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Relief is in sight for Keystone and Race Track roads, two long overburdened routes serving commuter traffic near the Hillsborough-Pinellas county line. For residents of the East Lake community in northern Pinellas County, the two lanes of Keystone Road were plenty for commuting between U.S. 19 and East Lake Road back in 1980. The 3-mile strip was a rural passageway between Tarpon Springs, the pastoral horse country south of Odessa and northern Hillsborough County.  

Margie Polen , principal at Gulf Highlands Elementary School, speaking about a 6-year-old pupil, Bryce Atkeson, who died in a fire. "She was elegant and enthusiastic. She was optimistic in her approach to life, work and friends. She was generous from the heart — and the pocketbook. Circuit Judge Lynn Tepper, speaking about her longtime friend Judy Case, who died on Nov. 13.  

Verizon Wireless has announced its sponsorship of putting the InsideOut documentary in every St. Louis public school, enabling all area students to learn more about the importance of remaining in school and graduating. The company made the announcement this week to more than 160 St. Louis educators, community leaders, parents and students gathered at the Carr Lane VPA Middle School. Through a partnership with The Mattie C. Stewart Foundation, Verizon Wireless has provided funding to make sure that all stu

The dropout rate in the U.S. has reached unbelievable proportions, and we have to use creative approaches to reach our youth and encourage them to stay in school. We are grateful to Verizon Wireless and St. Louis Public Schools for helping us further our mission to increase the graduation rate in St. Louis and other communities across the state and nation   -Shelley Stewart

 

Friday evening around 6:30, Bridgman Police Department received a call complaining about a mini van parked on the shoulder of I-94 eastbound with its headlights on. The van was still partially in the road, forcing vehicles to swerve to avoid a collision. Police say, the semi truck traveling in the same lane was unable to avoid a collision, and struck the mini van.  

TOTTENHAM midfielder Wilson Palacios expects the qualities that sparked an extended World Cup party in Honduras to be on display when Wigan arrive at White Hart Lane. Palacios almost missed the win over Portsmouth last month as the president of Honduras ordered a party to celebrate their World Cup qualification for South Africa next summer, where the South Americans will look to showcase their powerful team. However, the 25-year-old and international team-mate Hendry Thomas, who share more than 100 cap

I have always played football in this way, ever since I was young in Honduras, football is very raw, very strong, but there is plenty of technique too   -Wilson Palacios

 

Motorists driving the stretch of Highway 141 between Niagara, Wis. and Pembine, Wis., will notice there are passing lanes for vehicles going in both directions. The Marinette County project, within the nine mile stretch between Niagara and Pembine, was recently completed by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. The project was a 3R program -resurfacing, reconditioning and reconstruction.  

Late Friday night, a man was killed in a car accident, investigators say. Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency arrived on the scene to find an individual pinned between a vehicle and a guard rail in the 43900 block of NE Columbia Tie Road, near Camper's Hideaway in North Clark County. When the Emergency and Rescue personnel arrived, the subject was deceased.  

Give Montreal credit. They played hard, and they played smart. It wasn't the jaw-droppingly boring sort of "playing hard" that you might see by the plucky Islanders or the robotic Devils.  

TWO first-half goals proved the undoing of Bognor as the Rocks slipped to their first league defeat since early October. Charlie Oatway gave the visitors hope when he pulled a goal back. But despite a late rally, Bognor could not claim a point.  

Emporia State University and the administration of President Michael Lane were found to be fiscally responsible in a management review released Thursday by the Kansas Board of Regents. The review, conducted by an independent auditor, found "no identification of inappropriate disbursements," according to a press release from ESU. The review, conducted by BKD, LLP and paid for by the ESU Foundation, was similar to reviews conducted at Kansas State University, Pittsburg State University and the University