We were skimming 1010WINS when we saw this headline Spitzer Energy Adviser Resigns Amid Threat Investigation. What? An energy adviser was involved in the plot to discredit State Senator Joseph Bruno? But actually it's something nuttier:Energy adviser Steven Mitnick confirms that he has resigned from his position in the Spitzer administration. In April, a PSC member appointed by former Republican Gov. George Pataki said Mitnick had threatened her in an effort to get her......

Is it going to be Florida’s year again? Can the likely #1 pick in this year’s NBA draft, Greg Oden, lead Ohio State to a championship? Is Georgetown ready to return to elite status? These questions and many more will be answered over the next three weeks as March Madness begins. Locally, there isn’t much to root for. Syracuse got left out of the tournament despite a 10-6 record in the Big East and UConn......

An apartment building doorman was stabbed outside the East 80th Street building where he worked. Police believe that 30-year-old Pasquale Esposito (pictured), was the unlucky third in a love triangle and arrested 22-year-old Steven Figueroa for the murder. Figueroa, who worked as a doorman nearby, and his girlfriend had broken up briefly, and the woman went out with Esposito during that time. Witnesses saw Figueroa and his girlfriend arguing with Esposito on the street around......

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime_file/story/443517p-373548c.html...

Oh Chronicle of Higher Education, once a year we turn to you to find out what kind of crazy compensation the executives of our nations educational institutions are making (every year they make a bit more!). And this year you haven’t let us down. Of course since we don’t subscribe to the Chronicle we have to depend on those who do to let us know who is making what. Good thing then that there is......