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Jailed killer’s tirade prompts a recess in homicide trial
CRAIG S. McKIBBEN JR./Sun-Gazette
Authorities lead Sean Durrant away from court. Durrant, serving time for the murder of Eric D. Sawyer, is testifying against Javier S. Cruz-Echevarria regarding his alleged role in the crime.
May 9, 2008
Confessed killer Sean Durrant glared at Javier S. Cruz-Echevarria Thursday in County Court, then shouted: “Man is dead for you lying.”
More than halfway through the third day of a homicide and conspiracy trial for Cruz-Echevarria, Durrant, the key prosecution witness, launched into a tirade alleging Cruz-Echevarria was his former drug-dealing partner who was involved in setting up the March 31, 2007, slaying of Eric D. Sawyer, 38, of Philadelphia.
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Beijing journey detours to Bowman Field
May 9, 2008
Lauren Lappin hit two home runs and Jennie Finch pitched a two-hit shutout while striking out 19 as the U.S. Olympic Team team blanked the Longstreth Regional All-Stars, 15-0 Thursday night at Bowman Field.
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Authority moves ahead with taxiway extension
May 9, 2008
Although it is not quite what they had hoped for, Williamsport Regional Airport officials chose Thursday to move forward with a taxiway extension project.
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Event gives students a chance to ‘punch the clock’
May 9, 2008
Some students tasted the real world Thursday when they spent the morning at area job sites learning what the people they chose to job shadow do.
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Thu, May 1, 2008 @ 4:58PM
I have to confess something that I'm not too proud of as a male. To be honest, I'm a little ashamed to make this public knowledge, but here goes anyway: I have officially become a fan of American Idol. I've watched the show from time to time in the past, but never followed a season all the way through as I have with this season. I know 'em all -- David Cook, David Archuleta, Syesha Mercado and Jason Castro. And just for the record: Cook rocks. So does Syesha. Archuleta sounds the same on every song. And Jason is boring. So how did I get sucked into the popular addiction of American Idol? Easy -- I got a girlfriend. For the first couple episodes of this season, I humored her by ALLOWING her to watch the show (hehe) and not turning on some men kicking or hitting a ball somewhere -- after all, the relationship was new at the time, and I was still trying to get on her good side.
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Still looks like a horse race
Mon, May 5, 2008 @ 10:18AM
Wow, did you all see the Kentucky Derby Saturday? Big Brown, what a horse, but so sad for the only filly in the race, Eight Belles, being put down after breaking both ankles and after she had come in second. Though this horse race was never really a "horse race" with the dominance of the apparent front runner in the stretch to the finish line, as we enter the last six months before the general election in November, it is looking more and more like it will indeed be another "horse race." The two Democrat rivals, Clinton and Obama, are neck and neck, and if you believe the polls, either one will be neck and neck with McCain in most areas of the country come November. Looks like we will have to wait for the "photo finish" to see who wins by a "nose." Or maybe we will be surprised and a "Big Brown" will emerge as the frontrunner as we get closer to November.
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On Being Objective
Tue, April 22, 2008 @ 10:59AM
Spigotz - Does the term newspapers extend to magazines? The distinction between newspapers and magazines has never been complete. Therefore, the distinction must depend upon binding and cover which distinguishes magazines from newspapers. Logically both have evolved from the news sheets of which we spoke in an earlier blog. However, newspapers did come first. More content, sometimes of a less political nature, the size, the style of writing all play a part in defining magazines as a different piece. Of course, we do not want to err on the side of bias, so we must mention that there are some truly polical magazines such as Newsweek and Time Magazine that subscribe to the same (or greater) in-depth reporting as newspapers.
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First Fantasy - Baseball Breakdown (Part Six)
Mon, March 3, 2008 @ 2:08PM
First Fantasy: Baseball Breakdown by: Christian Ingram Due to the absolutely ridiculous response generated by the announcement of First Fantasy’s Williamsport Sun-Gazette League, we have decided to create a second league to accommodate all who might be interested! The original league, which will now be drafted live at a local venue on a Saturday afternoon in late March, is almost full. There are only one or two spots available at the moment, and if you wish to be involved in this live local draft, e-mail me (cingram@sungazette.com) and I’ll hook you up with all the pertinent details so you can come on down and test your mettle against First Fantasy and the Williamsport Sun-Gazette.
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Coming home
Mon, May 5, 2008 @ 12:02PM
Tours are winding down, and the young ones are heading home ... in about a week. That sense of relief most mothers feel when their children are home won't rest, however, until everybody's back not just on U.S. soil but Pennsylvania's hills and, particularly, this valley of ours. But the first wave of excitement is past, having heard Christopher's voice over the phone last week for the first time since his departure Jan. 2. He leaves Qatar on Saturday and should land in Baltimore next Monday. And then there is Dana, fresh back to the East Coast from his travels out West, for which I will be perpetually jealous. His band was one of 75 to play at Coachella, where Prince took the stage two hours after they finished performing and where Roger Walters closed out the festival Sunday night. Maybe he'll take me next year. It will be good to have both sons home, even if Dana leaves again three days later for another whirlwind trip to Ohio.
