Drug arrests ‘pretty big,’ sheriff says
The News Review:
- Drug arrests ‘pretty big,’ sheriff says
- Williams’ return takes heat off Frerotte, Feeley
- Stockdale’s Leadership, Inspiration Remembered
Drug arrests ‘pretty big,’ sheriff says
St. Petersburg Times – Jul 24, 2005
Now the detectives had cause for a search. Inside, they found what they were looking for – and more. The report says what they found included: about 2. 3 pounds of cocaine, seven pounds of marijuana and 2. 6 ounces of “meth ice,” a highly purified, amped-up version of methamphetamine. In all, the drugs were worth more than $30,000, Pasco sheriff’s Lt. Robert Sullivan said Saturday.
Williams’ return takes heat off Frerotte, Feeley
USA Today – Jul 24, 2005
The 2002 rushing champ decided to seek reinstatement after sitting out last season, saying at the time he’d lost the urge to play. Williams faces a 4-game suspension at the start of this season for violating the league’s substance abuse program; he will likely be able to play in preseason games. He acknowledged after retiring that he failed drug tests and faced a suspension for testing positive three times for marijuana. Williams rushed for 3,225 yards and 25 TDs in two seasons with the Dolphins. He told ex-coach Dave Wannstedt of his retirement plans last July 23, one week before the start of training camp — a move that stunned teammates, and played a role in Miami’s downward spiral. The Dolphins were 4-12 last season. A court later found the 1998 Heisman Trophy winner in breach of contract by retiring, and ordered him to repay the team $8.
Stockdale’s Leadership, Inspiration Remembered
Washington Post – Jul 24, 2005
As the senior ranking Navy officer in captivity, Stockdale knew he would be a target for torture and worried what he might divulge. As 1965 closed, the torture began. The most brutal technique — known as “the ropes” — used hemp cord to cut off blood and oxygen and contort sockets nearly out of joint. There also were beatings and long periods in solitary confinement in squalid, windowless cells, often in leg irons. Stockdale spent more than four years in solitary. His leg was broken again during one interrogation, and he would never regain full use of it. As the years passed, Stockdale was comforted by thoughts of his family and the ancient Stoics he had studied at Stanford.