BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian security forces backed by tanks and snipers launched a ferocious assault Sunday on defiant cities and towns, killing at least 70 people and possibly many more as the regime raced to crush dissent ahead of Ramadan. Corpses littered the streets after a surge in violence that drew widespread international condemnation.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ending a perilous stalemate, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders announced agreement Sunday night on an emergency deal to avoid to avert the nation’s first-ever financial default. The arrangement would cut more than $2 trillion from federal spending over a decade.
With new leadership at the helm, Delaware’s Grady Memorial Hospital is poised for some exciting times ahead.
Paul E. Spears, chairman of the board of Hanover Shoe Farms and executive vice-president of the Standardbred Horse Sales Company, has been elected as the 27th Little Brown Jug Wall of Fame honoree.
I have had many opportunities to talk with amateur stargazers from all over the world, and I haven’t found a more dedicated lot than the ones who live in Central Ohio, especially the intrepid members of the Columbus Astronomical Society. They not only set up their telescopes at our public programs at Perkins, but they continue to scan the sky under the most adverse stargazing conditions.
Dave Staley said he had never competed in a triathlon until he helped organize Delaware’s first. Since then, both Staley and the event seem unstoppable.
Colleen Cahill Leeman, 69, of Delaware, formerly of Montana, passed away Friday (July 29, 2011) at Grady Memorial Hospital.
Kathleen M. Zeug, 84, of Sanford, Maine, passed away late Saturday evening (July 30, 2011) at Riverside Hospital. Rodman Neeper Funeral Home has been called upon to assist the family with returning Kathleen to Maine for funeral services.