SPIN METER: Rankings unfair to US higher ed? - Seattle Times
The United States spends more money than any other country, and its elite institutions are the world's best. But overall the system is wasteful, fails too many - and is falling behind other countries. No, the topic isn't health care - it's higher

Outstanding philanthropists to be honored - Tulsa World
Now with the Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma, she was previously associated with Hospice of Green Country, Gatesway Foundation, Mental Health Association is a candidate for an International Baccalaureate program degree. He is also working to earn

A capella group offers concert series - Gloucester Daily Times
Sorellanza, the 13-member women's a cappella group, will perform Saturday, Sunday and Nov. 15 in Gloucester, Beverly and Rockport. The fall series, "With Calls of Longing," features songs that speak to one's search for peace and a place of belonging

Microchip Technology declares dividend - WTOP Radio
CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) - Microchip Technology Inc., which makes semiconductors and microcontrollers, said Wednesday it would pay a quarterly cash dividend next month. The company said the dividend of 34 cents per share would be payable Dec. 2 to

Mims comes home to BTW - Tulsa World
After weeks of investigation revealed the use of more than 40 ineligible student-athletes, Booker T. Washington High School has turned to a familiar face to bail out a storied athletic department reeling from scandal. Former Hornets boys basketball

Patience urged for Hawaii's flu vaccine - Honolulu Advertiser
The state Department of Health is advising the public to be patient while waiting for wider availability of the H1N1 influenza vaccine — and, meanwhile, to keep washing your hands and covering your coughs and sneezes. Health Department spokeswoman

Some UC Berkeley faculty criticize sports subsidy - Honolulu Advertiser
BERKELEY, Calif. — Home to the nationally ranked Cal Bears and a clutch of Nobel laureates, the University of California, Berkeley, boasts brains and brawn. But with budget cuts fraying the seams of campus life — fewer classes, faculty furloughs

Election night coverage - Eagle-Tribune
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Navy Set to Take on Top-Seeded Colgate in Patriot League Semifinals - NavySports.com
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Making its fourth-straight and 13th appearance in 16 years as a member of the Patriot League, fourth-seeded Navy (14-4-2, 4-2-1 PL) will face top seed and tournament host Colgate (9-6-3, 5-1-1 PL) in the semifinals of the 2009

QuEST 2009 Daily Update - Wednesday, July 15 - aft
AFT president Randi Weingarten, AFT members and their community partners got down to the nitty-gritty of learning about community schools through a wide-ranging discussion during the QuEST conference on July 14. Weingarten led the plenary session, as