Forecasters expect Quebecers to be snowed in from east to west
Quebecers from the Outaouais to the Gaspé Penninsula were being pummelled with another snowy blast of winter Wednesday as forecasters predicted up to 25 centimetres of snowfall across the province.

Winter wonderland
Hunter James Litty, 3, of Paragould plays Spin the Snowman at the HIPPY Winter Wonderland on Tuesday morning at 7th and Mueller Church of Christ.

8-Year-Old Killed in Car Accident
Prestonsburg police say 8-year-old Seth Lafferty died at Cabell Huntington Hospital in West Virginia late Tuesday night.

On My Mind: Dangerous daycare
Low standards for professional daycare providers put our state?s children at risk

Live from the LG press conference at CES 2009
Speaking to an overflow crowd in Las Vegas Wednesday morning, executives from Korean CE giant LG Electronics were expected to highlight built-in Internet connectivity in new HDTVs, among other features.

Kroc Center Needs $20 Million
VISION OF OPENING. This artist?s rendering shows the main entrance of the Kroc Center. ?Courtesy Salvation Army Raising nearly $20 million in the current economic climate is a daunting challenge, but it has to happen by the end of the May to get things moving forward for the Kroc Center in Long Beach.

Howard County May Strengthen Hunting Laws
A stray bullet shot through a window at a Howard County daycare center is changing laws. 

Pacete: Hopes, wishes and prayers
MAY the light of the New Year lead us to where the wind of life blows best and the water of blessings flow the most. With these, we have our hopes, wishes and prayers for 2009.

Lawmakers elect first woman to lead RI Senate
(AP:PROVIDENCE, R.I.) Sen. M. Teresa Paiva-Weed was elected Rhode Island's Senate president, becoming the first woman to lead the chamber and taking office amid a budget crisis, a deep recession and soaring unemployment.

Solon: Le Chaperon Rouge plans child day care center at Kruse Drive and Bainbridge Road
A private elementary school-child daycare center wants to open a Solon branch at the southeast corner of Kruse Drive and Bainbridge Road. Le Chaperon Rouge, which has headquarters in Avon, plans to construct a two-story building on a 1-acre lot,...

The Healdsburg Tribune News
Fifteen months after a fire destroyed an entire wing at West Side School, students in the first, second, and third grades bustled into their newly-constructed classrooms on Jan. 6 to start the second half of the school year with a clean slate.

Super Bowl of Giving to Support Pet Rescue Kick-off This Week
Independence Animal Services is holding a supplies donation drive from now through Super Bowl Sunday, February 1 to support pet rescue efforts.

Florida Legislature takes aim at children
A decade ago Florida voters overwhelmingly approved a constitutional amendment to provide a ``uniform, efficient, safe, secure and high-quality system of free public schools.''

Lawmakers Elect First Woman To Lead Rhode Island Senate
Providence - Sen. M. Teresa Paiva-Weed was elected state Senate president on Tuesday, becoming the first woman to lead the chamber and taking office

Meredith Broussard: Why I'm Not On Facebook
My college students would find me on Facebook in about five seconds flat. Can I really get up in front of a classroom and command authority if my students know I helped make a fruit turkey?

Legislators on the line in tough times
PROVIDENCE ? Facing what is expected to be a challenging and historic session, members of the state General Assembly were sworn in and ? along with other business ? elected the first woman to lead the Senate on Tuesday.

Newell Children's Center seeks funding from County for training
. However Monson says, $2,700 is only about half of what they anticipate they'll need for training their staff of ten and says this training has been a costly expense to the daycare center. "This really adds up and puts a strain on our budget," says Monson.

YAMAHA P22 STUDIO UPRIGHT PIANO:
For Sale. Cherry finish, near perfect. New lists at $5990. Appraised at $2495. Our price, $2150. Purchased new 10 yrs. ago. Well maintained. Will make serious student or musician very happy. Great sound.

THE OBSERVER STAFF LOOKS AT THE WIDE OPEN GATE FOR 2008
The Observer staff kicked off with a bang, heading up the year?s first issue with the state-mandated child vaccination controversy and ended with overdevelopment issues.

Parents pressure Dalhousie over daycare crunch
A chronic shortage of childcare spaces at Dalhousie University has led a mother to start a pressure group lobbying the university to apply for an expansion loan.   Alison Thompson, associate professor with the chemistry department, tried to book her son a place at the University Children?s Centre before he was even born. ?When I found out what the waiting lists were like, I was terrified. ...