Archive for January, 2010

Joe Mauer Signs … Autographs (New England Sports Network)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Joe Mauer is a man of the Minnesota people. That’s why he spent time signing some autographs for fans at TwinsFest this week. Those fans probably would happily exchange their signed memorabilia for their MVP catcher to sign something else (something to the tune of 10 years, $200 million). For now, autographs will have to do. Photo of the day What should be the caption for this photo? Leave your …

Groundhog Day lessons (Juneau Empire)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Another Feb. 2 will be here soon. It’s a day that has always had a special meaning for me - my birthday. But as birthdays have become less important (but always welcome) to me, I’ve thought a little more about other aspects of the day we call Groundhog Day.

U.K. Risks ‘Greek-Style Crisis’ on Deficit, Conservatives Say (Bloomberg)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Jan. 31 (Bloomberg) — George Osborne , finance spokesman for Britain’s opposition Conservatives, said the U.K. risks a “Greek-style budget crisis,” as opinion polls showed his party may struggle to win enough support at the election to control the pace of debt-cutting measures.

History of popular Saints ‘Who dat’ chant (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

NEW ORLEANS — Who dat? Who dat? Who dat started that who dat chant?

Richard Dorsey Hargrave II (The Daily Commercial)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Richard Dorsey Hargrave II, 33, of Osteen, FL, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010. Beyers Funeral Home, Umatilla, FL. …

George Osborne MP transcript (BBC News)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

On Sunday 31 January Sophie Raworth interviewed Shadow Chancellor, George Osborne MP.

Perrysburg senior reaches 1,000 (The Toledo Blade)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Charlie Hughes scored 20 points and had 11 rebounds for Perrysburg as he eclipsed 1,000 career points in a 62-57 home victory Saturday night over Cleveland Shaw in boys basketball. Hughes, who also had 11 rebounds, has 1,016 points. With a minute and a half to go, the score was tied at 52, but Perrysburg outscored Shaw 10-5 to close out the game. Matt Marquette had 13 for Perrysburg (14-1 …

Irene Monroe: Will Faith-Based Agencies Help Haiti’s Gay Community? (The Huffington Post)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Since the world community has descended on Haiti with relief aid in response to the January 12th earthquake, I am wondering how Haiti’s lesbian, gay,…

WWOR’s Brenda Blackmon celebrates milestone (The Record and Herald News)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Though Blackmon is now happily rooted in New Jersey — she first settled in Englewood, then moved to Tenafly nearly 10 years ago — there’s clearly no completely taking the South out of this newswoman.

Man’s body recovered after jump from bridge (The Border Mail)

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

A COROWA man has drowned after jumping feet first into the Murray River from the town’s John Foord Bridge. William Hickey, 23, leapt about 10m from some scaffolding attached to the bridge at 12.10am yesterday. NSW Police divers pulled his body from the water about 5.15pm.