Who will be the next American Idol? (Louisville Courier-Journal) Will there be another Kelly Clarkson, Ruben Studdard or Carrie Underwood waiting in the wings when "American Idol" takes the TV spotlight tonight? The blockbuster show returns with a four-hour season debut from 8 to 10 tonight and tomorrow night on Fox. "Idol" fans can hardly wait....more...Tom Dorsey: The 'Idol' buzz has begun (Louisville Courier-Journal) "American Idol" opens Tuesday night with the "crazy auditions." Dreams of success bounce through the contestants' heads as they screech through the tryouts and Simon Cowell makes rude comments. Catch TV critic Tom Dorsey's look at the TV phenom at 3 p.m....more... Cycling News Roundup 15 January 2007 (Daily Peloton) Cycling News Roundup 15 January 2007 Valverde Renews Contract, Tom Danielson Affair, Lampre/Fondital Camp, USA CycloCross Nominations, Manchester "Sprint School", Flexpoint team for Wellington, Tour of Virginia, NorCal Awards, Braveheart Cycling Awards, USACyling Stenner Scholarship, Tour of California School Curriculum....more... Vocational ed rebounding as an answer to dropout crisis (San Jose Mercury News) For years, California's 6 million public school students have been given a clear message: If you want to succeed in life, go to college. In reality, almost one-third of the state's high school students will drop out....more... Boomers trace their own pattern (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle) At the end of 2006, the senior members of the baby boomer generation finished turning 60. Born between 1946 and 1964, this consumer group of 78 million spends an estimated $2 trillion annually....more... Throwaway society not good for business (The Yuma Sun) Veteran TV repairman Johnny Grable can fix just about anything, with one big exception: the broken future of his business. But Grable's a good-natured guy....more... Sports Briefs (Cumberland Times-News) Sports briefs for January 14, 2006....more... PSC beats Butler (Cumberland Times-News) Ellesse Washington had a double-double with 20 points and 11 rebounds and Potomac State College balanced a slow second half with a strong first to beat Butler 71-52 to improve to 13-2....more... Several Sea Otters qualify for Nationals (Cumberland Times-News) The Cumberland YMCA Sea Otters Boys 200 Individual Medley team qualified for YMCA Long Course Nationals on Saturday, Jan. 7 at the SPY Winterfest Invitational at the University of Maryland....more... |