http:///news/index.xml News, sports and entertainment from Ledger-Enquirer.com en-us Copyright 2008 Ledger-Enquirer.com News 60 Thu, 04 Dec 2008 01:00:25 EST http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Ledger-Enquirer.com http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531801.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531801.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:44 EST Assistants who were on the road recruiting were recalled. A plane with defensive coordinator Paul Rhoads aboard that had landed Wednesday night in Palm Beach, Fla., was scheduled to return to Auburn immediately. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531830.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531830.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:18 EST Increasing the cost of health benefits to employees and adding a new fee for students are two ways the University System of Georgia is dealing with a worsening state budget crisis. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531794.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531794.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:53 EST Jet engine maker Pratt & Whitney laid off about 350 employees across the country on Wednesday — a handful in Columbus — amid concerns that airlines may delay or cancel orders as the global economy slows. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531849.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531849.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:18 EST When Harris County School Board members learned that their superintendent, Susan Andrews, applied for the same post in Muscogee County, it came as no big surprise. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531864.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531864.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:34 EST The telephone call came late at night. It was from the hospital. Maddie Lefcourt was not doing well. Her belly was swollen and there was discoloration. It was the same description doctors had given of her twin brother Will just before he died of cardiac arrest. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531795.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531795.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:53 EST Nov. 28, 1998: Just 15 hours after saying he had no contact with Auburn officials, Ole Miss coach Tommy Tuberville visited Auburn, Ala., to accept a five-year $4.5 million offer. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531802.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531802.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:00 EST An upset Jana Tarleton said Wednesday evening that if she could get off work from St. Francis hospital Thursday, she’d like to make a visit to the Auburn University Athletic Department. With her, she’d carry a sign. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531831.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531831.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:08 EST Age: 54 http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531861.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531861.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:33 EST My aunt sometimes asks, “Why my child?” You never think it could happen to you or to someone you love. But HIV/AIDS can happen to anyone. Five years ago, my cousin died of kidney failure due to complications from AIDS. He was 29, intelligent and successful with his own home. He had the coolest car, an impeccable sense of style and a great sense of humor. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/530940.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/530940.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:35 EST The feelings of Vincent Bernard Jones’ victims were attached by a paperclip. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531792.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531792.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:56 EST A group of Columbus employers are teaming up with a local church to collect gifts and raise money for at least 200 disadvantaged and foster children this Christmas. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531799.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531799.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:01 EST Twenty-two absentee ballots cast in the names of local nursing home residents are being challenged after a woman reported finding someone in her mother’s room at Hamilton House persuading the elderly patient to sign one of the ballots. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531793.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531793.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:53 EST Year School Record 1995 Mississippi 6-5 1996 Mississippi 5-6 1997 Mississippi 8-4 1998 Mississippi 6-5 1999 Auburn 5-6 2000 Auburn 9-4 2001 Auburn 7-4 2002 Auburn 9-4 2003 Auburn 8-5 2004 Auburn 13-0 2005 Auburn 9-3 2006 Auburn 11-2 2007 Auburn 9-4 2008 Auburn 5-7 Total 14 years 110-60 http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531838.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531838.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:17 EST TORONTO — The Toronto Raptors fired coach Sam Mitchell on Wednesday and replaced him with assistant Jay Triano, one day after an embarrassing loss at Denver. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531862.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/531862.html Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:23 EST Since he was only 3 years old at the time, it’s a little difficult for Benjamin Merva to remember much about the Fisher House he and his family stayed in while his father, Michael, was dying of cancer at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington. He just knows it meant a lot to him, his mother and his brothers. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/530113.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/530113.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:09 EST ATLANTA — Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss handed the GOP a firewall against Democrats eager to flex their newfound political muscle in Washington, winning a bruising runoff battle Tuesday night that had captured the national limelight. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/530073.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/530073.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:25 EST The Phenix City Council voted to settle two lawsuits against the city totaling $120,000 at Tuesday’s meeting. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/529685.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/529685.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:21 EST Columbus police are searching for a man they’ve linked to several fraud and theft cases on both sides of the river. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/530660.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/530660.html Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:06 EST Columbus election workers Tuesday morning were able through “constant trouble-shooting” to get past a voter database error that incorrectly showed some residents trying to cast ballots in Tuesday’s runoff already had voted. http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/530080.html http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/news/story/530080.html Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:24 EST The daily commute for those traveling along 13th Street in Columbus became more festive Tuesday as workers completed installing a Christmas scene in front of the Carmike Cinemas building that has become a holiday tradition.