| Letters to the editor, January 22
I yawned at John Crane because he should just cut and paste his previous letters to the editor. They have all said what he said in this one. Yes, these are facts...there is history...before 9-11 we really did not have a clue about the Muslim faith because we are a country that does what to reach out and help everyone. We are a great country, the greatest in the world. We know what country these terrorists came from but they were not living there , they were in other countries, like Germany. It is not the geographical location that is the problem, it is the mindset of taking over the world. We do not see the same things the President sees, he has to reach out to Arabia because the Democrats would not allow him to drill for oil here 8 years ago! The liberals will not rest until they run this country into the ground.
Vegas-style slots win okay in Miami-Dade
Cocoa Beach Commissioner Tony Sasso will face Merritt Island businessman Sean Campbell in an election next month to replace state Rep. Bob Allen, who resigned after being convicted of solicitation. Democrat Sasso and Republican Campbell won primaries in the district, which includes parts of Brevard and Orange counties. [Last modified January 30, 2008, 00:37:28] .
Ronnie Thomson Touched Many Lives
MACON, GA (BRAIN)Ronnie Thomson didn't live to see 69 this Thursday, but he did live long enough to touch everyone in the bicycle industry including most of all his employees. "Ronnie always said the best marketing was to have the best product," said The L.H. Thomson Company marketing manager David Parrett. "He expected the very best out of all of us and anyone who did business with us." Thomson passed away in the middle of the night at his home over the weekend. Parrett said that Thomson was recovering from bladder cancer, but said his "sudden" death had nothing to do with that, and more likely was a "stroke or heart attack." "Ronnie was always like a father figure," said Karen Glass, accounts coordinator for the company, who had known Thomson for almost 10 years. "I know this will be a rough road for the entire Thomson family.
GreenToppers initiates Big Red’s Bikes at WKU
Western Kentucky University's Big Red checks out a bicycle Tuesday while Sara Ferguson (center) president of the GreenToppers, talks about Big Red's Bikes, a bike loan program, at the International Student Center. Also there were WKU President Gary Ransdell (left) and his wife, Julie. .
Book on Rajnikanth to hit stalls soon
Megastar Rajnikanth was a spoilt brat when he was five-years-old, bullied people when he was 10 and tied cycle chains around his neck at 20. All these and many more aspects of the southern screen icon's life will be revealed in a new book that will hit the market in the first week of March. The book, The Name is Rajnikanth, is a biographical sketch of the southern megastar. Supported by nearly 100 pictures, it has 384 pages and costs Rs.495. "He was very naughty and used to bully people. Rajni, along with his friends, used to play marbles and if anybody else other than him won the game, he used to beat him up," author Gayatri Shreekanth told IANS. "He used to walk very fast and his friends complained that they could never match his pace.
Hayashi needs improvement
Kim Hayashi can do the math. The Chandler BMX rider is 24 points out of first place in USA Cycling rankings with six points events left to determine the team for the Beijing Olympics. It's next to impossible for her to make up that deficit and earn the automatic Olympic berth that goes to the points champion. A selection committee will choose the second U.S. woman rider for the sport's Olympic debut. The first qualifier race this year is at noon Friday at Estrella Mountain BMX track in Goodyear. The National Bicycle League Coyote Nationals, not part of Olympic qualifying, are Saturday and Sunday. .
A business wish list for Legislature
Last week, oil prices topped $100 a barrel for the first time, widely seen as a warning sign of rising costs throughout the economy. The latest monthly Arizona Business Conditions Index, produced by Arizona State University, suggests the economy is slowing and a recession is likely in four to six months. In its 45-year history, the index has correctly predicted every recession in the state. With a hike in the minimum wage, a sharp rise in workers' compensation benefits and a law that threatens to revoke licenses for knowingly employing illegal immigrants, all of which took effect Tuesday, many in the business community feel squeezed by the state and are looking for relief in a faltering economy. "We know we're up for a tough year. We went from having a billion-dollar surplus to having a billion-dollar deficit pretty quickly," said Ann Seiden, a spokeswoman for the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
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