Frances Perkins

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SavingStar Closes Offering after Raising $7M - cblSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:28PMBy Bill Murphy WALTHAM, Mass. -- SavingStar Inc. has closed an offering of shares and convertible se...

Bayside native Poppe commits to Boston UniversitySunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:18PMKatie Poppe has been hearing the name Boston University for quite some time. The Holy Trinity star rising senior went on a visit to the America East school back in November and Terriers coaches saw her play against Mary Louis a month later. The significant interest from both parties was...

Local SportsSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:51PMI’ve used a couple of different corny and lame analogies to describe the shuffling of teams in college hockey’s not-so-off season this week.

Knights lead Iowa wrestlers in Fargo training campsSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 7:31PMAs time is short before the renowned 2011 USAW Freestyle and Greco High School Nationals hit the FARGODOME in Fargo, N.D., the best Iowa high school wrestlers in the state came together this past week for their annual training camp at the Camp Dodge Military Installation in Johnston, Iowa.

University of Nebraska to study climate changeSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 6:57PMThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension has been awarded $4.1 million from the National Institute of Food and Agriculture for a five-year study of climate change and animal agriculture issues.

Early talking doll recording discoveredSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 3:21PMScientists recently recovered sound from an artifact that historians believe is the earliest surviving talking doll record. The artifact is a ring-shaped cylinder phonograph record made of solid metal, preserved by the National Park Service at Thomas Edison National Historical Park. Phonograph inventor Thomas Edison made the record during the fall or winter of 1888 in West Orange, New Jersey.

Sign-Ups For College-Affiliated Credit Cards DropSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:36PMThe number of credit cards issued through colleges and alumni associations declined 17% last year.

Charles A. "Bud" Cornell, CPA (In Memoriam)Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:10PMCharles A. "Bud" Cornell, CPA Wenatchee, WA

Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival has all the right ingredients for a good timeSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 1:06PMThe Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival has the all the right ingredients for a scrumptious time.