‘Apparition’ hasn’t a ghost of a chance of being good
By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – “The Apparition” wafts out of the ether like the ghosts of bad movies past, the very picture of the cinema’s Dog Days of August. It’s
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By Roger Moore, McClatchy-Tribune News Service – “The Apparition” wafts out of the ether like the ghosts of bad movies past, the very picture of the cinema’s Dog Days of August. It’s
The State (Columbia, S.C.) – COLUMBIA, S.C. — Former South C. Gov. Mark Sanford has proposed marriage to his girlfriend, Maria Belen Chapur, according to an Argentinian newspaper, Clarin. According to a
By Diane Pucin, Los Angeles Times – NEW YORK — This should be a place of joy for the Williams sisters, Venus and Serena, and yet two of the last three years
By Casey Grove, Anchorage Daily News – ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A grizzly attacked and killed a lone backpacker in Denali National Park and Preserve on Friday after the man encountered the bear
By Jerry McDonald, The Oakland Tribune – OAKLAND, Calif. — On the scoreboard and the stat sheet, it was a convincing end to a six-game preseason losing streak. The Raiders beat the
By Clark Spencer, The Miami Herald – LOS ANGELES — Eight months after the Marlins went on a free agent spending free in hopes of improving the roster in sudden and dramatic
By Rick Rojas, Los Angeles Times – LOS ANGELES—A retired Roman Catholic priest in Southern California’s Orange County was sentenced to a year in jail, probation and community service and will be
By Paul West, Tribune Washington Bureau – TAMPA, Fla. — An approaching tropical storm, forecast to become a hurricane as it roars into the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, has forced postponement
By Steve Kraske, The Kansas City Star – KANSAS CITY, Mo. — U.S. Rep. Todd Akin called a news conference Friday to reinforce what he’s been saying for the last week: He’s
By Richard Mauer, Anchorage Daily News – ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Fairbanks-area couple charged with plotting to kill a federal judge and threatening his family over the outcome of an income tax
By Mike Jensen, The Philadelphia Inquirer – This college football season will go down in history — as the season after. Mostly, of course, as the season after Sandusky, after both Joe
By Marc Narducci, The Philadelphia Inquirer – LEXINGTON, Ky. — First and foremost it must be stated that 76ers coach Doug Collins is not campaigning to be the next U.S Olympic basketball
DAVENPORT, IA – On August 23, 2012, Leon Darnell Pye, age 33, of Davenport, Iowa, was sentenced to 219 months imprisonment, having previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and
By Michelle Kaufman, The Miami Herald – Just when it seemed Roger Federer’s star was fading after slipping to No. 3, the Swiss maestro and 31-year-old father of two goes and wins
By Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times – TAMPA, Fla. — As Republicans bowed to Tropical Storm Isaac, canceling most of their convention opening night in deference, there was some hurricane history
MASON CITY – The Mason City Fire Department will be hosting a cancer fundraiser this month. The Pink Heals Tour will be at the MCFD on August 29th from 4-8 PM. The
By Jeff Potrykus, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – MADISON, Wis. — On the night before Wisconsin opened preseason camp this month, one of the six new assistants on the UW staff walked confidently
AMES, Iowa – Aug. 23, 2012 – Travel during the upcoming Labor Day holiday may be slowed by road construction, according to the Iowa Department of Transportation. Several projects on Iowa’s interstate