Archive for December, 2009

Did Americans get any healthier over past decade? (AP via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

About 10 years ago the government set some lofty health goals for the nation to reach by 2010.

And then there were two … (Pasadena Weekly)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

And then there were two …

Cardinals playoff tickets go on sale Monday morning (East Valley Tribune)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

For the second season in a row, the Arizona Cardinals have made the playoffs. Next week, fans will have their first chance to secure a piece of the action.

Some Hesitant as Mets’ Ticket Deadline Looms (New York Times)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Ticket prices and discontent over the team and the obstructed views in left field have left some Mets fans in no mood to renew season tickets by Thursday’s deadline.

Lady Gaga ticket scramble closes busy 2009 (Orlando Sentinel)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

In making the last-minute switch of this Sunday’s sold-out Lady Gaga extravaganza from Hard Rock Live to the larger UCF Arena, it appears that some ticketholders to the original show were left out in the cold. Typically, when a show is moved in such a way, the original tickets are honored at the new venue.

New Year’s Eve in Valley offers plenty of options (The Arizona Republic)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Big bashes in Tempe, Glendale and Scottsdale.

As U.S. Ages, Health Care May Need to Change (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

THURSDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) — America is getting older, and experts say the nation’s health-care system is not prepared to deal with the coming “elder boom.”

New Year’s Eve in Valley offers plenty of options (The Arizona Republic)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Three big bashes at the New Year’s Eve block parties in Tempe, Glendale and Scottsdale.

THE WACKY WORLD OF SPORTS, PART 3: Referee ejects parrot from soccer match (The Indiana Gazette)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Referee Gary Bailey had sent off his share of players during a long and distinguished officiating career. But during an English club soccer match between Hertford Heath and Hatfield Town in January, he sent off – for the first time in his life – a parrot.

Saline County top 10 in nation for places to work (Benton Courier)

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Although unemployment rates have hit 10 percent around the nation, many in Saline County aren’t feeling that pinch, and national financial publications are taking notice.