Nobody's getting fired, so what now? Dec 2, 2008
As far as I am concerned, Richt may be the Salt of the Earth, but give me Barry Switzer any day. Sure, old Barry might have had one too many every now and then, but old Barry knew how to win games and never got himself, much less the entire state of Oklahoma, embarrased when they played national championship caliber football teams. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
A Surprising Choice Nov 30, 2008
"Rebecca is salt of the earth," Moore says, noting that he, Hill and Romijn are friends offscreen. "People have this idea of her as the bombshell. She didn't wear any makeup for this role. ... One of the greatest compliments we've gotten is that some people didn't even recognize her in the movie.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Like there's no tomorrow Nov 21, 2008
Salt of the earth Marcelino Roza, 52, can barely support his family with the salt he extracts from intertidal mud ... Salt of the earth … Marcelino Roza, 52, can barely support his family with the salt he extracts from intertidal mud. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Pawlenty paints picture for GOP Nov 14, 2008
While the Republicans bail out the very thieves who ve put our countrty into bankruptcy, Barack is looking for ways to reduce our national debt and to help the middle class, salt of the Earth get the rewards they deserve. Our middle class people work very hard. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
o Chief apologizes on race-contact statements Nov 5, 2008
" See what I mean? So tell us Anne, how many of the crimes in Palo Alto were committed by residents of East Palo Alto? How many of those crimes were committed by blacks from any locale? The statistics seem to leave that part out. Or are we supposed to assume that people of African descent are somehow inherently criminal? Good freakin' grief, talk about trailer park attitudes... I do not mean to imply that all Palo Altans are racist. There are a lot of good, open-minded, salt of the earth folks... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Studs Terkel dead at 96 Nov 1, 2008
JJ: You interview the salt of the earth, as well as the celebrated. Where does your compassion for common people come from. (The Jewish Journal of greater L.A)
What can John McCain do? Oct 28, 2008
At least He was able to frighten the salt of the earth Redneck before He launched His lunch. Uh, one more thing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
What does it really mean if Obama wins? Oct 25, 2008
And then there is Matthew 5:13: Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted. it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
McCain news more negative Oct 24, 2008
And after you ve just spent two months painting yourself as a salt of the earth small-town hero, a real American who doesn t go in for all that stuff. You know, Palin really is beginning to come off as a con artist a confidence man. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Do we really need Hollywood types and pro sports stars to dictate our politics? Oct 24, 2008
The true salt of the earth types aren't in the race. Bob Bader is a chiropractor-curmudgeon who likes to write. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Charles City man remembers terrorist Ayers Oct 10, 2008
" Nice job with the subliminal message.I mean, being around the Wisconsin area, I knew people that had known criminals such as Jeff Dahmer or Ed Geins. Does this mean that these people had any part in any of the crimes these men had done? NO! These people are genuine good people and salt of the earth. If we should be deciding anything about these associations, we should be examining hat these people had done during or after these encounters, which the outcome usually has been nothing. Obama... (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Drowning in crocodile tears Sep 3, 2008
They lay it all out on the line for you, and not only did you refuse to ensure the discretion of the Commander in Chief when you voted for a moron, but now youre trying to say that our soldiers, the salt of the earth, dont follow orders. Shame. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
A lot of song and dance Jul 19, 2008
And with that assumption goes the myth that farmers are the salt of the earth and any crass, uncouth, selfish behaviour is just more evidence of their saltiness. At least one of those men would be an insufferable spoilt bore, in or out of moleskins. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Men behaving manly Jun 8, 2008
"I grew up in a blue-collar world." In his hometown of Batavia, N.Y., just east of Buffalo, his heroes were his uncles, Nick, a pizza maker, and Rocky, a mechanic, "salt of the earth guys. Guys who told the truth, went to work every day and took care of their families. It's not that I saw an opening for a grand experiment. This is what I know." -- Rob Owen. Additionally, Ford said the way these tough guys view their jobs has its own appeal. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Laurent's grand farewell Jun 6, 2008
"You belonged to this magnificent and tragic family of highly-strung people who are the salt of the earth," Berge said in his funeral speech. "All that is best comes to us from the highly strung.". (iAfrica.com)
YVES SAINT LAURENT, 71 Jun 3, 2008
