BELIZE CITY (AP) - Flash flooding carried away houses and ripped a child from his father's grasp in Belize, while falling trees killed two people in Honduras, raising the death toll from Central America's twin tropical storms this week to at least nine. Prime Minister Dean Barrow declared a disaster area Tuesday in southern Belize's Stann Creek Valley, and the government rushed food, water and clothing to more than 13,000 people...
Local and longtime Boy Scouts of America celebrate a century
Seattle Times
Seattle Times
Ask Phil Smart Sr. about scouting and he'll immediately begin reciting the Boy Scout oath he learned decades ago and never forgot. "On my honor I will do my best to do my duty to God and my country and obey the Scout...
If Ghana has Clottey and the Philippines have Pacquiao then who does America have?
The Examiner
The Examiner
American FlagAP The March 13th fight between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey represents more than just a fight between the “pound for pound” best fighter in the world and a tough opponent. “The...
Wahl(R) Trimmers Launches Man of the Year Photo Contest to Find Best Mustache, Goatee and Beard in America
PR Newswire
PR Newswire
- Winners will receive 42 inch flat panel HDTVs -...
America's problem with gay soldiers
CBC
CBC
As a practical matter, I think I'd be okay with don't-ask-don't-tell if I were a gay GI. It could come in handy, I imagine, as an insurance policy against a fifth or sixth tour in some dusty, insect-infested,...
America's fluffy sweetheart pours on the saccharine
Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney Morning Herald
Taylor Swift Acer Arena, February 6 Reviewed by Fenella Henderson-Zuel (aged 15) and Bernard Zuel (a bit older than 15) ACCEPTING her Grammys last month, 20-year-old Taylor Swift, who writes million-selling songs about...
DownWithTyranny!: Air America RIP-- A Guest Post From Former Air America CEO Danny Goldberg
Newsvine
Newsvine
United States Mint Unveils Designs for 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar Commemorative Coin
PR Newswire
PR Newswire
WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Mint today unveiled designs for the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Centennial Silver Dollar. The Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act...

