Summary
An All-America offensive tackle at Florida State, Tra Thomas was a first-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1998 - 11th overall - and has been fixture at the left tackle position ever since. Heading into the 2007 season, Thomas ranked fourth in team history in games played for an offensive lineman with 135 and three times was named to the Pro Bowl. In recent years, he dropped "Tra" as his first name and asked to be called by his full name: William Thomas III.
An All-America offensive tackle at Florida State, Tra Thomas was a first-round draft pick of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1998 - 11th overall - and has been fixture at the left tackle position ever since. Heading into the 2007 season, Thomas ranked fourth in team history in games played for an offensive lineman with 135 and three times was named to the Pro Bowl. In recent years, he dropped "Tra" as his first name and asked to be called by his full name: William Thomas III.
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Smaller nursing homes are gaining in popularity
Special to the sentinelThink small. That's the latest wisdom from housing-industry analysts who ponder the question of where older people should live. Instead of large hospitallike buildings, cozy homelike places are in vogue. It seems like a no-brainer to give seniors a real...Tags: Elmhurst, Robert Wood, Long Term Care, DuPage County, Naperville
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In latest industry trend, good things come in small houses
Special to the TribuneThink small. That's the latest wisdom from housing industry analysts who ponder the question of where older people should live. Instead of large hospital-like buildings, cozy home-like places are in vogue. It seems like a no-brainer to give seniors a...Tags: Housing Industry, Robert Wood, Real Estate, Long Term Care, House Building
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Speculation, rumors, etc., about Eagles
The Eagles have subtracted Jevon Kearse and Takeo Spikes, added Asante Samuel, Chris Clemons and Dan Klecko, re-signed J.R. Reed, and protected their interests in L.J. Smith and Joselio Hanson. What's next? Here's some of the latest from the rumor-and-...Tags: Jevon Kearse, Reggie Brown, William James, Brett Favre, New York Giants
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GM shareholders demand more say in company issues
Bloomberg NewsGeneral Motors Corp. shareholders voted to change the way directors are elected, defying the recommendation of GM's board for the first time, and Chief Executive Officer Rick Wagoner said sales in the months ahead will be "challenging." Shareholders at...Tags: Corporate Officers, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings, Honda Motor, Manufacturing and Engineering, Company Information
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L.A. Icon Otis Chandler Dies at 78
Times Staff WritersOtis Chandler, whose vision and determination as publisher of the Los Angeles Times from 1960 to 1980 catapulted the paper from mediocrity into the front ranks of American journalism, died today of a degenerative illness called Lewy body disease. He was...Tags: Richard Milhous Nixon, Employees, Condos and Houses, Mental Illness, National Government
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A Lion of Journalism
Times Staff WritersA Man of Many Passions Transformed The Times Had Otis Chandler never worked a single day, his would have been a memorable life. An Olympic-caliber athlete, a champion weightlifter, an accomplished race car driver, big game hunter, surfer, cyclist,...Tags: Richard Milhous Nixon, Employees, Condos and Houses, Mental Illness, National Government
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Going with the flow
Tommy Denell, 83, the grandson of the lock keeper at a house just like this one, Lockhouse 8 in Cabin John, Md., chased threads of memory back to the vanished life on the C&O Canal.
The boat captains would call: "Hey, lockie!" Denell said. Then the...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Tourism and Leisure, Washington Post Company, Hampton Roads
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Mississippi reinventing nursing home
Special to the TribuneAn experiment under way in Tupelo, Miss., could radically change nursing homes. Called the Green House project, the structure is a normal looking house where 10 elderly people who need nursing care or assistance live together. The house has a staff who...Tags: Long Term Care, Medical Services, Volusia County, Bill Thomas, Retirement
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Unlikely victims eager to achieve their goals
Sun StaffThey were unlikely victims, friends and family members said. They each had different dreams, but the four boys wounded in yesterday's Randallstown High School shooting were on their way to achieving their goals. Junior Marcus McLain, quarterback of...Tags: Randallstown, Morgan State University, Hampton University, Injuries, Pikesville
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'It was just chaos'
Sun StaffFour students were injured, two seriously, when gunmen opened fire in the parking lot of Randallstown High School yesterday afternoon as the youths were leaving a charity basketball game organized by a state lawmaker. One suspect was in custody, and at...Tags: Prosecution, Michael Thompson, Reisterstown, Dundalk, Business
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