Posted on May 27, 2009 under Uncategorized |
Lord, Lord, Lord. The Free Press reported Sunday that the city’s tax department cannot tell the difference between a vacant lot and the two-story, Tudor-style brick home of a City Council member. That is why Councilwoman JoAnn Watson was billed for
Love qualifies for 23rd straight British Open, Kuchar finishes on top - Newsday
PLANO, Texas (AP) Former PGA champion Davis Love III secured a spot in his 23rd consecutive British Open, putting together rounds of 67-65 to earn one of eight spots in the U.S. qualifier Monday. It was the second straight year Love had to
Remembering Amos Elon - Nation
The world of letters lost an inimitable voice on Monday, when the journalist and historian Amos Elon died in Italy, at the age of eighty-two. For decades, Elon’s stylish essays graced the pages of The New York Review of Books , where he wrote about a
Posted on May 20, 2009 under Uncategorized |
President Obama is asking consumers to put their money - up to $1,300 per new vehicle by 2016 - behind his plan for higher efficiency standards for cars and trucks and tougher rules on their greenhouse gas emissions. In return, Mr. Obama said Tuesday
Steelers’ Harrison: Skipping White House ceremony not a big deal - KFSM.com
PITTSBURGH (AP) Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison says he can’t believe there’s so much fuss being made about him skipping the Super Bowl champions’ White House visit with President Barack Obama on Thursday. Harrison will bypass the
Fashion designer Marc Ecko to kick off Rutgers graduations this week - MyCentralJersey.com
NEW BRUNSWICK More than 11,400 graduating students and their families will converge upon New Brunswick and Piscataway this week for the Rutgers University commencement ceremony on Wednesday and the convocations for 14 of the university’s schools
Obama gives plug for his Ford hybrid - Detroit Free Press
President Barack Obama may be the only investor willing and able to keep General Motors Corp. and Chrysler LLC alive, but his biggest endorsement at today’s announcement on fuel economy went to Ford Motor Co. At the end of a Rose Garden ceremony
Obama touts plan for cleaner, more efficient cars - Lincoln Journal Star
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is asking consumers to put their money up to $1,300 per new vehicle by 2016 behind his plan for higher efficiency standards for cars and trucks and tougher rules on their greenhouse gas emissions. In
Work starts on pipe to Russian oil - People’s Daily Online
China started construction of a crude oil pipeline to import oil from Russia yesterday in Mohe in Northeast China’s Heilongjiang province, following a loan-for-oil accord signed with Russia in April. Vice-premier Wang Qishan, who was present at the
Pahokee Football Team Receives State Title Rings - WPBF News 25
PAHOKEE, Fla. — Members of the Pahokee High School football team will receive their state championship rings Tuesday. Students at Pahokee High School’s graduation ceremony hold up a painting of Norman Griffith Jr., a star player who was shot to
Posted on May 09, 2009 under Uncategorized |
Scott Shaw/The Plain Dealer A fire destroyed Councilman Joe Cimperman’s home last August, resulting in many people giving him the gifts he reported last year. Joe Cimperman benefited from an outpouring of generosity from friends, business leaders and
Steelpans in White House - President took gifts home for daughters - Caribbean Net News
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — US President Barack Obama purchased two powder-coated tenor steelpans, one red and one black for daughters Malia and Sasha during his visit to Trinidad and Tobago for the Fifth Summit of the Americas that took place last
