Capital taxis at crossroads (The Sacramento Bee)
In the growing chill of evening, a multihued lineup builds along the northern edge of Capitol Park in downtown Sacramento. With almost military order, taxicabs, their roof lights ablaze, roll closer and closer toward their prized fare: the out-of-town hotel guest headed for the airport.
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Driver Jaswinder Singh waits in the queue of taxis lined up across from the Hyatt Regency in downtown Sacramento. Drivers focus on the hotel because it tends to offer lucrative airport trips.
Maintaining a Low profile (Honolulu Advertiser)
PULLMAN, Wash. — Derrick Low, the kid who once ran high school basketball in Hawai'i, likes to think of himself as a nobody among the 18,000-plus undergraduates at Washington State University.
Social Security (The Spokesman-Review)
What would changes in Social Security mean to you? In his State of the Union address, President Bush outlined his plan for changes to Social Security that would cut future benefits in exchange for allowing younger workers to invest some of their retirement funds in private accounts.
Two Mission Valley families get the chance to chat with the President (Lake County Leader & The Advertiser)
GREAT FALLS--The nation's eyes were on President Bush last Thursday when he stopped in Great Falls, and a few Mission Valley families got to enjoy a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity - a chat with the President.
More unusual courtships: Take 2 (Quad City Times)
I am a single parent who decided after several years living in Maryland to move back to my hometown, Davenport, Iowa in August of 2003. I was worried that my son would have a hard time with the move, so before we left Maryland I signed him and I to go on a tour to Ireland.
Shiites vying for premiership (Brisbane Courier Mail)
THE coalition of Shiite religious parties expected to cruise to an overwhelming election victory today is likely to produce Iraq's next prime minister, but three competing politicians have emerged as lead candidates to take the helm of the troubled country.
NPR : Exploring Lincoln's Loves (NPR)
The Intimate World of Abraham Lincoln , a recently published book by author C.A. Tripp, argues that President Abraham Lincoln had intimate relationships with men. Two Lincoln scholars debate evidence for and against the notion that Lincoln was gay." />
Bombing, Bakery Shooting Kills 23 Iraqis (Kewanee Star Courier)
BAGHDAD, Iraq - A vegetable truck rigged with explosives blew up Friday outside a Shiite mosque northeast of Baghdad, and gunmen sprayed automatic fire into a bakery in a Shiite district of the capital in sectarian violence that killed at least 23 people.
Weekly Entertainment Planner for February 10, 2005 (Duluth News Tribune)
ELY ARTWALK, Ely's largest collective art exhibition shown in local store windows, today through Sunday. Call (218) 365-6745, e-mail elyartwalk@yahoo.com or visit www.ely.org for a brochure and map.
