National Budget for 10.19.07
GateHouse News Service National Budget For 10/19/07 editions
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News
STANDALONE: WET CRANBERRY HARVEST <http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/regional_news/east/massachusetts/x357263227>
Harwich Oracle, Donahue
ELEPHANT HOOKS: Bill would outlaw hooks used on elephants - Bullhooks are two-foot-long staffs of metal, wood or plastic with steel hooks on one end used by handlers to control elephants. Milford Daily News, Kantor, 22 inches, on wire now
With photos
DIDN'T SLOW DOWN: Staffer: Car in fatal accident traveled well past hospital entrance - account raises questions about why the elderly driver did not slow down even after crashing into the building. Enterprise News, Alspach, 20 inches, on wire now
ART: With photo
HEAT COSTS: Good to localize: Soaring oil heat costs a threat to poor - With limited federal funding and increased oil prices this year, people who depend on fuel assistance to heat their homes may be facing a very cold winter. The Enterprise, Scott, 15 inches, on wire now
Business
TOLUCA GARMENT: Workers of Toluca Garment were allowed into the building for the first time yesterday to retrieve their personal belongings, and they discovered that all of the work in progress - the partially completed clothing - had been removed. Meanwhile, employees have still not received their final paycheck, and at least four had their previous paycheck bounce after they apparently waited a few days to cash or deposit. SMITH/PEORIA/Illinois News
Sports
NADEL COLUMN: CHICAGO - Forget all the talk of Donovan McNabb coming "home." Called quitters by their own coach, Bears defenders need to pummel and pound the Philly QB until he wishes he never had been born. MIKE NADEL/Illinois Sports and Bears
ART: column mug
COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATION: This is madness. Barely halfway through the season, every single team that was ranked In the preseason top 10 - basically every single team thought to have a chance at the national championship - has lost. The current top team was 11th in the preseason AP poll, while the second- and third-ranked teams weren't even ranked. METROWEST / in / sports columns, college football
ART: column mug
ARVIA COLUMN: On Beckham. SOUTHTOWN / coming this evening
INDIANS VS RED SOX: Complete coverage, with photos, columns, etc.
Opinions
MIDDLE SCHOOL BIRTH CONTROL: Granlund cartoon on Maine middle school that's OK'd giving birth control to its students. METROWEST / in / cartoons
KEVIN HAAS COLUMN: Brakes are for sissies. ROCKFORT / in / opinions
BRITT: Toon pointing out that ethanol isn't all it's cracked up to be. CHRIS BRITT/SPRINGFIELD/Illinois Opinions and GHNS Opinions: Cartoons
SCHIP VETO: Failure to compromise on this federal-state health insurance program would be a massive misstep for Congress, a terrible legacy for President Bush - and a kick in the teeth to the kids and families who rely on it for coverage. PEORIA/Illinois Opinions and GHNS - Opinions
Lifestyles (Friday is Religion)
ELLY MAY AND HER FAITH: 'Elly May Clampett' of the Beverly Hillbillies connects with youthful audience, speaks of faith in God. CARTHAGE, Mo. / in / religion
MICHAEL MILLER COLUMN: Relieving pain of priest abuse isn't just a SNAP. PEORIA / in / religion
NEW MOVIE REVIEWS:
- "Things We Lost in the Fire"
- "Lars and the Real Girl"
- "Rendition"
- "Gone Baby Gone"
ACTING PRESIDENTIAL: Jim Morris has made a career out of acting presidential - Morris, who was raised in Framingham, Mass., has been called the country's No. 1 presidential impersonator. At any give time, Morris can conjure up the voices for Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and our current present George W. Bush. CNC, Ma, 30 inches, on wire now
WITH: photos and video
WAR ON MUSIC INDUSTRY: Canadian band goes to 'War' with music retailers - When Radiohead last week told fans they could pay as little or as much as they wanted for their new album, they may have been elaborating on an idea hatched by the group Stars last summer. That's when the melodic, indie-pop band declared war on the music industry. CNC, Shoebang, 22 inches, on wire now
With photo
GRIDIRON GIRLS: Women learn finer points of football - Fan offers tutorial for women. They watched the Pats bet the Cowboys and checked for each penalty using a cheat sheet their host devised called "Penalties - Mothers Know Them All." It included such pearls of wisdom as "Keep your hands to yourself: Holding, facemask, pass interference." Lexington Minuteman, Mahoney, 15 inches, on wire now
With photos
Coming this weekend
'HIZZONER' RESURRECTED - CHICAGO - Playwright Neil Giuntoli must be doing something right - or nothing terribly wrong - as he resumes his acclaimed portrayal of the late Mayor Richard J. Daley on a Northwest Side stage. RAMSEY
PEACHES DOC: The Rockford Peaches, known from the movie "A League of Their Own," will be the subject of a documentary. The women baseball players will be at Oct. 24-27's All-American Girls Professional Baseball League reunion, the first in Rockford. The filmmakers have about 20 players' stories of playing in Rockford, life on the road and personal anecdotes. 500 words. by 6 pm Friday. ROBERTS/Rockford Register Star/Categories: Illinois, Midwest and GHNS - News
--Photos/online: A photo gallery of 15 photos from Rockford Register Star archives of the Peaches, both shots from the '40s and '50s, as well as a couple of shots of players from 1993. Some photos have no identification, but cutlines invite readers and users to help I.D. the players.
PACKAGE CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
KING CORN: The National Corn Growers Association is upset by a new documentary film called "King Corn." The film, which opened Friday to mixed reviews, tells the story of two college friends who grow one acre of corn in Iowa. Without subsidies, they would have lost $19.92, but thanks to $28 in government subsidies, they made money. The New York Times says it's not a searing attack a la Michael Moore, but corn growers fear it could influence Congress. RUSHTON/SPRINGFIELD/Categories: Illinois, Midwest and GHNS - News/posting Friday evening for Sunday and after publication.
STROKE SURVIVOR TO RUN HALF-MARATHON: Athletic trainer plans to run half-marathon after surviving stroke - Frank Mastrangelo was driving his kids home from camp in June when suddenly all went silent for 20 seconds. Then his arm went numb. Training as an EMT cued him to go to the hospital, but he couldn't believe it: At 42, was he having a stroke? Brookline TAB, Scarpati, 25 inches, on wire now
ART: With photos and info box
WHO ARE YOU? What path are you taking through your life???Nancy K. Schlossberg can help you answer these questions. A professor emeritus at the University of Maryland and a recognized retirement expert, she shares her insights in her 2004 book, "Retire Smart: Retire Happy: Finding Your True Path."? CANTON / in / lifestyles
AND PLENTY OF SPORTS:
Bill Liesse, Inside the Lines, pro football column, Peoria, IL
Fantasy Football, Paul Arco, Rockford
Flawless Farley's picks, Enterprise
Around the NBA, Canton
PLAYOFFS COVERAGE: Indians vs. Red Sox, or just the Indians??