Florida deputies shoot man they mistook for car thief at his own house - CNN.com
From CNN.com
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
My Way News - Chemist hopes to be Germany's first black lawmaker
My Way News - Chemist hopes to be Germany's first black lawmaker
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
My Way News - With 3 'hops,' NSA gets millions of phone records
My Way News - With 3 'hops,' NSA gets millions of phone records
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
Daytona Beach, FL Interactive Weather Radar Map - AccuWeather.com
Daytona Beach, FL Interactive Weather Radar Map - AccuWeather.com
From AccuWeather.com
For friends and visitors to Florida, the Sunshine State ... Note: Remnants of Dorian may impact the state as August begins.
From AccuWeather.com
For friends and visitors to Florida, the Sunshine State ... Note: Remnants of Dorian may impact the state as August begins.
My Way News - Pentagon: Afghan forces will need help beyond 2014
My Way News - Pentagon: Afghan forces will need help beyond 2014
By The Associated Press from MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press from MyWay.com News
My Way News - Can superhero parodies rescue the porn business?
My Way News - Can superhero parodies rescue the porn business?
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
My Way News - Crash kills Texas A&M lineman, Utah recruit, teen
My Way News - Crash kills Texas A&M lineman, Utah recruit, teen
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Guns in school: Ark. district arming more than 20 teachers, staff - U.S. News
Guns in school: Ark. district arming more than 20 teachers, staff - U.S. News
By The Associated Press via NBCNews.com
By The Associated Press via NBCNews.com
LIVE video stream - WRCBtv.com | Chattanooga News, Weather & Sports
LIVE video stream - WRCBtv.com | Chattanooga News, Weather & Sports
Live video of president's visit to Chattanooga, TN, via Channel 3, WRCBtv.com.
Live video of president's visit to Chattanooga, TN, via Channel 3, WRCBtv.com.
Obama to visit uneven Chattanooga area recovery - Local News - Chattanooga, TN | NBC News
Obama to visit uneven Chattanooga area recovery - Local News - Chattanooga, TN | NBC News
From the Chattanooga Times Free Press via NBCNews.com
From the Chattanooga Times Free Press via NBCNews.com
Monday, July 29, 2013
Hawaii Doppler Weather Radar Map - AccuWeather.com
Hawaii Doppler Weather Radar Map - AccuWeather.com
Interactive weather in motion radar for Hawaiian Islands as Tropical Storm Flossie bears down.
Interactive weather in motion radar for Hawaiian Islands as Tropical Storm Flossie bears down.
PREVIEW POSTS FROM TONEY'S NEWEST BLOG
Below are a few of the links from my newest blog, "TONEY ATKINS: STORIES YOU SHOULDN'T MISS":
Monday, July 29, 2013
My Way - News NOW from the Associated Press
My Way - News
National, world, political, entertainment, crime, sports, tech and other current news from the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
National, world, political, entertainment, crime, sports, tech and other current news from the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
Georgia Doppler Weather Radar Map - AccuWeather.com
Georgia Doppler Weather Radar Map - AccuWeather.com
Interactive map from AccuWeather.com shows Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and part of Florida. Check here if planning a trip or if bad weather is threatening. ... Toney Atkins
Interactive map from AccuWeather.com shows Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina and part of Florida. Check here if planning a trip or if bad weather is threatening. ... Toney Atkins
Ryan Reynolds broke his neck on Safe House set - MSN Movies News
Ryan Reynolds broke his neck on Safe House set - MSN Movies News
From MSN Entertainment/Movie News
From MSN Entertainment/Movie News
Reza Aslan, Bible scholar, asked on Fox why he wrote a book about Jesus
Reza Aslan, Bible scholar, asked on Fox why he wrote a book about Jesus
From MSN Now
Toney Atkins comments: I disagree with the lead sentence of this story. Then again, maybe I don't. FOX News indeed does really well at misleading the public on political issues, and yet the public eats up the misinformation like a juicy hamburger and greasy fries.
From MSN Now
Toney Atkins comments: I disagree with the lead sentence of this story. Then again, maybe I don't. FOX News indeed does really well at misleading the public on political issues, and yet the public eats up the misinformation like a juicy hamburger and greasy fries.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
BLOG's PAGE VIEWS TOP 25,000, THANKS TO YOU!
BY TONEY ATKINS, BLOGGER
Thanks to you and others around the U.S., Russia, Germany, China, the United Kingdom and other parts of the world for visiting my blog, "Toney Atkins: The World Around Me."
It's an honor that you visit, and I hope that you will continue to do so, because I'll always try to have stories of hard news, health information, political updates, dramas occurring throughout the world, stormy weather and other severe events, occasional humorous offerings.
It's thrilling to have you as a visitor. I figured recently that I have spent more time on my blogs in the past three or four months than the hours I spent on the job at the newspapers I've worked for. I make no money from these efforts to inform and educate, and any ads that you find will be at links to reliable sources.
Please keep visiting, and share the blog with your friends. I'd love to see the total number of page views pass 100,000 by the end of 2013. That's a huge goal, but it would be a wonderful year-end holiday gift.
