Rare Hemingway works go to SC university library

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Rare Hemingway works go to SC university library



Dr. Edgar Grissom of Mississippi stands behind Ernest Hemingway books published in London, Stockholm and Hamburg, at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C. Tuesday Sept. 25, 2012. Grissom has donated his Hemingway collection of 1,200 novels and first editions as well as 2,500 additional items that include editor’s proofs to the university. (AP Photo/The State,Tim Dominick ) ALL LOCAL MEDIA OUT, (TV, ONLINE, PRINT)A love of Ernest Hemingway's writing and the thrill of tracking down his many works led a Mississippi physician to amass a huge literary collection and donate it to the University of South Carolina so students and scholars could share it, the doctor said Tuesday.












Stink Bug Invasion Promises Foul Fall



Stink Bug Invasion Promises Foul FallAn invading force is laying the groundwork for a coup in the United States this year, and it's going on right under our noses. The brown marmorated stink bug, an insect species from Asia that has been steadily expanding its range since it landed on the East Coast 15 years ago, will begin to sneak into the homes of unprepared Americans by the hundreds in the coming weeks, entomologists say.












Supreme Court to address blood testing for drunk driving



TRAFFIC-LOSANGELES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court will soon consider whether police must get a warrant before forcing a suspected drunken driver to submit to a blood test, a case that could set a new legal standard for motorists' privacy. By agreeing on Tuesday to hear the case along with six others, the court has agreed to review close to 40 cases for the nine-month term that begins on Monday. It will add others in months to come and typically hears 70 to 75 cases a year. Decisions are expected by the end of June. ...









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