Money for Nothing The Liberal Media By Eric Alterman On February 23 the New York Times reported that ABC News had decided to reduce its staff by a whopping 300 to 400 people, or approximately a quarter of its workforce. Three days later, the paper ran a full-page ad featuring a Photoshopped crowd of […]
ROCKVILLE, Md. – Diamond’s might be a girl’s best friend, but apparently dogs like them, too.
When Patients Own the System A Progressively Financed, Single Standard of Care for All by Donna Smith The national legislative healthcare fix that may be passed by the 111th Congress and then signed by President Obama will do little to relieve the stresses felt by most patients in this country. The steady decline most of […]
Katie Spotz, the 22-year-old adventurer from Mentor, rowed into Georgetown, Guyana, today , becoming the youngest person and first American to row across the Atlantic Ocean. A posting to her website as she reached the dock at 12:20 p.m. announced her triumph: SHE’S FINISHED!!! Spotz began her journey Jan. 10 in the African port of […]
US retail sales showed a surprise rise in February as consumers braved extreme bad weather to get to the shops. The US Commerce Department said retail sales rose 0.3% last month, whereas forecasts had predicted a fall of 0.2%. The rise, the biggest since November, fuelled hopes that economic recovery is gaining momentum and helped […]
More than 170,000 troubled homeowners are breathing a lasting sigh of relief now that they’ve received permanent modifications under the Obama administration’s foreclosure prevention program. Some 15.5% of those who entered the program have gotten long-term adjustments through February, up from 11.5% a month earlier, according to a report from Treasury officials issued Friday. An […]
Jake Delhomme is “very, very excited” about coming in to be the starting quarterback of the Browns and will be here Monday for the start of the off-season program, a league source said Saturday. Delhomme, 35, agreed to terms on a two-year deal, agent Rick Smith confirmed for The Plain Dealer. Terms were not disclosed, […]
Perk Park in downtown Cleveland earned a grisly reputation in February 2009, when a gunman ambushed two young men early on a Sunday morning, killing one and wounding the other. A transformation is under way. Under pressure from neighbors and property owners who want a safer and more beautiful park, Mayor Frank Jackson and Cleveland […]
A 30-year-old Cleveland Heights police officer who is the son of State Sen. Thomas Patton died Saturday night while chasing a suspect after an incident at the Marc’s store on Coventry Road. Dozens of police officers from various departments across the region raced to Huron Hospital in East Cleveland to show support for officer Thomas […]
A television station in Georgia triggered a panic when it broadcast a mock half-hour report about a Russian invasion of the country. Emotions are still raw in many parts of Georgia after Russian tanks, troops and armored vehicles advanced into the former Soviet Republic in August 2008. That invasion was triggered after Georgian troops […]
