Paul J. Reed Jr., political inside, dies at 91
Paul J. Reed Jr., a retired political lawyer and political insider who had been active in 3rd District politics during the 쌞s and 1960s, died Aug. 27 of heart failure at the Oak Crest Village retirement community. The former North Baltimore resident was 91. Mr. Reed, the son of a plumber and a homemaker, was born in Baltimore and raised in East [...]
Read MoreStanley kills Spaight after four rounds
Political insults continue but dueling is outlawed in North Carolina. A Sept. 5, 1802 duel between a political lawyer and a former state governor, both New Bern men fighting on home territory, was reenacted Monday at New Bern Academy not far from the site of the original duel. The law banning the practice was enacted just two months [...]
Read MoreHundreds of former Czech, Slovak political prisoners meet
Svaty Hostyn, South Moravia, Sept 4 (CTK) – Hundreds of former Czech and Slovak political prisoners commemorated their dead and executed friends at the place of pilgrimage at Svaty Hostyn Saturday. “There were more than a quarter million of political prisoners in then Czechoslovak Republic,″ Prague Archbishop Dominik Duka who celebrated a mass [...]
Read MoreKool Rock-ski
Kool Rock-ski is a member of the legendary hip hop group, The Fat Boys. TheCelebrityCafe.com’s Julian Brentlinger spoke with Kool about his hip hop past and the current music scene. TheCelebrityCafe:When was the moment in your life that you knew that you wanted to do music? Kool Rock-ski: My mom played a whole range of music, including country. She played [...]
Read MoreOrganised chaos
6 September 2010 Last updated at ǣ:42 ET By Ian Youngs Entertainment reporter, BBC News Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. I Am Kloot’s John Bramwell (left) and Elbow’s Guy Garvey discuss the Mercury Prize After Elbow won the Mercury Music Prize in 2008 they were supposed to get straight to work on a follow-up [...]
Read MoreSanta Barbara Police Department cites 21 for driving without a license at weekend DUI checkpoints
By DAILY SOUND STAFF — AUG. 31, 2010 The Santa Barbara Police Department arrested only one person for alleged drunken driving in a series of sobriety checkpoints all weekend, but authorities did cite 21 motorists for driving without a license. The police department checked 958 vehicles at checkpoints on Las Positas Road, Foothill Road. Bath Street and San [...]
Read MoreCandidates work crowd at UMW Labor Day rally
United Mine Workers President Cecil Roberts leads the crowd at Racine in a moment of silence for the 29 miners who died in the Upper Big Branch explosion in April. RACINE, W.Va. — Under sunny skies, the United Mine Workers of America held its 72nd annual Labor Day Celebration in Racine at the John Slack Park Memorial Park. Several [...]
Read MoreLecture on UFOs on Sept. 14
By Ali LittmanObserver staff writerPublished on Tuesday, August 31, 2010 11:19 PM MDT In case New Mexicans thought they had moved on from their alien past, Norio Hayakawa reminds Rio Ranchoans that UFOs still exist — at least in our conscious. Hayakawa will present a lecture on Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. at the Meadowlark Senior [...]
Read MoreArea 51 Motocross Racing
Printer-friendly versionSend to friend This weekend Area 51 Motocross hosted their biggest event of the season, The Can/Am Air. Saturday gave competitors a chance to get in some practice time on the main track, and featured a grass race and the Dunlop “Minicross” race. The minicross race was a chance to introduce young kids to the sport [...]
Read More12-year-old motocross rider injured at Area 51
Printer-friendly versionSend to friend A 12-year-old motocross rider is reported to have neck and back injuries after crashing at Area 51. That’s on Harloff Road in Batavia. East Pembroke fire and Mercy EMS responded. Mercy Flight is deemed not needed. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you’re [...]
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