John Morris

Martin on the broom to contend in 2010

Last season, the 42-year-old curling-supply store owner from Edmonton slew one more dragon when he finally captured his first world curling championship, defeating David Murdoch of Scotland in the gold medal game in Grand...

Financial turmoil taking toll on stores, shoppers

The financial meltdown is casting a dark cloud on a holiday season that some experts had already expected to show the weakest sales growth in 24 years. So plenty of stores are increasing the discounts on fall items as soon as...

'At a crossroads'

The Catawba River, beset by growing water demand, drought and what critics say are failed policies to protect it, is the nation's most endangered river, an environmental group says.American Rivers, a Washington-based advocacy...

Conservatives Should Neither Be Seen Nor Heard

snip On Oct. 2, 1998, 10 years ago today, at the height of the Lewinsky scandal, my sister and I traveled to Center City to protest Bill Clinton during one of his numerous presidential visits to the area. Little did we know...

Sallie M. Thomas

BROADWAY — Mrs. SallieMcCauley Thomas, 89, of Broadway, died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008, in Liberty Commons Nursing Home in Sanford. Services: Funeral, 11 a.m. Wednesday in O’Quinn-Peebles Funeral Home chapel in Lillington....

Estate agent sued over £2.9m home sale

In these credit crunch times, a £2.9m house sale might seem like a cause for celebration. But Barry McKay is furious and has launched a legal action against his estate agent. He insists he banned upmarket estate agent...

Internet Protection Law Unconstitutional

Court Rules 10-Year-Old Law To Protect Children From Objectionable Content Violates Free Speech What to say to your child about Web porn and online predators, and how to look for signs of porn on your PC. Plus: warning signs...

US Court Strikes Down COPA, Again

A U.S. appeals court has for the third time struck down a law intended to keep Web sites with sexually oriented themes away from children, with judges saying the law is a vague and overly broad attack on free speech. The U.S....

Kerry's mum 'had £46,000 in bank'

Reality TV star Kerry Katona's benefits cheat mother had £46,000 in the bank despite claiming she had no income or capital. Susan Katona, 48, claimed income support for nearly 13 years from November 1994. The former Atomic...

Kerry's mum to be sentenced

THE mum of reality TV star Kerry Katona is set to be sentenced today for wrongly claiming income support and council tax benefit. Susan Katona, from Warrington, was due to be sentenced last month at Runcorn Magistrates’ Court,...