News 2008-06-01 Andanh.com

Blair to teach at Yale for three years Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair may have been treated like a celebrity when he visited campus last weekend, but to Elis, he will soon become a fixture on campus — and not just this fall. When the University announced in March that Blair would teach a seminar in the fall semester on faith and globalization, officials suggested Blair would be on campus only for this year. But as part of a previously undisclosed agreement, Blair actually plans to teach at Yale for the next three years, his spokesman told the News this week. In teaching his course, Blair wants to be “just another member of the teaching staff,” said Matthew Doyle, the spokesman.

Police Investigate Four Robberies Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Police are investigating four robberies that took place Friday night and early Saturday morning. No one was injured, and a suspect in one of the robberies was arrested.

Stamford Man Hurt In Crash Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A Stamford man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Saturday after he was ejected from his car in a crash on I-95 northbound about 8:45 a.m., state police said.

Boy, 4, Struck, Killed By Car In Driveway Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A 4-year-old boy was killed Saturday afternoon when his father accidentally backed his car over him in the family's driveway.

Man Arrested In Gun Incident Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Police took a man into custody Friday night after he pointed a gun at officers responding to a disturbance at an after-prom party at the Ramada Inn for two Bridgeport high schools, police said.

Book Lists Revolutionary War's Black, Native American Soldiers Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
In their haste to enroll enlistees to fight on the American side in the Revolutionary War, officials jotted down names, where the men came from — and little else.

Group Predicts Low Housing Prices Locked In Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
If you're eager for home prices to turn up again in Connecticut, you may have to wait until at least the summer of 2009. And even then, it will take years to return to 2007 prices.

Radio Station Replacing Non-Catholic Programs Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
"Festival of Faith," the long-running ecumenical Sunday programming on WJMJ-FM, is finished.

UConn Has Spent $197,000 Since October On President's House Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
— The University of Connecticut has spent $197,000 to lease and renovate a 7-year-old home for new President Michael Hogan and his wife since October even though the university owns another president's home nearby.

California Businessman Proposes Bristol Downtown Plan Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A California businessman on Friday proposed transforming the former downtown mall site into a glittering development of apartments, restaurants, brand-name stores and professional offices.

Coventry Farmers' Market To Open Its Season Sunday Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
After spending its early years behind the Museum of Connecticut Glass, the Coventry Regional Farmers' Market is moving to the historical high ground — the Nathan Hale Homestead — with about 10 times the space.

Florida, Michigan delegates will get half-votes Sun, 1 Jun 2008 01:49:00 -0400
Democratic Party leaders agreed Saturday to seat Michigan and Florida delegates with half-votes at this summer's convention with a compromise that left Barack Obama on the verge of the nomination but riled Hillary Rodham Clinton backers who threatened to fight to the August convention.

Rell Presses For Action On Ethics Measure Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Seeking to end the legislative deadlock on ethics reform, Gov. M. Jodi Rell called upon state lawmakers Friday to approve a long-delayed change when the General Assembly meets in special session June 11.

Appeals Court Rules Against Burlington Student Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Ruling in a case that addresses broad questions of the boundaries of free speech in the Internet age, a federal appeals court on Thursday effectively ended a Burlington student's effort to serve as a class officer and speak at graduation.

Few Arguments Except Who Does The Dishes Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
When newcomer Harold Buckingham was out sick from Sunday School, his teacher had all his classmates sign a get-well card. At the top of the list was the name Joyce Chesebro. But Harold was 7 and far more interested in the Boston Red Sox than girls.

In The Navy Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Old Navy's attempts to juice up its fashion keeps getting better (we might have to start calling it the "new" Old Navy). The newest collections sport a rocker chic vibe with slim silhouettes, hot neutrals and tops meant to put a fresh, cool spin on hot summer nights. The collection includes this shiny tank dress that would be welcome in any hip summer wardrobe; $29.50 at Old Navy stores and www.oldnavy.com .

