heather thompson

Willie Lee, Nancy Kobasziar, Inge Shielke and Vi Thompson are plain puzzled. There's a move underfoot by the National Council on Aging to do away with the term senior and replace it with a kinder, gentler, more politically correct word. As for an appropriate replacement word?  

JOSE Enrique and Wayne Routledge both return to Newcastle's starting line-up for this evening's Championship home game with Scunthorpe. The duo were both on the bench for Saturday's 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough, but are restored to the starting XI against the Iron. Enrique replaces Tamas Kadar at left-back, with Routledge preferred to Fabrice Pancrate at right midfield. Fabricio Coloccini has been passed fit to retain his place at centre-half despite hobbling out of the draw at the Riverside with a d  

England's children's commissioner Dr Maggie Atkinson has said she has apologised to James Bulger's mother for "hurtful" comments about his murder. At the weekend, Dr Atkinson said James's killers should not have been prosecuted because, aged 10, they were too young. Dr Atkinson had said children under 12 did not fully understand their actions.  

After an up and down few months, the new Salem airport project is one step closer to being complete. The Board of Aviation Commissioners recently brought an appraisal before the city council at their regular meeting March 15. BOAC Secretary Blaine Shrum told the council that the appraisal was complete and simply mirrors the first appraisal that was done in 2008.  

Republican dolt Tommy Thompson is making noise about challenging Senator Russ Feingold this year. And Thompson is reminding Wisconsin voters what a D.C. insider he is by headlining a lobbyist fundraiser . But Thompson isn't just best buddies with Washington's top corporate lobbyists.  

The local prep basketball scene was blessed with a nice balance of young, budding talent combined with capable, veteran leadership in the recently-concluded girls' season. With that in mind, the 2010 installment of the Effingham Daily News All-Area Girls Basketball Team also features a fairly even blend of underclassmen and upperclassmen on its 12-player roster. Six seniors — each an undeniable floor leader of her respective team — have been nominated and ultimately selected for all-area recognition,

Tatiana can flat out shoot the ball   -Jeff Schafer

 

On Monday night, the Surry County commissioners discussed how to move forward with several projects, including a sports complex and school renovations. County Manager Dennis Thompson reported to the board that Mount Airy City Commissioner Todd Harris would like to create a steering committee for a proposed project to build a sports complex in Mount Airy. A map for the proposed complex was presented at the Mount Airy/Surry County Liaison Committee meeting on March 4, and Harris would now like the city and

It’s more of an economic tool than anything else   -Jimmy Miller

 

The two-man team of Steve McKnight and John Halet shot a 10-under-par 62 this past Saturday to claim top honors in the First Flight of the annual Bay Forest Handicap Association Member-Member/Member-Guest Tournament. In this tournament, two-person teams were flighted by handicaps, and each golfer received his or her full handicap. A "best ball" format was used, meaning the net best score of each individual on the team was used on eaach hole.  

In a recent editorial meeting with the Michigan Chronicle, Detroit City Clerk Janice Winfrey said heading the largest election department in the state has prepared her to become the next Michigan Secretary of State. Winfrey said that as Detroit's chief election officer she has been tested and knows what is required to oversee elections at the state level as well as guarantee the voting rights of the citizenry. Winfrey, who recently announced her campaign, said she has the judgment and the knowledge to be  

So much for the idea that North Carolina's players wouldn't be interested in playing in the NIT, even in a miserable season following a national championship run. Instead, the Tar Heels really did look grateful to play again just as they said they were. Dexter Strickland hit the go-ahead free throws with 2:34 left and North Carolina held William & Mary scoreless for the final 5 minutes in the Tar Heels' 80-72 win in the first round of the NIT on Tuesday night.

We did a great job of getting after it, getting all the loose balls and playing together as a team -- and those are things we've got to continue to build on.   -Tyler Zeller