Iraqi, Marine relationship helps revitalize ?Tourist Town? (United States Marines)
AL MADINAH AS SIYAHIYAH, Iraq (Oct. 27, 2007) -- Throughout four years of war, this small town on Lake Habbaniyah?s eastern shore has undergone a number of changes, virtually as many changes as the relationship between its residents and the troops who have been their neighbors since the war began....more...Officials mixed on effectiveness of ordinance (Today's News-Herald)
Editor?s note: This is the last in a three-part series. To see the effect of the city?s controversial behavioral ordinance, you need to look no further than Tom Cross....more... Bush visits on 're-entry day' of firestorm (North County Times)
As the week's raging wildfires began to subside Thursday, hundreds of thousands took solace in knowing that they would soon return to their homes ---- or what was left of them ---- and in the hopeful words of President Bush....more... In Memoriam: Remembering John Henry (BloodHorse)
Our readers share their memories... Garland, TX My wife and I visited John at the Ky. Horse Park just this last month. I always admired the grit and determination that made him what he was....more... Bush here on Thursday (North County Times)
President Bush will be in North County Thursday for a brief time following an aerial tour of fire-ravaged areas in Southern California. (Note to readers: Fire status of all fires as of 8:30 a.m. at the bottom of this story)...more... Black Bear Caught in Greece (R News)
Monroe County residents saw it wandering around their county for weeks. The bear was finally caught Friday and has already been released back into the wild in the southern Finger Lakes region....more... Van Mishap at FLCC Injures Two (R News)
Two Finger Lakes Communtiy College students suffered serious injuries after an accident in the school parking lot late Wednesday night....more... All the Rage: Comedian Lewis Black at Shea's (The Buffalo News)
Lewis Black can?t take much more success. The veteran comic and playwright has been ranting on stage for nearly 20 years. But he burst out of the club comic ghetto in 1997, when he joined the cast of ?The Daily Show With Jon Stewart.?...more... PRISON CHIC WILL GET PEOPLE'S ATTENTION (Lexington Herald-Leader)
A man walking near the Tulsa County Courthouse in Oklahoma while wearing a pair of handcuffs on one wrist drew the attention of passersby Friday, who contacted law officers. It was the man's idea of a fashion statement, sheriff's Sgt. Jody Britt said. The man, whose name was not released, was wearing goth clothing. One end of the handcuffs was on his wrist and the other end was dangling, making ......more... |