Immigrant Children's Dilemma Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
At age 8, Edilma Yearwood moved with her family from Panama to New York state. She earned her undergraduate degree from the University of Connecticut in 1974 and now teaches at Georgetown University's School of Nursing and Health Studies.

A Military Man Who Loved His Life At Sea Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
"Extraordinary Life" looks back each Sunday on someone whose life made a difference.

Getting Fingered For The Board Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
I find myself sitting for my board exam.

No Absences Earns A Car Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Andria Baker has pretty much always been present.

Wake-Up Call To Clean Up Act Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
DEAR AMY: For many, many years, my husband suffered from moderate depression (functional but just slogging through much of life). Now the problem is recognized and treated, but he still has many habits he developed when he was in a low-energy state.

It Was A St. Bernard Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The Dot has been trying to drive slower to improve gas mileage. It hasn't been going well. It's not the speed the Dot finds irritating, it's the company. Aside from the Dot, there are really very few cool people in the right lane. There are big trucks; there are smoke-spewing rattle traps; there are 100-year-old women with Maxine sunglasses driving enormous Lincoln Town Cars. The Dot really wants to be back in the fast lane but feels guilty about not doing something to counter the energy crisis, pollution, global warming. Perhaps the Dot could buy some tree hugger's carbon footprint?

So You Think You're Funny? Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
So You Think You're Funny?

Bark Busters Trains Owners To Use Dogs' Language To Control Their Behavior Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Caron Grandon of Enfield was at her wits' end with three unruly dogs when she telephoned Scot Masamery.

New England's Noble Efforts Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Since before Mark Twain's ingenious Connecticut Yankee mechanic awakened in King Arthur's court, castles have fascinated New Englanders. Connecticut is home to some castles, forsooth, that range from stone mansions to middle-class wood structures. Some were built in the late 19th century, and one is now under construction. They are sprinkled from the Gold Coast of Greenwich to the Quiet Corner of Windham County, in both thickly settled areas and dramatic rural settings.

Letting High Schoolers Voluntarily Graduate Early Would Benefit Them And Taxpayers. Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
With real estate values declining in the wake of the sub-prime crisis and school budgets continuing to put upward pressure on local property taxes, it should come as no surprise that even affluent towns, including Avon, Farmington, Stonington and Redding, are rejecting proposed budgets, many by wide margins.

Lots Of Anger Among Clinton's Female Supporters Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
How much anger is there among women about how Hillary Clinton has been treated during this campaign? Some of the nation's leading female politicians will tell you: quite a lot.

Spending Continues Unabated Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Strike a pose and you'll be exposed. Gov. M. Jodi Rell's losing her touch in the fine art of maintaining a facade. Rell has declared that the state's careening into a dire fiscal tornado. If you work for the state, start hoarding paper clips. Bring pencils from home. The government can no longer afford luxuries.

Steps Toward A Lighter Carbon Footprint Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
As greenhouse gases increasingly warm the globe, which of America's metro areas are the "cleanest" and which are the "dirtiest" in carbon emissions? And what are the most obvious steps that could be taken to protect the planet's future?

Likability Means Less In Hard Times Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
'Be liked and you will never want" was the foolish counsel Willy Loman imparted to his troubled sons; foolish only because Willy's boys weren't in politics where, truth be told, it can be pretty sage advice. Just ask Jodi Rell.

Great Joy Tempered By Deep Sadness Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
A Sunday early in June is the most bittersweet day of each year for me. When I wake up that morning, I already know that I will go to bed that night emotionally wrung out. Each year, I experience the most selfless joy for my students as they graduate from Choate Rosemary Hall and the most selfish sadness for my loss.

Doctors Reluctant To Discuss Obesity Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
I have been doing the unthinkable, and the word is out. I am an emergency physician in Washington, and I've started talking to my patients about their weight.

Idealism Takes A Wrong Turn Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
The ancient Romans had a saying: To make a road straight, you need to make someone's neck crooked

The Beginning Of Goodbye Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Dear daughter:

Calhoun Called Cancer Free After New Scare Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Jim Calhoun got the news at the end of April. That terrifying word had entered his life a third time. Calhoun revealed on Friday at Gampel Pavilion that tests found a cancerous mass in his neck. Surgery on May 6 at the UConn Health Center in Farmington removed the entire mass, along with 37 lymph nodes that were found to be cancer free, and part of a salivary gland.

