David Jenkins

Strong Victory for Conservation, Republicans for Environmental Protection

House passage of legislation designating an Oregon river as wild and scenic was a strong victory for conservation, Republicans for Environmental Protection, a national grassroots organization, said today.

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Welsh Assembly Government Plans To Expand Critical Care Centre At Royal Gwent Hospital

More than £1.5million Welsh Assembly Government funding will be invested to expand the critical care provision at the Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport, Health Minister Edwina Hart has announced. The funding will enable a phased...

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Like its namesake, venue can carry a tune

A second-grade dropout, pool shark and aspiring entertainer, Don Gibson left Shelby in 1950 to try to make a name in country music. When he died in Nashville in 2003, he'd reached the top as a singer/songwriter, penning...

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High fibre diets bad for controlling diabetes, heart disease

Sunday, November 15, 2009 A new Canadian study has found that beans, peas, pasta, lentils and boiled rice are better for controlling type-2 diabetes and heart disease risks than high-fibre diets like cereals and whole grain...

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Senator Graham's Climate Leadership Is True Conservatism in Action ( BARF )

Senator Lindsey Graham’s leadership on climate change is a bold example of true conservatism that his fellow Republicans in Congress should follow, Republicans for Environmental Protection, a national grassroots organization,...

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Lysacek is lining up his next leap

The way Evan Lysacek sees it, the five-ringed squeeze in Vancouver will be primarily on Patrick Chan, the 18-year-old from Toronto with the fast feet and faster mouth. No Canadian ever has won Olympic gold in men’s figure...

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Diana Jenkins: 'I reinvented myself for survival'

Diana Jenkins, Bosnian wife of one of Britain's highest-paid bankers, has been driven out of London because she found people so disdainful and snobbish there. Rich Diana Jenkins – stinking rich Diana Jenkins, in fact – is not...

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ST. CATHARINES, ON: Invite from Rome 'offensive,' says Anglican bishop

ST. CATHARINES, ON: Invite from Rome 'offensive,' says Anglican bishop Head of conservative Anglican group critical of Pope's message, but some lay members warm to the idea By Stuart Laidlaw Faith and Ethics Reporter The Star...

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Gore Vidal: a life in pictures

David Jenkins introduces Gore Vidal's extraordinary scrapbook, with snapshots of life with Jagger, Warhol and the Newmans. Gore Vidal in Guatemala, aged 21 Photo: The Gore Vidal Papers/By permission of the Houghton Library,...

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Inquiry into why so many ex-armed forces personnel end up in prison

The Howard League for Penal Reform has today (Wednesday, 11 November) announced an independent inquiry into former armed service personnel in prison. The inquiry is expected to last a year and will visit prisons as well as...

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