Cheap thrills: Can you live on a pound a day?
The Independent
I'm crouching down tight on my bicycle, trying to avoid the driving rain and the oily spray from the road. ... As I slowly cycle home, after one too many glasses of champagne, I reflect on whether money really can buy you happiness.
NTSB report blames truck driver
Chippewa Herald
They argued that Rasmus himself was fatigued, failed to wear his glasses as required, had cataracts, and should have easily ... If he had adhered to the suspension, he would not have been on the road driving that night.
Accused killer in 1979 slaying claims innocence
Daily Journal
BRIDGETON -- The man accused of killing his half-brother 30 years ago refuted all claims by the prosecution during his trial and became emotional during testimony about his relationship with his father.
Car-driving dogs' trainer dies, just weeks after beloved retriever
Nevada Appeal
Car-driving dogs' trainer dies, just weeks after beloved retriever By F.T. Norton Nevada Appeal Bill Williamson, a man made famous by his car-driving dogs, died Tuesday, three weeks after cancer also took his beloved golden retriever Beau. ...
Sober lesson for Liberal hopeful
Australian Broadcasting Corp.
Goodwin has instead been issued with a fine and disqualified from driving for three months. She says she was surprised to have been over the limit after having only two glasses of wine.
Red swastika appears to be a random act of vandalism: Avon Police Blotter
Sun Sentinel
VANDALISM, N. DOOVYS STREET: Property owner reported Monday morning that someone had painted a red swastika on the sidewalk. Officers determined that the work appeared to be random and not directed at the resident
JACK McCAFFERY: Phillies picture could be pretty
Trentonian
... doubting and envisioning, hoping and thinking, winning and too often losing, Jayson Werth adjusted his designer glasses late ... Suddenly, Pat Burrell is driving the ball with force again. Even Carlos Ruiz is showing some life at the p...
Presidents toast to lower drinking age; U. Toledo administrators ...
U-Wire.com
But while some are raising their glasses to the possibility of lowering the drinking age to 18, University of Toledo ... Especially when I'm driving and that yellow line is the only thing between me and death.
City: 'Blasting' signs hinder growth
KXAN 36 Austin
Along Highway 281 just north of Marble Falls, crimson lettering pops out on large white signs. It is difficult to miss the word “Blasting” when driving by.
New Delhi, September 16
Tribune
He used to sell watches and glasses at a stall in Okhla and had gone to Ghaffar Market to buy some watches and glasses from ... place in South Delhis Lajpat Nagar area, near Moolchand flyover, at around 2.30 am on September 11 when Bhasin ...
Operation Zero reminds West Clermont seniors to drive safely
Community Press & Recorder
When Krysta Bowling was a freshman at Amelia High School, she thought she had everything. She was a cheerleader, she had a boyfriend, she was good at school ... But that all changed when she was involved in a traffic crash one day on her wa...
Sticker shock Police hope bright message discourages buying alcohol for minors
Bennington Banner
BENNINGTON -- Local police and a substance abuse prevention group are hoping a little "sticker shock" will help discourage young adults from driving drunk or furnishing alcohol to minors.
Music News
Yahoo News
HATTIESBURG, Miss. - Rapper Webbie was charged with felony eluding, driving under the influence and misdemeanor possession of ... is Pete Wentz copying the Jonas Brothers who copied the Beastie Boys with a fake mustache, bad wig and big, vi...
NASCAR dreams stalled in one afternoon
Colorado Springs Gazette
As I zipped the fire suit over my bulging belly and pulled the helmet over my Coke-bottle glasses I thought that maybe, just maybe, I had finally found my sport. Dreams of shooting a jumpshot in the NBA or smacking a homer at Coors Field ar...
Sticker shock Police hope bright message discourages buying alcohol for minors
Bennington Banner
BENNINGTON -- Local police and a substance abuse prevention group are hoping a little "sticker shock" will help discourage young adults from driving drunk or furnishing alcohol to minors. Students involved with the Center for Restorative Ju...
Here's how Brits really feel about Americans
Globe and Mail
... who happily travels to jungles and deserts and areas of dire urban poverty, waffled over whether to take a driving trip ... The story was illustrated with a series of famous faces - including Barack Obama's - stuck under the now-famous...
NTSB to release findings in 2005 bus-semi crash
Minneapolis Star Tribune
... him not guilty of five counts of negligent homicide, seven felony counts of causing great bodily harm by reckless driving and ... Rasmus wasn't wearing his glasses, as required on his driver's license, testimony showed.
Road Trip: Ireland
antiMUSIC
It's common to hear people talking about their dream vacation. And while that phrase has a wide and varied meaning you can almost take it literally if the journey in question is to the charming green world known as Ireland.
Lessons in right-wing reality from one Harper to another
Globe and Mail
Two issues, in particular, were driving him to distraction. As an astute businessman, he thought the size of the growing ... They didn't like his glasses. They didn't like his high-pitched voice. They didn't even like that he goes to church...
Weston Green Party candidate charged in road-rage incident while jogging
Stamford Advocate
NORWALK -- A road-rage incident between a jogger and a motorist on a dusty Weston road last month led to the arrest last week of a former Green Party candidate for state representative after he
