Community briefs for 11/12 (The Daily News Tribune)
TURKEY GIVEAWAY, At Saint Jude's School The 29th Annual Turkey Giveaway Party will be held Thursday, Nov. 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Saint Jude's School Hall, 175 Main St. Admission is $1 to this adult-only party, and will enter you into a drawing to win one of 20 turkeys....more...Every School Every Thursday -- Ankeny (The Altoona Herald-Mitchellville Index)
First-graders had a guest speaker from Polk County Conservation come and talk to them about spiders. Patrice Peters spoke with the children about the differences and similarities between arachnids and insects....more... Nationalists accused of 'cruel deception' over tax freeze (The Scotsman)
A FREEZE on council taxes will cost the Scottish Government more than £100 million, nearly 50 per cent more than the original estimate, a survey of local authorities has revealed....more... Labour finally admits Scotland 'could survive independently' (The Scotsman)
LABOUR will today signal a change of approach to the challenge posed by the Nationalists, accepting it must speak for people's hopes as well as fears and admitting Scotland would not "wither and die" as an independent country....more... Woman claims fat pig 'abused' (The Scotsman)
A WOMAN in Minnesota wants abuse charges filed against a co-worker who was pet-sitting her potbellied pig and let the animal get fat....more... Sony Ericsson K770i (Mobile Choice Magazine)
We love the distinctive truffle brown finish and the handset feels great - slim but sturdy with a really well designed keypad. We also like the electric blue backlight that highlights the camera keys on the keypad....more... MP hits out at rise in anti-Scottishness (The Scotsman)
AN SNP MP yesterday accused opposition parties and the English press of encouraging anti-Scottishness, as tensions heighten over independence and the Holyrood budget....more... Brown feels heat as Libdems and Tories seek answer to West Lothian question (The Scotsman)
IT WAS always the unfinished business of devolution. Yesterday it returned to haunt Gordon Brown. First posed by Tam Dalyell 30 years ago, the West Lothian Question was left unanswered when Labour created the Scottish Parliament in 1999....more... Local News (Owen Sound Sun Times)
Parents must take control of their children's Internet use by insisting they stop sharing personal information on the World Wide Web, a police officer told participants of a parent conference workshop Saturday....more... |