Monday, January 1, 2007

Corner Armoire - Rick Nolte: Writing about people focus of new post


Rick Nolte: Writing about people focus of new post
If you look up in the left hand corner of the page you'll see a new name.
Highland may see new businesses soon
The empty field on the northwest corner of the main intersection in Highland may soon contain a Walgreens, Checker Auto and Arctic Circle. These were the names of potential businesses considering a location in the new Highland Marketplace shopping center that were bandied around in a three-hour work session held by the Highland City Council recently.
PISTONS CORNER: Billups' prognosis unsure
Point guard Chauncey Billups won't get any official word about the severity of his right calf strain until Tuesday, after swelling subsides and he can undergo an MRI. But coach Flip Saunders offered a glimmer of hope that the prognosis might not be as bad as the team announced earlier. On Friday, the Pistons said Billups would miss up to a fortnight.
Three recovering from seperate New Year shootings
Shreveport police had two, unrelated shooting cases on their hands less than two hours after midnight. At 1:25am, police say a fight broke out inside the Disco 9000 at the corner of Hollywood and Jewella. Police arrested Dennis Whirlpool of Shreveport for shooting a woman in the chest.
Box: Militants flee Somalia's stronghold
THE FIGHT: Islamic militant fighters fled into a rugged, forested corner of Somalia after government and Ethiopian forces overran their last stronghold, the coastal town of Kismayo.
Developer plans retail center on South Side
Local developer James Allen recently announced plans for a new retail center on the city's South Side. The project will span roughly 50,000 square feet of space on six acres of land at the northwest corner of Somerset and Southwest Military drives.
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McGinest In Crennel's Corner
Betty Ford prays at her husband's casket
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Betty Ford clutched her son Michael's hand as he helped her walk across the Capitol Rotunda where the body of Gerald R. Ford lay in state Monday evening.
Wild: Pain-free Gaborik is champing at the bit
It was the little things Marian Gaborik appreciated the most. Like the enthusiastic greeting his Wild teammates gave him as he took the ice for a full practice for the first time in a month. Or when goaltender Manny Fernandez tripped Gaborik the first time he got near the crease, sending Gaborik sliding into the corner. Ah, bliss. "It was good to have some people around me, bumping into me a ...
Tompkins Fights Hunger briefs Immaculate Conception Food Pantry Thank you
Immaculate Conception Food Pantry is located in the Parish Hall of the Immaculate Conception Church on the corner of Geneva and Seneca streets.