Under Siege 2

'These are all good signs'

In-Forum, ND
This is a flood-fighting ritual for Walaker, the reconnaissance drive to parts south and west of town, each mile taking him further into the future that awaits the city as floodwaters flow downstream to a metro area under siege. ...

Gay marriage opponents under siege

Bennington Banner, VT
Timothy Corcoran II, a Bennington Democrat, also voted against the bill. He called the decision the most difficult of his seven years in Montpelier. "It came down to what my belief of what marriage is, and that is between a man and a woman," he said. ...

Oxbow residents wake up to their city under siege

In-Forum, ND
On Wednesday, Murphy and the rest of Oxbow woke up to a city under siege. Ice floated streets atop water as high as 4 feet, and rescuers from the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and the US Coast Guard went door to door offering boat rides to higher, ...

Calhoun Watching

Buffalo News,  United States
But he seemed outclassed by Michigan State's Tom Izzo, who is now 2-1 against UConn in NCAA Tournament games. Calhoun is under siege for possible violations of NCAA rules. He has beaten cancer three times. He'll be 67 in May. ...

Liberty Collegiate Invite to Begin Friday

LibertyFlames.com, VA
The Matthes-Hopkins men’s pole vault facility record of 17-10.5 may come under siege if Olhovsky has a good meet. The native of Israel finished second in the men’s pole vault at the 2008 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships and the 2009 ...

Another Trent Croad operation hits Hawthorn defence

Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia
HAWTHORN'S defence is under siege, with Trent Croad having ankle surgery and Shane Crawford rating the backline a "concern". Croad's season was already hampered by surgery to the left foot he injured in last year's Grand Final. ...

April 2: Happy Birthday Jefferson!

Examiner.com
1865: The Siege of Petersburg is broken and Union troops surround the trenches around Petersburg, Virginia and force Confederate General Robert E. Lee to retreat. Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his cabinet flee to Richmond, Virginia. ...

Academic Labor Under Siege

The GC Advocate, NY
2 There is a long tradition of critical intellectuals in American higher education extending from Thomas Jefferson to John Dewey, Edward Said, and Howard Zinn, who have all insisted that the university is one of the few spaces where the task of ...

Message to Cattlemen: Take Action Now

Lancaster Farming, PA
Some watching the cattle industry might describe it as being under siege, from animal rights pressures to marketing issues and high input prices. However, for many in the cattle business, there is nowhere else they would want to be. ...
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