Weekly Whatup, 12/15

Santa Claus is coming to town very shortly, and I've never been patient enough to wait until Christmas to find out what will be under the tree.

December 14, 2009 | By MATT YOGUS myogus@statesboroherald.com | Sports

DEAR DR. GOTT: I've been following your commentary on the professionalism of physicians, and I happen to have bipolar disorder. On two occasions, when I was neither manic nor depressed, I went to family physicians for purely physical problems only to have them make comments that I was "one of their crazy patients" and others that were similar. At the time, I was too shocked to speak up and ask for an apology.

September 27, 2008 | By DR. PETER GOTT | Coffee Break

FDA: Irradiating spinach, lettuce OK to kill germs

WASHINGTON - Consumers worried about salad safety may soon be able to buy fresh spinach and iceberg lettuce zapped with just enough radiation to kill E. coli and a few other germs.

September 05, 2008 | By LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer | Washington

Saying goodbye is hard for lawmakers

WASHINGTON - In the Senate, Democrats are refusing to adjourn for the August recess. Over in the House, Republicans are refusing to leave.

August 20, 2008 | By JIM ABRAMS Associated Press Writer | Washington

TCSG announces basic law enforcement pilot project

New law enforcement officers will now be able to attend Ogeechee Technical College for basic training, and get college credits as well.

July 24, 2008 | Special to the Herald | Local

Bridge 6/21

Author and humorist Cecilia Bartholomew said, "Writers have two main problems. One is writer's block, when the words won't come at all, and the other is logorrhea, when the words come so fast that they can hardly get to the wastebasket in time."

July 05, 2008 | By PHILLIP ALDER | Coffee Break

Sportscaster Jim McKay dies at 86

NEW YORK - Jim McKay elegantly covered competitions from badminton to barrel jumping. Yet he may best be remembered for that grim day at the Munich Olympics when he broke the news with three simple words: ''They're all gone.''

June 22, 2008 | By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer | National

Police Report - May 6

Note: All information included in this report is taken from law enforcement incident reports and arrest records, which are public records and available for review at any and all local law enforcement agencies. Not every arrest leads to a conviction. Guilt or innocence is determined by the court system.

May 20, 2008 | Randy Morton | Crime Report

African leaders discuss Zimbabwe’s deepening crisis without Robert Mugabe

LUSAKA, Zambia - Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe skipped a regional summit Saturday addressing the deepening crisis over the country's contentious presidential election, giving southern African leaders little chance to step up the pressure on him.

April 27, 2008 | By MICHELLE FAUL Associated Press Writer | World

Man, 29, donates part of his liver to his grandmother, 74, in Michigan

DECKERVILLE, Mich. -A man gave his 74-year-old grandmother an early Christmas present this year when he donated more than half of his liver to her.

January 07, 2008 | The Associated Press | National

Elderly Fla. deputy shot while driving convict to court; suspect captured after manhunt

POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - An elderly sheriff's deputy was fatally shot as he transported a convicted robber to court Wednesday, and authorities captured the convict after a manhunt and said he was found with the deputy's gun.

November 22, 2007 | By KELLI KENNEDY Associated Press Writer | Nation

High school libraries luring students in with coffee; then they might actually read a book

FRANKLIN, Tenn. - Even before the bell rings each morning, students at Centennial High School are lined up to get into the library. But they aren't necessarily looking for books.

November 14, 2007 | By TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press Writer | Nation

West Virginia woman speaks about torture, urges filing of hate-crime charges

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Megan Williams thought she was going to a party. That's why she tagged along with a woman she hardly knew, up a remote southern West Virginia hollow to a run-down trailer surrounded by beer cans and broken-down furniture. ''But there wasn't no party,'' Williams said. ''I realized I'd made a bad mistake.'' For at least a week, authorities say, the 20-year-old black woman was kept captive in a ...

November 07, 2007 | By SHAYA TAYEFE MOHAJER Associated Press Writer | Nation

San Francisco considers creating nation’s first ’supervised injection’ site for drug addicts

SAN FRANCISCO - City health officials took steps Thursday toward opening the nation's first legal safe-injection room, where addicts could shoot up heroin, cocaine and other drugs under the supervision of nurses.

November 02, 2007 | By LISA LEFF Associated Press Writer | Nation

Wasinger-Sanders

Craig and Sandy Sanders of Brooklet announce the engagement of their son, Craig L. Sanders Jr., to Rose Wasinger.

October 13, 2007 | Randy Morton | Wedding Planner

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