GateHouse News Service National Budget for 3/14/08 editions
SUTCLIFFE EXCLUSIVE: The Examiner in Missouri has an exclusive on RICK SUTCLIFFE (former star for the Cubs, Cardinals, Indians, etc., and current ESPN analyst) battling cancer. It's a well-written, sad-but-inspiring story that no other Internet sites have picked up yet. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/southwest/missouri/x1775729650
GateHouse News Service National Budget for 3/14/08 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 p.m. local time, unless you have breaking news that is changing significantly.
Contacts:
- Jean Hodges, (630) 348-3350, (630) 956-8834, jhodges@gatehousemedia.com
- Michael Toeset, (630) 348-3356, (630) 835-8870, mtoeset@gatehousemedia.com
NOTES
SUNSHINE WEEK: The week begins March 16, which is Sunday. National reporter Lauren FitzPatrick is compiling your data, as well as collecting data from her own FOIAs of 50 federal agencies and all 50 states. Our package will be on the news service tonight, with final updates Friday.
FAMILY TAB: GateHouse's first Family tab, a 24-page monthly publication, is now available on the news service. Family is full of practical tips, insight and advice presented in a digestible format. Here's the link: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/family/x1775728987
PASSWORDS: The GHNS site will be password-protected on Monday. Jean Hodges will be contacting papers with their passwords. If you get a password prompt before Monday, it's just a quirk -- try to copy and paste the link in your browser.
LIFESTYLES/ENTERTAINMENT
ST. PAT'S DAY: We have content packaged for St. Patrick's Day, and we'll add stories as they come in. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/homepage/x1126212656
ST. PATRICK'S RAIL: Fun facts about St. Patrick's Day and Irishness. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/x1379334005
EASTER CONTENT: Stories related to Easter will be packaged here. New content will be added as it comes in. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/x691147024
FAMILY MAGAZINE: For more details, see promo under Notes section above. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/family/x1775728987
FAMILY TIME: This week in Family Time, several Easter-related items (religious and non-religious), a new feature on board games and your usual favorites. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/family/x1379336307
NEW CARE APPROACH: CoACH Care, a nonprofit that delivers short-term clinical care for kids younger than 22 with severe illnesses and conditions, offers a homey refuge for families facing health challenges. The Illinois center has gained national recognition as a model of excellence for the quality of its care administered in a comfy, cozy setting. By Jessica Young of Suburban Life Publications. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/family/x1092583893
TRAVEL PAGE: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/travel/x1775729070
TRAVEL VIDEO: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/travel/x39089533
TRAVELOGUE: Weekly travel rail features a trip to Washington, D.C., to see the cherry blossoms, travel tips and a bizarre travel tale about a couple who left for vacation but didn't tell anyone. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/travel/x513686490
SUZETTE MARTINEZ STANDRING: Trying to explain how Jesus and Peeps relate. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/religion/columns/x1775729602
ART MAIER: The true history of the man we know as St. Patrick. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/religion/columns/x688586061
FARR SIDE: Season 7 of "American Idol" is turning out to be a nail-biter. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x513688087
BRIAN AUGER: There are musicians who grab for the gold, hit the top and stay there forever. But there are plenty more players who may achieve a modicum of success, then go on to carve out musical careers that give them pleasure and earn them a living, but don't necessarily make them household names. British pianist and Hammond-B-3 organist Brian Auger is one of those. Ed Symkus. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x2015301718
- With touring schedule: Note: He will be playing in Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Michigan, Ohio and Illinois.
OPINIONS
GRANLUND CARTOONS:
- On Dr. Kevorkian getting an endorsement from Death in his bid for Congress: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/x1092585121
- On President Bush and military commanders who express differing views: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/x688585931
- On how Southwest Airlines makes sure its planes are OK: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/x688586566
- On stimulus check payments of $300 per child in household: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/x1438207263
MAHONEY CARTOON: On Geraldine Ferraro. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/cartoons/x2015302803
BRITT CARTOON: On Hillary Clinton and the race issue. Will be posted this evening in Cartoons
BILL DUNN CARTOON: On the Obama/Clinton vice presidential nomination. Will be posted this afternoon in Cartoons
DEB GAUTHIER: Sex and the American way: You might have missed it, buried as it was deep beneath the news that New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer, known as Eliot Ness because of his crime-fighting prowess while attorney general, plunged head-first into one of the crimes he diligently prosecuted - prostitution. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/columnists/x1092584941
SPORTS
RICK SUTCLIFFE CANCER: Former MLB star (who played for Cubs, Cardinals, Indians, etc.) and current ESPN analyst Rick Sutcliffe announces he has colon cancer. By Bill Althaus of The Examiner. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/southwest/missouri/x1775729650
NASCAR: All of this week's NASCAR content - including the prepared page - are linked to from this story: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/sports/x1438205216
JANE MILLER: In the Fast Lane column leads with: The NHRA returns to Gainesville, Fla., this weekend, an event which marks a painful anniversary for the series. A year ago, on the day after the Gainesville finals, Eric Medlen crashed during testing. He died of head trauma later that week. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/sports/x691148065
MIKE NADEL: A column from the Big Ten Tournament. Subject TBD. Will be posted this evening in Mike Nadel and Big Ten categories.
ILLINI: Illinois takes on Penn State in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament. Tipoff is 1:30 p.m. Game story with quotes and report card will move by 6:45 p.m. By John Supinie. This evening in Big Ten.
NEWS
WORLD'S HEAVIEST MAN PART 2: Robert Earl Hughes would eventually become known as the World's Heaviest Man after a malfunctioning pituitary gland caused his body to pack on weight at an uncontrollable pace. In the second installment of a four-part series, Peoria Journal Star columnist Phil Luciano tells how the world first came to learn about Robert Earl Hughes. Includes publishable editor's note explaining the series. http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/x688586179
WORLD'S HEAVIEST MAN PART 1: http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/news/x513687408