Blue Crossand Blue Shield

Blue Cross bids for Crist's affordable health coverage  TALLAHASSEE -- Jacksonville-based Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc. and eight other private health plans have volunteered to participate in a plan proposed by Gov. Charlie Crist to offer affordable health coverage to Florida's uninsured.

Blue Jays option OF Mench to triple-A; complete Bautista deal with Diaz   TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have optioned outfielder Kevin Mench to triple-A Syracuse, the club announced Monday.

Fineman: Blue-Collar Democrats Worry About Obama  Barack Obama hasn't made the sale with blue-collar Democrats or Hillary supporters. And some Democrats are worried.

Blue Shield’s foundation gives $7.7M in Q3 grants, many in SF Bay Area  The Blue Shield of California Foundation, the San Francisco-based health plan’s philanthropic arm, said Thursday it’s making $7.7 million in 3rd-quarter grants to 17 nonprofits across California.

Blue Rocks rained out, will play two today  MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Monday night's scheduled game between the Blue Rocks and Myrtle Beach was rained out. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader today with the opener scheduled for 6:05 p.m.

Blue Shield's foundation gives $7.7M in Q3 grants  The Blue Shield of California Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the San Francisco health plan, said Thursday it's making $7.7 million in 3rd-quarter grants to 17 nonprofits including 15 in California and two on the East Coast.

Video walls, sea of blue behind the stage for Democrats  NEW YORK - The stage of the Democratic National Convention is a mix of modern stagecraft and political consciousness. Three plasma screens tower 103 feet above the stage and a video projection wall backs speakers with a sea of blue. The podium retracts when it's not being used.

Blue Bird more than its resale shop alone  Resale finds and Easter egg baskets come to mind when someone mentions the Blue Bird Circle Shop.

Blue crabs: Eat them or leave them?  Greg Velzy and Adam Staples love Richmond's oddball blue crabs. Velzy loves watching them. Staples loves eating them. And that is a point of contention these days along the otherwise soothing waters of the James River.

Blue Rocks rained out  Myrtle Beach, SC - Monday night's scheduled game between the Wilmington Blue Rocks and Myrtle Beach Pelicans was postponed due to rain. The game will be made up as part of a doubleheader on Tuesday with game one scheduled for a 6:05 p.m. first pitch.

Fatal on 299 near Blue Lake  A collision Monday on State Route 299 involving a car and a bicycle has resulted in a death, according to the Humboldt County Corner's Office. Coroner Frank Jager said the crash happened near Blue Lake and the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office

Action - Blue Springs Planning Commission  The Blue Springs Planning Commission meets on the second and fourth Monday of the month. The commission met Monday, Aug. 25, 2008, and took the following action unanimous unless otherwise noted:

Bethel Senior Day Care celebrates with 'Blue Hawaii' prom  Published: Monday, August 25, 2008 at 8:56 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, August 25, 2008 at 8:56 p.m. An annual tradition has begun as Bethel Senior Day Care Center clients celebrated their first prom with the theme, Blue Hawaii. "We had so much fun remembering our teenage years," said Alma Dover.

Fairview and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota Reach Contract Agreement for Clinics and Hospitals   Fairview and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota have reached an agreement on a contract that allows Fairview clinics to remain as participating providers in all of Blue Cross' provider networks.

Pediatricians conflict with Blue Cross Blue Shield  Word is out that many Houston parents may have to find new pediatricians for their children.

Blue Jays send Mench to triple-A  A three-hit performance in Saturday's lopsided win over Boston wasn't enough to keep Kevin Mench in a Toronto Blue Jays uniform.

Blue Devils shock UConn in huge upset  Central Connecticut had been here before. The Blue Devils have led their rivals from UConn, just as they did in the final minutes Monday night.

Red, blue ban at SVHS  Left photo TARA JORDAN, 17, shows off a school-appropriate outfit under new dress-code regulations.Right photo JORDAN MODELS many of the styles outlawed on campus now, including solid blue or red clothing, bare midriffs, short shorts, bandanas and bare feet.

State-bound Blue Devils beat Broncs  CORVALLIS - Queens of Central A. The Corvallis Blue Devils capped off their perfect regular season with a 4-1 victory over rival Hamilton Friday. The night before, Corvallis clinched the No. 1 spot in the conference headed into the state tournament May 22-24 in Butte.

Berard will be given a shot to help out on the blue line  Looking to add a little competition on the blue line for training camp, the Flyers have invited veteran defenseman Bryan Berard to camp on a tryout contract.

Overnight lane closures on Blue Route  There will be overnight lane closures this week on the Blue Route between the Schuylkill Expressway and Ridge Pike interchanges in West Conshohocken and Plymouth and Lower Merion Townships, Montgomery County, for construction.

Blue Jays' Mench follows Marcum to triple-A  A three-hit performance in Saturday's lopsided win over Boston wasn't enough to keep Kevin Mench with the Toronto Blue Jays, who optioned the outfielder to triple-A Syracuse on Monday.

WestPoint Home Donates Chris Madden(R) Plush Blankets to Wounded American Soldiers as part of Blue Star Mothers of ...  "Operation Cozy Comfort," initiated by Michigan's Blue Water Chapter President Carla Brodacki, is one of their many ongoing drives to collect and send comforting remembrances from home to our wounded soldiers in Iraq.