Memorial Day Ceremonies In The Region

A listing of the Memorial Day ceremonies in our area was in the Sunday edition of The Times.
The article can be found at http://nwi.com/articles/2009/05/24/news/lake/doc24f38d9fef7d3e40862575bf0076dd23.txt

Red Wings Put Blackhawks On Brink Of Elimination

The Detroit Red Wings, the defending Stanley Cup champs, are now one victory away from a chance to defend their title, after beating the Chicago Black Hawks 6-1. Detroit is up 3-1 in the best of seven series and can clinch a berth in the Stanley Cup finals with a win in Detroit on Wednesday.
Jonathan [...]

Breaking News: Castroneves Wins 3rd Indy 500

Helio Castroneves today won his 3rd Indianapolis 500.

Former Senior Interrogator in Iraq Dissects Cheney’s Lies and Distortions

A very interesting perspective on the use and effectiveness of interrogation techniques, from someone who actually had to use them.More on Harsh Interrogations Read the Article at HuffingtonPost

French Open Begins Today In Paris

The second tennis Grand Slam event of the season, the French Open, begins today with 1st round action at famed Roland Garros.
Defending  men’s champion, Rafael Nadal, of Spain, is the men’s #1 seed in this year’s Open, while Russia’s Dinara Safina is the top seed on the women’s side. Defending women’s champion, Ana Ivanovic, who won [...]

Powell Remains A Republican; GOP Needs To Be “More Inclusive”

Retired General, and former Secretary of State, Colin Powell today said that former Vice President Dick Cheney was “misinformed” about his political party affiliation and that he remains a Republican. Powell made his comments on this morning’s Face The Nation.
Powell said that this country needs two political parties, but that the GOP needs a new [...]