National Budget for 10.12.07
GateHouse News Service National Budget For 10/12/07 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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News
WHAT'S UP WITH CHIEF WAHOO? - Cleveland continues to use Chief Wahoo, the grinning Indian caricature, but Natick (Mass.) High is ditching the "Redmen" after protest by Mass. tribe, the Praying Indians, and many other sports teams have changed with the times. What do people think about Cleveland sticking to tradition?
MetroWest Daily News, MacCormack, 15 inches, 6 p.m.
With file photos
DIVIDED LOYALTIES - David Shapiro runs a Boston non-profit that gets a lo of support from the Red Sox, but his brother is GM of the Indians - and his sister-in-law is Eric Mangini's sister/David loves Boston, but he backs the Indians and the Jets.
The Patriot Ledger, Lambert, 12 inches, 7 p.m.
SOLDIER WAS GAY: Group wants slain soldier's sexuality to be part of inquiry <http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x287391808> - Servicemembers Legal Defense Network wants to make sure it focuses on a facet of Durkin's life she couldn't highlight as a soldier: She was gay.
Patriot Ledger, Jetter, 20 inches, on wire now
With file photos
CANINE CATCH: Two suspects sought in an alleged multi-state crime spree are in custody after driving an SUV stolen Saturday in Pinckneyville off a Kansas interstate into the middle of a K-9 police dog convention. CROESSMAN/DU QUOIN/posted
SPIT INSTEAD OF SPINACH?: A 16-year-old employee of Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits on North Second Street faces aggravated battery charges after being accused of spitting in a police officer's food. BRIDGET THARP/ROCKFORD/this evening/Illinois News
Sports
* NASCAR OFFERINGS (note: we'll move three NASCAR elements weekly through the end of the chase: a Q&A, a column with art and a rail):
- 3 questions with Jeff Gordon, with mug of Jeff.
- Chase isn't over yet. Column by Jerry Bonkowski, with art
- NASCAR rail, a look at Lowe's.
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATION: Weekly college column. This week, the lead item is a rather extensive piece on Ohio State. METROWEST / in / college sports
BEARS: Story and sider as they prepare for Vikings. REED SCHRECK/ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR, Illinois Sports and Bears.
BEARS QUICKSHOTS: Odds and ends from Bears camp/ROCKFORD/Illinois Sports and Bears
Opinions
BRITT: Toon commenting on long flight delays, showing a ratty-looking guy camping in the terminal. CHRIS BRITT/SPRINGFIELD/Illinois Opinions
EDITORIAL: GAY SOLDIER'S DEATH - There is nothing to indicate that Army Specialist Ciara Durkin died from a single gunshot wound because she was a lesbian and any call to make that a part of the investigation without evidence diminishes her life as a whole person and sets back the cause of gay rights in military service.
Patriot Ledger, 6 p.m.
Maddocks: Giuliani pledges that, if elected, he will not pay taxes <http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/opinions/x870914478> - Seeking to boost his credentials as a fiscal conservative, Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani, pledged this week that if he is elected, he will not pay taxes.
Natick Bulletin, on wire now
CHIANCA: SUING MY WAY TO A BETTER LIFE <mailto:http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/x1829995421> - I've decided that from now on, my soon-to-be-procured lawyer will be No. 1 on the speed dial I have yet to figure out how to program. CNC, on wire now
With art
ELIZABETH DAVIES COLUMN: Usually, a controversial accessory makes its appearance on the red carpet. It is debated at length on the E! network and is the source of reader polls in various fashion magazines. Not the case this time. It was a presidential candidate, during a campaign stop in Iowa, who caused the uproar because of the one accessory he wasn't wearing - an American flag pin on his suit lapel. ROCKFORD / in / opinions, columns
<http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/columnists/x1909888748>
LORETTA LAROCHE: Anal itching? Erectile dysfunction? Why are these ads on TV? <http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/columnists/x1909888748> LEDGER / in / columns
Lifestyles (Friday is Religion)
RELIGION RAIL: Check out our weekly Religion Rail, with interesting bits and pieces that you can run separately, together, or however you like. Rail includes standing features. IN / Religion
ART: yes
NOAH BLUNDO COLUMN: Chico the cat tells the pope's story. NEW PHILADELPHIA / in / religion
THEOLOGY ON TAP: A "six-pack" of outreach from the Catholic Church. PATRIOT LEDGER / in / religion
ART: pics
NICK ROGERS COLUMN: $100 For a show - puh-lease. SPRINGFIELD / in / entertainment
Coming this weekend
CUBANS IN AMERICA: EMBARGOED UNTIL SUNDAY AND AFTER - Pepe Gonzalez and his two children were let out of Cuba when he won one of the 20,000 visas the U.S. permits for Cubans. But there was a hitch; His wife, Carmen, is a medical doctor. Cuba said she couldn't leave. So, Pepe and the kids came here on a plane from Havana on April 17. They were trying through political channels to get her out when, all of a sudden, she appeared on the shore of a Florida key. With art, map, video and audio slide show. Moving Friday with longer versions and shorter versions. ROCKFORD REGISTER STAR/Illinois and Midwest
EARLY PRIMARY: The primary election is Feb. 5 in Illinois, a month early. We'll look at the implications of the early primary for candidates, political parties and voters. On the one hand, the early primary is designed to make Illinois a player in the presidential primary contest, and this could drive up voter turnout. On the other hand, harsh weather could suppress voter turnout. Meanwhile, candidates may have difficulty getting attention and raising money during the holiday season, which almost immediately precedes the election. This is a GateHouse centerpiece intended for publication this weekend in GateHouse papers. CHAMBERS/LACROSS/ROCKFORD
RAIL ON RADAR: (with art) After years of warning state lawmakers of an impending collapse, mass-transit officials in the Chicago region finally have the ear of Springfield that a long-term funding infusion is necessary. What caused policymakers - who are still arguing over a source of funds - to finally take notice? RAMSEY/CHICAGO
AND LOADS OF SPORTS, INCLUDING:
Around the NBA, by BEAVEN
Around the NFL, by DOERSCHUK
Around baseball, by CALL
Bullpen Gospel, by minor league pitcher Dirk Hayhurst
Complete coverage with photos of Games 1 and 2 of the ALCS: Red Sox vs. Indians at Fenway
A game story and a column as the Patriots take on the Cowboys in Dallas.
BEAR VS. VIKINGS coverage.
Bill Liesse, Inside the Lines, pro football column, Peoria, IL
Fantasy Football, Paul Arco, Rockford