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Steve Braunias is paid a visit by the Department of Statistics 23 Apr, 2021 04:00 AM 4 minutes to read Steve Braunias gives the low down on his life to the Statistics Department. Photo / Getty Water bills, friendship and anxiety. Steve Braunias is put on the spot, for the sake of the nation. The lady from the Department of Statistics was lurking by my front door the other day. I ve been expecting you, I said. The department had sent a letter. It was really very interesting. It said that I was among the chosen few who had been selected to tell the department a vast amount of personal information in order to form a better understanding of our great nation. It said that a representative would be visiting. It said that I was bound by law to answer all their questions. ....
In 1984, Phil Collins started a three-week run at the top of the singles chart with “Against All Odds.” It was his first number one song. And in 2004, California rockers Hoobastank had the number two song in the country with “The Reason,” which was number one on the modern rock chart. And that’s what happened today in rock history. Photo: Getty ....
Black Voices series wins five awards in state newspaper contest Galesburg Register-Mail SPRINGFIELD The Register-Mail earned five different Illinois Press Association awards for its Black Voices series in 2020. The winners in the annual newspaper contest were announced Thursday. The Register-Mail earned 16 awards, with three of those being first place awards. The newspaper competes against small daily newspapers statewide. The Black Voices series, a 10-part series providing in-depth interviews about race with members of the Black community, was recognized in two categories. The series, which ran from Aug. 2 through Oct. 4, received fourth place for news series and fourth place for Distinguished Coverage of Diversity. The diversity award was against Illinois newspapers across all divisions. ....
Steve Braunias: The secret diary of gangs 16 Apr, 2021 05:00 PM 3 minutes to read The Head Hunters and the Mongols are embracing a season of gunshots. OPINION: MONDAY The Mongols: O autumn! O season of falling leaves and the lightness of being. People stereotype deported 501s from Australia as hardened criminals without any appreciation of beauty but the Mongols are sensitive to criticism. In fact, no gang is more f en sensitive than the Mongols. The Head Hunters: Autumn is with us, heralding a melancholy season of such sweet sorrows and tender longings. People think of violent gangs who trade in methamphetamine as devoid of fine feelings but the Head Hunters stand up for fine feelings. In fact, no gang has finer f en feelings than the Head Hunters. ....
Steve Braunias Missing Persons: Compilation of stories on how some New Zealanders vanish go missing 17 Apr, 2021 06:00 PM 3 minutes to read This compilation of 12 cases, most of which first appeared in the New Zealand Herald, is a follow-up of sorts to the author s 2015 The Scene of the Crime. The book developed during a time when Steve Braunias considered himself missing . The usual failings, he writes, plus old age, which for so long had felt like a rumour, was busy furnishing my life with intimations of mortality. He was a lost soul who took a special interest in reporting the stories of Socksay Chansy, Nigel Peterson, and Murray Mason. Braunias almost felt envious. They had managed to disappear. ....