Withstanding a test of time

“This mural depicts the history of Odessa and no other piece of art ties Odessa to the rest of the world,” Ham said. Several dignitaries attended ... “It is really what this means to the world, not just Odessa or West Texas,” Margo said

Amnesty report says Hamas committed war crimes against Palestinians

Hamas is a Palestinian Islamic organization that operates in the Palestinian territories and elsewhere in the Middle East. It controls Gaza, while Fatah, a secular party, controls the West Bank. The U.S. State Department has included Hamas on

QUIRKY WORLD ... Ham-fisted bid to justify boozing in the nude

Bill Daggett, the police chief in the community of 1,000 west of Des Moines, told The Des Moines Register officials have changed plans after facing criticism from the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa and others who learned of the raffle