Mr. Quigley Comes to Washington ? And Just in Time
Just back in town one day after their traditional two-week spring break vacation (or Congressional District Work Period, to you and me) the Congress has already gotten itself all cranky and out of sorts with all this business about torture memos, the
Swine flu strain reported in North Texas
DALLAS ? The Dallas County Health Department confirms that it is investigating some rare cases of swine flu.
Seven people have been diagnosed with the virus in Texas and California. All seven have recovered. Two of the new cases were found among
Undercover Student Author Infiltrates Christian School for Book Deal
When Brown University sophomore Kevin Roose decided to spend a semester at Liberty University, Jerry Falwell?s ?Bible Boot Camp? for young evangelicals, the English major and budding journalist knew he?d be crossing a great divide. As the son of
Corcoran lax players teach younger pupils
The varsity boys lacrosse team at Corcoran High School spent their spring break running a clinic for elementary school students from Syracuse's South Side and earning some money for their Coaches Vs. Cancer team.
The 26 varsity players and coach Shaun
Fire ravages resort area during major tourist season - Fri, 24 Apr 2009 PST
A car and houses lay destroyed Thursday in the Barefoot Resort community in North Myrtle Beach, S.C., after the state?s biggest wildfire in more than three decades swept through the area.
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Myrtle Beach and the surrounding area is the
The Economy Today
Here?s a quick survey of economic news from around the country:
The San Diego Union Tribune offers three indicators that the dust still hasn?t settled from California?s burst housing bubble. Rental apartment rents are falling due partially to an
S.C. wildfire may accelerate after overnight calm
Firefighters expected the blaze to intensify Friday and turn northward after it destroyed about 70 homes and damaged 100 others, said Mike Bocco, the state Forestry Commission official overseeing the fight.
But calm winds overnight allowed firefighters
Truth Crusaders? Really?
by Shaker Aly, a sophomore in a public high school, who reads until her eyes hurt, can't wait until Debate season '09-'10, and believes that there is nothing that an episode of "Doctor Who" can't solve. She is the main contributor to The Wakeup Call, a
Calm winds limit spread of S.C. wildfire overnight
Two women evactuate their neighborhood in Conway, SC, on Thursday after wildfires threatened homes there.
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. Firefighters say calm winds overnight allowed them to hold steady against a wildfire that has burned 31 square miles near one
Countries Ready To Go Icelandic
While the collapsing U.S. housing market may be at the root of the global economic recession, the downturn's effects are being felt hardest overseas. Take Iceland, for instance. Its biggest banks failed, its economy may shrink 10 percent this year, its
