15 Stories ... 12/30/2008

Good evening.

As you can see, I made another change to the look and feel for the blog. Let me know what you think, but I personally really love this new look.

Time for tonight's 15.

1: Stoking already a fire that has doomed his future political career, the embattled Illinois Governor has appointed the senate replacement for Barack Obama. Now, the up hill battle for this new person. Story from Yahoo! News.

2: Don't mess with Granny! A intruder wishes that he didn't go into a 88 year old woman's house, after she 'injured' him in a most painful way. Details from KTVL-TV Medford, OR.

3. NASA has released a detailed report on the 2003 Space Shuttle Columbia disaster that shocked our nation. Story from KPSP-TV Cathedral City, CA.

4: Here is an update on the available Minnesota Vikings tickets story. Well, there is still 14,000 tickets available. Again, folks in Minnesota, please go. Eagles need to be in their place. Details from WCCO-TV Minneapolis, MN.

5: Now a story highlighting and previewing the NHL Hockey game New Year's Day at Wrigley Fireld, Chicago. Story from WDIV-TV Detroit, MI.

6: Looks like there has been an usuaual amount of earthquakes at Yellowstone National Park. And Utah scientists are on the front line in investigating why. Details from KSL-TV Salt Lake City, UT.

7: Well something is going on here. A hospital in PA had 13 employees who had 14 babies in the past year. Unusual story from WPVI-TV Philadelphia, PA.

8: If we have all learned one thing in life it is this: Nothing is better than having your morning coffee, or OJ and reading your paper. Well, some papers are beginning to not send their papers seven days a week to outlining areas, and only doing it on Sundays. All this to save money. Story on this situation in Oregon from Baker City Herald - Baker City, OR.

9: In a sign of the times article, a California phyician and attorney filed a lawsuit, asking all mentions of 'God' and 'religion' be left out of Obama's swearing in cermoney. Story from WTTG-TV Washington, DC.

10: Very interesting story in where a person paid his nearly $1,500 property tax bill, all in quarters. His point? To address the property value tax increase. Details from KDLH-TV Duluth, MN.

11: Now a story that defys logic. A teenage boy stole nearly a quarter of a million dollars from his grandparents. Story from WEAU-TV Eau Claire, WI.

12: Good story here about rookie Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco and how his parents are not really surprised about his son playing in the playoffs. Details from WMAR-TV Baltimore, MD.

13: Some good news for PSU football. A USC fullback has been deemed 'academically inelligable" for the Rose Bowl. Story from KCBS/KCAL-TV Los Angeles, CA.

14: The runner up for American Idol 2008, David Archuletta, has been chosen to sing at Utah Governor's Inauguration. Details from KUTV-TV Salt Lake City, UT.

15: And finally tonight, 2008 finally ends tomorrow. The year was not what we all thought it was and many are hoping for a better 2009. WHOI-TV in Peoria, IL interviewed a psychic to see what 2009 will hold. Don't worry, good things should come.