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News in brief

Here are a selection of brief news items from this week’s paper edition, and possibly a few news briefs that didn’t make it in the paper.

Community Calendar

Franklin Park Herald-Journal with news of Northlake welcomes items for the Community Calendar as well as items for Business Briefs, Campus News, Community Briefs, School Digest and Newsmakers. Items must be received a minimum of 14 days prior to publication, but earlier is better. E-mail items to oakpark@pioneerlocal.com; fax to (708) 383-3678 or by mail to: Pioneer ...

Stem-cell ruling threatens Stanford research

by Sue Dremann Embryonic stem-cell research by Stanford University researchers could be terminated under a preliminary U.S. District Court ruling -- even if stem cells are involved in only part of the research. Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth issued a preliminary injunction Aug. 23 suspending federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research.

Stem cell ruling puts researcher's project in limbo

(PhysOrg.com) -- Promising work by Joanna Wysocka, PhD, has been thrown into an uncertain limbo by a recent injunction suspending federal funding for human embryonic stem cell research.

Hallsville family welcomes addition of special toddler

MICHAEL CAVAZOS Jason vallery plays with his adopted son Abraham, on Thursday August 26, 2010, in their Hallsville home. (Michael Cavazos/News-Journal Photo)