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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 1757966" data-attributes="member: 11437">Freedom City Daily Herald, Part OneI thought it would be cool to create an edition of the Daily Herald, the main newspaper for Freedom City.  The events described below occurred between the last game and the start of the next one.THE DAILY HERALDTruth, Honor, FreedomFront Page/Global NewsBlackstone Breakout: Rumors are flying that there has been yet another breakout at Blackstone Prison.  Correctional officials deny any breakout occurred.  Contacts in law enforcement report that an investigation has begun at Blackstone Island.  Issuing a statement, warden Joshua Drummer states that, "There has been no breakout at the Blackstone Island Penitentiary.  All inmates have been searched and questioned, and all of the population has been accounted for."African Famine Reaches Record Levels: Sub-Saharan Africa has suffered yet another setback in its socio-economic recovery from the recent drought of 2002-04.  Reports have surfaced that an African super-villain, Famine, is responsible for some of the drought conditions.  The Freedom League, who have visited the region in the past to do battle with Famine, reportedly have no plans to return to sub-Saharan Africa any time soon.Shuttle Endeavor Returns Safely: The space shuttle Endeavor safely returned to Edwards AFB in California following a harrowing return from orbit.  NASA officials reported that the shuttle ran into some unknown disturbance during re-entry, and that an analysis has begun on data collected during the return to Earth.  Star Island officials had no comment on the re-entry incident.Atlantean Accords Due To Expire: The United Nations' 1998 Trade Accords with Atlantis are due to expire this month, and representatives from both sides expect a fresh set of negotiations to begin soon on a new agreement.  Atlantean officials did not reply to requests for interviews, as is typical with their government.  UN Global Trade Commissioner Alcorn Davis of the UK said recently that, "We fully expect a renewal of the robust trade agreement we enacted four years ago.  The agreement was good for both sides, and economic data will continue to show improvement should Atlantis bargain with the UN in good faith."Freedom City NewsBoardwalk Fires Still Unsolved: Freedom City Metro Fire Department is investigating a string of fires in the old Boardwalk site.  X-S Entertainment, which had purchased the site in hopes of redeveloping it into an add-on for the current Boardwalk, has brought in Titan Security to help in the matter.  Both the MFD and Titan Security have stated they plan to work together to solve these mysterious fires.Happanuk Hill Restoration Resumes: Following an 18-month layoff due to financial problems, the restoration of Happanuk Hill has resumed.  The Happanuk Burial Grounds, a sacred Native American site, was closed to the public nearly three years ago in an effort to redesign a more suitable public visiting area.  With the help of the Happanuk tribe, architects created a state of the art facility, but shortly thereafter, the funding had dried up.  Plans are now underway to have the Happanuk Hill Burial Grounds site completed by summer 2005.  Teacher Helps Capture Suspect: Alvaro Molina of the Claremont Academy aided police in a wild car and motorcycle chase that ended near the school.  Police officials lauded Molina for his efforts in helping to chase down the suspect, Terry Jackson, who had fled the scene of his crashed truck and ran across Claremont Academy grounds.  Molina is due to receive a special commendation from Police Commissioner Kane this week for his efforts. Judge Rules On Cathedral Dispute: Judge Mortimer Biels issued his final decree in the case of Lawrence Dubrick vs. the Freedom City Diocese, ruling that St. George's Cathedral was responsible for his medical bills and moved the matter to a civil case, which is now pending.  This landmark decision, which will undoubtedly be considered at the State Supreme Court on appeal, is expected to be overturned by the higher court.  Dubrick, a carpenter and general contractor, had agreed to resurface part of the cathedral's parking lot when he was struck by a car.  The diocese had refused to pay his medical bills, leading to the suit.</blockquote>

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