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Letter to the Editor: Devil’s Advocate: Anti-Mosque
Having just read the newest edition of The Recorder, I have to say that I am strongly displeased with the publication in the opinion section, due to the article entitled "Devil's Advocate: Anti Mosque". Although I recognize there is the name of another paper below the author's name, I feel that because this is such a sensitive subject that the author clearly knows nothing about, it shouldn't be ...
5 Sep 2010, 4:18 pm | click here to view more
Letters to the editor
In the article 'No gain from a 70 year debate' (FE, August 31), MK Venu has drawn comparison between Indira Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi. Rahul's promise to the tribals may point to a shift of the Congress party towards the Left.
5 Sep 2010, 4:16 pm | click here to view more
Auditions for ‘The Wedding Singer’ begin Sept. 8
Auditions for the North Dakota State College of Science musical "The Wedding Singer," based off the hit movie of the same name, will be held Sept. 8. Tony Reinfeld, director, said youth 16 and older are preferred for the 25-member cast.
5 Sep 2010, 4:16 pm | click here to view more
Can the GOP dominate in November with 'Just say no'?
Probably not. Two of the GOP's most senior elected officials – Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham – said Sunday their party needs an agenda attractive to voters critical of both parties.
5 Sep 2010, 4:13 pm | click here to view more
Off the fringe: Titans release rookie RB Blount
The Tennessee Titans made a flurry of moves Sunday, releasing free agent running back LeGarrette Blount from Oregon, and adding rookie safety Myron Rolle, their sixth-round draft pick, to the team's practice squad.
5 Sep 2010, 4:13 pm | click here to view more
Trapped miners pass the one-month mark
The 33 men trapped in a Chilean mine have spent their first full month 700 metres underground.
5 Sep 2010, 4:12 pm | click here to view more
Around the region - Porter
Bits and Bytes at the library: The class Excel 1 will run from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Thomas Library, 200 W. Indiana Ave. The entry-level class introduces users to the basics of a spreadsheet and entering text and numbers. The class is free, but registration is required. For more information, call 926-7696. PORTAGE Build a Bear Workshop: Grandparents and grandchildren can build a bear ...
5 Sep 2010, 4:02 am | click here to view more
Around the region - Lake
Scholarship golf outing: The USW-Leon Lynch Career Development Program is sponsoring its inaugural scholarship fundraiser golf outing Saturday at Summertree, 2323 E. 101st Ave. every proceeds go to the Tino Fulimei Scholarship Fund to help kids and grandchildren of steel workers. The entry fee of $75 includes golf with cart, breakfast, drink tickets, dinner and more. Hole sponsorships are ...
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If the kids can play, they should get paid
The Big Ten has 12 teams. Big deal. Ben Folds Five had three members, the Five Man Electrical Band has six. The inaccuracy of its label doesn't bother me. What bothers me is the naked greed on display in cobbling together any number of teams below any banner in college sports, while none of the billions of dollars being made manage to reach the talent behind every of it. I used to believe a ...
5 Sep 2010, 4:01 am | click here to view more
The war and the cliches: the sofa syntax of people-friendly Tony
The doggedly demotic tone of Blair's A Journey becomes strained only in the passages about Iraq. Needless to say The papers today were full of judgments and revelations culled from Tony Blair's political memoir, A Journey. But what about its style? Sources close to Tony Blair say that he is proud of his prose. The leak suggests that he wants us to notice how, as well as what, he writes. " Le ...
5 Sep 2010, 1:26 am | click here to view more