In his office, Saint Laurent kept a framed quotation from Proust: "The magnificent and lamentable family of the nervous is the salt of the earth. It's they and no one else who founded religions and created masterpieces." Yves Henri Mathieu Saint Laurent was born into a French colonial family on Aug. 1, 1936, in Oran, Algeria, the eldest child and only son of Charles and Lucienne Mathieu Saint Laurent. His father was a director of an insurance company and the family lived in a villa by the sea. (Style.com -- Trends)
Her Aides Say Obama Campaign Has Exploited Statement... May 26, 2008
Just like the last "working class" hero George W. I am sick of the punditry and clintonites describing the dredges of "white" society the salt of the earth. If they are so hard working why do they lack education. (The Drudge Report)
Duchess joins benefit family life May 13, 2008
"I get on well with anybody. They're very special - the salt of the earth, kind, loving. I've seen families all over the world who live like them.". She added: "I could live in a council house and below the benefit line, of course. Anyone could.". (BBC News -- UK)
Homily At Yankee Stadium Apr 21, 2008
We become the light of the world, the salt of the earth (cf. Mt 5:13-14), entrusted with the "apostolate" of making our own lives, and the world in which we live, conform ever more fully to God's saving plan. (WNBC.com, NY)
The forgotten people Mar 3, 2008
The white working class has gone from salt of the earth to scum - and disappeared from our screens ... The uncredited inspiration for the season is Michael Collins's acclaimed biography of the white working class, The Likes of Us, in which the writer, himself from a working-class background, set out to explore how a community went from being the salt of the earth to being considered the scum of the earth. (Media Guardian)
List of winners Feb 12, 2008
Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: Salt of the Earth, Ricky Skaggs hites. Traditional Gospel Album: Live One Last Time, The Clark Sisters. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Absent Amy wins 5 Feb 11, 2008
Worldwide," Terrance Simien ydeco Experience.Reggae: "Mind Control," Stephen Marley.Traditional World Music Album: "African Spirit," Soweto Gospel Choir.Contemporary World Music Album: "Djin Djin," Angelique Kidjo.Polka Album: "Come Share the Wine," Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra.Gospel Performance: "Blessed y Favored," The Clark Sisters; "Never Gonna Break My Faith," Aretha Franklin J. Blige (Featuring The Harlem Boys Choir). (Tie.)Gospel Song: "Blessed y Favored," Karen Clark-Sheard, songwriter... (Florida Today)
Amy Winehouse grabs 5 Grammys, but Herbie Hancock takes top album Feb 11, 2008
Southern, Country or Bluegrass Gospel Album: "Salt of the Earth," Ricky. Skaggs hites. (North County Times)
Local Musicians Up For Grammy Awards Sunday Night Feb 10, 2008
Also nominated are Amazing Grace by Bill a Gaither And The Homecoming Friends; Journey Of Joy by Karen Peck And New River; Salt Of The Earth by Ricky Skaggs hites; Tell Someone by Kenny a Smith Band, and I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns Of Faith, which features various artists. Shaver is the Corsicana native whose 1973 Old Five and Dimers Like Me helped define outlaw country. (KWTX.com, TX)
5Top: Mentors wed like to see on Idol Jan 8, 2008
Bill it as Salt of the Earth Week). George Michael. (MSNBC -- News)
Tangled up in Bob Dec 22, 2007
Haynes films Jack in the black-and-white of such American independent political films as Herbert Biberman's Salt of the Earth, about a strike by low-paid Mexican workers in New Mexico. "Dylan was drinking then; he wasn't really doing drugs yet," says Haynes. (Guardian Unlimited)
Williams must pay settlement Dec 10, 2007
Howard still is absolutely salt of the earth, Mark is still lovely and Gary is like my younger brother. " The pair have already had dealings in court. In 1997, Nigel sued Robbie for breach of contract after he left Take That. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PARTNERS | | | | | | Copyright ? 2007, azcentral.com. All rights reserved. Users of this site agree to the and (Updated 03/07). (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Central Texas Songwriter Nominated For Grammy Award Dec 7, 2007
Also nominated are Amazing Grace by Bill a Gaither And The Homecoming Friends; Journey Of Joy by Karen Peck And New River; Salt Of The Earth by Ricky Skaggs hites; Tell Someone by Kenny a Smith Band, and I'll Fly Away: Country Hymns Of Faith, which features various artists. Shaver, 68, is the Corsicana native whose 1973 Old Five and Dimers Like Me helped define outlaw country. (KWTX.com, TX)
HOT DISH: Garth Makes Waves; Nicole Talks; Dolly Sings Sep 11, 2007
Salt of the Earth Ricky Skaggs & the Whites have a new gospel CD titled Salt of the Earth that is surely worth mentioning ... Also the girls do a killer version of Wilma Lee & Stony Cooper's "Big Wheel." This music is the salt of the earth. (VHI.com -- CMT.com Music News)
Mourners send Makem off with applause, tears, laughter Aug 10, 2007
"Tommy was the salt of the earth.". Makem, 74, died Aug. 1 after a long bout with lung cancer. (Concord Monitor)
'I want to seduce the audience' Aug 6, 2007
