Eric Niiler archive
Monday, January 29, 2007
Around the Nation
At Age 42, He's in the Army Now
January 29, 2007 Russell Dilling always wanted to join the military. So when the Army raised the age limit last year to attract more recruits, Dilling signed up. He's 42, twice divorced, with four grown kids. Is this the new face of the Army?
Saturday, January 20, 2007
Sports
Tour Champ Landis Still Fighting Drug-Test Rap
January 20, 2007 2006 Tour de France champion Floyd Landis is mounting a very public challenge to the results of his drug test from last year's race. He tested positive for testosterone.
Monday, December 25, 2006
Iraq
Third Tour in Iraq Claims Virginia Marine
December 25, 2006 Nicholas Rapavi was fascinated with the Marines from high school and joined immediately after graduation. The Virginia native was on his third tour of duty in Iraq when he was killed last month.
Monday, November 13, 2006
Around the Nation
New Civil War Museum Takes the Wide View
November 13, 2006 A new $13 million museum in Richmond, Va., allows visitors to learn about the Civil War from the perspective of the Union, the Confederacy, and black people of the time. Housed in a restored gun foundry on the banks of the James River, the museum has received rave reviews from historians.
Wednesday, August 30, 2006
Law
Day Laborers Fight for Katrina Cleanup Money
August 30, 2006 Some immigrant day laborers say they were cheated out of back pay while cleaning up storm debris from Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, and along the Mississippi coast. They are going to court to try to get the money they say they're owed. The subcontractors who rounded up the workers say their actions are legal.
Sunday, July 02, 2006
Tour de France 2006
Americans Snub a Lance-Less Tour de France
July 2, 2006 The Tour de France is under way, but after the retirement of Lance Armstrong last year, many Americans have lost interest in the legendary race. And new fees from the Tour itself mean fewer tourist dollars in French and American pockets.
Wednesday, June 07, 2006
Friday, March 31, 2006
Monday, March 27, 2006
Wednesday, March 08, 2006
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Saturday, January 21, 2006
Tuesday, January 17, 2006
Remembrances
Capt. Christopher Petty: Military Was in His Blood
January 17, 2006 Capt. Christopher Petty will be buried Tuesday in Arlington National Cemetery. He died earlier this month when an IED detonated near his convoy in Najaf, Iraq. Captain Petty, from Fort Hood, Texas, was on his second tour in Iraq.
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Monday, November 28, 2005
