| Colin Hanks discusses dad
It's something that, for better or worse, is going to be with me forever, which I'm totally comfortable with," Colin told Entertainment Weekly magazine. "I'm looking forward to a time in my career when it's not one of the things that's sort of mentioned later on. But I'm much more comfortable with it now than when I started, because it's just not something that I obsess about that much. He continued: "It was sort of frustrating at first because everyone would ask me all these questions, and I'd be like, 'I don't know! I've never looked at it that way'. But now, I'm 30 years old, I've been doing this for enough time now where it's not that big of a deal." According to Colin, Tom's son by first wife Samantha Lewes, he and his famous dad don't talk too much about work.
Lawmaker wants trust in God on plates
State education needs funding to fund our existing schools first…and let's pay our existing bills.Both Indiana and North Carolina currently offer specialty license plates inscribed with the God motto. Kansas state Rep. Jim Morrison has proposed similar legislation before his House. He anticipates ''separation of church and state groups'' will cry foul if the proposal gains steam.In Illinois, Boland is confident that he has legal backing to push the measure through, but says he has alternative plans for generating revenue if the specialty plate idea gets tripped up in the General Assembly.''It's a nebulous enough concept that people of all faith or no faith cannot feel offended by it,'' Boland said. ''If by some reason we run into legal problems, or that it doesn't end up being a big enough revenue source, I'll look at tacking on an extra fee to (drunken driving) or drug offense conviction fees.'' .
Can it get any worse, Gordon?
Mr Brown came to power promising a "new" approach from his post-Blair administration, but Mr Hain's resignation has been viewed as the first "domino" of his government.The Prime Minister is now under pressure to explain why he did not sack Mr Hain two months ago when questions were first raised over his failure to declare donations.To add to his woes, Mr Brown was on a collision course with his back-benchers over anti-terror laws, after the Counter Terrorism Bill was published.Mr Brown's bad day began when he fielded a phone call from Mr Hain at 11:30am. The latter felt his position was no longer tenable as the Electoral Commission had referred his campaign donations to the Metropolitan Police. Mr Hain has always insisted his failure to declare the donations for his failed bid to become Labour's deputy leader was an accident.
Black Dyke Band heading for Cornwall
A marketing and public relations manager with a well known estate agents in Cornwall has pulled off a major coup in the brass banding world. Bruce Taylor, who works for Miller Countrywide Estate Agents has booked the Black Dyke Band - probably the most famous brass band in the world, to perform at the next Miller Countrywide Charity Concert, which is being held on Sunday May 4 at the Hall for Cornwall, in Truro at 7.30pm. Bruce who comes from the Helston area said: "I am absolutely delighted that the Black Dyke Band have accepted our invitation, it will be a privilege to bring them to Cornwall - they have been here before, but not for several years. Cornwall is a real brass banding hot-bed and as a county, we have many fine bands with some exceptionally talented musicians, playing to a very high standard." This will be the company's fourth charity concert and once again profits will go to support local charities.
'Bama's gymnastics coaching couple enter 30th season
She is the public face of the program, while her husband plans daily practices and takes care of other behind-the-scenes duties. "That's why we are good, because we complement each other,'' Sarah Patterson said. He is also the one who has almost always driven daughters Jessie and Jordan to school in the mornings. "Sarah will bring her work home, and if they're not careful, they'll work 24-7,'' said Marie Robbins, a former Tide gymnast who is now an associate athletic director. "David's that influence that says, tonight's not the night we're talking about work. Tonight's the night we're going to watch a movie or spend time with Jessie or Jordan.'' Tide sophomore Jacqueline Shealy said their different personalities are a boost to the team. "Sarah stands out a lot more.
State raids office of Celis
CORPUS CHRISTI Mauricio Celis is linked to the Mexican drug trade in a search warrant the state used Friday to raid his law offices and gather computer files, according to financial documents and other business records. The warrant includes a sworn statement by a Texas Attorney General's official accusing Celis of money laundering. Celis' attorney Tony Canales issued a statement accusing Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott of targeting Celis because he is a major Democratic donor. Abbott's office said in a prepared statement that attorney general involvement in a case of this nature is routine. The state searched a U.S. Treasury database and border crossing data to determine that Celis went to Mexico frequently after withdrawing large sums of cash, according to an affidavit accompanying the warrant.
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