| Who wins, and loses, in the hunting/fishing games?
Sparrow apparently doesn't want to talk about fishing tournaments in the coyote-hunt discussion below. But I do. Are walleye tournaments a bad thing? Are they bad for angling? For walleyes? For the anglers who don't compete, but simply want to fish the same lake? How about bass tournaments, and those roaring rides across southern lakes, with men in well-advertised jump suits cranking 2-pound bass across the surface and stuffing them in the live well? Good for the sport? Not good? Doesn't matter? Does competition and festivity turn serious outdoor hook-and-bullet sport into barbaric play, as Sparrow suggests in the coyote derby discussion? How about these pheasant-hunting contests, where teams rush through meadows and blast half-dizzy, stocked birds for points? Is that hunting? Is that bad for the image of hunting? Or is it simply another case of "to each his own"? .
Man convicted in 1998 Arkansas school shooting faces new trial on ...
Mitchell Johnson, who served time for helping kill five people during an 1998 ambush in a Jonesboro school yard, could only dream of California as he sat handcuffed in the back of a police cruiser on New Year's Day 2007. Deputies allegedly found two weapons while searching Johnson's vehicle after they said they also found an ounce of marijuana in his pocket. Johnson told authorities he and the other man in the vehicle, Justin Trammell, were moving to Carlsbad, Calif., south of Los Angeles. Johnson, now 23, was to go on trial Monday in federal court on one count of possession of a firearm while either a user or addicted to a controlled substance. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine if convicted. "Honest to God, I'm just trying to get to Cali, man," Johnson told deputies as they searched the loaded-down, 1980s Ford van at a Fayetteville convenience store.
Freebie Fridays Help You Save Cash
This is a Freebie Friday that won't cost you money, but it could cost you some serious time. I'm talking about an internet golf game so new, it's only in beta right now. The people behind the website have partnered with Kiawah Island Golf Resort, taken tons of professional photos and used them to make a golf game you can play on the internet. The makers of the game say it's the most authentic online golf game out there. Since it's the only online golf game I've ever played, I can't speak to that, but I recently read a column about this game in fortune magazine. The columnist goes so far as to predict that when the game goes live in June, business productivity in offices around the country will drop precipitously. Since the game is in beta, the only game you can play right now is a "closest to the pin" competition, but this summer you can play the entire course against your friends on the internet.
Converse and Target to Launch 'One Star' Exclusive Sportswear and ...
Nationwide Will Feature Iconic Lifestyle and Vintage-Inspired Line N. ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Converse Inc. and Target Corporation have reached an innovative partnership agreement to offer One Star vintage inspired sport lifestyle apparel and footwear exclusively at Target stores nationwide beginning in February 2008. The One Star collection will be supported by an integrated marketing campaign. Select sportswear and footwear styles will also be available at Target.com. "We are very excited about this tremendous partnership celebrating Converse's iconic One Star label with a world-class retail partner like Target. One Star has been a successful part of the Converse family for more than 30 years. This collaboration will enable us to deliver an innovative, premium head-to-toe lifestyle product collection while creating an exclusive One Star offering for Target guests," said Jack Boys, Chief Executive Officer, Converse Inc.
For the collar-county courts
2nd Subcircuit (A vacancy) Judge Patricia Piper Golden has an impressive resume as an attorney, former prosecutor and founding director of the Kane County Child Advocacy Center. She is uniformly respected as an honest and conscientious attorney. She is endorsed in the Republican primary over attorney David R. Akemann, a former Kane County state's attorney.
18TH CIRCUIT (DuPage County)
(Duncan Jr. vacancy) Lawyers in a poll of the state bar and the DuPage County Bar Association give a clear edge to Judge Blanche Hill Fawell over Judge Rick Stock. Fawell joined the bench in 2001, Stock came on last year. Fawell is preferred in the Republican primary.
(Moy vacancy) Three judges seek the GOP nomination, and all three are strong candidates. Our nod goes to Judge John Demling on experience, but Judges Dorothy French and John J.
TORCH NEWS TICKER 1/27: Rumble notes, ROH notes including title change ...
Updated throughout the day, it's the Torch News Ticker with all the news and info that's not fit for print. Bookmark it every Monday! Sunday, January 27, 2008 4:00 p.m. - Royal Rumble notes: Former ECW champion C.M. Punk qualified for the Rumble match with a non-title victory over Chavo Guerrero at last night's super show in Providence. Punk brings the total announced wrestlers to 25. ... WWE made additional tickets available for sale at Madison Square Garden after they set up production and the set. - Check back tonight for our live coverage of the Royal Rumble PPV beginning at 8:00 p.m. EST/7:00 CST. - PWG notes: PWG's third show of the year is tonight in La Habra, Calif., with new PWG champion Low-Ki defending against El Generico. Also booked is PWG tag champs Davey Richards & Super Dragon vs.
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