Saturday, January 2, 2010

Family: Calif. school board member slain in Mexico (AP)


AP - A Southern California school board member was abducted and killed by gunmen while visiting family in Mexico for the holidays, his family said.

Thursday, December 31, 2009

OC megachurch pastor asks for urgent donations (AP)


AP - Evangelical pastor Rick Warren appealed to parishioners at his Orange County megachurch Wednesday to help fill a $900,000 deficit by the first of the year.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Raising a Family in France (BusinessWeek)


BusinessWeek - As a young adult, when I heard the acronym "MBA," images of Ivy League campuses and postgraduation yuppiedom came to mind. Now, as the wife of a business school admissions veteran, my thoughts have evolved. The term "business school" does not merely symbolize an edifice filled with ambitious, bright minds, but a journey that begins long before orientation week.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

No trial, but Nev gov


AP - Gov. Jim Gibbons smiled when the judge presiding over what promised to be a salacious and sensational four-day divorce trial asked if Gibbons' settlement with the first lady was fair and equitable.