| Three Cape officers to be feted for heroism
The quick action of two Cape Coral police officers saved a life and the quick thinking of a third helped solve a crime against a 93-year-old woman.
All three will be honored Wednesday at the departments monthly awards ceremony.
The first two officers Brian Gumm and Matthew Squires are receiving a life-saving award after an incident that happened Jan. 2. According to reports, Gumm was on routine patrol that day when he spotted a car that had just crashed into a palm tree.
The driver was pinned inside the vehicle in such a way that his airway was blocked and he couldnt breathe, police spokeswoman Dyan Lee said. Officer Squires was able to rip away part of the drivers seat and position the man so that he could breathe better.
The man suffered life-threatening injuries, but he survived.
Activities create sense of community
Sidewalks and boardwalks wind through Belle Lago, an invitation to enjoy leisurely activities outdoors as well as front-lawn visits with friends, and the Rauches walk or bike daily. “There is a real sense of community here," Helmut said. It is not by chance that new residents soon feel at home at Belle Lago. “The activity schedule is planned to provide opportunities for the residents to take full advantage of the community amenities — the clubhouse, the tennis courts and swimming pool — and to socialize with their neighbors," said Gene Gartlan, senior project manager for Toll Brothers. “We have a full-time on-site manager to assist with planning and to coordinate the activities. In Florida, people have often moved from somewhere else, and they may have left family and old friends behind.
Super-Sarko Shakes Up the French Political Scene
PARISSporting designer sunglasses and cellphone in hand, Nicolas Sarkozy cheered and waved enthusiastically to spectators as he followed the fabled Tour de France bicycle race while standing in a fast-moving, open-topped red car. The scene was vintage Sarkozyconfident, exuberant, dynamic. In a word, modern. .
Today's markets
Policymakers are worried that the slump could intensify this year as millions of mortgages reset at higher rates. To combat the threat of a recession in an election year, the Bush administration has been negotiating with congressional leaders for an economic stimulus package of around $150 billion, focused on tax rebates for households and tax breaks for business. The Jan. 22 rate cut, the biggest in more than two decades, was seen as an effort to boldly demonstrate that the central bank was prepared to do whatever it could to keep the country from slipping into a recession – or at least make the downturn milder than it would have been otherwise. Financial market players had complained that once the credit crisis hit in August, the Bernanke-led Fed had been too slow in its response.
White House Press Briefing on President Bush's 2009 Budget Plan
Well, we've learned from experience that in order to get to that destination, you've got to take some bite-sized chunks, and I think the president has done that. And together with the Congress, in a bipartisan way, yes, we've made a determination to drive up the deficit in order to stimulate the economy and get some economic growth through a tax package that they are now considering. But, again, it's a manageable deficit. It isn't the largest in history by any stretch of the imagination. And it's one that can be managed if we get economic growth back on track. QUESTION: You talked about the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and the bipartisan cooperation which spawned it. But what in the world are you thinking when you project that you can get a bipartisan budget agreement in an election year, please? NUSSLE: It is challenging, there's no question about it.
NIU Students, Community Gather To Share Grief
DeKALB, Ill. (CBS) ― After the shooting spree had ended at Northern Illinois University most of the stunned, emotionally scarred students opted to leave school and head home. But some remained in DeKalb, and all through the day and night, have had several opportunities to come together and comfort one another. As CBS 2's Dana Kozlov reports, there was comfort in numbers Friday night as members of the community and beyond gathered in prayer, as NIU employees worked to shine some light on this otherwise dark day. "We will get through this together," said NIU President Dr. John Peters. The murders of five students here by former grad student Stephen Kazmierczak has shaken not only current classmates, but former ones as well. Many came to the campus Friday to lay flowers at a memorial, reflect and grieve.
Spanish police arrest 14 in anti-terror raids: interior minister
Spanish police have smashed a suspected Islamist terror cell, arresting 14 people and recovering bomb-making equipment in overnight raids in Barcelona, the interior minister said on Saturday. "During our searches, we found various materials which could be explosives or be used to make explosives," Interior Minister Alfredo Perez Rubalcaba told a press conference in Madrid. Those arrested included 12 Pakistanis and two Indians, he said. Four timing devices as well as computer equipment which was still being examined were also recovered. He said that the group could be characterised as "radical Islamist", was "highly organised" and was preparing to carry out an attack in the north-eastern Spanish city. The operation, which saw five homes raided by police, was carried out on the basis of information gathered by Spain's domestic and foreign intelligence agencies.
Has reaction to the Archbishop's Sharia law comments been Islamophobic ...
I think the whole reaction is so really stupid. I am convinced that the archbishop is a thoughtful man however, if he is so thoughtful, could he not guess that his remarks would be misconstrued and that the same bad images of Islam and so-called Islamic law being implemented wherever ( real Islamic law is implemented NOWHERE at all and I know what I am talking about) would just come up AGAIN and AGAIN? I dont know but if even somebody like me could figure this out , he could have too, and therefore I am pondering about the significance and relevance of this declaration. If you are fighting prejudice, you try and do it in a clever way, not like that...To me this has only achieved one thing: reinforce the idea in the English commoner that all what Muslims are after is changing their country's law, habits etc.
Sorry Sal, no mulligan this time
Alas, I'm not talking golf here, but politics. Let's face it: You bogeyed the appropriate-appearances hole of the public affairs course. It's really not that difficult. A wide, generous fairway, with just a few hazards to keep clear of. Like, say, the sand trap of special access for monied interests. Or the murky pond of possible proffered favors. It shouldn't be hard for an accomplished pro like you. And yet, you sure misplayed this one. Your friend Joe O'Donnell, a top shareholder at Suffolk Downs - an establishment that hopes to build a casino - has told the Globe that he's golfed with you twice recently in Florida, once with you as his guest. While on the links, the two of you talked about the issue of casino gambling, O'Donnell said.
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