Job alert - - Gary, Ind., Mayor Resigns After 11 Years

Gary, Ind., Mayor Resigns After 11 Years
AP via Yahoo! News - Mar 23 12:22 PM
Mayor Scott King announced Thursday he is resigning after 11 years in office, saying he was returning to the private sector to earn more money for his children's college bills.Save to My Web

Connelly, Henry earn DuPage seats in tight primaries
The Naperville Sun - Mar 23 1:45 AM
It came down to the wire and the wee hours of Wednesday morning in two of DuPage County's contested primaries. According to unofficial results, Lisle resident Michael Connelly won by just 69 votes to earn the Republican nomination for the four-year District 5 seat on the County Board.Save to My Web

County chiefs earn too little: Study
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Mar 24 3:32 AM
Allen Countys executives are greatly underpaid, and the county would need to spend $415,000 more a year to make their salaries competitive, according to a study completed by a consultant for the county.Save to My Web

South Korean soldiers earn U.S. Army medals
Stars and Stripes - Mar 24 3:08 PM
SEOUL Eight South Korean officers were awarded U.S. Army medals for their work in Afghanistan, according to the South Korean Ministry of National Defense.Save to My Web

Mayor of Gary resigns his office
Louisville Courier-Journal - Mar 24 2:45 AM
GARY, Ind. -- Mayor Scott King announced yesterday that he is resigning after 11 years in office, leaving his $107,000-a-year job to return to the private sector to earn more money to pay for his children's college education.Save to My Web

Drake, UNI coaches upset higher seeds went on road
The Des Moines Register - Mar 24 4:57 AM
After working all season to earn high seeds in the conference tournament, both teams fell on back-to-back days to Missouri State, who used its...Save to My Web

Hoefle earn life sentence in murder
Tribune & Georgian - Mar 24 6:39 AM
A St. Marys man was sentenced Thursday to life in prison plus 35 years for his role in the shooting death of another St. Marys man three years ago.Save to My Web

Dreaming of Gucci in an India still struggling with desperate poverty
Khaleej Times - Mar 24 7:38 AM
NEW DELHI - Its sleek contours are ringed by etched filigree. Its design was inspired by the architecture of ancient Greece. Handmade in Italy, it is available in only a handful of high-end boutiques and costs more than many Indians earn in a year.Save to My Web

UNH Women Fall At Frozen Four
WMUR News 9 - Mar 24 8:02 PM
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Bobbi Ross scored four goals as Minnesota upset top-ranked New Hampshire 5-to-4 to earn a return trip to the N-C-A-A Frozen Four title game. Ross' goal with a minute 51 to play broke a 4-all tie and gave Minnesota a chance to win its third-straight N-C-A-A championship.Save to My Web

Garden-Variety Win: USC Beats Short-Handed Cincy to Earn Return Trip to New York for NIT Final
RedNova - Mar 24 6:14 AM
By Kent Babb, The State, Columbia, S.C. Mar. 24--CINCINNATI -- South Carolina's National Invitation Tournament saga has at least one more chapter remaining, but the part of the story that unfolded Thursday will be difficult to top.Save to My Web