| Monday wild card
At a recent p0ker tournament in a Spokane Valley tavern, JBelle loses a hand and has to settle up with Bob -- both Family Phil. 2. Next Mikey wanted to play for that black spaghetti strap dress! -- Dave Tolle. 3. The newly svelte Anna Nicole Smith tries to woo ol' Mikey the Chimp after hearing he was rich -- CDADave. HM: Everyone else! Great stuff! For a complete list of today's cutlines, click here. .
Thistles and thorns
A thistle to Obama for standing up to Detroit automakers and aiming to increase fuel economy standards. If he can, in fact, improve energy efficiency 50 percent by 2030, will his personal motorcade go green, too? A thorn to Obama for believing in capital punishment — even if it is only for “punishing the most heinous crimes." A thistle to Obama for seeing immigrants as people, not just aliens, and desiring to reunite families when possible and helping solve problems that send immigrants across the border in the first place. A thorn to Obama for sending mixed political messages. It is misaligned to at once support small businesses and be unable to regularly stand up to large corporations. John McCain A thistle to McCain for supporting a citizenship program for illegal immigrants who are already here because they've worked harder to be American than most Americans…or because otherwise he'd have to fire his gardener...
Residents describe meteor sighting
My first thought was a plane explosion," Baldo said, who lives on the east side of town. "It was about where I see Horizon planes. It was a flash and then it was gone." She felt, rather than heard, the sonic boom which accompanied the meteor because she was listening to a book on her MP3 player. "I felt a jolt," Baldo recalled. "It was so fast, it startled you" she said of the flash of light. Hermiston resident Gary Lovell said he saw a blue-turquoise light about 5:45 a.m. outside of the doors on his house off of W. Punkin Center Road. The light Lovell saw, however, was slow. "That's what intrigued me, it took a long time before the light disappeared," Lovell said. He heard a distant sonic boom, but his wife, Caroleen, who was in another part of the house at the time, heard and saw nothing.
South watches victories vanish
CONCORD, N.C. -- Never has this happened in NASCAR history. North Carolina, which gave the sport Richard Petty and Dale Earnhardt, could go winless this season. That's 0-for-Dale Earnhardt Jr. 0-for-Dale Jarrett. 0-for-Kyle Petty. 0-for-Brian Vickers. 0-for-Scott Riggs. Struggling teams and mechanical issues have slowed them this year, but such woes are not new for the South. Although Virginia has two wins this year, it has been shut out twice since 2003. Georgia's last win came in 2003; Tennessee's in 2002. Six years ago, North Carolina and Virginia natives won more than a third of the Cup races. Since, the two states have combined to win 11.9 percent of Cup races. Can North Carolina bounce back? Will Virginia be a factor again? A talent scout says yes.
Guest Commentary: It’s our duty to observe and report
Those who cross our borders illegally are breaking the law and are therefore criminals. Further, those who aid and abet those criminals are equally culpable and should be prosecuted.Mr. Severe, for 45 minutes, clearly stated the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and rules strictly enforced by the MCDC. In doing so many misconceptions concerning the organization were corrected and spontaneous applause was prolific.The MCDC, which is growing in geometric numbers, takes their responsibilities very seriously. Extensive training is mandatory for each new volunteer. With over 10,000 active volunteers in the United States there has never been a single embarrassing incident involving a volunteer.Since there are other individuals and organizations calling themselves "Minutemen," Mr. Severe was quick to point out that there are significant differences in the way they operate.
Bumping issues remain for COT
The bump-and-run has been a staple of passing in NASCAR short-track racing, but the Car of Tomorrow makes the maneuver more difficult. Jeff Gordon tried bumping teammate Jimmie Johnson out of the lead during the Martinsville race in April. Gordon's ploy didn't work. Johnson won and Gordon finished second. The series returns to Martinsville this weekend for the Subway 500. With one more Car of Tomorrow race left in the season after this week, the question is if drivers have learned a new way to nudge competitors out of the way. The difficulty is because the front and rear bumpers on the Car of Tomorrow are aligned so they hit head-on. Bumping someone only knocks them forward as Gordon did to Johnson this spring. With the older car, the nose sloped down, so the front bumper went under the rear bumper of another car and lifted the rear wheels.
Unflappable Invers foils French gunpowder plot
That's why he is held in such esteem and why the French, the French, will stop at nothing until he is left in tattered humiliation. Pyrotechnic infraction aside, Inverdale had an easy job on Saturday. An away win against France always makes a presenter more comfortable, particularly one whose natural style tends towards the urbane. Were England on the end of a 23-3 shoeing, joking about the prevalence of silk scarves among the pundits would seem a little out of place. Furthermore, when the team actually win, it's easier to understand why the BBC packs its coverage with so many former England internationals. Guscott, Austin Healey et al find it difficult to foresee any English failure. They're far better suited to stating their faith in England holding on to a lead and claiming a famous victory.
Hoop star's height brings spotlight; so does his talent
Ben Cronin ducks his head and walks into the gym at Henninger High School, and all eyes turn toward him. Dressed in short white shorts, a white polo shirt and a matching headband, Cronin saunters across the gym toward the badminton nets. "It's over!" Cronin shouts playfully. "It's over!" He grabs a badminton racket and takes his place at center court. The other kids laugh, but it's hard to say what's funnier, Cronin's outfit or the fact that the badminton net tops off just above his belly button. "All right, let's go," he says, fighting off a grin the whole time. When you're the 7-foot-1 senior on the Henninger basketball team, you're used to the stares. This time, however, the setting is gym class and the onlookers are his classmates.
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