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RAIN (Records/Archives In the News) is a daily compilation of news stories from around the world. PROFESSOR researches Mobile's ties to the Underground Railroad Mobile Register - Mobile,AL,USA ... In Mobile this week, she did research at the city archives, Mobile County Probate Court, the National African American Archives and the Museum of Mobile. ... <http://www.al.com/news/mobileregister/index.ssf?/base/news/1116667025202460.xml&coll=3> BREDESEN: Close records on sexual harassment Jackson Sun - Jackson,TN,USA ... CEO, said he wants the state to be able to retain records of a ... should have proposed before a member of his administration started shredding documents,'' said ... <http://miva.jacksonsun.com/miva/cgi-bin/miva?NEWS/news_storyV2005.mv+link=200505217229742> THE Winchester Star Winchester Star - Winchester,VA,USA ... That it timely, said CCHA Archivist Mary Morris, because the the historical society is investigating the possibility of publishing a book on historic homes in ... <http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/050521/Life_durham.asp> WHICH records are open in Pa.? Penn Live - Harrisburg,PA,USA ... records and discipline-related documents are not ... POLICE INVESTIGATORY RECORDS: Not public, and act ... distinguish between active and closed investigatory files. ... <http://www.pennlive.com/newsflash/pa/index.ssf?/base/news-27/111669177736520.xml&storylist=penn> SURVEY finds barriers to public records _ and ways to overcome phillyburbs.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA ... full knowledge of his or her office's open-records policy ... legal fees paid by counties; criminal-case files and a photocopy of charging documents from district ... <http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-05212005-492410.html> BRIGHAM Young's Will For Sale KTVX - Salt Lake City,UT,USA ... testament. However, archivists believe that it may not be authentic. The Alderfer Auction Company plans to sell the document on June 8th. ... <http://www.4utah.com/local_news/local_headlines/story.aspx?content_id=28B77029-8055-4F55-ACFD-DE7892CB7839> FOIA shines flashlight in government corners The Republican - Springfield,MA,USA ... At the same time, federal employees classified 15.6 million pieces of information as vital to national security, and, thus, out of the reach of FOIA requests. ... <http://www.masslive.com/editorials/republican/index.ssf?/base/news-0/111666167816510.xml&coll=1> COURT rules donor names not public records WKYT - Lexington,KY,USA ... Court of Appeals has ruled that names of financial donors to the University of Louisville Foundation should not be disclosed under the state's Open Records Act ... <http://www.wkyt.com/Global/story.asp?S=3373938> KEEPSAKES won't last forever on hard drives Edmonton Journal - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada ... Their initial advertised archival life of more than 50 years has been cut down to that of hard drives, with no accepted manufacturing standard and more ... <http://www.canada.com/edmonton/edmontonjournal/news/business/story.html?id=f9a0e16b-8f2b-4fae-9412-efa8d4c745b3> ABANDONED medical records found, part 5 KVOA.com - Tucson,AZ,USA First, Eyewitness News 4 reported thousands of medical records trashed in a dumpster here in Tucson. Then we found 12,000 more records ... <http://kvoa.com/Global/story.asp?S=3373296&nav=HMO5a8Hg> Click on this link to access news videos about these abandoned records <http://kvoa.com/Global/SearchResults.asp?qu=medical+records&x=0&y=0> http://shrinkster.com/5gi WHAT the law says about records surveyors sought Centre Daily Times - Centre County,PA,USA ... to-Know Law is particularly strong in granting access to spending and billing records. ... approved by the state Supreme Court make district court files public and ... <http://www.centredaily.com/mld/centredaily/news/politics/11706068.htm SURVEY finds barriers to public records _ and ways to overcome phillyburbs.com - Philadelphia,PA,USA ... is acting with full knowledge of his or her office's open-records policy ... and townships; jail overtime and legal fees paid by counties; criminal-case files and a ... <http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/103-05212005-492410.html> PATIENTS' records