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Pressure cookers help make good bombs — and clues Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 9:05 pm By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — In kitchens, they prepare food faster, but pressure cookers by their very nature help make good bombs, amplifying the blast and the carnage.  They don’t just hold the explosives. The…

Main Street-Union City seeks aid with upgrades Posted: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 9:05 pm By DONNA RYDER Associate Editor In its ongoing task of making the downtown area better, Main Street-Union City is applying for a grant to help local businesses upgrade their buildings. The Union City Council helped in that effort Tuesday night when…

Tyson Foods to pay penalty Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:00 am ST. LOUIS (AP) — The U.S. government says Tyson Foods has agreed to pay roughly $4 million in civil penalties to settle alleged violations related to eight accidental releases of anhydrous ammonia that happened over a four-year span and caused one death.The Justice…

Travelers are opting for Amtrak Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:00 am NEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak ridership increased in the first six months of fiscal year 2013, with ridership in March setting a record as the single best month ever in Amtrak’s history, the railroad said last week.Ridership grew 0.9 percent from October 2012…

Soleil now open in UC Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:00 am Springtime brings much-awaited change with longer days, warm sunshine and budding flowers.This spring also brings an exciting new business to Union City — the Soleil Garden Center at 2317 Nailling Drive.Soleil Garden Center is owned and operated by Charles and Crystal Meade of…

Recruiters attend convention Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:00 am Hardage Group owner Phillip Hardage of Dyersburg and representative Patsy Reasons of Bells recently attended the Inter-City Personnel Associate national convention in Orlando, Fla. The Hardage Group is an executive search firm specializing in engineering, operations and human resources opportunities. The firm has been in…

ID theft program expanded Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 12:00 am The Internal Revenue Service has expanded a nationwide program designed to help law enforcement agencies obtain tax return data vital to their local efforts in investigating and prosecuting specific cases of identity theft.More than 1,560 waiver requests have been received since the Law Enforcement…

Annie 4.16.13 Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 8:00 pm Dear Annie: I grew up in an extremely dysfunctional family. I have an older sibling who has hated the rest of us for the past 45 years. Family gatherings are extremely uncomfortable events. Inappropriate barbs lead to physical fights, young children cry while the adults pretend…

Soleil Garden Center readies for May 4 grand opening Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 10:48 am READY FOR BUSINESS — Soleil Garden Center owners (from left) Crystal and Charles Meade and managers Heather Edwards and Micah Barnes said they are ready for the center’s grand opening May 4. Spring brings much-awaited change with longer days,…

SKATE TIME Posted: Tuesday, April 16, 2013 9:39 am  Students at Martin Middle School are getting a chance to roller skate during PE classes this week. Drew Fagan (front) Devin Skelton, Sabrina Lyell and Jordanna Siglow were among the fifth period skaters Tuesday afternoon.