eyeglasses News Archive

18-Jul-2007

 

  • Outfit insider recounts his 1st hit (Chicago Tribune)
    Mobster's big brother: 'We gotta put somebody in a hole' Nicholas Calabrese paused a moment in the silent courtroom, his voice dropping off as he spoke Tuesday of the first time he took part in a murder for the Chicago Outfit.


  • Contract Deal Would Give Sanitation Workers 17% Raise Over 54 Months (New York Times)
    In the final year of the tentative contract, the maximum salary for the city?s sanitation workers would rise to $67,141, up from the current $57,392.


  • Spec-tacular heroes (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
    Part of the success of the Harry Potter series rests on author J.K. Rowling's ability to turn ordinary objects into extraordinary ones. Witness the transformation of plain candy to chocolate frogs that leap about, or jelly beans in every imagin...


  • South Korean tourist files complaint with Indian police after eyeglasses stolen by monkey (Arizona Daily Star)
    LUCKNOW, India ? A South Korean tourist has filed a formal complaint against a monkey he says stole his reading glasses during his visit to the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in northern India.


  • For vision-impaired, Potter a sight for sore eyes (The Naperville Sun)
    "Four eyes." "Bug eyes." "Poindexter." These were classic insults hurled at innocent children who wore eyeglasses for years. But these cruel nicknames are not really applicable.


  • Confessions of a Muggle (The Toledo Blade)
    Personally, I hope he bites it.


  • South Korean tourist files complaint with Indian police after eyeglasses stolen by monkey (Asheville Citizen-Times)
    LUCKNOW, India -- A South Korean tourist has filed a formal complaint against a monkey he says stole his reading glasses during his visit to the Hindu holy city of Varanasi in northern India.


  • Tourist files complaint with police after eyeglasses stolen by monkey (ABC 13 Texas)
    A South Korean tourist had his reading glasses stolen while visiting a holy city in India, and he wants police to take action. The problem? The crook was a monkey.


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