Displaying items 61-72 of 302
» View herald-mail.com items only
< Previous
•
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-26
•
Next >
-
Kelly's staff might almost be set
Eagles InsidersNobody can say for sure. Except Wikipedia, which has definitively listed Pat Shurmur as the offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles, along with fellow assistants Bill Lazor (quarterbacks), Duce Staley (running backs), Bob Bicknell (wide... -
Letters: Wikipedia's uses
Re "The people's encyclopedia," Jan. 13 In response to Sue Gardner's question, "If anyone can write and edit Wikipedia, how do we know it's accurate?," the short answer is, "We don't." Which is why I forbid my high school students from using it as a...Tags: The Holocaust (1934-1945), Social Media
-
What Is It? The Answer
Blogging with Bill WhiteI thought sure I'd stump you with last week's mystery object, but amid the wild guesses, I got a correct answer from someone who clearly has seen these in action. Lewill correctly responded, "It is a hog oiler painted to...... -
Flying with Swan
When you travel as much as I do, you’re bound to run into the occasional luminary. In Cincinnati I’ve waited for the same plane as Gallagher, the comedian who smashes watermelons. Of course I covered myself in plastic and hid my bag of...
Tags: Elections, Government, Mandy Patinkin, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Pittsburgh Steelers
-
Nothing to see here: Is GEO Group editing its Wikipedia page?
The GEO Group entered the sports world Tuesday when it purchased, for $6 million, the naming rights for FAU Stadium. In doing so, it walked directly into the line of vision of the public eye. And after 48 hours, the judgment from the public as been...Tags: The Huffington Post, LinkedIn Corp., Social Media
-
Database catalogs movie firearms
This sturdy Austrian had supporting roles in the recent action movies "Skyfall" and "Zero Dark Thirty," the TV western "Justified" and the military video game "Medal of Honor: Warfighter." The ubiquitous performer — actually a semiautomatic pistol...Tags: Cattleman's Incorporated, Boardwalk Empire (tv program), Matt Damon, Skyfall (movie), Django Unchained (movie)
-
Meet the commenters: 'CBT'
Change of SubjectCommenter ID: CBT Real name: Tom (CBT stands for Computer Boy Tom, that was my moniker back when I was a regular caller to the Heavy Fuel Crew show on WSCR, the Score Sportsradio) Gender: Male Age: 50 Occupation: Customer...... -
Interesting flight companions
When you travel as much as I do, you're bound to run into the occasional luminary. In Cincinnati I've waited for the same plane as Gallagher, the comedian who smashes watermelons. Of course I covered myself in plastic and hid my bag of grapefruit...Tags: Elections, Government, Mandy Patinkin, World Wrestling Entertainment Inc., Pittsburgh Steelers
-
Carnival cruise horror: Forced to eat lobster and chocolate cake!
You know, folks once came to this country on small wooden sailing ships. Think the Mayflower, the Pilgrims and Plymouth Rock. Those souls were, I venture, a tad bit more, uh, hardy than most of us today. As evidence, I give you the epic tale of the...
Tags: Mayflower Voyage (1620), Cruises, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Rick Perry
-
Comments on column
I feel compelled to respond to the Feb 11 First Amendment column by Charles C. Haynes, "In Texas schools, failing grade for Bible courses." In his editoirial, Mr. Haynes gives the state of Texas a failing grade because 57 school districts offer elective...Tags: Religious Texts, Schools, Separation of Church and State, Religion and Belief, Bible
-
Why count birds?
Have you heard of the term "citizen scientist"? If you haven't Wikipedia defines it as scientific research conducted, in whole or in part, by amateur or nonprofessional scientists, often by crowdsourcing. Citizen science is sometimes called "public...
Tags: Science and Technology, Science
-
2/13/2013-No Gold Watch?
According to Wikipedia, the Catholic Church continues to grow in spite of the pedophile scandals. It's a little down in Europe, but in the rest of the world, the church is growing. As of 2007, the church membership was 17 percent of the world's...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
Jan 29, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
Jan 16, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 6, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
Feb 18, 2013
|Column| Daily American
Feb 21, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Feb 2, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 17, 2013
| Chicago Tribune
Feb 19, 2013
|Column| Daily American
Feb 15, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Feb 14, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Feb 13, 2013
|Column| Petoskey News
Feb 12, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
Original site for Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. topic gallery.