could move from paper to computers Billings Gazette - Billings,MT,USA CHEYENNE -- Storing patients' records on computer files would help doctors, pharmacists and other health care providers exchange information more quickly and ... <http://www.billingsgazette.com/index.php?tl=1&display=rednews/2005/05/20/build/wyoming/70-health-records.inc> THE Winchester Star Winchester Star - Winchester,VA,USA ... Archives, Winchester's early water works, and more. "We try to pick historical topics that are timely," Shull said. ... Archives at the Handley Library. ... <http://www.winchesterstar.com/TheWinchesterStar/050521/Life_history.asp> COUNTY was prepared for close scrutiny on hospital issue Waukesha Freeman - Milwaukee,WI,USA WAUKESHA - The Waukesha County Board prepared itself for the open records request made by Aurora Health Care after Aurora recently lost a bid for hospital ... <http://www.gmtoday.com/news/local_stories/2005/May_05/05202005_02.asp> $1.3 million state grant to put records just a mouse-click away The Jersey Journal - Jersey City,NJ,USA ... Thanks to a $1.3 million state grant, taxpayers will soon be able to access county records, such as land sales, deeds, liens and election results, via the ... <http://www.nj.com/news/jjournal/index.ssf?/base/news-0/1116666724235460.xml> HOMEOWNERS must keep deeds safe BBC News - UK ... Nationwide is returning documents to all customers who have borrowed money since 1999. Lenders no longer need to keep the title deeds for properties in England ... <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/moneybox/4569245.stm> JOHN Schneider: Thanks to Internet, couple reclaim family history ... Lansing State Journal - Lansing,MI,USA ... spectacular good deeds. On May 3, I wrote about Terence and Sandra Royston of Portland, who found out too late that crucial family documents and photographs ... <http://www.lsj.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050521/COLUMNISTS09/505210341/1016/news> PORTAL to the poignant yet proud Orlando Sentinel (subscription) - Orlando,FL,USA ... life. Most of the ledger drawings celebrate the deeds of war. ... disappeared. Indian ledger art documents this passage into oblivion. ... < http://www.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment/orl-ledgerart_vsrv052105may21,0,536032.story?coll=orl-caltop> FOR 3rd time, info accessed on computer at Purdue Indianapolis Star - Indianapolis,IN,USA ... Consequently, a growing number of universities are ending the use of Social Security numbers as the main identifier of students in computer records. ... <http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050521/NEWS01/505210449/1006> ALARM rises as hackers hit schools Sacramento Bee (subscription) - Sacramento,CA,USA ... "You changed it to an A-, right? An A+ is too obvious for my parents," wrote one of the students in computer records obtained by police. ... <http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/12928866p-13776796c.html> Reuters via Yahoo! News, Fri, 20 May 2005 4:01 PM PDT Morgan Stanley case highlights e-mail perils http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20050520/bs_nm/financial_morganstanley_perelman_emails_dc_4 The $1.45 billion judgment against Morgan Stanley for deceiving billionaire Ronald Perelman over a business deal has a lesson all companies should learn -- keeping e-mails is now a must, experts say. Wausau Daily Herald, Sat, 21 May 2005 2:25 AM PDT Fledgling data storage business reaches out for national clients http://www.wausaudailyherald.com/wdhbusiness/284637535833464.shtml The first six months can be incredibly difficult on most new businesses, and many fail to keep their doors open much longer than that. That's just one more reason for John Koci to appreciate the moment next week when he gets to speak to hundreds of Corporate America's top decision makers. The State, Sat, 21 May 2005 0:10 AM PDT Letters chronicle family’s secrets http://www.thestate.com/mld/thestate/news/special_packages/9639664.htm Handwritten on pink stationery, the April 29, 1946, letter is brief: a note from a young person to a politician she knows. I wish to let you know that I received the telegram. Thank you very much. Peter A. Kurilecz Richmond, Va [log in to unmask]