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GOLD HILL, Ore. - A teen who pinched and twisted another boy's nipple while standing in line at a deli has been sentenced to four days in juvenile detention because he refused to write a letter that explained his actions. David Thumler, 16, was convicted of offensive physical touching in July 2005, after the victim's parents complained to police. The Crater High School student paid a $67 fine and served three days of community service. "I emptied trash cans, mowed lawns and shoveled gravel," Thumler said. But Thumler's refusal to comply with the final piece of his sentence will cost...

As they join Dad on the campaign trail, the president's daughters go public in style By Jean Scheidnes AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Wednesday, July 14, 2004 Like their predecessor Chelsea Clinton, first daughters Jenna and Barbara Bush have chosen the gentle fashion press to launch their public personas. Decked in designer ball gowns, they appear in a detailed profile in Vogue, which hits newsstands Friday. For the past four years, the press has kept a respectful distance from the fraternal twins, except when they ran afoul of the law. But with the Vogue issue and their new roles in their father's re-election...

There have been sooooo many typical Friday articles today...seems like folks are looking to blow off soem steam. :) So here we go...write whatever you want..."unnngh!" "All your base..." etc. Write about missing frogs (him name is pipkin green frog), big booties (please?), or even "ignore this thread!" Whatever you want. :)

ALTA, Wyo. -- Pressure from uncomfortable skiers and other tourists prompted the Grand Targhee Ski and Summer Resort to blank out the second half of the name of one of its ski mountains. Mary's Nipple is now just Mary's. "Nipple" has been covered with tape until new signs arrive in about two weeks. "If things offend our guests, we try to redeem that," marketing director Susie Barnett-Bushong said. "Management was never compelled to take it away until more and more people expressed they were uncomfortable with the signs." But the sanitized signs have rankled some local skiers, who feel a...