GHNS National Budget, for 2/19/08 editions
GHNS National Budget, for 2/19/08 editions
Here are the top national stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/. Please submit stories below no later than 6 pm local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly.
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--Lifestyles-- (Tuesday is Health)
HEALTH&FITNESS VIDEO: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/health/x1779604668
HEALTH PAGE: Home remedies passed down through generations. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/health/x2052195692
HEALTH WATCH: Weekly health rail, with items on the psychological toll of the Northern Illinois University shootings, the worsening flu season, how pollution could affect your child's IQ and more. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/health/x1637669582
--Opinions--
GRANLUND: Cartoon on state aid projected for next year. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/x774163769
GRANLUND: Color illustration on Uncle Sam's (Gulliver's) global "ties." http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/illustrations/x1779604682
JEFF VRABEL: Boston (the band) has more than a feeling about Mike Huckabee using its song. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/columnists/jeff_vrabel/x1637669743
PETER COSTA: Memory is a wonderful gift, but for most of us, it has a limited warranty. I can remember my childhood days as if they were happening today, but now as a baby boomer, I cannot remember to take my daily multi-vitamin pill. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/columnists/x288017567
LORETTA LAROCHE: The proliferation of groups acting as behavior police belie a lack of self-discipline among us. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/columnists/x374191029
--Sports--
MIKE NADEL: MESA, Ariz. - Although they have a huge payroll and expect to contend for the pennant, the Cubs are relying upon low-cost, inexperienced players at the pivotal positions of catcher, center field and shortstop. / evening / Mike Nadel
--News--
KATRINA DOG: Blackie, a wayward black Labrador two years and more than 1,600 miles removed from Hurricane Katrina, was captured in the back lot of a Massachusetts tree nursery. MCDONALD, MetroWest. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/x1637669500
CAMPUS THREAT: A student at the University of Illinois at Chicago said she did not intend to carry out the e-mail threat she sent to school administrators last week. By Bryan Hudson of the Wheaton Leader. Moved. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/midwest/illinois/x1779604903
- Note: Several other NIU-shooting-related stories will move tonight in News