Jones: Cowboys can make whatever deals they want
Jerry Jones says the Dallas Cowboys can clear enough space under the salary cap to sign anyone they want. The Cowboys owner arrived at team headquarters Tuesday morning about 40 minutes before the official start of what’s expected to be a post-lockout flurry of activity. He said he’d invited several players in to tell them [...]
Jalen Rose gets 20 days in jail for drunk driving
Jalen Rose was sentenced Wednesday to 20 days in jail for a March drunken-driving crash near Detroit, despite a recommendation that the ESPN analyst and former NBA player not serve jail time and the public support of several prominent figures, including Detroit’s mayor. When he pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated in May, Rose told [...]
Non-head injuries may impact thinking skills
A blow to the head isn’t the only injury that can make a football player a little slow and confused. A sprained ankle or strained knee might also affect how athletes perform on a computer-based test of attention, memory, and reaction time generally used to manage concussions, according to new research. That means trainers and [...]
Tourists turned away as Machu Picchu limit reached
Hundreds of unticketed tourists have been turned away from Machu Picchu this week as Peru’s famed Inca ruins reached capacity. Angry tourists blocked a bridge for two hours Monday in the town of Aguas Calientes at the entrance to the ruins. That impeded buses that ferry visitors to the hilltop archaeological site. Juan Julio Garcia [...]
Rural Americans face greater lack of healthcare access
A panel of health experts on Wednesday emphasized technological innovations as a way to improve healthcare in rural areas, after a study showed problems in those regions could be aggravated by new laws. The study showed rural Americans already are more likely to suffer from chronic health conditions and face greater difficulty accessing quality healthcare [...]
Michael Jackson family members plan tribute concert
Several members of Michael Jackson’s family unveiled plans on Monday for a tribute concert to the late King of Pop, but performers were unnamed leading to a less-than-thrilling announcement for the “Thriller” singer. The tribute show, supported by Jackson family matriarch Katherine Jackson, will be held on October 8 in Cardiff, Wales at the Millennium [...]
Lauryn Hill: Rohan Marley not father of her child
The blogosphere has been abuzz after word came last week that the reclusive Grammy winner had a baby boy. Marley, the father of her five other children, sent a message on Twitter “forwarding all well wishes to Ms. Hill on the birth of her new son.” That tweet, along with pictures showing him in an [...]
Opinion:Widening wealth gap between whites, minorities has deep roots
No one who is remotely familiar with American demographics should be surprised to hear that Anglo families, on average, are wealthier than black or Latino families. Nonetheless, the magnitude of the disparity revealed by a new study is staggering. The median wealth of Anglo households is now 20 times that of black households and 18 [...]
The Souvenir Menu:Cipollina
For Clarksville residents in central Austin, great food within walking distance has been the norm for decades. Jeffrey’s, long considered one of the best restaurants in the state has been at 12th and West Lynn since 1975. For Austin Restaurant Week recently I visited Jeffrey’s sister restaurant, Cipollina, about a half a block away. Though [...]
Building with an effective design
Are you in the process of designing your new home? How do you make sure to have an effective design? Certified Professional Building Designer Cammi Klier and owner of Custom Design Services share her perspective. “The biggest return on your money is to be conscious of the size of your home,” explains Klier. Property owners [...]
