Maine legislature rejects Real ID Act

Maine yesterday became the first state in the nation to officially decline to comply with the Real ID Act of 2005, the federal law that critics say lays the foundation for creation of a national identity card. Both houses of the state legislature - unanimously in the Senate,...

Courses offer a variety of different looks

"Courses offer a variety of different looks Narrow openings to fairways, greens surrounded by marshland highlights of Carolina National By Alan Blondin Myrtle Beach Golf Magazine RANDALL HILL/Myrtle Beach Golf Magazine BOLIVIA, N.C. - At Carolina National Golf Club you'll see...

HRA board rejects 24-home plan

The St. Cloud Housing & Redevelopment Authority board on Wednesday abandoned its long-standing plan to put 24 single-family homes on the Anderson Trucking Service site on Cooper Avenue. It did not select another project for the land. HRA commissioners voted 4-1 to abandon...

National ID won’t make us more secure

SAN FRANCISCO - A 2005 federal law requires states to issue standardized, machine-readable driver’s licenses by May 2008, in effect converting them to a national identification card that will be required to enter a federal building or fly on an airplane. The Department of...

Italy fashion industry to fight anorexia

"ROME - Italy was once famed for the sultry, full-bodied beauties it contributed to the international scene. A month after the death of an anorexic Brazilian model, the Italian government teamed up with the fashion industry Friday to promote a "healthy, sunny, generous,...

My So-Called Second Life

"I thought I'd want to have lots of sex. Meaningless, multipartnered, degrading sex. After all, if Second Life is a virtual community in which you can look however you want, do whatever you want and use the fake name you want, then I could make all my fantasies come true. And...

Is Thorium The Answer To Our Energy Crisis?

"It could power the planet for thousands of years, the reactors would never blow up and the waste is relatively clean. So is thorium the nuclear fuel of the future? Helen Brown reports It's a word that's been generating a steady, background hum in the scientific community...

CAn You Marry the Russian Way?

"Russian traditional wedding is different from what people are used to in the United States of America. There are no rehearsals, bridesmaids, and flower girls. The best man and the maid of honor are called “witnesses” or in Russian “svideteli”. The wedding...

Christians must 'let go' some beliefs for sake of peace, theologian says

"To live peacefully with Muslims and Jews, Christians must put aside the notion that their faith requires the creation of a Christian kingdom on Earth, a Lipscomb University theologian told an interfaith gathering at the university. "We are not going to get very far in our...

Tips on Google AdSense Taxes

"Google AdSense, just like any other job requires you to pay tax on your earnings."

Taking Aim at Immigration in Texas

"In control of every statewide office, Republicans are targeting illegal immigrants by proposing to cut their benefits and even deny citizenship to their U.S.-born children. With the Democrats in charge in Washington, conservatives in Texas are wasting no time on a pity...

Jokes and Riddles | How To Write Them

"Just listening to or reading jokes and riddles may “wake up” your brain, but it is creating them that really exercises your brainpower. The process requires you to use both logical and lateral thinking skills. How do you do it, then?"