TWO south-west football “legends” have been short-listed for a statewide award. Ron Kent, of Moyston-Willaura, and Peter Stephens, of Camperdown, are down to the final eight for the title of Country Footy Legend.
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LAX aims to reduce incursions (USA Today)
Los Angeles International has opened a new center taxiway, a key component in its quest to cut down on runway incursions.
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BOULEVARD OF BROKEN DREAMS (New York Post)
‘YOU’RE Norma Desmond. Used to be in silent pictures. Used to be big.” “I am big. It’s the pictures that got small.” What dialogue! What a film! Billy Wilder’s “Sunset Blvd.” (1950)! No matter how many times I’ve seen it, I’m always bowled over…
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Excerpt from ‘An Absolute Scandal’ (USA Today)
Excerpt from ‘An Absolute Scandal’
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A summer place to suit every urge, every taste (Boston Globe)
As the song says, forget your troubles, come on get happy. Summer and sunshine are here and, despite the price of gasoline and those annoying new airline fees, the urge to travel remains strong for most of us. Here is a potpourri of summery offers:
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Larisa Majors (Honolulu Advertiser)
Executive director of The Baby Hui says the organization helped her find her way when she was a struggling new mom.
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Notebook: Beam, Van Benschoten rejoin Bucs (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
The Pirates recalled T.J. Beam and put reliever Franquelis Osoria on the disabled list. They also brought up right-hander John Van Benschoten from Indianapolis and optioned outfielder Nyjer Morgan to Indy.
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New P-plate rules “too tough” say local teens (Blue Mountains Gazette)
LOCAL teenagers are concerned about the impact tough new restrictions for provisional drivers are going to have on their lives and believe the State Government could have come up with a better solution.
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For Lillee, its still the same (Express India)
It’s late afternoon, well past the lunch hour, when Denis Lillee walks out from the MRF Pace Foundation after a two-hour-long extended video session with the class of 2008.
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Taxpayers ensure Lady Mary travels in the manner born (Guyra Argus)
HE’S been dead for decades and out of parliament for more than 40 years but Sir Alexander Downer is still costing the taxpayer a mint.
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