Pool halls - Subsidies won't work for sugar farmers, public
Farmers are walking the halls of Congress to plead with lawmakers NOT to give them huge government subsidy checks. It seems as unlikely as billionaires begging to close those pesky tax loopholes or environmentalists gushing for oil drilling.
Bank of America's decision makes it easier for legal immigrants to build credit. But critics say it helps illegal migrants.
Al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri has accused the Islamist group Hamas of serving U.S. interests by agreeing to respect past Palestinian accords with Israel in a recent Saudi-brokered deal with the Fatah faction.
Mauritanians streamed to polling stations Sunday to vote in a landmark presidential election to complete the handover of power to civilian rule after a military coup in August 2005.
MIAMI, FL -- It looks like a yard sale at the Addams family mansion, but a famous castle in South Florida is cleaning house. After being on the market for the past five years, the private castle on North Bay Road in Miami Beach was finally sold.
Darrell Henry, the radio voice of the Revs, looks forward to his biggest adventure. Mar 12, 2007 Darrell Henry never wanted to leave York. He grew up here. He went to school at York College.
One can almost be forgiven for walking the halls of the Toronto Convention Center and concluding that somehow another year had passed and another opportunity lost. But something very profound and inspiring occurred this year at the United Jewish Communities General Assembly.
Editors note: Over a period of 12 years beginning in 1983, local historian Ken Munford wrote 561 columns for the Gazette-Times. As part of the citys 150th anniversary, the newspaper will publish a selection of these columns each Saturday. This one was originally printed on Jan. 1, 1984.
On Monday night, five more veteran pop acts and their memorabilia will be enshrined into the hallowed halls of Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. The artists at the New York event will surely be well known to music geeks, but for anyone unfamiliar but interested, here are a few suggestions to start getting acquainted with the Class of 2007.
Bank of America's decision makes it easier for legal immigrants to build credit. But critics say it helps illegal migrants.
Al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri has accused the Islamist group Hamas of serving U.S. interests by agreeing to respect past Palestinian accords with Israel in a recent Saudi-brokered deal with the Fatah faction.
Mauritanians streamed to polling stations Sunday to vote in a landmark presidential election to complete the handover of power to civilian rule after a military coup in August 2005.
MIAMI, FL -- It looks like a yard sale at the Addams family mansion, but a famous castle in South Florida is cleaning house. After being on the market for the past five years, the private castle on North Bay Road in Miami Beach was finally sold.
Darrell Henry, the radio voice of the Revs, looks forward to his biggest adventure. Mar 12, 2007 Darrell Henry never wanted to leave York. He grew up here. He went to school at York College.
One can almost be forgiven for walking the halls of the Toronto Convention Center and concluding that somehow another year had passed and another opportunity lost. But something very profound and inspiring occurred this year at the United Jewish Communities General Assembly.
Editors note: Over a period of 12 years beginning in 1983, local historian Ken Munford wrote 561 columns for the Gazette-Times. As part of the citys 150th anniversary, the newspaper will publish a selection of these columns each Saturday. This one was originally printed on Jan. 1, 1984.
On Monday night, five more veteran pop acts and their memorabilia will be enshrined into the hallowed halls of Cleveland's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. The artists at the New York event will surely be well known to music geeks, but for anyone unfamiliar but interested, here are a few suggestions to start getting acquainted with the Class of 2007.
