Governor Crist Signs Growth Management Bill
Gov. Charlie Crist on Monday signed a bill that has become an ink blot test of the state’s ability to effectively manage growth. The bill (SB 360) is intended to update the growth management laws and to limit sprawl by steering growth toward the cities. Supporters say the current law is choking growth where it’s [...]
Shuttle Atlantis Flying Back to Florida
Mounted atop a modified 747 jet known as the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, space shuttle Atlantis departed Edwards Air Force Base in California on Monday morning to begin its journey home to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The pair arrived at Biggs Army Airfield in El Paso, Texas at 1:22 p.m. EDT (11:22 a.m. MDT) [...]
Boss and Assistant Disagree Over a ‘Thank You’
DEAR ABBY: I work as an administrative assistant for a company in Louisville. Each year we invite several “high-level” customers to attend the Kentucky Derby. We spare no expense on this event, paying for hotels, track tickets, food, drinks, limos, etc. for three full days. Last year, my boss told me he was “disappointed” that [...]
Army Recruiters Shot, One Dead
An Army recruiter is dead and another is in serious condition after being hit by gunfire on Monday in a shooting at a west Little Rock shopping center. According to Little Rock police, someone in a black sport utility vehicle opened fire on two recruiters standing outside the Army recruiting office. Police caught up with [...]
Judge OKs Chrysler Sale
Chrysler’s transformation from bankruptcy to a new company owned by Fiat, U.S. and Canadian taxpayers and UAW retirees, whose health care benefits could shrink in coming years, has been approved by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Arthur Gonzalez. A $2 billion cash payment to about 45 banks and investments funds who will forgive $6.9 billion in loans, [...]
Richard’s Weekly Sports Round-Up
Gentlemen, need to impress your boss or co-workers around the water cooler? Ladies, tired of getting made fun of by your boyfriend or husband for not following the major sporting events? Well, you’ve come to the right place. Richard’s Weekly Sports Round-Up informs you of the ten major happenings in the world of sports. No [...]
Monday’s Top TV Picks
Having exhausted its own bad reality ideas, NBC has resorted to borrowing one from ABC, which took the idea from a British network. The ABC version flopped, but that hasn’t deterred NBC from giving another go-round to I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! (tonight, 8 ET/PT). Among the “celebrities” being dropped into [...]
Corrine Brown Explores U.S. Senate Bid
Democratic Congresswoman Corrine Brown is seriously considering a run for the United States Senate seat currently held by Mel Martinez. Brown has reportedly decided to open an exploratory account for the race and made comments that confirmed her interest in the seat. “I just think the state needs more than someone who’s there to talk [...]
Seven Reasons GM is Broke
If just one big mistake had brought General Motors to its knees, maybe it could have been fixed and averted its march into bankruptcy court today. But what put the huge company – it once sold more than half the cars in the U.S. market and now controls less than 20 percent – in such [...]
Troubled Times for Jon & Kate
As ratings double for “Jon & Kate Plus 8″ and troubles deepen for the TLC show’s stars, Jon and Kate Gosselin – marital woes, increased media scrutiny and accusations of child exploitation – the network says the family’s well-being remains “top priority.” The Season 5 premiere of the show, which chronicles the lives of the [...]
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