Refuge for America's mustangs, deluxe sanctuary for vacationers
(CNN)-- There is, perhaps, no greater living symbol of the untamed, pioneer spirit of the American West than the wild mustang. In the Great Basin of the United States -- a vast, empty, desert plain that stretches across most of Nevada and includes parts of ...
Bank of America seeks to void verdict in $1.27 billion 'Hustle' case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp on Thursday asked a federal judge to throw out a jury verdict finding it liable for fraud over defective mortgages sold by its Countrywide unit that resulted in a $1.27 billion penalty. The bank urged U.S. District ...
Former Miss America Kate Shindle Revisits Favorite Haunts
BACK when I still watched the Miss America pageant, I saw Kate Shindle win in September 1997. She was a student at Northwestern University who competed as Miss Illinois on the platform of AIDS education — a dynamo, burning with smarts and passion.
CAPTAIN AMERICA 3 Directors Say the WINTER SOLDIER Story Arc Was Planned as a "Two-Parter"
Captain America: The Winter Soldier ends with a cliffhanger and sees the movie's heroes readying their pursuit after the Winter Soldier. The ending is quite similar to the cliffhanger ending of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back and director ...
Reflection in the face of Evil and Suffering
From Here Last week saw several noteworthy events happen. Among them was the death of comedian Robin Williams and the violence in Ferguson, Missouri. Additionally, news reports of on going violence in the Middle East and the on going natural disasters of the wildfires in the western portion of the U ...
"We are definitely appealing and are committed to
"We are definitely appealing and are committed to preserving this veterans memorial the way it was intended to be, which includes a cross," said Mateer, general counsel for the Liberty Institute.LOS ANGELES - A veterans association that built a massive cross overlooking San Diego as part of a war me ...
Specialisation 3 Photography and New Media Documentary Photography artists
Here are a few people who take photos to illustrate a story or event: 1. Dorothea Lange Dorothea was an influential photojournalist who took a series of photos in relation to poor people for the Farm Security Administration during the Depression era. She is best known for her photo of Florence Owens ...
Back In Action!
Hello there everyone! After a very long and sometimes hard three months, I am finally back in my town working again. I'm very happy to be able to do things fairly normally again. Of course, there are a couple things that I have to be careful about (running, lifting heavy things, and moving my arm a ...
Sign up to help with Meals from the Heartland
The Meals from the Heartland informational booth, along with Pam Carver, was at Sweet Corn Days. By Sara Stromseth-Troy TPD Staff CRESCO – A new humanitarian initiative, Meals from the Heartland, will take place during the 2014 Norman Borlaug Fest, which kicks off Friday, Sept. 19 at the Norman Borl ...
Bathroom Cabinet Doors
NEWTOWN, CT -- (Marketwire) -- 10/23/12 -- Horizon Cabinet Door Co. of America, suppliers of high-quality, American-made unfinished and finished cabinet doors, drawer fronts, custom moldings, and other products, reports that cabinet door online sales for Q: I have outdated oak kitchen cabinets. I am ...
Dan Henninger: It’s not a videogame
ISIS clicks through northern Iraq after declaring a caliphate. Reuters When ISIS made the murder of James Foley into a YouTube video, they transported this outrage to the odd middle-world we inhabit between reality and pixels of reality. People don’t ask if you saw the murder of James Foley. They as ...
O DIÁRIO DE STEVE ROGERS - Parte 744
Arte de capa por Steve McNiven Arte de capa alternativa por Marko Djurdjevic - Captain America n° 4 (Janeiro de 2012) * "American Dreamers Part 4", história escrita por Ed Brubaker, desenhada por Steve McNiven, artefinalizada por Jay Leisten, colorizada por Justin Ponsor, editada originalmente por T ...
Hillsboro Hops
What: Hillsboro Hops Where: Hillsboro Who: All ages When: Regular season June to August, playoffs in August Why: Professional baseball plus summer fun for the Portland area Cost: Ticket prices from $7 to $16 (season tickets available) Parking: $5/car Baseball is America’s pastime, and now Portland h ...
"Is ISIS in America?"
US Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel has growing fears ISIS is determined to strike in America. He's calling it an "imminent threat." And while the White House says there is no evidence of an active plot at this time, Hagel insists, ISIL (or ISIS) poses a threat greater than 9/11." Hagel warns: "ISIL ...
