Tawdry tale of oil drillers and `MMS Chicks' (Miami Herald)People always say the Bush administration is in bed with the oil companies, but it turns out to be literally true. According to the Interior Department, some government officials in charge of collecting oil and gas royalties smoked pot, snorted cocaine and had sex with employees of big energy firms.
Helping Slavic youths find the right track (The Oregonian)Slavic Christians open a rehab program to combat increasing drug use among their children. A youth pastor organizes a boot camp for Slavic teenagers struggling with school or rebelling against their parents' authority.
Go local : One for the lads (The New Zealand Herald)Skiing in the South Island or extreme sports and mountain biking in and around Rotorua might be obvious destinations for boys' weekends for active blokes. But Auckland also offers great ideas for action-packed adventures.
Constable Precinct 4 Reports for the week of Aug. 31 to Sept. 6 (Cy-Fair Sun)Paintball gun wielders shoot lieutenant?s car On Aug. 31, Precinct 4 Lt. B. Magee was off duty in his personal vehicle, traveling in the 1200 block of East Louetta Road when a car carrying five people began following him and shooting his vehicle with a paint ball gun.
Power of the Mind Game (The Electric New Paper)I'D HAVE Alex Ferguson on my side in a game of paintball any day. I'd be cowering in paint-splattered overalls; he'd be standing tall in his pristine suit, spraying forth poison-tipped comments.