Patricia M. Hynes, who was set last night to become the 63rd president of the New York City Bar Association, brings to her new post a long commitment to public service.She has served on numerous boards and commissions over the past two decades. With respect to judicial nominations alone, she has served on committees that […]
This week, Ebury Press announced the forthcoming publication of yet another book about Clough, this time centring on his career at Derby County FC, where, in the early 1970s, he transformed a team of mediocrities into the champions of England.Clough’s War will be written by Don Shaw, an award-winning television dramatist whose credits include classics […]
Oscar and two-time Tony Award winner Kevin Spacey portrays Ron Klain, Vice President Al Gore’s former Chief of Staff, in the new HBO Films production “Recount,” which debuts on the HBO cable network May 25.Directed by Jay Roach, the Spring Creek/Mirage production (in association with Trigger Street Productions and Everyman Pictures) will premiere at 9 […]
Schools are responsible for reporting home and away same-day results with first and last names of scorers for both teams. Call David Grossman at The Star’s hotline number: (416) 869-4394 or toll free at 1-866-249-1387 or email dgrossm@thestar.caTrack and Field — At TorontoOpen Girls’- 1,500m steeplechase - Zoe McKinnell, Greenwood, 6:33.00; Sr. Girls’ — triple […]
Maybe the smartest thing Detectives Michael Oliver, Gescard Isnora and Marc Cooper ever did was opt for a bench trial instead of a jury trial.If you’re a cop, who is accused of excessive force, of using 50 shots because you think there is a threat of someone hitting you with a car outside a nightclub […]
In case you missed the crash live, check for the video a few blog posts ago. Michael McDowell lost control of his No. 00 during qualifying and wrecked badly, slamming into the wall (a SAFER barrier) and then flipping over as his car caught fire.The soft wall may have saved his life, but McDowell walked […]
Pfleger, a respected social advocate in Chicago, had invited Wright to deliver a blessing at Saint Sabina during a visit by Maya Angelou. From the pulpit Pfleger went into an animated sermon blasting those who had criticized Wright. Pfleger said:“Dr. Wright is one of the great biblical scholars of our country and the best of […]
COLUMBUS — The Columbus High baseball team had every reason to fold against Norfolk in the first game of the season.The Panthers had just come back with four runs on five hits in the final two innings to post a 7-5 lead. But the Discoverers kept fighting in the bottom of the seventh and scored […]
Michael Eric Dyson, a best-selling author and scholar, gives the Black Studies program's keynote speech to celebrate Black History Month in Jesse Auditorium on Thursday. Dyson, known as 'the Hip-Hop Intellectual,' addressed racial stereotypes and injustices in society.As part of Black History Month, author and Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson talked about the month’s […]