Archive for March, 2008

Deaths & Funerals

DOBSON, John F. (Jack) It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of John F. (Jack) Dobson on March 26, 2008, Dad went peacefully in his sleep at 91 years of age. Born in New York City on September 18, 1916, he married Maude in 1940. They were together until her passing after […]

Museum opens White Sox eyes

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Jermaine Dye usually is the center of attention when he meets with members of the Boys & Girls Clubs in Chicago, through his JD’s MVP program, or other youth groups in his ongoing outreach as a Major League player to influence the country’s future.But on Saturday morning, Dye shared the stage with […]

True devotion: blogging about the Orioles

Blogging about the Orioles isn’t for the faint of heart.The team, which opens the 2008 season tomorrow, used to have about 30 blogs focused on it, according to baseballblogs.org.That was on a par with the San Francisco Giants (30 blogs) and Seattle Mariners (31), but well below the rabid followings of the Boston Red Sox […]

Sex Is No Laughing Matter (Hito no sekusu ni warau na)

HK Filmart HAS ScreeningsScreen representations of relationships between a younger woman and an older man, like "Last Tango in Paris," "Stealing Beauty" or "Elegy," are often taken for granted and their massaging of male egos readily indulged. Second-time director Nami Iguchi offers a refreshingly moral-free alternative in "Sex Is No Laughing Matter," in which an […]

Tigers' Ordonez keeps to himself

LAKELAND, Fla. — Everyone knows Magglio Ordonez.He’s the one with the hair, the one with the batting title, the one who hit the playoff home run against Oakland that you’ll never forget. He might be the most recognizable player the Detroit Tigers have.Everyone knows him. And yet almost no one truly does.He’s not a loner. […]

Demos show their energy at convention

CORPUS CHRISTI — The Nueces County Democratic convention started more than two hours late, but the crowd made use of the time.As soon as a group of delegates in the corner of West Oso High School’s auditorium started chanting for Sen. Barack Obama, blue signs for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton popped up and delegates […]

Military Scholarship Fundraiser To Be Held

The Yellow Ribbon Support Center in Eastgate will be holding their "Let Us Never Forget" scholarship fundraiser next week.The money will fund college scholarships for students at local schools attended by soldiers and marines killed in combat, including Matt Maupin’s alma mater, Glen Este high school.And this year, the center expanded its effort, offering a […]

Adams County Speedway Ready for Action in 2008

CORNING, Iowa — The 2008 Adams County Speedway season is just about set to go green. This will be the 25th season under the NASCAR banner for the speedway, and the 26th under the promotion of Hampel Racing. This will be the second season under the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series banner.Practice day for the 2008 […]

New Life Risk Computing Software Calculates Life Expectancy

professor Dr. Robert Kane has helped design new computer software that can calculate how long you will live based on your lifestyle and diet.It’s called “The Vitality Compass,” a program designed to calculate your life expectancy. “Most of it is the stuff your mother taught you. Eating reasonable, everything in moderation,” he says.The 35-question test […]

US Wheat Presses Lower Ahead Of USDA Reports

US Wheat Presses Lower Ahead Of USDA Reports1255 EDT [Dow Jones] - U.S. wheat futures remain stuck in negative territory amid profit-taking and technical selling, traders say. Traders are taking money off the table ahead of the weekend and the end of the month, they add. There is position-evening ahead of the release of USDA […]

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