With backup spot open, quarterback Michael Collins could turn out to be big for TCU
TCU quarterback Michael Collins, who transferred from the University of Pennsylvania in May and earned a scholarship in January, keeps turning heads. He looked poised during Saturday's spring game, including a 15-yard touchdown pass to Taye Barber. He looks as if he could earn the backup role to … Read More
Russell Wangersky: Facebook’s using you
It's something everyone should have realized a long time ago: despite all its cheap talk about friends and friendship, Facebook is not your friend. Russell Wangersky. And it never was. It's a business, a business that only really exists because you've agreed to share a whole bunch of your private … …
The state of Adrian College
ADRIAN — Friday's State of the College presentation at Adrian College included an announcement about the new hotel planned for just off campus. The new hotel, to be built at the corner of U.S. 223 and Industrial Drive across from the AC campus, will be a Wingate by Wyndham, said …
Is it against the law to pick a bluebonnet in Texas? Find out
We tell a lot of tall tales in Texas. But some of them are true. For example, take the tall tale about how Texas will lock you up for picking bluebonnets. Entire fact-check web pages and TV reports are devoted to labeling that fake news. Reporters and even Google searches …
Drug delivery nets three more years in prison
Instead of walking out of prison in a few days, Demetrius J. Simmons is going to stay for another three years for his role in delivering an opioid painkiller that played a role in a man's death. Eau Claire County Judge Jon Theisen sentenced the 44-year-old Black River Falls man …
Herb Philipson’s new owner plans to keep legacy alive
“Right now the future is Herb Philipson's,” said Viti, who purchased the local retail chain in March. “The bottom line is we're Herb Philipson's.” Viti, 67, is well versed in the company. After all, he's worked there for 34 years. Starting in the 1980s, Viti worked alongside Herb and Gary …
Letter: Column’s approach to natural gas endangers our climate
I beg to differ with Timothy Murray (Massachusetts needs a “both/and” strategy on energy, As I See It, 4/1). CO2 in the atmosphere is already far higher than the maximum safe level of 350 ppm and rising rapidly. This causes the sea level to rise, threatening low-lying coastal cities like …
Pam Frampton: Don Dunphy’s legacy
RCMP vehicles were parked in the driveway and on the road outside Donald Dunphy's home in Mitchells Brook on Easter Monday 2015. — Telegram file photo. “Where hunger is ugly, where souls are forgotten. Where black is the color, where none is the number. And I'll tell it and think …
Iranian Lawmakers to Hold Meeting on Blocking Telegram
Rahim Zare, the spokesman for the Parliament's Economic Commission, said the lawmakers will weigh up the pros and cons of Telegram, particularly its threats to the Iranian economy and the economic opportunities it offers to the nation. The meeting, which is to be held on Monday, will also debate … Read …
MaineHousing names new director to lead institution
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