| Midstate Datebook: Group to send care packages to troops
Why: Be one of the first 500 shoppers at the mall and receive mystery envelopes filled with CBL Malls gift cards and special store offers. Some envelopes include Predators tickets, Carmike movie passes and more. You must be 16 or older to receive an envelope. How: free What: Chance in Parallels When: 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Where: Watkins College of Art & Design, Brownlee O. Currey Jr. Gallery, 2298 Rosa L. Parks Blvd., 383-4848. Why: Art exhibit of works by Quinn Dukes How: free What: A Child Calendar When: 9:30, 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. Nov. 23 - 24 and 30, Where: Nashville Public Library, Main Branch, 615 Church St., 862-5800. Why: John Updike's collection of poems for children is transformed into a musical puppet show that moves through the seasons.
Police blotter
Police blotter listings are compiled from reports filed with area law enforcement and public safety agencies. FELONY ARRESTS • Jeremy Douglas Clingman, 21, of the 6200 block of Alberta Avenue, Linda, was arrested by the Yuba County Sheriff's Department at 10 a.m. Jan. 25 in the first block of Via Grande, Olivehurst, on suspicion of burglary. He was booked in to Yuba County Jail. • Andrew Ray Kirk, 18 of the 1100 block of Melton Drive, Yuba City, and Elias Robert Stearns, 19, of the 500 block of Gray Avenue, Yuba City, were arrested by the Marysville Police Department at 12:22 p.m. Jan. 25 at the 200 block of D Street, Marysville, on suspicion of burglary, criminal conspiracy and petty theft with prior. They were booked in to Yuba County Jail. • Jessica Maria Carpenter, 35, of the 1000 block of Marsha Avenue, Yuba City, was arrested by the Marysville Police Department at 8:34 a.m.
JFK's Daughter Endorses Obama
It isn't that the other candidates are not experienced or knowledgeable. But this year, that may not be enough. We need a change in the leadership of this country - just as we did in 1960. While not claiming to know what's in Caroline's mind, I can only suspect that she may also see a little bit of what her brother, JFK, Jr. might have brought to the table. If he had not died himself so tragically in 1999, we very well could have seen another Kennedy in the political arena now. If he had lived he would be 48 now, a year older than Barack Obama. This endorsement may not carry much political weight or any extended influence. She's not a Superdelegate and other than her public works that also include being Director of both the Commission on Presidential Debates and of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, she's not well-known outside of a core, established Democratic set.
Mall that was scene of shooting in Omaha reopens with tighter security
OMAHA, Neb. — With extra security on hand and holiday shoppers waiting at the doors, the Westroads Mall reopened Saturday morning, three days after a gunman killed eight people and himself at the mall's Von Maur store. The store, however, remained closed. A spokeswoman said there is no timetable for its reopening, but the company hopes it will be soon. Yellow holiday lights brightened Von Maur's exterior, but its main entryway remained dark. Outside the mall, two Red Cross vans and a Salvation Army unit were set up near the food court entrance. Early shoppers faced wind-chill temperatures of only two degrees above zero before trickling into the food court or the mall proper, even before most of the retailers had raised their security gates.
Wall Street continues to bounce
The high-tech Nasdaq composite index has added just eight points to 2,358. Meanwhile there has been a substantial rally on the British market. Financial and resource companies have benefitted from the expectations of a US rate cut. London's FT-100 index has jumped 96 to 5,885 - a rise of 1.7 per cent. Yesterday in Australia, the market was hammered as investors returned from the Australia Day holiday. The All Ordinaries index plunged 132 points to 5,755 - a slump of 2.5 per cent. BHP Billiton shares shed $1.10 to $35.70. The major banks were also sold off heavily. ANZ tumbled $1.04 to $26.45 while the Commonwealth lost $2.00 to $51.71. On the Sydney Futures Exchange the Share Price Index 200 contract closed up 43 points at 5,764.
Tastebud Tickler
The fund-raiser is set for Saturday, Feb. 23, from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Goose Pond Civic Center in Scottsboro.
In addition to the chili competition, Habitat for Humanity will raffle a total of $400 in prizes of $250, $100 and $50. Winners do not have to be present. There will also be a silent auction, country store and bake sale. Items in the silent auction will include a wide variety.
Local children and a bluegrass band will provide entertainment.
The public will be able to taste and judge the chili samples by purchasing tickets for $6 in advance or $7 at the door. Ticket holders will receive one chance in the raffle, a hot dog lunch and a chance to vote for your favorite challenger. Tickets can be purchased from the Scottsboro Chamber of Commerce, any North Jackson Bank office or First Southern State Bank.
McCain's backing poised to grow in Illinois GOP
McCain is due to attend a rally Friday evening in west suburban Villa Park. Mr. Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, has had to scrub a scheduled visit to Illinois around the same time, but Mr. Rutherford said efforts are under way to find a new time before Tuesdays primary. .
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She set out as she had done every Sunday afternoon for years. She locked her door, turned to the weather, and held the hand rail as she stepped carefully down from the porch. Once on the ground she adjusted her hat on her gray head. As this was a winter day in the Christmas season, a cold day, she also adjusted her coat. Had it been raining, she would have pulled a large lawn and leaf bag, as if it were a poncho, over her head and upper body. Most times she shouldered her hand bag. This day she also shouldered a bulging plastic shopping bag. She walked along the dirt road that would lead her to the paved road that would lead her to the highway. Her only company was her shadow, small and indistinct at her feet. She walked without the deliberate care of someone unfamiliar with the terrain, but neither was her gait quick.
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