http://www.annistonstar.com/as-index.htm The Anniston Star front page. StarScraper 1.45 Copyright (c)2008 Consolidated Publishing. All rights reserved. http://www.annistonstar.com/rss/images/as-logo.gif 14450 http://www.annistonstar.com/as-index.htm Newspapers en-us 20 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/showcase/2008/as-open-0511-ncenegy-8e10x3754.htm Crime in Anniston has sprung forth this year like an aggressive weed. The city has seen 10 homicides in the first four months of the year -- more than all of last year. That's not counting a fatal shooting in Hobson City or several other area shootings that were not fatal. Those who ran these streets years ago say the roots of what is costing lives today have been growing beneath the surface for nearly a decade. http://www.annistonstar.com/showcase/2008/as-open-0511-ncenegy-8e10x3754.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-local-0511-mnichols-8e10v2622.htm Records were set and money was raised at the Anniston Lions 5K Run for Sight on Saturday. About $9,000 was raised through sponsorships and fees from the nearly 150 runners, said race director Dennis Dunn. http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-local-0511-mnichols-8e10v2622.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-local-0511-dwhisenhunt-8e10v2546.htm Anniston High School Principal George Jordan says he's raised the threat of requiring uniforms to crack down on student dress-code violations. The subject came up at a recent Anniston Board of Education meeting. http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-local-0511-dwhisenhunt-8e10v2546.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-local-0511-mnichols-8e10u3314.htm Relay For Life of Calhoun County raised nearly $626,500 this year, event organizers said Saturday. The Relay For Life event was held Friday night and Saturday morning at the Oxford High School stadium. The event raises money for cancer research through the American Cancer Society. http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-local-0511-mnichols-8e10u3314.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-local-0511-gsmithcol-8e10v2421.htm George Smith's column for Sunday, May 11, 2008. http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-local-0511-gsmithcol-8e10v2421.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-state-0511-mricks-8e10u3252.htm MONTGOMERY — The state Legislature will take a week-long break from lawmaking next week, leaving one of its two constitutional responsibilities to the last day of the session. http://www.annistonstar.com/news/2008/as-state-0511-mricks-8e10u3252.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-family-0511-ltutorcol-8e10t5345.htm For every girl who has talked herself into starving so she can be 'beautiful'... For every woman who has had to listen to another woman tell her she's too frumpy, too fat, not glam enough ... And for every guy who got himself all hot 'n bothered over a supermodel's image — and then thought his girlfriend was plain — here's someone you should meet. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-family-0511-ltutorcol-8e10t5345.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-family-0511-bbuckner-8e10t5623.htm Where Anthony feels pressure, Natalie finds comfort. Where Natalie sees a blessing, Anthony sees only the burden that he simply cannot wait to be rid of -- if only the opportunity would present itself. Sex for teenagers can be the defining wedge issue that turns young men into liars and forces girls to keep secrets from even their best friends. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-family-0511-bbuckner-8e10t5623.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-home-0511-bbuckner-8e09v3702.htm What Melissa Wembley lacks in vision, she more than makes up for in imagination. Pushing a rusted two-wheeled cart loaded with trailing purple petunias, narrow-leafed zinnias and hot-pink begonias around B & B Nursery, Wembley can see the beautiful outdoor showplace her yard will soon become ... soon as she finds her checkbook. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-home-0511-bbuckner-8e09v3702.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-home-0511-bbucknercol-8e09v3635.htm I fear the sod may have been the final straw. 'Course if that didn't do it, the four busted bags of wet composted manure left in the trunk over an especially warm weekend are sure to. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-home-0511-bbucknercol-8e09v3635.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-smalltalk-0511-amaddoxcol-8e09v3257.htm Anniston's Lisa Gardner recently spent eight days with her son, Zane Wheeler, his girlfriend, Meridy Farmer, and Lisa's 'precious grand-dog' Maska. Zane and Meridy are wildlife biology majors-turned-ski instructors (bums) at Big Sky Resort in Montana. http://www.annistonstar.com/lifestyle/2008/as-smalltalk-0511-amaddoxcol-8e09v3257.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/entertainment/2008/as-books-0511-0-8e09u4050.htm A Remarkable Mother is an attempt by author Jimmy Carter, 39th president of the United States, to illustrate the extraordinary life of his mother, Miss Lillian Carter. It appears to have been written as a belated gesture of love from the son, Jimmy, to his mother, Miss Lillian. http://www.annistonstar.com/entertainment/2008/as-books-0511-0-8e09u4050.