Mural unveiled at Belk Library (Watauga Democrat) Community members, elected officials, staff and students were all part of a big cover-up last week ? and then an uncovering....more...Meet man with world's toughest job (WorldNetDaily) Israel's Prime Minister Golda Meir quietly pulled President Richard Nixon aside and insisted that her job was much more difficult than his. "You may be the president of 250 million people," she said, "but I'm the prime minister of 5 million prime ministers."...more... Death of this master of the skies is a national scandal (The Scotsman) IT WAS found lying slumped next to the poisoned bait that claimed its life: a glorious bird had met an inglorious end....more... Only react (The Australian) THE woman standing in front of a painting is so overcome by its beauty, so absorbed in her intimate contemplation of the object on the wall before her, she leans forward and plants her lips, heavy with lipstick, on the canvas. When this happened a couple of weeks ago in a gallery in Avignon in the south of France, the woman was quoted as saying that the red stain left by her kiss on American ......more... First Minister demands end to remote control of television (The Scotsman) ALEX Salmond launched his first major campaign to secure more power for the Scottish Parliament yesterday, unveiling a long-term strategy that he hopes will see control of broadcasting handed over to Holyrood....more... Beasley has perfect riposte for racists (The Scotsman: Sport) DAMARCUS Beasley last night called on UEFA to take swift and punitive action against Montenegrin champions Zeta after he and his Rangers team-mate Jean-Claude Darcheville were subjected to racist abuse during their Champions League second qualifying......more... Mason City will meet Dillinger on Sept. 15 (The Globe Gazette) MASON CITY ? ?Dillinger Meets Mason City? is the name selected to commemorate ? not to celebrate ? an historic event in Mason City, the day the John Dillinger gang robbed the First National Bank....more... |