Thank you.
SPREAD LOVE AND PEACE!!!
Thanks to you and others around the U.S., Russia, Germany, China, the United Kingdom and other parts of the world for visiting my blog, "Toney Atkins: The World Around Me."
It's an honor that you visit, and I hope that you will continue to do so, because I'll always try to have stories of hard news, health information, political updates, dramas occurring throughout the world, stormy weather and other severe events, occasional humorous offerings.
It's thrilling to have you as a visitor. I figured recently that I have spent more time on my blogs in the past three or four months than the hours I spent on the job at the newspapers I've worked for. I make no money from these efforts to inform and educate, and any ads that you find will be at links to reliable sources.
Please keep visiting, and share the blog with your friends. I'd love to see the total number of page views pass 100,000 by the end of 2013. That's a huge goal, but it would be a wonderful year-end holiday gift.
Thank you.
SPREAD LOVE AND PEACE!!!
Tim Tebow Lines Up with Receivers During Patrio
Tim Tebow Lines Up with Receivers During Patrio
From Bleacher Report via CNN.com
From Bleacher Report via CNN.com
Saturday, July 27, 2013
Obama marks 'forgotten war' on Korean peninsula - CNN.com
Obama marks 'forgotten war' on Korean peninsula - CNN.com
From CNN.com
Toney Atkins comments: I urge you: If you know a Korean War veteran, please thank him or her for their service. The Korean conflict essentially is a "forgotten war," and we should show our appreciation for those veterans who sacrificed part of their lives in their military service.
From CNN.com
Toney Atkins comments: I urge you: If you know a Korean War veteran, please thank him or her for their service. The Korean conflict essentially is a "forgotten war," and we should show our appreciation for those veterans who sacrificed part of their lives in their military service.
From the archives: Remembering the Korean War - World News
From the archives: Remembering the Korean War - World News
From NBCNews.com
Toney Atkins comments: I urge you: If you know a Korean War veteran, please thank him or her for their service. The Korean conflict essentially is a "forgotten war," and we should show our appreciation for those veterans who sacrificed part of their lives in their military service.
From NBCNews.com
Toney Atkins comments: I urge you: If you know a Korean War veteran, please thank him or her for their service. The Korean conflict essentially is a "forgotten war," and we should show our appreciation for those veterans who sacrificed part of their lives in their military service.
Friday, July 26, 2013
Thursday, July 25, 2013
Cory Monteith remembered at Los Angeles memorial - UPI.com
Cory Monteith remembered at Los Angeles memorial - UPI.com
From United Press International
From United Press International
TONEY ATKINS: WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT
TONEY ATKINS: WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT
The link above takes you to the first blog that I started more than seven years ago and includes mid-decade posts of my own writings during the 2005-2011 period. While I now focus on links to reliable sources for news, features and entertainment that I would include in a newspaper or magazine if I owned one, I still occasionally add comments, some of which unfortunately have caused me to lose friends. I love controversy, as you will see if you visit the blog, as I attempt, sometimes unsuccessfully, to keep an open mind on the issues impacting all of us. My goal is to keep you up to date and to always give you something to read. -- Toney Atkins, July 25, 2013.
The link above takes you to the first blog that I started more than seven years ago and includes mid-decade posts of my own writings during the 2005-2011 period. While I now focus on links to reliable sources for news, features and entertainment that I would include in a newspaper or magazine if I owned one, I still occasionally add comments, some of which unfortunately have caused me to lose friends. I love controversy, as you will see if you visit the blog, as I attempt, sometimes unsuccessfully, to keep an open mind on the issues impacting all of us. My goal is to keep you up to date and to always give you something to read. -- Toney Atkins, July 25, 2013.
My Way News - UN: More 100,000 now dead in Syria's civil war
My Way News - UN: More 100,000 now dead in Syria's civil war
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
Alex Rodriguez reminds me of my eight year-old son | HardballTalk
Alex Rodriguez reminds me of my eight year-old son | HardballTalk
From Hardball Talk via NBCNews.com
From Hardball Talk via NBCNews.com
New Yorker, 112, is world's oldest living man - TODAY.com
New Yorker, 112, is world's oldest living man - TODAY.com
From TODAY.com via NBCNews.com
From TODAY.com via NBCNews.com
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
My Way News - House narrowly rejects effort to halt NSA program
My Way News - House narrowly rejects effort to halt NSA program
From the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
From the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
My Way News - Man accused of threatening anchors over coverage
My Way News - Man accused of threatening anchors over coverage
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
My Way - News - National
My Way - News - National
Updated frequently. National news from the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
Updated frequently. National news from the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
The City of Chickamauga WITH REVAMPED COMMENTS FROM TONEY ATKINS
TONEY ATKINS: WHAT I THINK ABOUT THAT: The City of Chickamauga
The Battle of Chickamauga's 150th anniversary celebration is set, and Chickamauga, GA, will take part in related events. A must for Civil War buffs!
