Challenges In The News 08/20/08

Posted Fri., July 18, 2008 Among the contested races on the county level is the race for the Southern District seat on the Webster County Commission, currently held by Republican Denzil Young. Young is being challenged on the Republican primary ballot Aug. 5.

Congressional Candidate Dan Maffei today challenged his opponent, Dale Sweetland to a series of debates that would focus on important issues like jobs, taxes, the economy, and the

Former vice president Al Gore challenged America to switch totally off fossil fuels in 10 years. To reset the way Americans think about the energy future and the climate crisis, former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore issued a bold challenge Thursday: that 100 percent of U.S. electricity production come from sources with zero carbon emissions within 10 years.

I have long told my students that the doctrine of humanity is, by far, the most pressing doctrine of our day, for it is the area of Christian thought that is most challenged by the world in which we live, and the nature of those challenges tend to leave most Christians bereft of any sense of knowing how to respond.

A cheeky challenge ... this picture has come from Turriff in Scotland and is actually winter barley being harvested for crimping. But Colin Clark who sent it in wanted to prove to some of his friends in East Anglia that the combine could be out in July... (follow the link for more details)

State Rep. John Meadows, R-Calhoun, is among a small group of legislators who confirmed Friday they are trying to unseat controversial House Speaker Glenn Richardson. Mounting the challenge for the speaker’s position, which will come when House Republicans meet after the November elections, is Rep. David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, chairman of the Judiciary Non-Civil Committee. Ralston said heated ...

For some racers, AMA Superbike racing is all about winning. Not for Suzuki factory racer Mat Mladin. “I don’t get a kick out of winning races as much as I do the challenge of racing against the younger guys,” Mladin said.

The Bush administration has the authority to capture and detain suspected enemy combatants in this country but must give them an adequate opportunity to challenge their military detention, a closely divided federal appeals court ruled Tuesday.

Christian missionary Gary Black helps feed 2,000 orphans in an African country ravaged by the AIDS epidemic and a years-long drought. His biggest challenge, however, is not the physical hardships of living in Swaziland.

Sister of Mark Saunders wins permission to challenge police investigation into barrister's death in the high court

The doors opened Thursday to post-handgun ban era in Washington, with gun rights advocates vowing another legal challenge to the city's newly approved gun control law.