| New take on 'George slept here'
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados - Every Christmas, crowds watch the historical reenactment of George Washington and his troops crossing the Delaware. The Houdon Bust at Mount Vernon re-creates Washington in 3-D based on forensic research. Now the first US president makes his on-screen debut as a buff teenager played by New York actor Adam Thompson in a docudrama of his trip to the Caribbean island of Barbados, a trip that historians say not only changed Washington but also saved his life. The year was 1751 when a ship sailed into Bridgetown Harbor with George, 19, and his half-brother Lawrence, 33, aboard. The ship's name, Success, was propitious, for while the island's balmy climate did not improve Lawrence's health as the Washingtons had hoped - he died a year later of tuberculosis - the six-week sojourn helped George's career.
Local woman is finalist in nation wide model search
As a 50 -year-old woman. Laura Lasko has done a lot of things. Theres the scuba diving and traveling, and the time she survived hurricane Wilma. Shes a certified yoga instructor, and licensed counselor for troubled teens. Shes even going to ASU to get her Doctorate degree. So no one was surprised when she entered the More Magazine / Wilhelmina 40+ Model Search. What is surprising, is that out of nearly 16,000 entries, Laura is one of ten finalists. She will be heading to New York early next week to compete for a $15,000 dollar Wilhelmina modeling contract and other prizes valued at $90,000 dollars.
More magazine has been around for close to ten years, and is geared towards women in their 40s and 50s. It focuses on health, beauty, social issues for women, fashion its been wonderful, says Lasko.
Some question Steenland's role if Delta and NWA merge
Doug Steenland led Northwest Airlines through wrenching changes including a strike and bankruptcy, some of the toughest years in the airline's 82-year history. That may be one reason his role in a joined Delta and Northwest has been reported as a hang-up in talks between the two airlines. To understand why, go back to Oct. 1, 2004. Northwest CEO Richard Anderson had been pressuring workers for pay cuts during the airline downturn that began after Sept. 11, 2001. But on Oct. 1, Anderson left Northwest to take an executive job at UnitedHealth Group, bailing out of a struggling airline for a health insurance giant and Wall Street darling. He later got the CEO's job at Delta Air Lines Inc. Steenland, meanwhile, had taken Anderson's old job as Northwest CEO.
Legislator: Sorry for calling unmarried teen parents 'sluts'
Lorez Meinhold of the Colorado Health Foundation said shame has been shown have little impact on values and behavior. She said state leaders should focus instead on the scarcity of programs aimed at preventing teen pregnancy. Garza Hicks said the state needs more prevention programs through schools and community groups, but she said the public must decide whether it wants to fund them. “Sometimes it takes just a little more information, a little more education," Garza Hicks said. “And we must not give up on them either." .
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