Archives for July 2007
Covert Action
Published on 29 Jul 2007 at 9:48 am.
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Covert ActionWashington Post – He portrays Dulles as a sort of duplicitous Santa Claus , over the hill by 1961, shuffling about in carpet slippers. But Dulles’s OSS record in penetrating the Nazi high command from Switzerland had been impressive. And based on my personal observation
Hard news to swallow, Bat Boy
Published on 27 Jul 2007 at 12:12 pm.
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Hard news to swallow, Bat BoyPeoria Journal Star – Plus, Bat Boy wasn’t always nice; once, the paper reported, he bit Santa Claus. But, for whatever reason, Bat Boy became so beloved as to inspire “Bat Boy: The Musical,” currently running at a theater in Florida. Other stories were equally absurd. The
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Four wheels, concrete dreams and Hasselhoff, Hasselhoff, Hasselhoff!
Published on 19 Jul 2007 at 6:00 am.
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Four wheels, concrete dreams and Hasselhoff, Hasselhoff, Hasselhoff!Maine Sunday Telegram – This of course has not stopped him from answering letters to Santa Claus or writing about his experience riding shotgun in a drift car. Justin is an export from the Midwest. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri and is originally from [...]
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Leeland Woodsworth, 69; founded charity to help fund children’s causes
Published on 17 Jul 2007 at 8:27 pm.
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Leeland Woodsworth, 69; founded charity to help fund children’s causesBoston Globe – He also played Santa Claus to the children many years at the center. Festus Joyce , financial secretary treasurer for the Sheet Metal Workers Local 17 in Dorchester, said Mr. Woodsworth’s passion for children was clear, but he was also a great mentor [...]
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What’s wrong with this question?
Published on 8 Jul 2007 at 2:58 pm.
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What’s wrong with this question?Boston Globe – It’s Father Christmas, not bloody ‘Santa Claus’!” The phrase that struck me, though, wasn’t one of the nominated annoyances; it was one that contributors were using to make their complaints. Dozens of them, instead of giving reasons for their pet
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Doubting St. Thomas
Published on 5 Jul 2007 at 1:54 am.
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Doubting St. Thomas Advocate – Thomas s kitchen budget; and that the rector, while dressed as Santa Claus, forced female employees to sit on his lap to receive presents at a staff Christmas party. The complaint
Sylvan H. Eisman, internist
Published on 4 Jul 2007 at 8:02 am.
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Sylvan H. Eisman, internistPhiladelphia Inquirer – At Christmas, he dressed as Santa Claus and spread cheer as he went about his rounds and read medical charts. “My father believed in treating the whole patient, not just the disease,” his son, Jerry, said. “He was genuine. He made people’s lives better
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SANTA’S KID
Published on 3 Jul 2007 at 1:56 pm.
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SANTA’S KIDNew York Post – WHERE has George Wendt gone? He’s gone to the North Pole, where he’s playing Santa Claus in this new made-for-TV movie premiering tomorrow night on ABC Family. So why’s the movie titled It’s not like “The Early Show ” to make a lot of noise, but