<![CDATA[WJI Times Observer - Tim Devaney RSS]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/se/wji-times-observer-tim-devaney-rss-1.1750602 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:46:09 -0400 en <![CDATA[VIDEO: Taxi Horror Stories]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12773/tim-devaney/video-taxi-horror-stories-1.1764249

By: BY TIM DEVANEY


1.1764249 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:33:27 -0400 <![CDATA[VIDEO: Cabbie Turns to Scientology for Peace]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12773/tim-devaney/video-cabbie-turns-to-scientology-for-peace-1.1764242

By: BY TIM DEVANEY


1.1764242 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:31:33 -0400 <![CDATA[VIDEO: Manhattan Traffic Driving Cabbies Crazy]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12773/tim-devaney/video-manhattan-traffic-driving-cabbies-crazy-1.1764239

By: BY TIM DEVANEY


1.1764239 Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:28:37 -0400 <![CDATA[Manhattan Park Musician Teaches Himself]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12773/tim-devaney/manhattan-park-musician-teaches-himself-1.1763345

By: BY TIM DEVANEY


NEW YORK -- Snuggled into a Manhattan park table, William Davis searches for the music inside his soul. The jolly 52-year old with salt-and-pepper hair loves to go to Bryant Park each evening for several hours and teach himself new instruments. First t...

]]> 1.1763345 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:18:29 -0400 <![CDATA[Shawn Ryan: Big Fists, Bigger Smile ]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12773/tim-devaney/shawn-ryan-big-fists-bigger-smile-1.1763340

By: BY TIM DEVANEY


NEW YORK — When Shawn Ryan talks about boxing a small smirk kicks in. He can’t smile too much. He’s supposed to be serious. And if his boss catches him talking to people about anything more than directions to Starbucks, he’...

]]> 1.1763340 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:17:00 -0400 <![CDATA[Fortin Turns 'Lights Off' on Teaching Career]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12773/tim-devaney/fortin-turns-lights-off-on-teaching-career-1.1763324

By: BY TIM DEVANEY



FORT KENT, Maine – Students piled into his classroom for the last time on Monday, squinting their eyes to see the wall paintings and crafts that decorate the room. Richard Fortin discovered his high school students learned better with the lights off...

]]> 1.1763324 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:45:46 -0400 <![CDATA[Plewes driving Golden Eagles to nationals ]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12773/tim-devaney/plewes-driving-golden-eagles-to-nationals-1.1763322

By: BY TIM DEVANEY



When Jenna Plewes steps on the basketball court, everyone knows where she is. You can’t miss her. The Golden Eagle senior captain speeds up and down the court so much that everyone’s attention is naturally drawn to her aggressive play. Corn...

]]> 1.1763322 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:42:13 -0400 <![CDATA[NEWS FLASH: Cornerstone has a basketball team]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12773/tim-devaney/news-flash-cornerstone-has-a-basketball-team-1.1763321

By: BY TIM DEVANEY


Most Cornerstone students know where the library is. But if you asked them where the gymnasium is, they might have to think twice. Have you seen how empty the stands are at basketball games? Oh wait, I forgot: you probably don’t go. The stu...

]]> 1.1763321 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:40:33 -0400 <![CDATA[Summer freeze brings big decisions to make ]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12773/tim-devaney/summer-freeze-brings-big-decisions-to-make-1.1763320

By: BY TIM DEVANEY


The summer’s approaching and I’m freezing up, stuck in neutral with no idea what to do. I have multiple job options, but this is more than just a case of picking the best route. This is a battle between taking advantage and not missing out. ...

]]> 1.1763320 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:38:55 -0400 <![CDATA[Bob Becker showers with Joe Namath (my $1,000 scholarship column) ]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12773/tim-devaney/bob-becker-showers-with-joe-namath-my-1-000-scholarship-column-1.1763319

By: BY TIM DEVANEY


  1.1763319 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:37:25 -0400 <![CDATA[Kendra will be missed; Katey we can't forget ]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12773/tim-devaney/kendra-will-be-missed-katey-we-can-t-forget-1.1763318

By: BY TIM DEVANEY



Kendra Ross left more than one fingerprint on the Cornerstone community when she died in a car accident a year ago. Handfuls of her fingerprints have poured down all around campus even after her death, and it was never more evident than on the one year...

]]> 1.1763318 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:36:05 -0400 <![CDATA[Taxi Horror Stories]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12818/harrison-and-devaney/taxi-horror-stories-1.1758133

By: BY TIM DEVANEY


A double-assault between two cabbies proves costly

NEW YORK, May 26, 2009 — A fender-bender quickly turned into a double-assault nightmare for one Manhattan cabbie two years ago. ]]> 1.1758133 Mon, 1 Jun 2009 18:29:33 -0400 <![CDATA[Cabbie Turns to Scientology for Peace]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12818/harrison-and-devaney/cabbie-turns-to-scientology-for-peace-1.1756211

By: BY TIM DEVANEY


Hyder Jeffri: 'I was a chicken without the head before I start Scientology'

NEW YORK, May 26, 2009 — Cornered by a sour economy and quick-to-ticket cops, one cabbie is taking control. 1.1756211 Fri, 29 May 2009 16:04:58 -0400 <![CDATA[Manhattan Traffic Driving Cabbies Crazy]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12818/harrison-and-devaney/manhattan-traffic-driving-cabbies-crazy-1.1755588

By: BY TIM DEVANEY


Cabbie: 'Someday my brain will get broke'

NEW YORK, May 26, 2009 — New York City cabbie Mohammed Abudakar spends his day dodging traffic cops, listening to irate passengers and knotted in rush hour traffic that often begins right after lunch....

]]> 1.1755588 Thu, 28 May 2009 17:03:25 -0400 <![CDATA[ Tour guides tales from the Empire State Building]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12773/tim-devaney/tour-guides-tales-from-the-empire-state-building-1.1754932

By: BY TIM DEVANEY


NEW YORK, May 17, 2009 — When Don Smith and Leighton Edwards signed up to sell tour tickets outside the Empire State Building they expected insulting rejections and tired feet.

1.1754932 Wed, 27 May 2009 14:41:29 -0400 <![CDATA[Vern Ehlers: America’s 75-Year-Old Science Mastermind and Playboy Star]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/se/vern-ehlers-america-s-75-year-old-science-mastermind-and-playboy-star-1.1747995

By: Tim Devaney



WASHINGTON  — Vernon Ehlers brings something to Congress few others can offer: Scientific intellect…And a spot in Playboy. The 75-year old nuclear physicist made national headlines when Playboy ran a story and photo of him during his ...

]]> 1.1747995 Sun, 10 May 2009 16:16:48 -0400 <![CDATA[Tim Devaney]]> http://www.wjitimesobserver.com/2.12501/tim-devaney-1.1725911

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Tim Devaney is an award-winning sports writer from Grand Rapids, where he serves as sports editor at Cornerstone University. Representing the northern-most tip of Maine, Devaney is a proficient story-teller, who writes action-packed game stories, eye-ope...

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