Month: November 2011

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- Sue James, not unlike many people with diabetes, occasionally experiences spikes or drops in blood glucose levels. Knowing when that happens can be difficult, at least it was until Sophie, her beloved pet Chihuahua, began telling her, reports the Alton Telegraph.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- In August, doctors told Butch Burson's family the Knoxville RV dealer was ‘brain dead’ and would never be normal again. Nevertheless, the family refused to give up and refused to accept this negative report. As Christians, the Burson say they believed in the power of prayer and in Jesus as healer. Today, he works part-time at his dealership, RVs for Less.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- According to Washington journalist Merrill Goozner, senior correspondent for The Fiscal Times, Fort Wayne’s metropolitan area had the fastest job growth in the past year from among the nation’s 100 largest metro areas, reports the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- The Chippewa County Sheriff's Department says eight campers and three sheds were burglarized Friday night at the Silent Waters Campground in the Town of Lake Holcombe, reports WEAU.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- For all the bottles and cans recycled in our Dream Machine kiosk, the more support PepsiCo will provide to the Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities, a national program offering free experiential training in small business management to post-9/11 U.S. veterans with disabilities.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- The Maryville Daily Times reports that the Blount County Planning Commission might want to get ready for a much-contested proposal to allow commercial campgrounds in some sections of the county to land back in its court.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- Tennessee State Parks announced its annual free state park day for all Tennessee veterans on Friday, Nov. 11, offering one free night of camping and complimentary greens fees for 18 holes of golf with appropriate identification.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- Officials from the United States Mint, the National Park Service and the Oklahoma state legislature will celebrate the release of the Chickasaw National Recreation Area Quarter on Nov. 16. The ceremony will take place at 11 a.m. CT, in Flower Park on the grounds of the Chickasaw National Recreation Area.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- The Fresno Bee reports that as of 11 a.m. Sunday, Lodgepole campground at Sequoia National Park received six inches of snow, and Tuolumne Meadows campground at Yosemite National Park received eight inches.

(Nov. 7, 2011) -- Cummins, Inc., Columbus' leading employer, and IUPUC, one of Columbus' major post-secondary educational institutions, have embarked on a program that could literally change the face of IUPUC and help Cummins strengthen its world-wide workforce, reports The Republic.