A freight train derailed in Mecca last night, spilling a potentially hazardous substance. The substance and the cause of the derailment are still under investigation.
A kitten was rescued after being stuck between two walls near the Dean’s Office at UCR. It had been stuck for four days and was either named Poe or Deana, depending on your news source (Pe.com or Fox 11 News). After being rescued, it ran away. Poor kitty. It was probably scared and I hope it didn’t go right back into the wall.
The Sallie Mae’s “Paying for College Bus Tour” stops at Ramona High tonight, as part of its cross country tour to encourage low income students to pursue a college education. Sponsored by UCR and MTV, tonight’s stop will have a speaker, a complimentary dinner for students and parents and a chance to win a $1,000 scholarship.
The Riverside Unified School District Board voted to reverse its February decision to slash 154 full time positions. They also voted to postpone their decision until April to close Grant Elementary school. Grant Elementary is the oldest school in the Riverside Unified School District, and was built downtown in 1897. The Board wants to close the school to save money.
On the homefront, I am home sick AGAIN today, suffering from bronchitis and a throat infection. Add an earache and the beginnings of a headache to the mix and let me go back to sleep. I’ll be back later to discuss the primaries today. McCain is expected to sweep. It’s thiiiiis close between Obama and Hil.
1 Comment
September 21, 2008 at 5:36 am
I think that engineer shold be fired from her’s or his job if there not doing a good job at there jobs.
Yes I’m wainting to become a train enineer for Green Mountain Railroad INC.
MIss Karen Ann DeLong