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Fla GOP’s $3.5 million cash collection includes timely Jax dog track donationTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 11:09AMThe Florida Republican Party pulled in $3.5 million in the three months ending June 30, more than three times that collected by state Democrats during the span, new finance records show. Health care companies, a private prison firm, and utilities were among the GOP’s biggest givers — cash that tracked some of the biggest issues [...]

ANOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF 6/1/11Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 6:41PMJOAN ANDERSON, 80, of Rogue River died Friday, May 27, 2011 at her home surrounded by her husband and children. No services will be held. Grants Pass Funeral Alternatives is in charge of arrangements. She was born October 12, 1930 in Concrete, Washington.

Sports CalendarTuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 5:53AMThis list is updated at least weekly. A short version including imminent events appears on Fridays in the sports section. Submit items by e-mail to sports@timesfreepress.com, by fax to 423-668-5049 or by mail to Sports Dept., Chattanooga Times Free Press, 400 E. 11th St., Chattanooga, TN 37403.

Reed hopes to strike it lucky at Las Vegas Supercross finalThursday, May 5, 2011 @ 1:27AMThe race for Monster Energy AMA Supercross title honours will reach its final climactic chapter this weekend and TwoTwo Motorsports'/BelRay Racing's Chad Reed can write an ending that many would never have predicted when the season began five months ago. With factory doors closed, Reed defied the trend and a tight timeframe to assemble his own small yet committed team.

Who let the dogs out? Tracks may have no greyhounds under billWednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 8:43AMGreyhound dog tracks, which say they have been losing money on dog racing and can make more from poker rooms anyway, would be allowed to continue to offer gambling without having to hold live dog racing under a bill that passed in the House on Tuesday.

House passes dog tracks billWednesday, April 27, 2011 @ 8:03AMTALLAHASSEE (NSF) -- Greyhound dog tracks, which say they have been losing money on dog racing and can make more from poker rooms anyway, would be allowed to continue to offer gambling without having to hold live dog racing under a bill that passed in the House on Tuesday.

Running For Her LifeThursday, March 24, 2011 @ 11:45PMSlowed by age and injuries, as well as long battles with bulimia and depression, Patti Dillon saw her record-breaking running career come to a halt when she was in her mid-30s. A short time later, her third marriage also ended, and she was laid off from her position as a job-training specialist at a Native American center in Jamaica Plain. ...

Top stories of 2010: Slots, snow and a Siberian huskySaturday, January 1, 2011 @ 11:46PMWhat, no brothels? A series of raids and arrests by Annapolis police and federal agents in November made for splashy headlines, but it takes more than seven stories to make it into the Top 10. Actually, the brothels did merit passing mention in our story on violent crime. The brothel raids were sensational, yet short-lived; violent crime seemed to never take a week off throughout the year. Our ...

2010 Sports Chronology - January through JuneFriday, December 31, 2010 @ 3:36PMJan. 1 — Florida State knocked off West Virginia 33-21 in the Gator Bowl in the final game of Bobby Bowden's storied 44-year career as a head coach. Bowden finished with a 389-129-4 record and a 33rd consecutive winning season.