Groundhog Day

Expert witness discusses Hitcho as a life sentence prisoner

22 May 2012

When Dr. Robert Johnson, Ph.D., an incarceration expert, described the noises, smells, and lack of privacy experienced in prison, George Hitcho Jr. nodded his head in agreement. Johnson likened life in prison to the movie “Groundhog Day,� a film about living the same day over and over again. As the jury prepares to decide whether Hitcho should receive life imprisonment without parole or the ...

Senior fitness: Just get started

17 May 2012

Most of us cringe when we see an article or hear a report on the need to get more exercise. Pledges to get in shape made on New Year's Day are long forgotten by Groundhog Day. For many, the forecast is always the same: Six more weeks of procrastination.

Haussler 2nd on California tour - again

16 May 2012

Australian cyclist Heinrich Haussler has finished second to Slovakia's Peter Sagan for a fourth straight stage on the Tour of California.