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Building on successFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 11:09PMDr. Dana Gibson knows she has some big shoes to fill when she begins her job as Sam Houston State University’s 13th president On Sept. 1 — 12 pairs of past presidential shoes, in fact.

PSJA migrant students recognized by UT-AustinFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:30PMPHARR — Four Pharr-San Juan-Alamo students who travel with the seasons and work nearly 12-hour shifts in the farm fields are being recognized as exemplary migrant students. One of them even received the statewide Migrant Student of the Year Award....

Spa: Series race 1 reportFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:14PMChampionship leader Jean-Eric Vergne claimed his seventh race victory of the Cooper Tires British F3 International Series season at Spa-Francorchamps this afternoon, Carlin's French ace recovering brilliantly from a poor start to claim the lead from his team-mate James Calado at mid-distance.

Keeping up with the JonasesFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:13PMA brother-by-brother breakdown of the pop sensations.

Autobahn: Series Friday practice reportFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 9:13PMJOLIET, Ill. (July 30, 2010) -- RJ Lopez, of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, has led the last three on-track sessions for the SCCA Pro Racing Trans-Am Series, dating back to his first career Trans-Am victory in the race at Toronto two weeks ago and including both practice sessions today in preparation for Sunday's Harrah's Autobahn Grand Prix presented by Mazda.

14. Landing a dream jobFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:56PMHAVE you ever wandered through the classified ads, and just when you thought you'd found that job you had been looking for, you read the fine print, only to discover that you're lacking something oh-so trivial?

The Sage's Son: What became of the Buffett billions?Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:28PMIt is a typical midsummer's day, duck-egg blue skies, a wisp of cloud, not a hint of breeze. A convoy of vehicles is burrowing deep into the impossibly green mountains of rural Congo. The first, a flat-top, is bristling with men and machine guns and the last, a jeep, is driven by a brilliant young anthropologist who also happens to be heir to the now defunct Belgian throne. I am in the truck in ...

Leaving the house: Ex-MPs discuss life after the House of CommonsFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:19PMOne day, they were the nation's representatives. The next, they were back on civvy street. Six recent ex-MPs tell Charlotte Philby about life after Parliament

Hiring of familiar name as police chief raises familiar complaintFriday, July 30, 2010 @ 6:10PMBy SUSAN TAYLOR MARTIN Senior Correspondent Friday, July 30, 2010 PALMETTO — Human nature being what it is, who you are and whom you know often helps in landing work. But some Manatee County residents say the old boy network is unusually active in their part of the world. Consider: The police chief of Palmetto abruptly retired this month. His replacement? Rick Wells, son of Manatee County's ...