Monday, April 27, 2009

The education of Randy Houser

The education of Randy Houser
The Mississippi native, who'll play the Indio festival, traveled to Nashville to make music. He's teaching the old-timers a thing or two.

One of the more surprising hits on country radio this year has been "Anything Goes," sung by Mississippi-born musician Randy Houser . At a time when country programmers are enamored of songs from male singers cheering for lifelong romantic commitments, the title track from Houser's debut album is unusually frank in its depiction of a guy who goes off the deep end after his girl leaves him.


Student Has Perfect Score Times 3

Student Has Perfect Score Times 3

A Michigan high school student who got perfect scores on three college entrance tests may have the math skills to calculate the odds of doing what she did.


Colleges push tuition aid for illegal immigrants

Colleges push tuition aid for illegal immigrants

Wading into the politically charged immigration debate, a group of colleges and universities is urging Congress to give illegal immigrants tuition aid and a path to citizenship in light of efforts in several states to block them.


2 charged in threats against UCLA research scientists

Linda Faith Greene, 61, and Kevin Richard Olliff, 22, have been charged with 10 felonies involving incidents against scientists who use animals in their research.

Two animal rights activists have been charged with threatening and harassing UCLA scientists who use animals in their research, according to a Los Angeles County grand jury indictment unsealed Monday.

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