| Hummer H3 gains a more potent Alpha version
After 15 years traveling civilian highways, Hummer is gaining distance from the original war wagon. Just as Jeep adapted to a post-war world of cul de sacs and leafy suburbs by branching out into varied vehicles, the Hummer brand must find a reason to exist beyond its brutish personality. From the militaristic AM General original, the brand's current owner, General Motors, derived the H2 with more creature comforts and more GM components. With the original H1 on the way out, GM introduced the H3 in 2006, a smaller vehicle built in Shreveport, La., alongside the Chevrolet Colorado pickup. .
Schilling says he had no choice but to spurn shoulder surgery
Schilling could see why Henry feels rehab is best. "When you understand the depths of the different diagnosis, the incredible variations in potential treatments and timetables you should be able to understand to some degree why I might be upset at being forced to take this course of action," Schilling said in an e-mail to The Associated Press. "That being said, that process is over and right now I am focused on trying to find out as quickly as possible whether or not this course of action will work." Red Sox team physician Dr. Thomas Gill recommended rehab for the tendon injury. Schilling sought a second opinion from Dr. Craig Morgan, who operated on the right shoulder in 1995 and 1999. Morgan felt strongly that surgery was best and that rehabilitation would fail and end Schilling's career.
Galen Culver Reporting
They come from the small rodeos, from all night carpools, and drive-thru breakfasts' two hundred bull riders qualified for the Challengers Tour Championship in Oklahoma City. As Galen Culver reports, every one of them is hoping to repeat what one east Texas cowboy did last year; come from nowhere to win.
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Man gets 11 years in "stupid" loan scheme
Severson's attorney, Christopher Kelly, recommended his client receive five years in prison, less than the nine years Crabb imposed on Hardyman in July 2006. Kelly said Hardyman was more responsible for the bank's collapse. He loaned $13.4 million to three businessmen, including Severson, and encouraged Severson to run several businesses despite his lack of business training or even a high school diploma. "He's not Donald Trump who could bankrupt a casino chain and then start over and make millions (of dollars) more," Kelly said. Determining if Hardyman or Severson is more guilty is like asking, "Who's more culpable: the thief or the fence?" said Assistant U.S. Attorney Grant Johnson. Each needed the other to carry out the scheme, but the federal guidelines call for a higher sentence for Severson, who was on probation for a 2001 felony conviction while defrauding the Blanchardville bank, Johnson said.
Copper drawing sinners to local churches
ANDERSON COUNTY Copper thieves have left no doubt that security is needed at institutions that open their doors open to sinners. In about two months, thieves have targeted three Anderson County churches, causing about $20,000 in damage from the theft of copper. Between 8 p.m. Sunday and 7 p.m. Thursday, thieves stripped copper from two central air conditioning and heating units behind the Seventh Day Adventist Church on Osborne Avenue in Anderson. The loss is estimated at $12,000, according to the Anderson City Police incident report. About Jan. 19, thieves coordinated their arrival with that of a wintry mix to steal copper from a heating and cooling system at Thompson United Methodist Church on West Market Street, according to the Anderson police. The Lennox system is valued at $3,600, according to the incident report.
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