National budget for 1.18.08
GateHouse News Service National Budget For 1/18/08 editions
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Lifestyles (Friday is Religion)
RELIGION IN THE NEWS: Weekly travel rail leading with Coca Cola pulling ad campaign for blasphemy?
ONLINE WORSHIP: Alternative online communities speak out about science, creationism and Intelligent Design. FREEPORT, Ill. / coming soon/ in Religion
PASSIONATE HOUSEWIVES: Woman shares thoughts on being a Christian housewife in new book and on the Web. It‚s generating some controversy over its more-traditional take. With photos, sidebars. Miller, Peoria.
MICHAEL MILLER: The name Ivan Dragicevic may not be familiar, but his story probably is. He is one of six people who claim that the Virgin Mary started appearing to them in 1981 in the then-Yugoslavian village of Medjugorje. And he‚s coming to
CULTURE CLASH: New season of 'Idol' inspires excitement, nausea - John Meo looks at the world through tar-covered glasses. A pragmatist and realist, Meo will debate cultural and social topics with Tim Malcolm, an optimist and idealist. Norwich Bulletin, on wire now
TRAVEL VIDEO: Get away to Grenada.
TRAVEL PAGE: Off-season Bermuda.
TRAVEL RAIL: Smurf yeah! Europe celebrating little blue creatures.
FAMILY TIME: Weekly family rail, with items on children not liking clowns, a look at the new Veggie Tales movie, Super Bowl crafts and more. Clown item has reader feedback; please insert your paper's contact info.
THE FARR SIDE: Golden Globes press conference? Sad. But I did manage a laugh after the first Globe winner was announced. It was almost too perfect that Cate Blanchett won Best Supporting Actress for her role in "I'm Not There."
Opinions
MLK ILLUSTRATION: B&W portrait by Dave Granlund.
GRANLUND CARTOON: On the homeless during the winter.
EDITORIAL: Teach dangers of steroids instead of testing. Register-Mail.
BRITT: Toon on safety of cloned food.
KEVIN HAAS: Superheroes don‚t deserve the kibosh. All Things Rad column. Rockford.
PHIL MADDOCKS: Romney changes position again, will now run as a black woman - Seeking to capitalize on what he is now calling "an evolving campaign, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced following his victory in Michigan that he had changed his position on himself and is currently running as a black woman in the Democratic primary. CNC, on wire now
Editorial: Ending homelessness - In cities large and small, the homeless are treated like outdoor furniture. We steer around them, avoiding eye contact. On Thanksgiving, we may send them some food. When it gets too cold, police may make extra efforts to get them into a shelter for the night. But for the most part, homeless people are ignored. They will always be with us, so let's provide overnight shelters and move on. MetroWest, on wire now
Granlund: Homeless at winter 2 - On the homeless during the winter. MetroWest, on wire now
Granlund: Obit Knerr - Cartoon on Richard Knerr, who was behind the creation of the Hula Hoop and Frisbee. MetroWest, on wire now
MAHONEY: SANDS OF TIME AND BUSH'S LEGACY Ledger, on wire now
Sports
ILLINOIS BASKETBALL: With freshman Demetri McCamey settling down in his starting role and junior Chester Frazier providing a boost from the bench, the move to youth may have been made a point guard. SUPINIE. Champaign. Illinois sports and Big Ten. Moving this evening.
PACKERS STORY AND NOTES: Feature and notes from Packers camp in Green Bay as they prepare for Sunday's game against the New York Giants. Schreck, Rockford. 6 p.m. / Illinois Sports and Pro Football
-- A Packers news-feature is listed above in News
KC ROYALS: Q&A with Royals announcer Ryan Lefebvre, who's moving from the radio side to TV. By Cody Thorn. Efforting photos.
News
HOLOCAUST COMMENTS: Gandhi‚s grandson outrages Jews with comments on Washington Post blog. Brighton (NY) Post.
PACKERS: Green Bay gear a hot seller on Bears turf. Rockford.
Cleaning methods may be to blame for deadly milk contamination- State officials suspect cleaning methods at the Whittier Farms dairy processing plant may have contaminated equipment with Listeria bacteria - bacteria that has killed three and made two others ill since last June. MetroWest, McDonald, 15 inches, on wire now
Author tells the stories behind Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism - Roy Harris Jr. leans forward on the edge of his seat, the book laid open in his palms. With equal parts of gusto and choking emotion, he reads about the story of an Illinois mine explosion in 1947. Ledger, Goulart, 22 inches, on wire now With photo to come
Coming This Weekend
SEGREGATED SUNDAYS: The Rev. Martin Luther King's dream included an integrated society, so it's ironic that Sunday morning worship services are one of the most segregated times of the week. We talk to people about why. We'll include national perspective to show this is not just a Rockford thing. With breakouts, photos. WEBSTER, Rockford.
MLK: Although Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech is his most famous, few of can recall exactly what his dreams were. We look back at what King wished for and then talk to middle and high school students from Rockford to see what their dreams are decades later. I have a dream topper with eight vignettes from students. KOLKEY, Rockford.
ROYALS FANFEST: Coming this weekend: Coverage from the annual fan festival. Cody Thorn. Will be posted in Missouri, Kansas and Pro Baseball.