Prison for driver in fatal Northeast Phila accident
Philadelphia Inquirer - William Halloran Jr. today endured a withering series of statements from the family of a 12-year-old boy he killed while driving drunk on Thanksgiving in 2004, then was sentenced to four to eight years in prison. Halloran, 30, was convicted in March
America Hears, Distributor and Manufacturer of Digital Hearing Aids
dBusinessNews.com - Blane Anderson, CCCA, Will Help Establish Minnesota Hearing Aid Store PHILADELPHIA, PA, May 23, 2006 America Hears , the premier vendor and manufacturer of digital hearing aids, announced that it has signed a contract with licensed Minnesota
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1960 Sun - A blue duffel bag was stolen early in the morning May 14 from the backseat of an unlocked Subaru in the 2600 block of Eighth Ave. W. The victim told police the bag contained furniture legs, along with parts for unnamed musical instruments, and the
Dutch Researchers Develop Eye Glasses that Hear
Voice of America - People who use hearing aids often complain that the devices are useless in crowded noisy places. Now, a team of Dutch researchers at Delft University of Technology may have solved the problem with a pair of hearing eyeglasses. Each arm of the
Comcast dials up Internet refund
News Sun - Dear Fixer: On March 28, a Comcast technician came to install my Internet and cable service. I gave him a check for $107.90. On May 1, I received an auto-dialed call from Comcast threatening to block service for non-payment of the installation. I
Health Calendar
Naperville Sun - Eye screening: The Hauser-Ross Eye Institute will host a free eye health screening from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Alden Horizon, 2000 Randi Drive, Aurora. The screening is for adults 55 and older and will include distance and near vision, screening for
ECT News Community LinuxInsider Talkback Forum Re: US Marshals
Linux Insider - The U.S. Marshals Service is switching the databases at all 94 of its district offices in the United States and its territories to Red Hat Linux. The Marshals expect to have as much as 80 percent of their production databases and all of their data
Cabinet doors an open-and-shut case
Naperville Sun - Dear Fixer: We placed an order with Cabinet World in May 2005 and another in June 2005 for cabinets for a kitchen remodeling project. To obtain a 5 percent discount, we paid in full at the time we placed the order. This was probably a mistake. Most
New Monrovia Lions Club chapter ‘roaring’ to go
Martinsville Reporter-Times - MONROVIA - It’s been a few years since the town of Monrovia, just west of Mooresville, had a Lions Club. The group, which met during the World War II years, seems to have stopped and started again in 1969, according to charter member Don Ambrose. The
Duke University Study Finds Hearing Aids Are Underused
Medical News Today - Hearing loss can contribute to strained relationships with family and friends, depression and even a deterioration of basic well-being, but only one in five Americans who could benefit from a hearing aid has one - and just one-third of those who have