Challenges In The News 10/17/08

DUNDEE NEW BOY Darren Williams is looking forward to the fresh challenge Scottish football presents after spending his entire footballing career down south, writes Jim Davie.

A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed on the porch of a Lynwood residence when he failed to respond to a gang challenge -- the Southland's second such slaying since Saturday, authorities said Friday.

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EVERTON FC are ready to challenge city leader Warren Bradley to find the club a viable site for a new home. They believe Liverpool council is largely to blame for the decision to call in the Tesco-led stadium scheme at Kirkby.

EDMONTON - A group that hopes to challenge the Alberta government's ownership of coalbed methane deposits has a "Herculean" task ahead of it, says the chairman of another group that has been battling power transmission lines in the province.

Grimsby Town chairman John Fenty is hopeful that his club can challenge for promotion from League Two this season. Fenty is backing manager Alan Buckley to get the Mariners going, with Town having struggled since dropping back into the bottom rung of the Football League.

U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn weathered a scrappy challenge from Tom Leatherwood to secure the Republican nomination Thursday.

A months-long legal challenge to security restrictions for protesters during the Democratic National Convention is over.

A Germantown resident failed Thursday morning in his challenge to the city's first "Smart Growth" project.

MEMBERS of the police force that covers Banbury are preparing for a fundraising sailing challenge. (08/08/2008 14:18:54)

Betcha thought I forgot about this week's "Where In the Universe" challenge. Sorry its late, but summer is the time for vacations and partaking in hobbies like rock hunting and late night stargazing.