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/entertainment/2008/as-books-0511-0-8e09u4125.htm Rick Bragg has mellowed. It's been a decade since he began recounting his life in and around Jacksonville. All Over but the Shoutin' paid loving tribute to his mother Margaret, who, despite poverty and a bad marriage, made a life for her three sons. http://www.annistonstar.com/entertainment/2008/as-books-0511-0-8e09u4125.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/entertainment/2008/as-books-0511-0-8e09u4210.htm There's something intensely spiritual about The O. Henry Prize Stories 2008. The stories selected are those you cannot touch, and yet despite their distance, the emotion each piece evokes is personal and transcendent. As with any spiritual journey, significant conflict is built into all the works. http://www.annistonstar.com/entertainment/2008/as-books-0511-0-8e09u4210.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/entertainment/2008/as-tv-0511-0-8e09v3123.htm It's not that Jeff Probst seems out of place in a metropolis like New York. It's just that, after hosting 16 seasons of CBS' Survivor since 2000, he's more readily identified with various brands of wilderness half-a-world away. http://www.annistonstar.com/entertainment/2008/as-tv-0511-0-8e09v3123.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-college-0511-amuskewitz-8e10x1710.htm JACKSONVILLE -- Jacksonville State ended four years of Ohio Valley Conference softball frustration at the hands of Tennessee Tech on Saturday when it hit four home runs and crushed the Golden Eagles 10-1 in six innings to win its first OVC Tournament title. http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-college-0511-amuskewitz-8e10x1710.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-prepsports-0511-nbirdsong-8e10x1619.htm ALEXANDRIA — After defeating Hamilton 6-3 in Game 2 of in the second round of sub-state play in the state softball playoffs, The Valley Cubs dove on the dirt in front of third base and piled on top of one another in celebration. http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-prepsports-0511-nbirdsong-8e10x1619.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-outdoors-0511-cjohnsoncol-8e10u2333.htm One of the most under-utilized pieces of equipment on a boat is the fish locator. Actually, the proper name is depth finder. These electronic sonar units offer many features that anglers and boaters do not use to their fullest potential. http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-outdoors-0511-cjohnsoncol-8e10u2333.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-college-0511-cstephenson-8e10w4908.htm TUSCALOOSA — Alabama's chance to move into the top half of the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament bracket slipped away in a flurry of Florida stolen bases combined with a mixture of Stephen Locke fastballs and change-ups on Saturday. http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-college-0511-cstephenson-8e10w4908.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-racing-0511-0-8e10x1752.htm DARLINGTON, S.C. — Kyle Busch won the battle of attrition Saturday night as NASCAR's least popular driver overcame a pit-road penalty and several scrapes with the wall to win at Darlington Raceway. http://www.annistonstar.com/sports/2008/as-racing-0511-0-8e10x1752.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-insight-0511-0-8e09u3431.htm Facts, figures and perspective on American mothers and their lives. http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-insight-0511-0-8e09u3431.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-insight-0511-0-8e09u3651.htm JERUSALEM — Sixty years after its founding, Israel boasts a powerful military, vibrant economy, modern cities and 62 colleges and universities. It is home to more than 7 million people — 5.5 million of them Jews — nine times the population in 1948. http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-insight-0511-0-8e09u3651.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-columns-0511-bayerscol-8e09u3733.htm As the Democrats' infantile nomination process points ever more surely to a victory for Barack Obama, I feel more comfortable than ever with Hillary Clinton commanding our foreign and national security policies. http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-columns-0511-bayerscol-8e09u3733.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-columns-0511-0-8e09u3908.htm I hurt my family's feelings. That's what happens when you mix brutal honesty with fatigue. Or as we say in my house, 'Stand back; she's gonna blow!' They were planning my Mother's Day. Sweet thought. However, I exercised my veto power. Should they give me breakfast in bed? I nixed that idea pronto. http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-columns-0511-0-8e09u3908.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-letters-0511-speakout-8e09u3820.htm Feedback and commentary from Anniston Star readers. http://www.annistonstar.com/opinion/2008/as-letters-0511-speakout-8e09u3820.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT http://www.annistonstar.com/obituaries/2008/as-deaths-0511-0-8e10w1724.htm Obituaries for Sunday, May 11, 2008. http://www.annistonstar.com/obituaries/2008/as-deaths-0511-0-8e10w1724.htm Sun, 11 May 2008 16:18:02 CDT