Toney Atkins comments: Anyone who wonders why I've posted so much about Chickamauga, GA, doesn't know that I proudly call it my home town. I grew up there, graduated from Gordon Lee Memorial High School and later enjoyed some of the best years of my life teaching many terrific youngsters in grades five through seven at Chickamauga Elementary School (1967-1971). After teaching another year at North Rossville (GA) Elementary School, I vacationed in Florida, where I essentially was handed my first job in journalism, starting as a police reporter, progressing to the government beat, entertainment writer and editor and then to county and assistant city editor at a mainstream newspaper.
I lived in Chickamauga for 29 years and occasionally still yearn for the good old days of small town life where the living was relatively carefree, moved at a leisure pace and full of Southern hospitality. I'm amazed at how much of the town/s history that I wasn't taught when I lived there, but learned about recently. Maybe my teachers tried to inform me, but being a typical kid, I simply took for granted the atmosphere as it was then and not that every day, I was walking on or driving through a land that was jam-packed with history.
The upcoming observances of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga during the Civil War excite me and I want to share that excitement. If you want to visit a small Southern town steeped in history, I encourage you to see Chickamauga. (Did you know that the Civil War battle was named not for the town, but for Chickamauga Creek? The area was known as Crawfish Springs during the War Between the States. A crystal clear spring flows from an area just east of the Gordon-Lee Mansion, a plantation built before the war which still stands an historic landmark. The water from the springs flows into Chickamauga Creek.)
More links to the upcoming Battle of Chickamauga celebration are at http://toneyatkins.blogspot.com/ .
The Battle of Chickamauga's 150th anniversary celebration is set, and Chickamauga, GA, will take part in related events. A must for Civil War buffs!
Toney Atkins comments: Anyone who wonders why I've posted so much about Chickamauga, GA, doesn't know that I proudly call it my home town. I grew up there, graduated from Gordon Lee Memorial High School and later enjoyed some of the best years of my life teaching many terrific youngsters in grades five through seven at Chickamauga Elementary School (1967-1971). After teaching another year at North Rossville (GA) Elementary School, I vacationed in Florida, where I essentially was handed my first job in journalism, starting as a police reporter, progressing to the government beat, entertainment writer and editor and then to county and assistant city editor at a mainstream newspaper.
I lived in Chickamauga for 29 years and occasionally still yearn for the good old days of small town life where the living was relatively carefree, moved at a leisure pace and full of Southern hospitality. I'm amazed at how much of the town/s history that I wasn't taught when I lived there, but learned about recently. Maybe my teachers tried to inform me, but being a typical kid, I simply took for granted the atmosphere as it was then and not that every day, I was walking on or driving through a land that was jam-packed with history.
The upcoming observances of the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga during the Civil War excite me and I want to share that excitement. If you want to visit a small Southern town steeped in history, I encourage you to see Chickamauga. (Did you know that the Civil War battle was named not for the town, but for Chickamauga Creek? The area was known as Crawfish Springs during the War Between the States. A crystal clear spring flows from an area just east of the Gordon-Lee Mansion, a plantation built before the war which still stands an historic landmark. The water from the springs flows into Chickamauga Creek.)
More links to the upcoming Battle of Chickamauga celebration are at http://toneyatkins.blogspot.com/ .
Ouch! Beyonce's hair gets caught in stage fan - TODAY.com
Ouch! Beyonce's hair gets caught in stage fan - TODAY.com
From TODAY/Entertainment.com
From TODAY/Entertainment.com
My Way - News - Government
My Way - News - Government
U.S. Congress news by the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
U.S. Congress news by the Associated Press via MyWay.com News
Monday, July 22, 2013
Ohio Gun Group: ‘We’re Buying Zimmerman A New Gun’
Ohio Gun Group: ‘We’re Buying Zimmerman A New Gun’: pAn Ohio gun group is soliciting donations to “provide [Trayvon Martin shooter George] Zimmerman, who has no current source of income, with the funds he needs to replace his firearm, holster, and other gear.” Citing a news report indicating that the U.S. Department of Justice asked police to “keep possession of all the evidence from [...]/p
From ThinkProgress.org
From ThinkProgress.org
My Way News - Frenzied crowds greet Pope Francis in Brazil
My Way News - Frenzied crowds greet Pope Francis in Brazil
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
My Way News - Would-be mermaid banned from Fla. pool
My Way News - Would-be mermaid banned from Fla. pool
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com
Al Qaeda prison break: Hundreds of militants flee Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib jail
Al Qaeda prison break: Hundreds of militants flee Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib jail
FROM NBCNews.com and Reuters News Service
FROM NBCNews.com and Reuters News Service
My Way News - Superman's past, future takes Comic-Con spotlight
My Way News - Superman's past, future takes Comic-Con spotlight
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
My Way News - Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes off New Zealand coast
My Way News - Magnitude 6.9 quake strikes off New Zealand coast
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
My Way News - Strong earthquake in western China kills 47 people
My Way News - Strong earthquake in western China kills 47 people
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News
By The Associated Press via MyWay.com News