"I'm not naming any names," he says, "but I'm thinking of the kind of men who find the idea of being feminised in any way absolutely appalling. Men who ooze a masculinity that says, 'I'm the salt of the earth and I'll accept anyone as long as you're white, male, heterosexual and working class.'". Tiffany's ability to talk a good show as well as deliver one could make him sound like the PT Barnum of contemporary theatre - but nothing could be further from the truth. (Guardian Unlimited)
'Il Gattopardo': Italian institute to celebrate Tomasi Jul 21, 2007
"We were the Leopards, the Lions, those who'll take our place will be little jackals, hyenas; and the whole lot of us, the Leopards, jackals and sheep, we'll all go on thinking ourselves the salt of the earth.". This is said by Don Fabrizio Corbera, the main character of Il Gattopardo, who must stand in the face of the Italian unification movement that will forever change his life and that of his dying artistocratic family. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Fellowship certain at `Lord of the Rings' Symphony Jul 20, 2007
Most of the people who are LOTR fans are, I believe, salt of the earth people -- just very, very good people. I don't know why it attracts that kind of people. (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
Don't need PhD to understand 'police' Jul 7, 2007
Now folks, don t get me wrong, good cops are the salt of the earth (to use a time-honored and well-loved cliche), which is why we should be ever vigilant against those thugs in uniform who would sully their reputations. By MOT. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Weekend Guide Jun 21, 2007
Salt of the Earth 10 p.m. ... Salt of the Earth 10 p.m.. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'7th Heaven' says amen after record 11 years May 11, 2007
Salt of the earth: Back: David Gallagher, Barry Watson, Tyler Hoechlin, Stephen Collins, Beverley Mitchell; middle: Mackenzie Rosman, George Stults, Catherine Hicks; front: Happy the dog, Nikolas and Lorenzo Brino. Conversation guidelines: USA TODAY welcomes your thoughts, stories and information related to this article. (USA Today -- Life)
Today's Agenda May 1, 2007
Salt of the Earth, four very different men, friends from the time they were members of an elite military unit, commit a bold robbery of an illegal gambling operation; 9:30 p.m.. Someone to Run With, Assaf, a shy, awkward 17-year-old, is yanked from his mundane summer job and given an impossible task: to track down the owner of a lost Labrador found wandering the city streets; 7:15 p.m.. (The Miami Herald)
Prominent area couple perished in plane crash Apr 29, 2007
" Donald Fones, a high school friend of Mr. Mack, told TV reporter Marianne Favro at the site of the crash that his lost comrade was the salt of the earth, adding, "I miss him already. " Dr. Secord, a member of the California Coastal Commission who used the plane frequently to attend meetings around the state, said he and Mr. Mack shared the craft for 15 years or so. The plane was registered to Medic Air, which Dr. Secord described as the name of the partnership. "We rarely saw each other," Dr.... (Santa Barbara News-Press)
Bartles & Jaymes(R) Announces the Return of Frank & Ed Apr 12, 2007
They will also begin to appear at media-centric red carpet happenings such as movie premieres and sporting events in an effort to thank the public "for their support." (Photo: ) "We're excited to re-open our archival vault for the first time in 16 years to release an unprecedented collection of historical Frank vertising and images to consumers," said Blair Owens, Marketing Manager at Bartles s' parent company Ernest Gallo, "Bartles s is providing consumers a fun and memorable way to reconnect... (PR Newswire)
Bogatá Mar 4, 2007
COLOMBIA'S CITY OF ANGELS RISES, REVELS / LIVELY BOGOT EMERGING FROM DECADES OF STRIFE. " It's children who are, I was told -- wives can be more easily replaced.) I told this man that the only place I'd ever been the victim of a violent crime was in Boston, my home town. Looking at me solemnly, he said that he had survived Boston while visiting a relative at Harvard, but that, personally, he would never go to Chicago because of the gangsters. If you go Getting there From San Francisco, numerous... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Israel festival finds 'Love' Feb 20, 2007
Other features screening during the fest include "Dear Mr. Waldman," "Frozen Days," "Little Heroes," "Love ," "Salt of the Earth," "Sweet Mud," "Things Behind the Sun" and "Three Mothers.". Documentaries include "A Hebrew Lesson," "All Is Well by Me," "Nadia's Friends" and "Storm of Emotion." TV titles include "Kululush," "Mortgage" and "Pesya's Necklace.". (Variety)
To Heaven, Hell and back Feb 15, 2007
We spent the rest of the week learning how to be the "salt of the earth" and about God's plans for us as individuals. Jan. 29 we went out into the community to share the Gospel with the citizens of College Park and brought in the new year with praise and worship. (The Cavalier Daily, VA)
Adam Green on psychotherapists and the movies Feb 12, 2007
I love analysts they re the salt of the earth, he told Gabbard. Well, maybe the cardamom of the earth. (New Yorker)
She should be so unlucky Feb 10, 2007
Relax, forget about finding Mr or Ms Perfect Hunky Humanitarian Hollywood Hottie and settle for a nice, chunky, salt of the earth type who will stick around and be part of the team. Perhaps Kylie should consider taking up with David Walliams of Little Britain fame. (The Age)
