After Parma and Ketsana it's "cruel" Lupit

"Lupit — a Filipino word for cruel — is the 18th tropical storm to threaten the country this year." Tropical storms have claimed more than 800 lives till now in Philippines and as the nation tries to...

Typhoon 'Ramil' (Lupit) Treatens Central and Northern Luzon again

ARE WE READY NOW?  Typhoon Ramil (Lupit) has started shifting its course... now heading north slowly, possible to turn West today as the treat to Northern Luzon returns...Officials told residents still...

Typhoon Parma in Philippines: Flood and Heavy Rain Left 540 Dead

Typhoon Parma's unprecedented rain fall caused flooding in the Northern Philippines and pushed the death toll over 540. A series of landslides already claimed more than 160 lives in mountainous regions of Luzon....

TYPHOON PEPENG (PARMA) MOVING TOWARDS N. LUZON

Now that 'Pepeng' is in the country, What will happened to us? one of my 'Kabayan' told me this morning during our breakfast... I told him to stay calm and pray, that the Philippines would be spared again from...

Tunisian Woman Pregnant with 12 Babies

By Michael Theodoulou and Fiona MacraeLast updated at 10:36 AM on 18th August 2009"A teacher is pregnant with a record-breaking 12 babies, it has been claimed.The unnamed Tunisian woman, who is in her 30s, is...

Local GOP Members Call Meeting to Discuss Health Care Debate

About 200 people, mostly seniors crowded a small, hot room inside the Parma Memorial Hall Thursday. This town hall style meeting, sponsored by the Parma Republican Club, was called to discuss the current health care debate, and House Bill 3200, which according to the Bill, is...

Christensen's named Canyon County Farm Family of the Year

Caldwell,Idaho--The Christensens farm nearly 9-thousand acres in the Dry Lake Area in south Canyon County. Christensen is an advocate for cutting down on mistakes to save money that efficiency has paid off, The...

Mumbai swine flu shutdown begins

" Schools, colleges and cinemas in the Indian city of Mumbai have temporarily closed in a bid to limit the spread of the H1N1 virus. Schools and colleges will remain shut for a week and cinemas for three days. The...

Swine Flu - No Need To Panic, You Can Build Immunity Against It

" What is swine flu?Swine Influenza (swine flu) is a respiratory disease of pigs caused by type A influenzaviruses that causes regular outbreaks in pigs. People do not normally get swine flu, buthuman...

Health Care Town Hall Meeting Planned for Thursday

PARMA (WMAT News) – A Town Hall meeting on Health Care and House Bill 3200 is scheduled for 7:30pm at the Parma Memorial Hall at 6617 Ridge Rd. on Thursday. Sentaor Sherrod Brown has been invited to this event, which is being sponsored by the Parma Republican Party. IVSNN...

Man accused in park beating faces death penalty, charges from second attack

"The man accused of beating a woman to death in a Parma park earlier this month attacked another woman that same day in her apartment, prosecutors said.In the previously undisclosed attack, Todd Torok by hit the victim in the head with a dumbbell and gagged her in an...

Parmesan? It’s OK if it’s German, court says

Germany will not have to remove the name “Parmesan” from cheeses on sale that are not made in Italy’s Parma region, Europe’s highest court said on Tuesday. Germany won a reprieve on Tuesday, though perhaps only temporarily, from having to rename cheesesParmesan?...

Gas Station Ghost

I don't want to upset any demons are anything but I'm not convinced that this is a real ghost. My understanding is that ghosts are white not blue; maybe it drank some anti-freeze. Whatever it is, it's got people...

Firefighters Estimate Almost $1 Million In Damages In Three Alarm Fire

" March 13, 2007 Idaho - Firefighters say a three-alarm fire which demolished two historic buildings in downtown Parma this morning caused almost $1 million in damages. The Drama Lounge, at 102 Main St., and a building next door were consumed by flames early this morning....

The 2000 Election -- Stolen or Legitimate?

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