Politics as Usual: Obama made case for reelection during address [OPINION]PASlogo.jpg This week, Gov. Lincoln Chafee gives his State of the State speech, a companion piece to the budget that will be introduced in the House of Representatives a few hours earlier. It’s a safe bet that presentation won’t have the air of political theater that Chafee’s old Senate buddy, President Barack Obama, had in his State of the Union address a week ago. Source Southern Rhode Island ...The Standard-Times - Feb 07 09:24pm New Sudan potentate looks for banner year in 2012Steve Norris, the new Sudan Shriners potentate, predicts a banner year for the thousands of Eastern North Carolina members, headquartered in New Bern.New Bern Sun Journal - Jan 31 02:39pm NJ mourns ‘hometown hero’ MarineNeighbors of a fallen New Jersey Marine fondly recalled their local hero yesterday.Cpl. Kevin Reinhard, one of six Marines killed Thursday in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan, had always known he wanted to serve America, his childhood buddy Pat McGovern remembered.“I knew there was something else, something more...New York Post - Jan 22 11:34pm National Signing Day 2012: Programs on Verge of Banner DayNational signing day is not what it sounds like. It's not a day when all of the country's football recruits come out and announce their decisions at once. It's more of a deadline. Personally, I think it would be cool if NSD was a day where all the recruits came out and announced their decisions at the same time, but oh well. One way or the other, the recruiting circus is going to come to a head ...Bleacher Report - Jan 31 05:15am