| From the sublime to the ridiculous, debates flourish on The Fence Post
Discussion on The Fence Post (www.fwdailynews.com/forums) this week bounced from topics as heady as national health care and the death penalty to fare as light as television shows that should have been canceled sooner. A few highlights: "hideaway70," on health care: "There are two elements here. We may have the most advanced technology and equipment in the world but, thanks to the system we have, too many can’t benefit from it. And, as long as the insurance companies call the shots, it will remain that way." "troublesome one," on the New Hampshire primary: "Hillary rebounded and will count on Edwards siphoning off Obama votes in neighboring South Carolina. McCain may carry momentum into S.C. against Huckabee. Mitt is toast in the Bible Belt. Rudy’s counting on a strategy that has him winning late.
Richard Roberts: God said to resign
Richard Roberts told Oral Roberts University students Wednesday that God spoke to him last Thursday — and told him to resign.
Students cheered and cried as Roberts spoke for a few minutes at the school's chapel service Wednesday, five days after he resigned as the school's president.
Roberts said that God told him to step down.
He said he initially resisted the instructions, but God told him that if he would resign, the school would be blessed ‘‘supernaturally.''
Roberts resigned Friday. On Tuesday, Yukon businessman Mart Green promised the school up to $70 million, more than enough to erase the school's debt.
Roberts was under pressure to step down after three former professors sued ORU and alleged excessive spending on the part of the Roberts family.
June 2006
Amy is about the world's sweetest kid, and if you frequented the Dunkin' Donuts on the Cranberry Highway in Wareham, you've probably seen her before. How many mornings of yours did she save with the timely application of coffee? Payback time, folks. If you're loaded, throw a grand at her. Throw more... we're not stopping you. There is an Amy A. Johnson fund that you can hit off with a fat check, right at the well-located Rockland Trust on Cranberry Highway in Wareham... near the Wally and the Stop-n-Shop. Don't be cheap. This could be your friend, your kid... you yourself. Drop some cashish. If you're broke, stop by Sun On The Run (508 743-0700, across from Lindsay's) and dump a few pennies in the jar... go there today to see my $5, if you really like this column.
SMO alleges threat by Majithia
Even as undertrial Bikramjit Singh of Bohar Wala (Ram Dass) village was shifted from a private AC room to the general ward following yesterdays vigilance raid, senior medical officer (SMO) S.K. Kapur today alleged that public relations minister Bikram Singh Majithia threatened him with consequences if the undertrial was not kept for a longer time in the hospital. However, while talking to The Tribune, Majithia denied that he had ever talked to the SMO for keeping the jail bird in the AC room of the hospital. I have never come across such a person and hence question of recommending him VIP treatment in the hospital does not arise. The minister said his name was being dragged into one or the other controversies without any reason. However, in a recorded statement, the SMO alleged that he had brought the matter to the notice of health minister Laxmi Kanta Chawla.
Filed under: CollegeBasketball
She set out as she had done every Sunday afternoon for years. She locked her door, turned to the weather, and held the hand rail as she stepped carefully down from the porch. Once on the ground she adjusted her hat on her gray head. As this was a winter day in the Christmas season, a cold day, she also adjusted her coat. Had it been raining, she would have pulled a large lawn and leaf bag, as if it were a poncho, over her head and upper body. Most times she shouldered her hand bag. This day she also shouldered a bulging plastic shopping bag. She walked along the dirt road that would lead her to the paved road that would lead her to the highway. Her only company was her shadow, small and indistinct at her feet. She walked without the deliberate care of someone unfamiliar with the terrain, but neither was her gait quick.
BILL NEIBERGALL/THE REGISTER
Iowa State University researchers determined earlier this year that 45 percent of 3,683 state linemen surveyed in 2005 were overweight, according to the body mass index, which compares weight to height.
There's more evidence that an increasing number of players at the state's 361 football programs are at greater risk for diabetes, as well as cardio and joint problems. The Des Moines Sunday Register Elite all-state team ballooned to a record average 224.2 pounds per player last year.
Register Elite all-state linemen weighed an average of 258.9 pounds - more than 50 pounds larger than their 1960s counterparts.
Hansen weighed 290 pounds as a junior, then lost 40 pounds from his 6-foot-4-inch frame after cutting down on soda pop and candy while increasing time working out.
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