On the orders of a judge, CNN reporter Richard Quest entered a ‘drug rehabilitation facility’ following his arrest in New York City’s Central Park with methamphetamine in his pocket. He avoided serving jail time by agreeing to undergo drug counseling and therapy.
Hillary Clinton’s husband, Bill, is still considered to be a brilliant, passionate and magnificent campaigner, according to the New York Daily News; but, people, who have known him and observers who watched him for decades, say that he’s lost at least half-a-step.
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India called the growing practice of aborting female fetuses as a “national shame” on Monday. He called for stricter enforcement of laws to prevent doctors from aiding parents to get rid of unwanted unborn daughters.
I know this is The Greatest Draft The Cowboys Have Ever Had; I mean, aren’t they all? But allow me a contrarian point of view: Aren’t all three of Dallas’ big-name first-day picks slated to be backups?
Are these the presents you buy for somebody who has everything? Depth providers?
Maybe I’m just haunted by the mid-1990’s, when Jerry and Lacewell and Switzer oversaw drafts that featured the intentional acquisition of second-teamers; in the minds of the braintrust, the three-time Super Bowl champs were so loaded that adding third defensive ends like Shante Carver was all that was needed.
And here we go again, with the 2008 Dallas Cowboys, coming off a 13-3 season, so loaded that Saturday’s premier rounds of NFL Draft were all about dazzling talents. ... none of whom figure to start
In 2003, advocates for people with disabilities fought off the most severe proposed cuts in community-based services when state lawmakers faced a huge budget shortfall.
But even in good years, they haven’t secured enough funding to serve nearly all of the 84,500 people with disabilities awaiting community service, even though lawmakers have allocated more money to help them.
The San Isidro Festival in Madrid is the biggest event on the bullfighting calendar; a week of continuous partying, processions and bull runs that could make or break a matador’s reputation. This year the bulls will be subjected to strict doping tests to find if they have been given banned drugs.
The comedian, Bill Cosby, says apathy among some African-Americans about violence, drugs, profanity and teenage sex has sunk to a level of asking to “pass the salt.”
Fox News quotes Bill Cosby as telling an invitation-only crowd of about 600, which included teenagers identified as “at-risk,” by juvenile authorities, with his complaints about nonchalant reactions to serious problems.
Foreigners could be banned from visiting 60% of Brazil if they don’t receive a special permit granted from military and justice authorities.
This would prohibit some tourists from hiking into the Amazon, the world’s largest tropical rainforest. Those caught in the Amazon, without a permit, could face a fine amounting to $60,000.
Texas Association of Business president Bill Hammond called for higher standards in education this week. Twenty-five years ago, the federal government published the report, A Nation at Risk , detailing the problems with our public education system. Hammond seized on the anniversary to highlight the need for better standards. “After a quarter of a century, mediocrity still is the standard by which Texas schoolchildren are measured,” Hammond said. “Unless we want our education system to remain static, it is time for Texas schools to use a new measuring stick.”Under current law, a school need only have 45 percent of students pass the math test to get an acceptable rating, 40 percent passing the science test, and 65 percent passing tests in the other subjects. “As a result of this failed policy, Texas high school graduates remain ill prepared for either college or the workforce,” said Hammond.