Ford Fusion and Transit Connect win 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year
It seems Ford can already pop open the champagne at its Detroit Auto Show (NAIAS) stand, as the jury of the 2010 North American Car and Truck of the Year awards has chosen the Ford Fusion and the Ford Transit Connect as its respective winners for the two competitions.
This is definitely a major win, and [...]
Balloon boy story speaks volumes about our society
The idea that a young boy might have been trapped in a runaway hot air balloon is almost too terrifying to imagine, which would explain why so much of our nation was captivated by the story of 6-year-old Falcon Heene, who they imagined was suspended over Fort Collins, Colo., in a UFO-like balloon for a [...]
Leah Ignagni Identified as Steve McNair’s Other Lover in Police Report (With Pictures)
NEW YORK (CBS) Monday night Nashville police released the name of Leah Ignagni, slain former NFL great Steve McNair’s possible second girlfriend.
Sahel Kazemi, the woman who had been carrying on a relationship with McNair, allegedly shot and killed the retired quarterback and then herself on July 4, 2009.
McNair was married.
In an updated police case summary [...]
Quinn to Mark St. Patrick’s Day Elsewhere
Every March 17 for the last few years, New York’s political establishment has always asked the same question: what will City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn do? After all, when Ms. Quinn, an openly gay Irish American, became speaker in 2006, the organizers of the city’s signature St. Patrick’s Day Parade, down Fifth Avenue, made [...]
St. Patrick’s Day: Facts and Legends
To mark St Patrick’s Day, Faith Central has compiled 10 celebratory tidbits, some myth, some fact, on the Patron Saint of the Irish.1. The potato crop was traditionally planted in Ireland after March 17
2. Blue not green is the color originally associated with St Patrick. “St Patrick’s Blue” is used on Ireland’s Presidential Standard or [...]