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| The role that made Helen Mirren nervous Helen Mirren bears little resemblance to Elizabeth II, given the British monarchs prim, carefully weighed responses and slow, proper walk. Mirren, Hudson, Whitaker take SAG honors LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Helen Mirren of The Queen and Forest Whitaker of The Last King of Scotland won Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday as best lead players, their latest prizes on the road to the Academy Awards. Valley Briefing -- Kane County Fox Valley Valley Briefing Fox Valley SAN FRANCISCO / Majesty of ocean liner Queen Mary 2 will be on display at Pier 27 The Queen Mary 2, the largest and arguably the most famous ship ever to pass through the Golden Gate, will arrive in San Francisco a week from today. The Queen Mary 2 displaces 151,000 tons, more than three times the size of a World War II battleship, and is... Monarch grants super holiday An Indianapolis company with an operation center in Evansville is giving its employees the day off Feb. 5 to savor a potential Indianapolis Colts Super Bowl victory. Whale of a story I was a man searching for a whale. I was also a man waiting for the e-mails that would tell me where to look. Rock bottom as Aussie bloodlust turns to pity Beating the Poms is a national sport for Australians, but there was no sense of enjoyment at the slaughter that was enacted before their eyes on Australia Day, says Mike Atherton. A waterlogged world On a journey through the Mekong Delta on flitting boats and ferries, Trevor Fishlock is entranced by the power of the river and the grace and purpose of the people absorbed in its rhythms. And although the dark deeds of the past still cast a shadow, the young of Cambodia and Vietnam are eager to face the future. Lady Monarchs sprint past Tigers Denison-Schleswig senior guard Kate Fineran (right) plays defense on a driving Red Oak dribbler in Tuesday’s Hawkeye 10 Conference game at Denison. The Lady Monarchs defeated the Tigers, 62-30. | |