| Halls of fame strike some as money pits
Perdue's budget proposal calls for the state to put $862,240 next year into the Music Hall of Fame in Macon and $811,230 into Macon's Sports Hall of Fame. Both would get small increases in funding. Both have strong backing from Middle Georgia politicians, including Perdue. The governor is requesting $1.135 million next year for the Agrirama, the state's agriculture museum in Tifton. The governor also is calling for $50,000 for the Aviation Hall of Fame at Robins Air Force Base, which is down the road from Perdue's home in Bonaire in Houston County. Lawmakers approved $19 million for Perdue's fishing tourism program called "Go Fish Georgia" last year. Just after Christmas, Perdue announced most of the money would go to a fish hatchery, welcome center, exhibits, public fishing ponds, interpretive trails and outdoor classrooms in Perry, which also is near his home.
Salmond’s bold new era of progressive nationalism
The attempts to damage the Government in the past few days over the Trump project have been just as dishonest, the proponents' Unionist bias appallingly obvious. Many Scots feel they can't trust their media, indeed at times it almost feels like enemy propaganda. Maybe Scotland won't be free until the last Unionist supporting journalist is forced to eat the BBC charter before being throttled with the last copy of Daily Record. Happy Christmas. .
Gynaecologist Charles Rockhead - Delivering good health
Dr. Charles Rockhead in his office, the white walls of which feature this black and white print of an ageing, manly hand gently holding a newborn. Avia Collinder, Outlook Writer In the office of Dr. Charles Rockhead, white walls feature black and white prints of an ageing, manly hand gently holding a newborn. Missing are the usual gilt-edged certificates and diplomas that clutter the walls of other medical practitioners' offices. Missing - for the moment - also is the trademark white jacket and stethoscope. Instead, the doctor's laptop is already up and running and he works with his Blackberry constantly beeping, delivering information minutely. Representing the new face of medical care in Jamaica, the medical practitioner is a gynaecologist who specialises in minimally invasive diagnostic, therapeutic and corrective procedures, which provide a source of relief to many women.
Surviving Tom: Covering Coughlin long, strange trip
Coughlin, who has his New York Giants readying to play in Super Bowl XLII next week and has him in the national spotlight, controlled everything in the Jaguars' organization until his firing after the 2002 season. He picked the players, he coached the players, he ruled with an iron fist and his inflexible ways made him feared in the building. Control freak would be a kind way to describe him. But there were two things he never could control: What happened on game days and what I wrote about his team. That meant in his world, it was always me against him. The battles we had are some of my fondest memories in the business. The guy was maniacal in his job, which made it a challenge every day. I used to watch his players walk down the hallway and cross paths with him and lower their heads to avoid eye contact.
Tories demand Salmond quit as MP
Alex Salmond has taken part in just four out of a possible 149 Westminster votes since the Holyrood elections, it was revealed yesterday. The figures were published by the Scottish Conservatives, whose deputy leader Murdo Fraser urged Mr Salmond to resign as MP for Banff and Buchan. The First Minister, who was elected MSP for the neighbouring Gordon constituency in last May's election, has vowed to stay on as an MP until the next General Election, which may not take place until 2010. .
MSM Hound Won't Hunt!
Luskin has, in fact, developed a whole new strategy based on the double super secret background nature of the Cooper-Rove interview, a strategy that rests on the fact that Luskin doesn't quite get Cooper's sense of humor. On Tuesday, the lawyer earnestly defended Rove in an interview with National Review Online. "Look at the Cooper e-mail," Luskin told reporter Byron York, ironically the same journalist who once trashed Luskin in a 1997 American Spectator piece. "Karl speaks to him on double super secret background." Call it the Dean Wormer defense. One for the Patton Boggs clip packet! ... 5:30 P.M. Does anyone actually want Alberto Gonzales on the Supreme Court except George W. Bush? Stuart Taylor has the impolite case against the Attorney General: He was a journeyman partner in a big Houston law firm before meeting Bush.
Will Titleist return to Orlando?
PING's return to last week's PGA Merchandise Show conjures up an interesting question: are Wally Uihlein and Acushnet feeling any pressure to come back? Titleist, FootJoy and Cobra, Acushnet's three renowned brands, remain absent from the goings on each January in Orlando, a situation unchanged since 2002 when Uihlein pulled the plug on his company's show investment. Price per square foot for booth space, decreasing show attendance, staffing and a major change in product launches (more spread out through the calendar year) seemingly made Uihlein's decision an easy one. Sources also suggest the Acushnet Chairman and CEO was upset with show organizers about alleged back door deals being made for other company's long term commitments. Annoying Wally Uihlein off is like ticking off Tiger Woods – not a good idea.
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