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Donor angelTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:02AM    In mid-July, in a small town east of San Francisco, California, a little boy slumped in his mother's arms suffering from a high fever and jaundice.     Not unusual for someone so young. Children get sick all the time. But this illness would not go away. Doctors conducted test after test and slowly began to mark off the probability certain conditions were causing the child to slowly fade away ...

Trumped up: Kluge bankruptcy means all signs point to DonaldTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:23AMPatricia Kluge has always had a knack for seizing opportunities, so why should her personal bankruptcy be any different? As lenders converged to seize her winery and her beloved 45-room Albemarle House, she found a way to seize an opportunity-- to get a longtime chum who also happens to be America's top dealmaker to deliver a new message: This land is now… The Donald's land. That's the point ...

Default Would Dim American PowerMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:12AMIn the early 20th century, Venezuelan dictator Cipriano Castro liked to borrow money from foreign investors. But he didn't like paying them back. Big mistake. In December 1902, Britain, Italy and Germany demanded repayment.

Profile: Pet Lover Cathy BissellMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 6:56AMBissell, 52, is director of corporate affairs for Bissell Inc.

Weekly Planner, Monday, July 18, 2011Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 4:13AMMary Ellen Wilson, left, and Sibin Luke chat during the Longview Toastmasters International meeting at Trinity Episcopal Church. The group meets at noon Tuesday at the church.

John Thain's redemptionSunday, July 17, 2011 @ 5:02AMBack in 2006, industrial and small business lender CIT Group loudly proclaimed its growing ambitions by transferring its global headquarters from a New Jersey office park to a new trophy tower at 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue. The shimmering lobby was designed by acclaimed “light artist” James Turrell. Mayor Michael Bloomberg attended the opening reception, which included performances from the ...

Nursing home residents, staff had no place to goSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 9:37PMThe tornado was coming. Staff at the Greenbriar nursing home in Joplin began rushing residents into a central hallway. That’s where Peggy Wilson, 83, found herself on May 22, holding hands with her neighbors for comfort as the horrifying roar of the wind overtook the building.

Oklahomans Turn Out To Help Hamil FamilyFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:59PMHundreds of people from across the Sooner state opened their hearts to support Hank and Catherine Hamil, a Piedmont couple who lost two sons and a their home in the May tornadoes.

Letters to the Editor 7.14.11Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:12PMQuick Flight Bad Idea Dear Bryan, It was very disheartening to read Claire Walla’s article promoting a quick flight to Manhattan in the face of such wide opposition to the air and noise pollution generated from these flights. You see, it’s the flying over residential areas part of her article that incurs the wrath of so many [...]