BOURBONNAIS —” In the middle of what could have been Lovie Smith’s last annual overly optimistic state-of-the-Bears address to open training camp Thursday, he was asked how the lessons of three straight playoff-less seasons may help prevent a fourth. Good question. Odd answer. “Those years you talked abo
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 28 (Reuters) – A moderate earthquake of 5.3 magnitude shook the sea off the Oregon coast on Wednesday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey said, but there were no initial reports of casualties or damage. The quake’s epicenter was 85 miles west-northwest of the port town of Coos Bay on the s
A couple in their nineties are both having problems remembering things. During a checkup, the doctor tells them that they’re physically okay, but they might want to start writing things down to help them remember. Later that night, while watching TV, the old man gets up from his chair. ‘Want anything while IR
By DICK MORRIS Having already lost all Republicans and almost all independents, Obama is shedding Democrats these days. According to a Fox News poll, his job approval among them has dropped from 84 percent at the end of June to 76 percent in mid-July. A combination of the Afghan War, the oil spill, Guantanamo and [...]
A ‘heads up’ for those men who may be regular Lowe’s or Home Depot customers. This one caught me by surprise. Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite traumatic. Don’t be naive enough to think [...]
“You must drain the swamp if you are going to govern for the people”, said Speaker of the House, Democrat, Nancy Pelosi in 2006. So here we are in 2010 and this is how the “swamp” appears: WASHINGTON – New York Democrat Charles Rangel made a last-minute effort Tuesday to settle his ethics case and
“Massachusetts Congressman Barney Frank caused a scene when he demanded a $1 senior discount on his ferry fare to Fire Island’s popular gay haunt, The Pines, last Friday. Frank was turned down by ticket clerks at the dock in Sayville because he didn’t have the required Suffolk County Senior Citizens ID. A
…”For Pakistan, however, Afghanistan is an area of fundamental strategic interest. The region’s main ethnic group, the Pashtun, stretch across the Afghan-Pakistani border. Moreover, were a hostile force present in Afghanistan, as one was during the Soviet occupation, Pakistan would face threats in the west as
By Mort Zuckerman The growing tension between the Obama administration and business is a cause for national concern. The president has lost the confidence of employers, whose worries over taxes and the increased costs of new regulation are holding back investment and growth. The government must appreciate that confidence is
Thousands of people around the world have died in train wrecks caused by natural disasters. In 2004, the tsunami in Southeast Asia derailed a Sri Lankan train, killing 1,700 people. But with modern advances, these tragedies can be avoided — and a Tel Aviv University researcher, working in collaboration with teams from
PORTLAND, Ore. – “Detectives have interviewed former U.S. Vice President Al Gore this past week in San Francisco, a law enforcement source has confirmed to KATU News. Portland police detectives interviewed Gore on Thursday, questioning him further about allegations that he sexually abused a licensed a massage th
By Tom Purcell I can’t really blame them, if you want to know the truth. I speak of the latest down-economy trend: More 20-somethings are moving back home with Mom and Dad — and happily accepting financial assistance. So pronounced is the trend — some 41 percent of parents are giving their 20-somethings so
The phone rings and the lady of the house answers. “Hello?” “Mrs. Sanders, please.” “Speaking.” “Mrs. Sanders, this is Dr. Jones at St. Agnes Laboratory. When your husband’s doctor sent his biopsy to the lab last week, a biopsy from another Mr. Sanders arrived as well. We
A fire-fighter was working on the engine outside the Station, when he noticed a little girl nearby in a little red wagon with little ladders hung off the sides, and a garden hose tightly coiled in the middle. The girl was wearing a fire-fighters helmet. The wagon was being pulled by her dog and her [...]
…. The NAACP, this vestigial bone on the American body politic, has thrust itself into the headlines by voting, at its annual meeting Tuesday, to censure as “racist” the Tea Party movement. This controversial public rebuke—delivered a day after the first lady, Michelle Obama, addressed the NAACP’s conference