Bush will lead area athletes to state meet - Marion Star
28 May 2012, 6:28 am
Mount Gilead High School senior Mikaela Bush is heading to the state track meet in style. Bush will compete in four events at the Ohio High School Athletic Association meet Friday and Saturday in Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium on the campus of The ...

China may allow more private investment in state-owned companies - Los Angeles Times
28 May 2012, 4:26 am
BEIJING – Faced with declining profits and a slowing economy, China said it was drafting plans to boost private investment into industries long dominated by the state. Investors would be allowed to target government-controlled sectors such as ...

Popular state parks draw biggest numbers, but a remote area can 'permeate your soul' - Knoxville News Sentinel
28 May 2012, 2:53 am
In 2007, Tennessee's state parks system was awarded the Gold Medal for Excellence in Park and Recreation Management, the highest honor a park system can receive. This year, Tennessee joined Georgia and Utah as a finalist for that same award.

California Democrats bid for two-thirds control of state Senate - Sacramento Bee
28 May 2012, 2:03 am
Bill Berryhill's pitch to voters at a recent candidates forum came down to more than just his positions on issues affecting San Joaquin County's 5th Senate District. It was about the balance of power in the Capitol. "Do you realize if one party ...

Sac state falls just short of NCAA baseball berth - Sacramento Bee
28 May 2012, 1:56 am
MESA, Ariz. – R.J. Davis dropped to his knees and buried his head in his arms. Fresno state was just beginning its celebration, but Davis couldn't bear to watch. Sacramento state's season had ended with a 4-3, 13-inning loss in the Western ...

Penn state and Happy Valley prepare for media onslaught with Sandusky trial set to begin - Philadelphia Daily News
28 May 2012, 1:27 am
state COLLEGE, Pa. - The most turbulent school year in Penn state's history ended earlier this month. Students departed, warm weather arrived, and a fragile lull settled over a college town that will never get its innocence back. That temporary ...

state Bank of India is a good bet: VK Sharma - Economic Times
28 May 2012, 1:06 am
VK Sharma, Head of Business, Private Broking & Wealth Management, HDFC Securities in a chat with ET Now gives his views on SBI stock. ET Now: What do you make of the price action in state Bank of India? VK Sharma: The management commentary is ...

Exonerated Ex-Football Star Wants Money From state After False Rape Accusation And Conviction - Huffington Post
27 May 2012, 7:26 am
LOS ANGELES -- A former high school football star whose rape conviction was thrown out this week plans to file a claim against the state but will not sue the woman who recanted the sexual assault accusation she made a decade ago, his lawyer said.

state-based insurance marketplaces hang in balance of Supreme Court health-care ruling - Washington Post
26 May 2012, 7:38 pm
While partisan gridlock and logistical disputes have stalled preparations for the 2010 health-care law in about two dozen states, more than a dozen others have moved swiftly to set up the insurance marketplaces at the statute’s core. So what will come of ...

Veep Beat: Rubio’s Swing-state Book Tour, Newt’s VP Appraisal - ABC News
26 May 2012, 1:01 am
RUBIO’S SWING-state BOOK TOUR: Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., will hit a number of swing states and South Carolina this summer as he tours the country to promote his new book, “An American Son,” which will be released June 19.  Rubio will kick off his ...