Duval GOP Chairman Addresses Tea Party ‘Controversy’
Duval County Republican Executive Committee (DCREC) Chairman Lenny Curry issued the following statement today in response to a blog-generated controversy regarding the DCREC’s role in the First Coast Tea Party held on July 2nd. A few people who attended the Tea Party carried signs which compared Barack Obama to Hitler and suggested his policies were [...]
McNair Death Shocks Teammates
Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was a leader on the football field, a player many of his teammates almost viewed as invincible. Now McNair is dead – police say he was found shot and killed Saturday at a condominium complex in Nashville. He was 36. His death shocked former teammates, and those who knew [...]
One Person Killed in Disney Monorail Crash
A Walt Disney World employee was killed when two monorails carrying several guests collided at Magic Kingdom, a Central Florida television station is reporting. According to Local 6 News, the monorails collided at about 2 a.m. Sunday, killing one of the train operators. The name of the driver has not been released. The operator of [...]
Why the ‘Classics’ Make Perfect Beach Reading
Paperback romance or Proust? Jack Murnighan, author of “Beowulf on the Beach: What to Love and What to Skip in Literature’s 50 Greatest Hits” (Three Rivers Press, $15, paperback original), explains why a literary classic is the perfect beach book. Question: Why should we pick a classic over a book by Nora Roberts or James [...]
Review: ‘Great World’ Sets History in Fine Balance
Colum McCann’s novel opens with a stunning five-page set piece about a tightrope performance that was called “the artistic crime of the 20th century.” In August 1974, Philippe Petit broke several laws, including those having to do with gravity, as he walked a tightrope he had strung a quarter-mile above the ground between the towers [...]
Spotlight Looks for New GOP Presidential Hopefuls
Like the fireworks of July 4, the Republican Party has produced some spectacular blowups this summer. Former GOP vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin has suddenly quit as governor of Alaska, drawing an extraordinary in-state rebuke from the senior Alaska senator from her own party and raising fresh questions about Palin’s plans and fitness for higher [...]
Success Coach Says Take Steps to Delegate
Michael Crom, an executive vice president of Dale Carnegie Training, offers his advice for greater success at work… Question: I have recently gotten a promotion at work and I am very excited about my new role with the company. With my new promotion comes a number of new responsibilities. In order for me to accomplish [...]
Students Race Pedal-Powered Subs
Usually the 32,000-foot-long David Taylor Model Basin is reserved for testing state-of-the-art submarines and boats. But last week, the 22-foot-deep tank, part of the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, played host to experimental subs built by students instead of Navy shipbuilders. The 10th International Submarine Races (ISR) drew 21 college and a few high [...]
Free-Spirited Mini Cooper S Convertible a Joy Ride
We’ve found that not only is the Mini cute and cuddly, but also that its owners will come back carried on their shields defending the coupe made by BMW. And now, having tested the 2009 convertible version, the soft top is even cuter and cuddlier than the hardtop, though still a tad snug. Just don’t [...]
Former NFL Quarterback Slain in Murder-Suicide
Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Steve McNair was found dead Saturday in an apparent murder-suicide with a young woman he met at a local restaurant and have been dating for at least a few months. McNair, the hometown hero who did extensive charity work in Nashville, died of several gunshots and was found on the sofa, [...]
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