RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson was in critical condition Thursday at a North Carolina hospital after falling at his home in Deep Gap earlier this week. Watson's daughter, Nancy, told The Associated Press that the 89-year-old Watson fell Monday at his home. She said he didn't break any bones but that he was "real sick." A spokeswoman at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem said Arthel Watson - Arthel is his legal first name - was in critical condition Thursday. The blind singer and guitarist has won several Grammys, including a lifetime achievement award. He also received the National Medal of the Arts. Watson also received the North Carolina Award, the state's highest civilian award, in 1986. He and his family received a ... Continue reading →
J. Scott Applewhite / APJeffrey Neely skipped one congressional hearing and pleaded the Fifth Amendment at another.By Frank Thorp, NBC News, and M. Alex Johnson, msnbc.comJeffrey Neely, the man responsible for planning the General Services Administration's lavish conference in Las Vegas — which led to a federal investigation and the resignation of the agency's director — and four other GSA employees are out their jobs, agency officials told NBC News on Thursday. Frank Thorp covers the House of Representatives for NBC News. M. Alex Johnson is a reporter for msnbc.com. Follow M. Alex Johnson on Twitter and Facebook.Neely, commissioner of the GSA's regional public building office for the southwestern U.S., had been on administrative leave pending an inspector general's review of the agency's Western Regions ... Continue reading →
J. Scott Applewhite / APJeffrey Neely skipped one congressional hearing and pleaded the Fifth Amendment at another.By Frank Thorp, NBC News, and M. Alex Johnson, msnbc.comJeffrey Neely, the man responsible for planning the General Services Administration's lavish conference in Las Vegas — which led to a federal investigation and the resignation of the agency's director — and four other GSA employees are out their jobs, agency officials told NBC News on Thursday. Frank Thorp covers the House of Representatives for NBC News. M. Alex Johnson is a reporter for msnbc.com. Follow M. Alex Johnson on Twitter and Facebook.Neely, commissioner of the GSA's regional public building office for the southwestern U.S., had been on administrative leave pending an inspector general's review of the agency's Western Regions ... Continue reading →
J. Scott Applewhite / APJeffrey Neely skipped one congressional hearing and pleaded the Fifth Amendment at another.By Frank Thorp, NBC News, and M. Alex Johnson, msnbc.comJeffrey Neely, the man responsible for planning the General Services Administration's lavish conference in Las Vegas — which led to a federal investigation and the resignation of the agency's director — and four other GSA employees are out their jobs, agency officials told NBC News on Thursday. Frank Thorp covers the House of Representatives for NBC News. M. Alex Johnson is a reporter for msnbc.com. Follow M. Alex Johnson on Twitter and Facebook.Neely, commissioner of the GSA's regional public building office for the southwestern U.S., had been on administrative leave pending an inspector general's review of the agency's Western Regions ... Continue reading →
Hundreds of people bidding on 18 state liquor stores Credit: Krista McManus / KING A Washington state liquor store auction in Seattle, May 24, 2012. The rights to 18 state-run liquor stores were up for bid. by Associated Press and KING 5 News KING5.com Posted on May 24, 2012 at 7:33 AM Updated today at 11:17 AM SEATTLE -- Hundreds of people showed up at a state liquor board office in Seattle Thursday to bid for the right to take over one of 18 state-run liquor stores. The Washington state Liquor Control Board is hosting the live auction after the top bidders for those stores failed to pay their posted bids following an online auction last month. Washington is in the process of privatizing its ... Continue reading →
Meredith Member since: March 08, 2012 Total points: 6,043 (Level 5) Would you pay to have a vile of Ronald Reagan's blood? Additional Details Its blood that was taken after he was shot in 1981. But many don't believe its really his blood but rat blood. People will do anything to rip you off. The auction House said the man that sold the vile was a friend of Ronald Reagan. That's incredible. 2 days ago @If you watched more than Fox you may have seen the story sir or ma'am. But I guess you don't pay attention anyway. Jesus. Im in no mood. Im not bothering anybody and you're not my man or woman or father,so raise up. 2 days ago @Yes Liz Thanks. Did ... Continue reading →
