Friday, October 13, 2006

Florence woman wins on Price is Right



WTVM, GA - Sep 25, 2006... thousand-529 dollars. Her prizes included a motorized scooter, a jukebox, dance lessons, carpeting and furniture. Anderson participated ...

Georgetown considers scooter ordinance
Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - Sep 21, 2006... discretion what they consider to be a motor vehicle," Quittner said, adding that the city hasn't had many problems with moped or motorized scooter riders. ...

An oasis of safety: first senior zone
St. Petersburg Times, FL - Sep 29, 2006... In June, Joseph A. Way, an 81-year-old amputee who lived in Rocky Creek was hit by a car as he crossed Waters Avenue on his motorized scooter. ...

Not so mobile society for physically challenged
Regina Leader-Post, Canada - 8 hours ago... Anyone with a disability requiring the use of a wheelchair, wheeled walker, motorized scooter, crutches, even one or two canes, may agree with me, whether they ...

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Golf legend Byron Nelson dies at 94



Byron Nelson, 94, the owner of professional golf's most unbeatable record and supporter of generations of golfers thanks to the annual event on the PGA Tour named in his honor, died yesterday at his farm in Roanoke, Texas.

POLICE REPORTS - Western Hills Press
Troy Ramey, 52, 3408 Harrison Ave. No. 1, disorderly conduct at 3408 Harrison Ave., Sept. 5.

Goalie coach has been through wringer
SAN JOSE There were times over the past three years that Sharks goalie coach Warren Strelow praised by ESPN the Magazine as the best at what he does thought his days teaching the

Woman Killed In Indiana Scooter Crash
PATRIOT, Ind. -- A Patriot, Ind., woman died in a crash in Switzerland County on Monday. Sheriff's deputies said Carolyn Harris was riding a motorized scooter on State Road 156 when she was hit by a car.

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

LAFD Caption Contest

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Anyone for Fun 'n' games: 9/30/06

Man sentenced for child porn possession



STROUDSBURG After spending the previous night on a bench outside the courthouse, a former Stroudsburg man was sentenced Tuesday to three to 23 months in Monroe County Correctional Facility for child pornography possession.

Group speaks up for disabled residents
When Jayme Cox, president of People First, makes her way down Richardson Street downtown, she does so in the street. Cox has femoral hypoplasia, the arrested development of one of her legs, and uses a wheelchair much of the time.

Despite PC drama, new battery tech still years away
Concerns over exploding computer batteries may be heating up, but alternative power sources for portable devices like laptops, music players and cellphones could still be up to 10 years away.

Fearless funnymen recall their clowning glories
In his prime, when he performed bruising pratfalls, putting on greasepaint was the easy part. Cold cream first to fill the pores, white circles around the mouth and eyes, and finally a dusting of talcum powder to prevent the makeup from smearing.

Budget fears for public housing / Officials, residents say programs already sorely underfunded
Jeannie Riggs lines her balcony South of Market with cactus to deter vandals from climbing up and breaking into her apartment. Leslie Clark, who uses a wheelchair and lives on the eighth floor of a Tenderloin building, says he gets stranded when the...

Monday, October 09, 2006

Recreational vehicles vandalized



Fourteen RVs were burglarized at an Anchorage shop this week. It's a crime spree that will cost more than a dozen RV owners in the tens of thousands of dollars.

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When friends, family and neighbors gather today in the community room of the Allaire Crossing seniors complex on New Bedford Road in Wall, they'll do more than celebrate the 56th birthday of resident Dennis Rispoli.

Budget fears for public housing / Officials, residents say programs already sorely underfunded
Jeannie Riggs lines her balcony South of Market with cactus to deter vandals from climbing up and breaking into her apartment. Leslie Clark, who uses a wheelchair and lives on the eighth floor of a Tenderloin building, says he gets stranded when the...

Florence woman wins on Price is Right
FLORENCE, Ala. A Florence woman was the next contestant on the Price Is Right today.

Shooter admitted sex crimes
This photo shows Charles Carl Roberts IV. A milk-truck driver armed with three guns and 600 rounds of ammunition laid siege to a tiny one-room Amish schoolhouse Oct. 2, killing at least five girls before turning the gun on himself.

Sunday, October 08, 2006

Death of teen lead to change in law



Fuel Cell Works - Sep 14, 2006... Improvements have come from companies like Valence Technology Inc.(Nasdaq:VLNC - news), whose systems are used by motorized scooter maker Segway. ...

Death of teen lead to change in law
Pioneer Press Online, IL - Sep 21, 2006... Louis, who had been riding a motorized scooter, tried to cross the intersection on a red light when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver June 27. ...

FBI office chief dusts off street savvy to make collar at car wash



Nevada Appeal, NV - Sep 21, 2006... Busch, who uses a motorized scooter to get around, recently tried to board a bus but found the handicapped seats occupied by non-handicapped riders. ...

New battery tech still years away
Scientific American - Sep 14, 2006... Improvements have come from companies like Valence Technology Inc. , whose systems are used by motorized scooter maker Segway. Under ...

OUR PERSONAL 9/11
Free Market News Network, FL - Sep 14, 2006... A woman who was my date for the Military Ball during my freshman year in ROTC at Georgetown University used a motorized scooter to get around since she lost ...