| The Bank Job
The gang tunnelled into the vault from a dress shop next door and stole upwards of half a million quid, and the beauty of the job was that loads of it was dirty loot anyway: nicked or withheld from the taxman, so the boxes' shifty owners had to stay schtum. .
Time for a fresh start
And here in the Cape Fear region, we ring in the new year on roller skates. At least a few dozen did this year, when the Round-A-Bout Skating Center opened its doors to the youngest revelers at noon. Those who preferred to celebrate without wheels took to the streets in Southern Pines, the ballroom at the Holiday Inn Bordeaux and the dance floor at the Big Apple. Here’s a countdown of all the fun: 3:20 p.m. at the Round-A-Bout Skating Center’s Almost New Year Skate: The rules of the game are simple. When Daniel Honan yells green light: Go. When he yells yellow light: Slow down. When he yells red light: Stop. The first skater to span the Round-A-Bout rink and touch the wall on the other side wins a free item from the concession stand.
Going Against The Curve
I mean, it's not like the tabs are under some sort of centralized control, a single management that could be bought off by a truckload of cash. Get with it! Clinton's business partner can't just waltz in and buy up all the tabloids. ... What's that you're saying? ... [What would Arnold do?--ed. Good point. The aptly-named tab king David Pecker may finally have hit on a solid moneymaking strategy.] 11:29 P.M. Republican Debate: I guess I'm really not a Republican--or else Chris Matthews is an effective Dem saboteur--because the whole GOP field seemed weaker after the debate (just as the Dem field seemed stronger after its MSNBC debut). Judging just on affect, Blink-like, I thought McCain, Ron Paul, and Hunter did well. Giuliani a bit less well. Romney appears stiff and phony compared to the other front-runners.
Undernews: Nader - Now The Slander Begins Again
Since the mythology of the 2000 election shows no signs of fading, a few other points are worth noting: - According to exit polling, those who voted for Nader were disproportionately under 30, independent, first time voters, formerly Perot voters, and of no organized religion. In other words, many of his voters did not naturally belong to the Democratic party. In fact, half as many Republicans as Democrats voted for Nader. Six percent of independents and 7% of Perot voters supported Nader while only 2% of Democrats did. - The public had a cynical view of both major candidates with 41% believing that both would say anything to win votes. Barely half considered either major candidate honest and trustworthy. And an astounding 51% had reservations about their own vote. - Gore even lost his home state of Tennessee.
Karen Mancinelli / Daily Record
"CRAZY OVER LOVE"
March 14, 8 p.m.
Union County Performing Arts Center
1591 Irving St., Rahway
Tickets $17
Call (732) 499-8226
www.ucpac.org
David Tyson
Call (908) 273-7218
www.davidtysontheatre.com .
February 2008
Spokane Public Schools officials have decided not to start schools 15 minutes early to make up for days lost to January's snowstorm. Nor will those four days be tacked onto the end of the school year here/SR. 4. Blogosphere: Ski Report/TUBOB; Birthrite or birth place?/Dogwalk Musings; Everything's coming up fence posts/Slight Detour; One in 99.1 and sometimes worse/Randy Stapilus; and Sleep/Parents Council. 5. IMHO: Wolf population needs to be constrained, maintained/Spokesman-Review; Media Airways/David Horsey, Seattle PI; Lefty Mac: The discriminating liberal's choice/Bill Cope, Boise Weekly; Nader's quest for relevancy is lost cause/Daily Inter Lake; Finer points of college parties/Benjamin Ledford, UI Argonaut. 6. News Roundup: Suspect was dating female victim in Spokane double murder/KREM2; Loose moose keeps Moscow kids after school/KTVB; Barge hits John Day dam lock, closes Columbia to ships/KTVB; Idaho House panel OKs bill to ban abortion coercion/Idaho Statesman; Trustees: Turnover, staff errors led to Ed Board chaos/Twin Falls Times News.
Preparing for a storm
Monday starts Severe Weather Preparedness Week, a statewide effort to bring the attention of Hoosiers to threats posed by tornadoes and thunderstorms.The goal of the week, which ends Friday, is to better educate people about the hazards of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes, and to help everyone be prepared should severe weather occur.So families can practice their severe weather safety plans, the National Weather Service will conduct a statewide test of communication systems on Wednesday between 10:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. and between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. If weather postpones Wednesday's drill, a make-up drill will be conducted at the same times on Friday.For additional information on preparedness for severe weather and other emergencies, go to the Indiana Department of Homeland Security Web site at www.in.gov/dhs/3638.htmBefore the storm Develop a plan for you and your family for home, work school and when outdoors.
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