QUOTES."We're not disabled. We're just sore as hell." William Dowling William Dowling (VC), (1825-17 February 1887) born in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. , partner at an Akron, Ohio Akron is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Summit County.GR6 The municipality is located in northeastern Ohio on the Cuyahoga River between Cleveland to the north and Canton to the south, approximately 60 miles (96 km) west of , law firm, who broke his foot during a tennis match. Dowling is not alone. Three other lawyers in the seven-lawyer firm joined the ranks of the walking wounded after suffering injuries while biking and playing softball and soccer. "What's next? We'll have to eat our bagels a certain way?" New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. resident Terrence Catalano, scoffing at Mayor Rudolph Giuliani's ordering police to crack down on double parking. Like relishing a good bagel, double parking is a way of life in the city. "All's well that ends well." Medford, New Jersey Medford is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 22,253. Medford Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 1, 1847, from portions of Evesham , resident Ric Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. , who was bailed out of jail after being arrested for disorderly conduct disorderly conduct Conduct likely to lead to a disturbance of the public peace or that offends public decency. It has been held to include the use of obscene language in public, fighting in a public place, blocking public ways, and making threats. . The arrest stemmed from Ric's role in the marriage proposal scheme of his brother, Clifford. While Clifford and his girlfriend, Ruth, flew aloft in a rented plane, Ric spelled "Marry me Ruth" with bales of hay in a field. His original plan to illuminate the bales with car headlights fell through, so Ric took a match to the hay. The fire spread, firefighters were summoned, Ruth accepted, and Ric was arrested. "What's up with the saggy pants?" Oakland, California, police officer Pam Williams to a group of teenagers. Williams was one of 100 Oakland cops who met with 150 teens in an effort to build rapport between youths and police. Discussions ranged from crime to punishment to fashion trends. "It's ridiculous and embarrassing." Frances Mountain of Las Vegas, who had to return to court with her ex-husband when they could not divvy up their Beanie Baby toy collection on their own. The judge ordered the Mountains to take turns choosing Beanie Babies while squatting on the courtroom floor. "There isn't a single ... kid in this town that doesn't know what the pink hat is all about." Municipal Judge Frances Gallegos of Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe, more properly Santa Fé, (pronounced [ˈsænə feɪ] by natives, [ˌsænə ˈfeɪ] , on her scarlet letter approach to sentencing. People convicted of various offenses are required to wear colored hats to let others know what they have done. People convicted of drunk driving don pink hats. |
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