http://www.jaxobserver.com North Florida's Conservative News Source! Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:54:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en FRANKFORT, Ky. - Each year, Wendy Fletcher says she and two partners see more than 5,000 patients at their practice in Morehead, Ky. They are not doctors, but rather registered nurse practitioners who say they are able to increase access to health care and make it more affordable. "None of us are ... http://www.jaxobserver.com/2010/03/13/nurses-covering-more-health-care/ MANNING, S.C. - Barry Moore seems very happy during a telephone interview, even though the owner of The Manning Times has plenty to be unhappy about. His entire staff decided to walk out on him, apparently quitting to start their own paper. But don't let the word "entire" fool you. It ... http://www.jaxobserver.com/2010/03/13/newspapers-entire-staff-quits-to-start-a-second-publication/ A Nike swoosh or the Golden Arches might one day call to consumers from the back of your car. The legislation that could allow some companies to stamp their corporate logo on Florida license plates as a way to bring in some cash for the state – and save drivers some ... http://www.jaxobserver.com/2010/03/12/would-you-support-corporate-sponsorship-of-state-license-plates/ For all the fiction in which the world's fate hangs in the balance, a real event - the Second World War - may be the most dramatic of all. "World War II was a crossroads that would spell the difference between freedom or oppression, probably forever," Steven Spielberg says. "It's not ... http://www.jaxobserver.com/2010/03/12/hanks-and-spielburg-go-from-europe-to-the-pacific/ BAGHDAD - Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is in a tight race to maintain his leadership over the Iraqi government, partial election results indicated on Thursday. The Independent High Electoral Commission reported that al-Maliki was well ahead in the southern provinces of Babil and Najaf, two largely Shiite areas where he had ... http://www.jaxobserver.com/2010/03/12/early-election-results-in-iraq-too-close-too-call/ MANITOWOC, Wis. - The woman whose fingers were bitten off by an Asiatic black bear at Lincoln Park Zoo on March 5 had a blood-alcohol content that was twice the legal limit, Manitowoc Police Capt. Scott Luchterhand said Thursday. Tracy Weiler, 47, of Manitowoc had a BAC of 0.16 percent, two ... http://www.jaxobserver.com/2010/03/12/woman-bitten-by-bear-was-drunk/ You're young. You have a little extra cash this year, and you want to open a Roth retirement account. Go ahead, invest in a really risky mutual fund, your friends say. All the cool guys are doing it. You'll feel 10 feet tall. Don't listen to them. You should invest like ... http://www.jaxobserver.com/2010/03/12/never-too-early-to-open-a-roth-ira/ WASHINGTON - Every 10 years, the federal government counts the number of people living in the U.S., as required by the Constitution. Various groups get involved to try to make sure the count is fair and accurate. Other groups, even elected officials, criticize it. Question: Why does our government do this ... http://www.jaxobserver.com/2010/03/12/questions-and-answers-about-the-census/ Been there. Done that. Won the Emmy. Twice. That was Patricia Heaton's first reaction when the former "Everybody Loves Raymond" wife was offered the TV mom role on ABC's "The Middle." Then she met the show creators, DeAnn Heline from Ohio and Eileen Heisler from Illinois. "We're all moms, and they get it," says ... http://www.jaxobserver.com/2010/03/12/heaton-savors-vantage-point-as-mom-at-the-middle/ U.S. airlines flew fewer passengers last year than at any time since 2004 and are likely to have a slower return to profitability than their peers in Asia and Latin America, according to two reports out Thursday. The number of domestic and international travelers ferried by U.S. carriers for all of ... http://www.jaxobserver.com/2010/03/12/u-s-airlines-carry-fewer-passengers/