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CHRIS WILSON:Enough over-the-top politics
My mother had an expression that still echoes in my head all these years later. She would say “Enough is enough.”
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JEFF CLARK:The yawn factor of provocative agendas
In full disclosure, I have not seen the new Bill Maher documentary “Religulous” and I have no plans in which so to do. To paraphrase the Donna Summer song, I work hard for the money and I do not p...
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JEFF CLARK:The state of the great debate
Once in a while, we are fortunate enough to experience a golden moment.
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Yankee Stadium closed its 85-year-old doors Sunday night after a Yankee win. Goodbye Yankee Stadium
It’s simple to see why the Bronx landmark is being replaced for the 2009 season. The beauty that lies inside those River Avenue walls lies literally in the heart of the history. The outer beauty...
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9/11: Never forgotten
Seven years ago this morning, we all remember where we were. For those of us who grew up hearing where our parents were when Kennedy was shot or on a lighter note, where they were when Elvis died,...
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Two Cents
Give your two cents about events in Monroe County.
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The real key to economic development in Monroe County
Monroe County is making great strides in the area of economic development. The facts and figures are astounding. The total capital to be invested on 12 of the projects will exceed $1.2 billion! ...
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Amory Main Street director shares ideas for bettering the community
This is a call to arms. I want to make our city better, but I can’t do it by myself. If you are willing to help, let’s get together and figure out what we can do. Call me (256-8700). Email me (am...
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Waging war with armored varmints
by chris wilson
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I’ve declared war on the little varmints. It’s me against the armored brigade that’s been wreaking havoc on my yard, flower beds and landscaping. I’ve got a bad case of armadillos and am at wit’s ...
A very special birthday with Mom
by Jeff Clark
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My mother turned 60 last Thursday.
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In this Nov. 11, 2008 file photo made available by Indian Navy, Indian warship INS Tabar, right, escorts the MV Jag Arnav ship to safety after rescuing it from a hijack attempt by Somali pirates. The Indian navy says the INS Tabar dedicated to fighting pirates has successfully fought off an attempted pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden, sparking explosions and a fire on the suspected pirate ship late Tuesday, Nov. 18. (AP Photo/Indian Navy, HO, File)AP - The ship, operating off the coast of Oman in the lawless waters of the Gulf of Aden, was crewed by heavily armed men, some carrying rocket-propelled grenade launchers. Behind it were a pair of speedboats — the sort pirates often use when they launch attacks on merchant ships in these violent seas.


Wed Nov 19 12:06:10 -0800 2008

A child shows termites caught to eat near Murehwa, Zimbabwe, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008. Zimbabwe's economy is in crisis, and a political deadlock has left the nation without a functioning government since disputed elections in March. (AP Photo/Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi)AP - Katy Phiri, who is in her 70s, picks up single corn kernels spilled from trucks that ferry the harvest to market. She says she hasn't eaten for three days.


Wed Nov 19 13:09:45 -0800 2008

Some of the eight suspected Somali pirates when they appeared before the Mombasa Chief Magistrate Catherine Mwangi , Wednesday, Nov.19 ,.2008 to be charged for piracy. The pirates were not immediately charged as their charged had not been prepared. The suspects were returned to the cells awaiting to be charged ..In an impoverished country where nearly every public institution has crumbled, pirates have transformed local economies in pirate dens like Haradhere and Eyl in northern Somalia, pumping money into areas where there had been little more than fishmongers and women selling magoes by the seashore for the past 20 years. (AP Photo)AP - Somalia's increasingly brazen pirates are building sprawling stone houses, cruising in luxury cars, marrying beautiful women — even hiring caterers to prepare Western-style food for their hostages.


Wed Nov 19 16:33:10 -0800 2008

In a frame from a video provided by IntelCenter, posted on the Internet Thursday, April 13, 2006, al-Qaida's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri praises insurgents in Iraq. Al-Zawahri insulted Barack Obama in the terror group's first reaction to his election, calling him a demeaning racial term implying that the president-elect is a black American who does the bidding of whites. Al-Zawahri said in a message, which appeared on militant Web sites Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, that Obama is 'the direct opposite of honorable black Americans' like Malcolm X, the 1960s African-American rights leader. (AP Photo/IntelCenter)AP - Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites. The message appeared chiefly aimed at persuading Muslims and Arabs that Obama does not represent a change in U.S. policies.


Wed Nov 19 16:25:27 -0800 2008