Friday, February 02, 2007

Jury finds Ridgfield violated disabled man's access rights



Ridgefield discriminated against a wheelchair-bound resident whose wife had to hoist him up two flights of stairs to a hearing on his bid to make his home more accessible, a federal jury found on Thursday.

J.R. Simplot Recovering
J-R Simplot, one of Idaho's wealthiest men, regained consciousness and was in stable condition yesterday after undergoing surgery at a Phoenix hospital for a head injury. The billionaire, who turns 98 today, fell from his motorized scooter as he was leaving the Fiesta Bowl on Monday.

2 actors take cues from the past



World War II play presents a challenge to those filling its roles. It's no wonder that Erin Beute and Jay T. Becker don't remember World War II: Neither of them was even a gleam in their parents' eyes.

Police called often to seniors' home
Chugach View occupants, many of whom didn't want to be identified for fear they'd be targeted for reprisal, say the steady stream of short, late-night visits are a sign of drug dealers in the building, part of what they say is escalating criminal activity in a public housing project where the majority of tenants are over 62.

Simplot conscious and responsive after surgery
BOISE -- On the eve of his 98th birthday, Idaho billionaire J.R. Simplot remains in the intensive care unit of a Phoenix hospital. Simplot fell out of his motorized scooter after attending the Fiesta Bowl on Monday night - hitting his head on the pavement.

Arrest Reports
Nathaniel Lee Rucker, 20, of 1800 N. Gregg St. in Fayetteville was arrested Jan. 20 on felony charges of burglary and theft of property. (Northwest Arkansas Times)

Thursday, February 01, 2007

Former secretary of commerce dies in Beaufort



Serving as President Ronald Reagan's secretary of commerce, Calvin William Verity Jr., shared the stage with political giants.

6 teens charged with manslaughter
A Rowan County grand jury indicted five former East Rowan High students and another teen Monday, accusing them of leaving the scene of an accident that resulted in the death of a China Grove man killed while riding his moped.

Simplot conscious and responsive Wednesday after fall...
AP-NDSimplot Fall,0089 Simplot conscious and responsive Wednesday after fall BOISE, Idaho (AP) J.R. Simplot regained consciousness and was in stable condition today after undergoing surgery at a Phoenix hospital for a head injury.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Off sidewalks, riders are vulnerable



Many worry for the safety of those who take motorized scooters to the streets . Four have died in the past two years.

NJHerald.com
HAMBURG Matt Tempe is ready to go riding once again. More than a year after the handicapped teenager was told he could not ride his scooter outside his house, Gov. Jon Corzine signed legislation Friday allowing disabled persons to ride motorized scooters in public places.

2 actors take cues from the past
A play set in World War II presents a challenge to those filling its roles today. It's no wonder that Erin Beute and Jay T. Becker don't remember World War II: Neither of them was even a gleam in their parents' eyes.

Tuesday, January 30, 2007

UA student arrested on marijuana drug charges



Fayetteville police arrested a University of Arkansas student Saturday after finding marijuana in his book bag. (Northwest Arkansas Times)

J.R. Simplot Returns to Idaho
daho's richest man, billionaire J.R. Simplot, has returned to the Gem State. He returned via air ambulance from Phoenix, Arizona where he's been undergoing treatment for a head injury.

Ridgefield to miss wheelchair-access deadline
NEWARK -- Ridgefield Mayor Anthony Suarez told federal jurors on Monday that the borough can't possibly keep a 10-year-old promise to build a fully handicap-accessible municipal building by this July.

Local News
Total patient revenue at Greene County General Hospital topped $33.5 million in 2006, the board of trustees learned during its regular meeting Friday night.

A boy and his scooter drive a new law
Legislation to allow disabled people to ride motorized scooters on public roads was signed into law yesterday by Gov. Jon Corzine. A pair of bills inspired by Matthew Tempe, 15, of Hamburg, who has a form of muscular dystrophy, were sponsored by Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose and Sen.

Police called often to seniors' home



Chugach View occupants say the steady stream of short, late-night visits are a sign of drug dealers in the building, part of what they say is escalating criminal activity in a public housing project where the majority of tenants are over 62.

French fries billionaire unconscious after fall
J.R. Simplot, the 97-year-old Idaho billionaire whose firm created frozen French fries and is McDonald's main fry supplier, is unconscious and in intensive care after a fall, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

Collision with SUV injures girls on scooter
Two girls on a motor scooter were injured Saturday afternoon when they were struck by a Nissan SUV in Perris, authorities said. Riverside County sheriff's Investigator Denver Saucier said the girls, a 13-year-old and a 3-year-old, both from Perris, were taken to local hospitals.

Monica Yant Kinney | Like a good neighbor
Susan Martel and Ed Rendell don't know each other, but they're soul mates on health care. Both think it's criminal that Pennsylvania is home to 767,000 uninsured people.

Police Report
A man cross-country skiing across a lake near Algonquin Park discovered that the ice is still unsafe to travel on. At 4:45 p.m. on December 27, the Huntsville OPP received a report that a man, skiing across Oxtongue Lake, had fallen through the ice.

2 actors take cues from the past

Monday, January 29, 2007

Life After the Knife



Denise Stracner bears the scars of reconstructive surgery following her weight loss. "If Id known how much happier I could be, I would have done it years ago," Denise says of her surgery.

Former secretary of commerce dies in Beaufort
Serving as President Ronald Reagan's secretary of commerce, Calvin William Verity Jr., shared the stage with political giants.

Potato King Simplot Has Reason To Celebrate
Oldest member of Forbes Rich List hits 98 recovering from accident.

Attempted scooter-boost foiled

Anthony Kahn



In 1977, Anthony Kahn came to Humboldt County in the dead of winter with $350 in his pocket, a broken leg and a motorized scooter. I was living in a tent for about three months in a friends yard, saving money so I could buy carpenter tools.

Santa Barbara wants visitors to go car-free
Southern California freeways make my mother hyperventilate. So when Santa Barbara assembled a package of discounts for visitors arriving by train, it seemed the perfect outing.

Home Depot's beleaguered chief executive resigns
WASHINGTON -- Embattled Home Depot Chief Executive Robert Nardelli, under fire from stockholders for earning hundreds of millions at the same time the company's stock fell and market share dropped, resigned suddenly Wednesday and will walk away with a severance package of $210 million, the company announced.

Sunday, January 28, 2007

Simplot conscious and responsive after fall