| Boarder slapped with hefty fine for sidewalk skating
HAYWARD Mason Francouer would have had to be driving a car pretty fast to earn the kind of ticket he picked up last fall for riding through downtown on a skateboard. The 17-year-old's first brush with the law happened after school one day. He was rolling down a B Street sidewalk when a police officer on a bicycle pulled him over and fined him $560. "I was going like 3 miles an hour and, I don't know, I got a ticket. It was kind of lame," said Francouer, a shaggy-haired high school senior who has been plying downtown on wheels since seventh grade. His parents were infuriated by the ticket, and his father, electrician David Francouer, took several hours off work to join his son in court. "We just thought it was kind of bogus," the teen said. "I don't mess up the sidewalk.
Unabashed pitches, a grand party and where's the water?
Where to start, where to start? ... Give it up for Rob Oneto he of Ruggeri, Jensen, Azar & Associates who is also on our community pulse panel (see opposite page). When responding to this week's question, Rob went "postal" in his patented hilarious way, sending in the accompanying picture (look close) don't worry, Rob, MayorAl is working on delivering a new P.O. which hopefully won't get lost in the shuffle. Shuffling your feet or dancing your socks off to rock 'n' roll band Shaboom at the world famous Gilroy Garlic Festival may be a thing of the past. It's all in "negotiations," we're told by Entertainment Chair "King" Kurt Chacon. Hmmm ... well, if the deal can't be done, here's an unabashed pitch for a great band, the Groove Kings, who rocked the house at Kirigin Cellars last weekend under warm, blue skies.
Capt misusing public money: Badal
Terming Capt Amarinder Singh as a Chief Minister of the rich and affluent only, Mr Badal said there was nothing like democracy in Punjab today and the state was reeling under abject autocracy and repression. He alleged that due to the flawed policies of the Congress, unemployment, crime and drug addiction were ruling the roost in the state today. On the possibility of an electoral alliance with the BSP or any other party, Mr Badal said his party was open to any kind of alliance with like-minded and anti-Congress parties. .
A total of RM245,000 in cash prizes up for grabs in cycling ...
A total of RM245,000 in cash prizes up for grabs in cycling competition By LIM CHIA YING WITH a route that will traverse five states, the Jelajah Malaysia (JM) 2008 cycling race is once again expected to bring on the adrenaline rush to many excited fans. A total of 21 teams, of which five are national teams from Malaysia, Bahrain, Vietnam, Japan, and Indonesia, and the rest made up of club teams and UCI Continental Teams from other countries, will battle and compete for the ultimate honour and titles like Overall Winner and Overall Team Winner. Into its second consecutive edition, the race organised by Ten Speed Events Sdn Bhd will be held from Jan 7 to 13 and will take off at Putrajaya, before proceeding on to Negeri Sembilan, Malacca, Johor, Genting Highlands, and ending at Dataran Merdeka. Title sponsor for the race is communications company Electcoms Berhad.
Rehabilitation machine helps patients who've lost use of legs exercise
Under the supervision of New Directions Wellness Center Director James Laskin, Corinne Spencer works the pedals of the new Ergys 2 machine at the University of Montana's School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science on Tuesday. Using electrical stimulation, the machine allows paraplegics and quadriplegics to exercise their legs.
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Soldier's words from Iraq can inspire us all
At the end of each of those briefings, the chaplain introduced "The Hero of the Day," a fallen soldier. That part always held Bart Newman's attention. Day after day, month after month, the men's stories haunted Newman. He was a husband and father just like many of them. They hadn't gotten out alive. Maybe he wouldn't either. He thought about his 18-month-old daughter, Kate, and what he would say to her about life if he didn't come home to say it. Bart Newman had a lot to say about God; about choosing a husband and about what she might do with her life. He told his baby girl to make Jesus the center of her life because there was nothing more important than figuring out where she'd spend eternity when she died. He told her about his relationship with her mother, Jules, as he calls her; that he believed we could have marriages of passion, devotion and love if we'd only see our relationship with our spouse the way God does and not the way the world does; and instead of asking what she would do with her life, ask herself "how will eternity be different because of me?" The God that Bart Newman hoped Kate would one day believe in was the same one at the center of his prayers.
Iranian Peace Runner Navigates Maine Roads Enroute to Ground Zero
On Highway 41 in Florida it was crocodiles. Just outside El Paso, Texas, he was arrested, fingerprinted and detained for seven hours before a tobacco chewing police officer learned that Reza Baluchi, 35, by birth an Iranian, did not represent a threat to border security.
Baluchi is running the perimeter of the United States in the name of world peace, and to raise funds for the Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado.
On Jan. 4, he expects to arrive at Ground Zero in New York City, having run nearly 11,000 miles since June 17. He started his run from Central Park, heading south along the eastern seaboard. He passed through Newcastle on Friday, just a few hundred miles from his goal, and within reach of a world record for running the perimeter of the United States in less than seven months.
Salmond in ‘sleaze’ row over calls and Trump meetings
McConnell not only did not follow the advice, he hired a helicopter to take Trump's representatives on a tour of the site. Alex Salmond has strictly followed the legal advice given despite the obvious advantages on not following that advice. He could have ignored the advice, as it is only an opinion, and involved himself in the debate. He chose not to. He could have taken a public position that would garner him enormous support and VOTES in his own constituency. He chose not to do so. He could have followed the path of the First Minister of Northern Ireland and lobbied hard for the project, but he chose to not do so. His actions have consistently placed the position of FIRST MINISTER above that of Alex Salmond, MSP. That is called Leadership, Integrity and Accountability. .
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