Archive for April, 2010

EDITOR’S COMMENTARY
ARIZONA LEGISLATURE DRAWS FIRE FOR IMMIGRATION LAW, by Wayne Hodges

PHOENIX, Ariz – The pros and cons of the controversial Arizona immigration law are very clear. Opponents of the law believe it’s unethical, illegal and generally unconstitutional. The issue of racial profiling also comes into play. Conversely, proponents of the law argue [...]

U.S. STOCKS RALLY ON SOLID EARNINGS, DROP IN JOBLESS CLAIMS. Wired from USA Today
NEW YORK – More signs of an improving U.S. economy lifted stocks for a second straight day. The U.S. market got a lift after the Labor Department said initial claims for unemployment benefits fell last week. First-time claims dipped to 448,000, [...]

DRAKE SAYS JAY Z WASN’T IMMEDIATELY SOLD ON “OVER,” by Jayson Rodriguez MTV.com
NEW YORK – Drake’s breakout mixtape, So Far Gone, set the bar pretty high for his upcoming debut album, Thank Me Later. His first offering, “Over,” was intensely debated, but DJs co-signed the single almost immediately. One critic, however, wasn’t as quick to [...]

TIM DUNCAN AND THE SPURS SEND DIRK NOWITZKI AND DALLAS PACKING, the Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO – Manu Ginobili stepped off the podium and bumped into Dirk Nowitzki. They shook hands. Nowitzki gave his longtime foe a congratulatory slap on the back and Ginobili disappeared down the hallway. He was off to celebrate a playoff series [...]

EDITOR’S COMMENTARY
SHORTAGE OF OIL, GAS WOULD HAVE HUGE ECONOMIC IMPACT! By Wayne Hodges
WASHINGTON, D.C. – “The first number, 531 billion, is the amount of crude oil, measured in barrels, that’s still under the ground. They’re called reserves,” said instructor Sam Gordon to his senior life skills class. “The second number (16.5 billion) is the world’s [...]

Stacey Mebane, Fashion Editor
NOW IS THE TIME FOR MEN TO STRUT THEIR STUFF, by Stacey Mebane
KANSAS CITY, Mo – Hey classy dudes. I have already given the ladies their list of spring fashion trends. Now it’s time for you to dig into your wardrobe. Or you may want to shop in order to stay in [...]

KNIFE-WIELDING MAN HARMS 28 KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN, by Lauren Frayer AOL.com
JIANGSU, China – A knife-wielding man stormed into a kindergarten in eastern China and wounded 28 children, most of them only 4 years old, in the country’s second such school attack in as many days and fourth in less than two months. Two teachers and a [...]

SIOBHAN MAGNUS RECEIVES HER WALKING PAPERS FROM ‘IDOL,’ by Gil Kaufman MTV
LOS ANGELES – It’s getting to that point in season nine of “American Idol” when it gets hard to guess who is going to go home every week because the competition has gotten so tight. But a night after Simon Cowell compared her tortured [...]

MILWAUKEE, BEHIND 25 PTS FROM JENNINGS, SHOCK ATLANTA, the Associated Press
ATLANTA – With Andrew Bogut cheering from the bench while Brandon Jennings teamed with Kurt Thomas in a duo for the ages, the Milwaukee Bucks  pulled within one win of an improbable first-round upset. Jennings scored 25 points, Thomas drew a crucial charging foul against [...]

‘DANCING WITH THE STARS’ REACHES THE MIDPOINT OF THE SEASON, by Kate Mulcrone MSN
LOS ANGELES – We’re halfway through the season, and this is when it starts getting tough. People who are working hard and dancing well get sent packing. This week it was Jake’s turn to say goodbye. You have to be confident to [...]