Celtics Advance To NBA Finals Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Paul Pierce scored 27 points, Ray Allen had 17 and Kevin Garnett 16 to lift the Celtics to an 89-81 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Friday in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals.

Lowell's single, 3 Baltimore errors carry Red Sox Sat, 31 May 2008 03:27:00 -0400
Mike Lowell singled in the tiebreaking run during a 13th inning in which the Baltimore Orioles made three errors, and the Boston Red Sox turned the miscues into a 5-2 victory Friday night.

Mussina wins, Abreu sparks Yanks' rally past Twins Sat, 31 May 2008 03:30:00 -0400
Bobby Abreu tripled twice and scored all four times he reached base, backing Mike Mussina and igniting a New York Yankees rally past the Minnesota Twins for a 6-5 victory on Friday night.

Logano To Start 9th In Nationwide Debut Sat, 31 May 2008 00:06:00 -0400
Middletown native Joey Logano got to feel his first white knuckle moment on the track at Dover International Speedway today well before the green flag flew for his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut.

Service A Celebration Of Knight's Life Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
"My life has been excellent. No regrets. Like everyone else, I have had my ups and downs. But generally speaking, I could not imagine it being any different than what it was. If there is a 'Hereafter' and I could not come back as Bobby Knight, I would not want to come back."

Duke Hires Notre Dame AD Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
— Kevin White was hired as Duke's athletic director Saturday, leaving Notre Dame for a school with an elite basketball team and a football team that has had 13 straight losing seasons and has not been to a bowl since 1994.

Pa. Wide Receiver Commits To Huskies Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Malik Generett, a wide receiver from York, Pa., is the fourth player to join UConn's football recruiting class of 2009, according to the York Daily Record.

Facts on Jim Calhoun's Cancer Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
•According to the medical reports, coach Jim Calhoun came to the UConn Health Center on April 24 with an enlarging mass in his right upper neck near the jaw line. In 2007 he had a squamous cell cancer of the skin removed from his right cheek, near the location of this neck mass. A fine needle aspiration biopsy of the mass was performed at the time of the initial visit. The biopsy showed squamous cell cancer. Office examination of the head and neck, as well as subsequent PET/CT scanning of the entire body, revealed no other areas of concern. It is therefore most likely that the mass in the neck was related to his prior skin cancer.

Allen Gets News On Calhoun Before Game Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
When Jim Calhoun called about a week ago, Ray Allen said his college coach made no mention of a recurrence of skin cancer.

Suffield, East Catholic Advance In Softball Sat, 31 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Angie Moskwa pitched a one-hitter and struck out 10 to win her third game in as many days as fifth-seeded Suffield defeated No. 4 North Branford 7-0 Friday in a CIAC Class M softball quarterfinal in North Branford.

Juggling Goals Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
With real estate prices dropping, Margaret and Paul Carroll hope their dream of homeownership may finally come true.

Monks Go High Tech With Sales To Raise Funds Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
That'll be $117.95 for laser printer toner, $9.95 for free trade organic hot cocoa and $16.95 for fruit tarts.

Retailers Catering To Those Kept At Home By Costs Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Ed Hutner and his family are planning to spend the summer in West Hartford — more precisely, the backyard of their West Hartford home.

Don't Let Bad Apple Put You Off Roth Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
Pat Carter is within weeks of retiring and is coming face-to-face with the financial struggle she will encounter for the rest of her life and the risks she inadvertently took that threw her into the predicament.

Green Bags Outperform Smart Lidz For Freshness Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400
I recently spent some time in Europe, and as I perused guide books and travel articles in advance of the trip, I confess I grew tired of the constant reminders that the infinitely more civilized Europeans make several trips a week to glorious open-air markets to pick up farm-fresh fruits and vegetables for nearly immediate preparation and consumption.

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