TOUCHING BASE. SCHOOL OF ROCK. Colorado learning how to win – even on…
The News Review:
- TOUCHING BASE. SCHOOL OF ROCK. Colorado learning how to win – even on…
- Purcellville Police Chief Starts Small
- Big week for battlers
- Blackwell happy to let Walton go south
- Blair urges British Muslims to step up fight against Islamist…
- It’s super-duper, but definitely not Jilly Cooper
- Manser is Cheadle’s hero in derby success
TOUCHING BASE. SCHOOL OF ROCK. Colorado learning how to win – even on…
New York Daily News – May 7, 2006
“We have an offense that doesn’t necessarily rely on the home run; we have a bunch of good gap hitters, and I think that lends itself to playing well on the road,” says outfielder Matt Holliday. “You just keep it simple with good pitching and timely hitting, and it breeds success. ” But can it work? Colorado’s 25-man roster features 11 home-grown players and 15 under age 30. Six of the eight everyday position players came through the system, and the oldest regular is 32-year-old Todd Helton, who just returned from an intestinal infection that landed him on the DL. “The game here is not that much different than the game in Triple-A with the exception of the stadiums are a lot nicer, and they travel a lot nicer, and there’s more media coverage,” Hurdle says. “Basically, it’s the same game. I think, really, the biggest thing for them is to play the game and if they play smart, play hard, make good decisions in the field and at the plate – and now the confidence is building.
Purcellville Police Chief Starts Small
Washington Post – May 7, 2006
Field trips to FBI headquarters in Washington and the Drug Enforcement Administration Museum in Arlington as well as meetings with local prosecutors are among the activities planned. For Smith, the Explorer Post and basketball tournament are part of a plan to make the police department more “community-friendly. “But the youth outreach efforts are also part of a long-term goal to develop a home-grown pool of potential police recruits, people who share the community values and goals of the town’s residents, he said. “A lot of young people know what they want to do, but they don’t know how to get there,” Smith said. “So many times we’ve had young people apply for jobs with us, and they don’t realize that if they have a DUI or another mark on their record, then they’re not eligible to be police officers. This is a way to show them how to get where they want to go. “The program is exactly what Loudoun Valley High School junior Sam Payne has been looking for.
Big week for battlers
The Age – May 7, 2006
Wednesday’s well-honed National Press Club speech, with itspitch to the “middle”, received good reviews. The following day, hetold a private Sydney business lunch that Howard had beensuccessful in pitching to Anglo-Celtic battlers, whom Labor neededto reclaim. The industrial relations issue and Labor’s attacks onskilled labour being imported rather than home-grown go down wellwith these people. Beazley is also throwing out the old furniture; notably, theprivate schools hit list and any possibility of Medicare Gold beingresurrected. Circumstances and his own improved performance have put Kim backin business. But it remains difficult business for the Laborleader. He is de-Lathamising the Labor Party, but he can’t fullyde-Lathamise the caucus.
Blackwell happy to let Walton go south
Ireland Online – May 7, 2006
Walton looks set to become the latest product of the Whites’ highly-successful Academy to depart Elland Road after Blackwell confirmed the starlet is in talks with the Addicks. Following in the recent footsteps of England World Cup squad members Aaron Lennon and Scott Carson, as well as big-name sales Paul Robinson and Alan Smith, home-grown Walton looks set to leave. Blackwell admitted: