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‘Just like it was from God’
A vivid painting of “Christ the almighty” looks down from the top of the 35-foot-high dome inside St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Tacoma. The icon of Jesus is circled below by images of eight Old Testament prophets and the four Gospel writers on the interior of the 16-foot-wide dome.

Couples has a shot
SAMMAMISH – One Northwest golfer has a good idea what Seattle native Fred Couples will be going through this week at the 31st U.S. Senior Open at Sahalee Country Club. Oregon’s Peter Jacobsen has never been asked by the United States Golf Association, or other governing bodies, to be an official host for a senior-tour major championship like Couples has.

Rams optimistic Bradford will sign
The St. Louis Rams are optimistic they'll sign No. 1 overall pick Sam Bradford soon, perhaps by Thursday when quarterbacks and rookies are due for their first training camp workout.

Gunman robs Macon convenience store
A gunman robbed Kwik Trip, 1924 Forsyth St., just before noon Saturday, according to Macon police.

Via Christi adds family doc to W. 21st clinic
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KSDK inks deal with St. Louis Rams
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China National Gold Group 1st-half profit up 3 fold
China's largest gold producer said on Tuesday its operating profits rose by three fold to 1.55 billion yuan 228.09 million U.S. dollars in the first six months this year. China National Gold Group Corp. said in a statement that its first-half revenue grew by 98 percent from a year earlier to 27.67 billion yuan and expected its full-year revenue to reach 50 billion yuan. At the end of June, the gold producer had 1,250 tonnes of gold reserves, eight million tonnes of copper reserves and 1. ...

AHN "30 Rock" Season 4 Heads To DVD, Season 5 Premieres In September
For 30 Rock fans who can t get enough of the misadventures of Liz Lemon, Jack Donaghy, and the rest of the TGS cast and crew, you can soon take home its fourth season. The Emmy, SAG, Golden Globe award-winning show debuts its latest and some of its greatest 22 episodes on DVD on September 21st. - AHN

AHN Kings Of Leon Cancel Show Because Of Pigeon Poo
Kings of Leon had to bail from a St. Louis tour stop after pigeons living in the venue's rafters continued to poop on the stage during their set and even on the multi-platinum band and their opening acts. - AHN

Higgins funeral at city cathedral
Belfast city-centre is expected to come to a standstill on Monday for the funeral of snooker legend Alex Higgins at St Anne's Cathedral.