Fla. town comes to terms with status as Scientology mecca (USA Today)
Residents of this picturesque Gulf Coast city have come to accept that Clearwater is to Scientologists what Salt Lake City is to Mormons....more...Clearwater, Fla.: Scientology Stronghold (The Daily Comet)
CLEARWATER, Fla. Sure, says Mayor Frank Hibbard. It can be a little unsettling sometimes - throngs of Scientologists wandering Clearwater's streets in their blue or khaki trousers and crisp dress shirts....more... News from home (Arizona Daily Star)
IOWA...more... Melton vetoes ban on Farish demolitions (The Clarion-Ledger)
Jackson Mayor Frank Melton on Thursday vetoed the City Council's six-month moratorium on demolishing properties in the Farish Street Historic District....more... POLITICAL NOTEBOOK: Governor goes for Goddard (Macon Telegraph)
At a Thursday night fundraiser for congressional candidate Rick Goddard, Gov. Sonny Perdue gave his full-throated support to the GOP hopeful....more... Speak Out: Film to explore a great reconciler of Christians, Jews (San Antonio Express-News)
A quiet revolution in the relationship between Catholics and Jews began in 1965 when the Second Vatican Council issued the Nostra Aetate....more... History at its source (Town Online)
Nashoba Regional High School history teacher Tim Castner traveled back in time this summer through the documents of the Massachusetts Historical Society....more... The CNN Wire: Wednesday, Sep. 19 (CNN.com)
O.J. Simpson back in Florida after posting bond in Las Vegas...more... Get Out Guide (The Oregonian)
All telephone numbers are area code 503 unless otherwise noted. Middle Earth Gathering (Silverton): Silver Falls State Park hosts a weekend of live music, bardic circles (shared stories and tales), belly-dancing, artist sales, workshops and activities that encourage Earth awareness....more... |