Charles Town Races News
Charles Town: Silver Heart faces new competition in overnight handicap
Three new challengers, including a pair from Kentucky attempting to transfer good form on Polytrack to dirt, step forward against Charles Town’s reigning queen Silver Heart in Tuesday night’s featured $35,000 overnight handicap for fillies and mares going seven furlongs.
Charles Town: Malibu Kid must carry 123 pounds in overnight handicap
The eight-horse field for Tuesday night’s $35,000 overnight handicap at Charles Town includes a trio of stakes winners from 2011. The 123-pound highweight and probable favorite, however, is the ultra-consistent Maryland shipper Malibu Kid.
Today in Sports: Feb. 22
1919 - The first dog race track to use an imitation rabbit opens in Emeryville, Calif. 1936 - Figure skater Sonja Henie wins her 10th straight world championship.
Tewksbury selectmen's race may get heated
TEWKSBURY -- With just a little less than two weeks before the deadline to submit nomination papers to run for town office, the selectmen race is shaping up to be a hot one to watch.
Washington University geochemist criticizes Weldon Spring radiation report
WELDON SPRING — Health advocates and scientists are criticizing a new state report on leukemia risks near a radioactive waste storage site in St. Charles County. The report released by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services in December concluded that residents in five ZIP codes around the town of Weldon Spring are not at higher risk of developing leukemia due to waste stored there ...
Maine is next state to weigh in on GOP race
Mitt Romney and Ron Paul are the undisputed favorites in Maine, the next state weighing in on the Republican presidential race. They're the only candidates who have made much of an effort here.
Black and White: Charles Murray and Baratunde Thurston Quiz Each Other
Charles Murray, author of "Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010," and Baratunde Thurston, author of "How to Be Black," answer questions about race and class from each other's books.
ArtsBeat: Black and White: Charles Murray and Baratunde Thurston Quiz Each Other
Charles Murray, author of "Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-2010," and Baratunde Thurston, author of "How to Be Black," answer questions about race and class from each other's books.
'Town Secret': Race of Famous Carthaginian Embraced
Every year with its Buggy Festival, Carthage celebrates the achievements of a former slave, though until recently few knew it.
Arizona finally gets GOP candidates' attention
Rick Santorum is looking for another upset or two, while Mitt Romney is hoping to keep his leading rival at bay in the run-up to the 20th debate of the race for the Republican presidential nomination.