| Borgata fined for minor's play
He bought more than $34,000 worth of chips, lost more than $9,000, and rubbed elbows with high rollers at the poker and blackjack tables at the Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa. His regular patronage earned him in excess of $1,000 worth of complimentary goods and services. And when he first walked through the doors of the youth-oriented casino in 2005, he was just 19 years old - in a state where the legal age for gambling is 21. He was 20 when state gambling regulators finally caught up with him in 2006, and yesterday, the New Jersey Casino Control Commission imposed on the Borgata the highest underage-gambling fine ever on a casino: $105,000. "The commission takes underage gambling very seriously," said Dan Heneghan, spokesman for the commission. "This is a case where an individual came into the Borgata on multiple occasions over a period of more than a year and repeatedly played table games.
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The problems, potential of John McCain
That's the bug in question, all right, hoist upon your T-pin. I get a bit prickly myself when you point out the stone cold fact that the man tends to underestimate Da Peeps. And @@, that's one helluva thing to say about an American politician. But you're right: he's too often an upper case "D" instead of a lower case one. And that, by the way, is a perfectly functioning definition of Populism. Look, we all agree that us natives is restless. Drumbeats to the Left, drumbeats to the Right, etc. Da Peeps is just downright pi$$ed. Each of the candidates (esp. Ron Paul) thinks she knows what we's pi$$ed about, but none of them really seems to get it right, though (a) Obama comes closest and (b) merely propitiating an angry electorate does not a sound candidacy make.
BCC closer to offering a four-year teaching degree
Broward Community College is one step closer to offering a four-year degree in education, a move it hopes will alleviate teacher shortages and make higher education more affordable. The Florida Board of Education approved the college's application Tuesday to offer a bachelor of science in education degree. It would be the college's first bachelor's program for its 60,000 students. BCC applied for approval from the board, which governs public education in the state, after the school's trustees made the suggestion last year. ''This is historical,'' said Donna Henderson, interim vice president for academic affairs at BCC. BCC's four-year education degree could be offered as soon as the fall session, providing the college gets additional approvals from the state and BCC's accrediting body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.
Only 3 more days ...
Your article has given me hope that there are at least a few intelligent and unbiased reporters out there who are allowed to speak their minds without fear of serious repercussions. I am sure you will note that I used a header that said "Merry Christmas" as opposed to one that said "Happy Holidays" or "Seasons Greeting". I also used the song "Oh Holy Night" on my answering machine as background music. It is my God given right afterall to express my opinion and I do not have to eliminate the use of God or religion for fear of offending someone. If they are offended, perhaps they should seek the help of the ACLU or talk to some of the idiots from Planet Hollyweird. Deborah McKown
Florissant, CO .
Jurors see chilling photos of dead baby
After hearing the district attorney paint a grim picture of Iyonna Brown's short, poverty-filled life, a jury Tuesday morning saw graphic photo after graphic photo of the 10-month-old after she died. Some images showed the baby's cherub face - chubby cheeks, thick, dark hair, eyes closed as though she were asleep. Her right eye appeared swollen and bruised. Another bruise had settled in above her left eye, and her chin was scraped and bruised. Some photos showed a single leg, badly burned, the skin sloughed off. One showed her blistered and reddened genital area. Another, showed one of her eyes held open with a medical device, a spot of blood in the white of her eye. It was a jarring start to the trial of the baby's alleged killer, Akeem Whitfield, 24, who is charged with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter.
US Networks Look to Brits for Ideas
The quirky sci-fi hit, now in its second season on BBC America (Saturday, 9 p.m. EST), is the work of Welsh writer Russell T. Davies, whose "Queer as Folk" transposed successfully to Showtime. Despite some failed adaptations _ among them NBC's version of "Coupling" and CBS' "Viva Laughlin" _ a formidable flow of hits has continued to stream across the pond, including British-born biggies such as Fox's "American Idol," NBC's "The Office" and ABC's "Supernanny." And lest we forget, Norman Lear once turned the edgy BBC sitcom "Till Death Us Do Part" into "All in the Family," changing the face of American television. The U.S. demand for British imports has been accelerated recently by a combination of the Writers Guild of America strike and the shifting face of domestic television, which is moving away from rigid scheduling and expensive scripted series.
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