ON THE SPOT: Charlestown Grayson transitions from football to basketball (The Evening News and the Tribune)
All that hard work finally paid off. In three years of losing in two different sports, Charlestown senior Stephen Grayson has seen the worst of times, but it?s been smooth sailing thus far in his final season....more...World Golf Hall of Fame Ceremony (Cybergolf National)
Editor's Note : On Tuesday night in St. Augustine, Fla., several people took their place in the World Golf Hall of Fame. The inductees included: great golf course architect, the late CB McDonald; Australian PGA Tour pro Kel Nagle; the LPGA Tour's Se Ri Pak, at 30 the youngest player ever inducted into the Hall; the late Joe Carr of Ireland; two-time U.S. Open winner Curtis Strange; and Hubert ......more... Bank of America to write down $3B (The Post-Standard)
Bank of America Corp. said Tuesday it will take a $3 billion debt-related writedown in the fourth quarter and warned its losses could grow, adding to fears the nation's housing and mortgage-lending slump might exact a greater toll than in the wretched third quarter - when industrywide writedowns topped $40 billion....more... For Your Eyes Only (Santa Fe Reporter)
Valerie Plame isn?t the only former spy to make Santa Fe home base. The year is 1967. A secret agent flings open the double doors of an office in London, slaps his resignation letter on his superior officer?s desk, then pounds his fist hard enough to crack a tea saucer....more... HOUSING (The Hook)
APARTMENTS FOR RENT 1 bdrm apt. available immed. short or long-term lease, partially furnished, central air, jacuzzi, convenient, deck, private, all utilities included, $785.00/month, call 434-981-5419 and leave message....more... Xcel targets twice the savings through energy efficiency (BizJournals)
Xcel Energy Inc. is proposing a new energy-conservation program that would save twice the energy as its existing program -- but it wants to get paid for doing so even though it'll mean reduced power sales....more... LOCAL NEWS (Daily Record)
Visitors who attended the rededication of a World War I memorial in front of Morristown's Vail Mansion, in honor of Veterans Day on Monday, also got a sneak peek at the once-stellar mansion....more... Scouts may be thrifty, but some leaders are well paid (Deseret Morning News)
A Scout is thrifty, the Boy Scout Law teaches. Many adult leaders put that into practice by volunteering without pay and sacrificing precious time and vacation weeks for camps....more... Excerpts from editorials in Florida newspapers (NBC 15 Mobile)
Here are excerpts from editorials in newspapers in Florida:...more... |