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More pop culture than you can handle, I am sure you can
Fri, April 11, 2008 @ 12:22PM
NKOB is back baby! I barely contain my excitement, should I really be saying this as you read the next sentence. I guess its kind of embarrassing. The New Kids on the Block are getting back together!!!! Ahhh, I remember hearing Hangin’ Tough for the first time. It brings back so many memories. So they are getting back together, in the studio for an album and a tour. The reunion coincides with the 20th anniversary of the first album, “Hangin’ Tough” released on 1988. I promise this, I won’t be buying any NKOTB sheets, shoes, pillows or posters this time. NO SERIOUSLY!!! Read more about the 90s sensation’s reunion at blog links.
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Have an utterly misguided, crazy, pointless, disappointing holiday
Tue, May 6, 2008 @ 11:47PM
Jerry Taylor of the Cato Institute calls it a "holiday from reality." Max Schulz of the Manhattan Institute calls the gas tax holiday backed by presidential hopefuls and U.S. senators John McCain of Arizona and Hillary Clinton of New York "bad policy and political gimmickry." Ken Green, an energy expert with the American Enterprise Institute says the holiday shifts the tax burden so it's "less at the pump and more in your tax bill." The Clinton administration's Undersecretary of Commerce Robert Shapiro calls the proposal "utterly misguided." Energy analyst Bob Sussman of the Center of American Progress, who is backing Obama, calls the holiday "a small break to everybody instead of a significant break to the people pinched." Roger Tauss, international vice president of the Transport Workers' Union which also endorses Obama, calls the holiday "crazy" and "typical Beltway crap." Sam Stein of the Huffington Post compiled these reactions on April 30.
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Sun-Gazette All-Star selections
Sat, April 5, 2008 @ 9:45PM
A short while back a letter to the editor was written concerning the selection of the Sun-Gazette boys basketball all-stars and I wanted to clarify some things as I understand where this gentleman was coming from. The point made was that even though players like Jersey Shore's Jon Boob and Montoursville's Travis Heap were First Team CSC-I all-stars they were only honorable mention on the Sun-Gazette's team. A further point made was that while players like Shikellamy's Brantley Osborne, Selinsgrove's Mike Ritter and Danville's Curtis Klein were first team CSC-I all-stars they were "snubbed" by the Sun-Gazette. I'd like to address those issues on both fronts. While Osborne, Ritter and Klein are terrific players they do not play for Sun-Gazette coverage area teams. That is why they are not included. If they were in the Sun-Gazette coverage area all three would have received some kind of recognition.
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kings or criminals?
Thu, May 8, 2008 @ 5:50PM
I spend a lot of time on route 54 in May, cutting the corner between Montgomery and Danville on the way to district tennis in Bloomsburg. Yesterday, though, I found myself a little startled by the Amish horse buggies, even though this Maryland transplant had seen it all before. As I watched four coffee-brown horses trot toward me, i glanced at their legs, overgrown with hair and as thick in the shins as most men are in the thighs. Then, I put the mental picture next to the thoroughbreads I've seen, both in person hanging along the rail at tracks in Pennsylvania, Maryland and West Virginia, and on television, like at last Saturday's Kentucky Derby. Images of Eight Belles' shattered ankles, which I conjured in imagination, and of Barbaro's break, one everyone on the planet could see. Horse racing has always been a dangerous sport. But until I put the three slides together, I never fully grasped how dangerous it's made by the breeding that drives it.
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An apple a day ... does not do anything.
Mon, April 28, 2008 @ 10:28AM
Whoever came up with "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" was totally lying! My daughter usually eats at least one apple a day - she loves them - and in the past few weeks, Boo not only suffered one illness, but four! About three weeks ago, she developed a rash that covered her entire body. From head to toe, she looked like she had a sunburn that itched when she got warm. I thought it was an allergic reaction, but upon one look from her pediatrician, we learned she had scarlet fever. OK, so that's on its way out thanks to good old-fashioned amoxicillin. Next in line? Last Saturday night, we enjoyed a nice outdoor picnic at my brother's and Boo had a blast running off some energy from being cooped up with the strep throat episode. Until about 4 a.m. When she came down to potty, my husband discovered that she was burning up. Throughout Sunday, she vomited and was up and down with a fever. Needless to say, Boo just wasn't herself.
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Cookin' with Wood by Bob Woodley
Tue, May 6, 2008 @ 5:11AM
Bucket o' Balls Where I got the recipe: Made it up. Tools You'll Need: Small skillet, knife, plate, toaster oven, microwave oven, teaspoon. Ingredients: Frozen meatballs Range rolls 2 White Mushrooms Small Onion Chile Sauce Shredded Mozzerella Cheese Olive oil When I Made It: Saturday, during the NFL Draft. I had a bag of homestyle meatballs in the freezer, and didn't know what to do with them. I discovered by reading the back of the bag that you could have eight of them done in the microwave in a minute and a half. They're kinda small, and they're already cooked, so that seemed reasonable.
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