine what sparked Sunday's incident at the jail...
Nail polish can help to determine if a bottle is 'on'
Source: The Hutchinson News
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-05 21:14:25 -0700 | technology-news
The reason is that it would cost more to manufacture the bottle! Heloise Dear Readers: Other uses for toothpicks: * Use to clean stuck food out of a colander. * Place in nail holes when painting to keep the places...
Business Marketing Association Honors CyrusOne with Marketer of the Year Award
Source: The Motley Fool
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-03 04:43:34 -0700 | technology-news
Marketer of the Year award from the Business Marketing Association (BMA) in the category of B2B Marketing Campaign of the Year . The award, which the BMA presented in partnership with the Phoenix Business Journal , was announced April 25...
Escondido's Creek Walk plans needn't die
Source: San Diego Union-Tribune
San Antonio :: TX :: USA | updated 2013-05-02 18:07:38 -0700 | technology-news
Great cities wouldn't be so great if it wasn't for big ideas. That's why we support Escondido Councilwoman Olga Diaz's ambitious vision of turning the city's ugly old flood control channel into a creek walk for bicyclists, joggers and pedestrians...
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