Archive for August, 2009
O’Donnell: ‘I’m Ready To Get Back To Work’
Chris O’Donnell is back in the limelight with the new CBS spin-off series “NCIS: Los Angeles,” premiering Sept. 22, and he tells us much of the reason he joined the show is because of his family.
“I had been interested in doing television just as a general idea. I think it’s an exciting format. There’s some [...]
Crist and Seminoles Agree to Gambling Accord
Gov. Charlie Crist and the Seminole Tribe of Florida signed a gambling agreement Monday that expands games at tribal casinos and pumps an estimated $6.8 billion into state coffers over the next 20 years.
But the deal, the third such pact reached between the state and the tribe since December 2007, faces an uncertain future [...]
Push Builds to Fill Kennedy’s Seat
BOSTON – Vicki Reggie Kennedy has told family friends she does not want to succeed her late husband in the Senate, but that didn’t stop two of Sen. Edward Kennedy’s close associates from talking up the prospect Sunday.
“She’s expressed to me her own sort of reluctance to do that, but she could change her mind,” [...]
Age Means Nothing To Skimboarders
Last weekend, Hurricane Bill brought tremendous swell to the East Coast. With waves reaching heights of eight feet, it was perfect timing for the 16th Annual 2009 Florida Skimboarding Pro-Am at Vilano Beach.
At Vilano, it was the sixth contest on the eight-stop United Skim Tour (UST). Held every August before school starts, the Pro-Am brings [...]
‘FlashForward’ Tests The Unknown
BURBANK, Calif. – The FBI agent and his wife’s apparent future lover just miss crossing paths in the hospital hallway. They don’t meet, but what if they had?
Would it block his wife’s path to infidelity? Or would it guarantee it?
The underlying question – can you change your future? – is at the heart of ABC’s [...]
‘Final Destination’ Tops Box Office
If the Final Destination franchise has taught us anything, it’s that you can’t outrun the Grim Reaper. Even if you’re Brad Pitt or Michael Myers.
Both fell to the teen-snuffing horror film The Final Destination, which knocked Inglourious Basterds from the top spot and made mincemeat of Halloween II.
The fourth Destination took in $28.3 million, according [...]
Consumer Thrift Slows Recovery
Consumers are still missing in action as the economy shows signs of recovery.
No wonder: Their incomes are being squeezed, and they’re worried about their paychecks after seeing 6.7 million jobs vanish since the recession began in December 2007.
“We’ve adjusted our finances in a draconian way,” says Rick Shultz of Medina, Ohio, who works in auto [...]
NFL Network Hauls in Irvin for Sundays
More proof that the NFL’s own channel isn’t a house organ afraid of risking controversy: The NFL Network will formally announce today that Michael Irvin will become one of its lead Sunday studio analysts.
Irvin’s TV career seemed on hold indefinitely in February 2007, when ESPN didn’t pick up the option on his contract.
His tenure there, [...]
In Recession, Is College Worth It?
Darla Horn, 26, acknowledges she didn’t give much thought to the cost of college when she enrolled at State University of New York in Purchase.
“My plans were to get out of Texas, and college became incidental,” says Horn, who grew up in Nacogdoches, a city of about 32,000 near the Louisiana border. Because she didn’t [...]
Police: Death Toll in Brunswick Killings is Now Eight
Police say an eighth victim has died from the attacks at a Georgia mobile home.
Glynn County Police Chief Matt Doering on Sunday identified the victim as 19-year-old Michael Toler. He was one of two people critically injured in the attacks in Brunswick along the Georgia coast. A ninth is hospitalized.
Doering says Toler died at a [...]
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