George Miller

George Miller

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009

Football player and manager

George Miller

News Scotsman (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009

Football player and manager

Hibernian 'fans' ruin minutes silence

tribalfootball.com (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009

Hibernian have hit out at the small minority of supporters who ruined a minute's silence in memory of the late Hearts legend George Miller at Saturday's Edinburgh derby. read more

• Hibs condemn fans' disrespect over minutes silence - Scotsman.com
• Clubs condemn unruly derby fans - Scotsman.com

Capital clubs unite in condemnation of derby disruptions

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 01/06/2009

HEARTS and Hibs have released statements to condemn the behaviour of a minority of fans which marred the derby at Tynecastle on Saturday.

• Clubs condemn unruly derby fans - Scotsman.com
• 9am Briefing: Hearts and Hibs condemn bad fans - Edinburgh Evening News

Two Transparency Bills Already On-Tap for New Congress

Sunlight Foundation (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009

Congress has barely begun and there are already two bills up for debate this week that have been topics of discussion on the Sunlight blog. According to Majority Leader Steny Hoyer’s Weekly Leader: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2009 AND THE BALANCE OF THE WEEK On Wednesday, the House will meet at 10:00 a.m. On Thursday, the House will [...]

George Foulkes: Chance to show McGhee what he could have had

Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 01/05/2009

TWO points dropped by Hearts is the only way to describe the first football outing of the year at Tynecastle on Saturday.

Middlesbrough: Fletcher 'Goodbye' To Hibs Fans As He Heads To Boro?

Footy Mad Club News (Free subscription) | 01/04/2009

Boro target Steven Fletcher did not score in Saturday's Edinburgh derby, but the news from Easter Road is that the striker has played his last match for the Hibees.

Falkirk 1 - 1 Kilmarnock: Killie equaliser leaves Bairns open to relegation

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 01/03/2009

KILMARNOCK'S David Fernandez netted a second-half goal to deny Falkirk victory and leave them firmly entrenched in a Clydesdale Bank Premier League relegation battle.

Falkirk 1-1 Kilmarnock: Killie equaliser leaves Bairns open to relegation

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 01/03/2009

KILMARNOCK'S David Fernandez netted a second-half goal to deny Falkirk victory and leave them firmly entrenched in a Clydesdale Bank Premier League relegation battle.

Do Democrats Want to ‘Own’ the Economy?

ChooseTheHero.com (Free subscription) | 01/02/2009

Do Democrats Want to ‘Own’ the Economy? It’s hard to find an economist or prognosticator who thinks that the economy is going to turn around quickly. It seems today that the 2010 election may be a referendum on what Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats do to restore economic growth. But rather than try to [...]

• Do Democrats Want to ‘Own’ the Economy? - Red State

Democrats Get Greedy on Stimulus

ChooseTheHero.com (Free subscription) | 01/02/2009

Democrats Get Greedy on Stimulus One of the first acts of the 111th Congress will be an all-Democrat hearing stacked with five sympathetic witnesses who favor some version of a massive economic stimulus package. Republicans aren’t invited and no conservative viewpoints will be presented. Is this the openness and honesty that Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) promised when [...]

Arne Duncan: Portfolio Manager or Schlock Trader?

Schools Matter (Free subscription) | 01/02/2009

On July 17, 2008 Congressman George Miller brought before the Education and Labor Committee a small band of "Democratic" urban mayors and superintendents to share all the good news about autocratic control of urban public education. The list of honorable rogues offering testimony included Bloomberg, Klein, Fenty, Rhee, Duncan, and Beverly Hall from Atlanta. After some googling the other day on some...

All Democratic Panel to Kick Off Stimulus Work

S E N A T U S (Free subscription) | 12/31/2008

In a move certain to upset Congressional Republicans, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) will start off the discussion of a new economic stimulus package in an all Democratic committee next week. The Hill reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is giving a committee consisting only of Democrats first crack at the yet-to-be-put-together economic stimulus package. The Steering [...]

George Miller: Scottish football player

Times Online (Free subscription) | 12/30/2008

George Miller was the first Scottish footballer to play in the cultured position of “sweeper” or “libero”, under the legendary manager Jock Stein. As a protégé of Stein he helped to bring great success to the unfashionable Dunfermline Athletic, including the 1961 Scottish Cup Final victory over the mighty Celtic.

Livingston wages delayed again

Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 12/30/2008

LIVINGSTON are facing fresh financial problems after yet again failing to pay their players on time.