Neb. judge refuses to allow inmate to change his name to ‘Sinner Lawrence Bilskirnir’LINCOLN, Neb. — No, the judge said to a 23-year-old Nebraska prison inmate. You can’t call yourself “Sinner Lawrence Bilskirnir.” Court documents said Jonathan L. Thomas cited his Norse religion in seeking the name change, saying he “is a heathen and Thor is his ‘High God.’” King family is charging fees over project to build memorial to the civil rights leader in DCKing family draws fees from DC memorial project WASHINGTON — The family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has charged the foundation building a monument to the civil rights leader on the National Mall about $800,000 for the use of his words and image — an arrangement one leading scholar says King would have found offensive. India’s capital catches fancy of book loversNEW DELHI - ‘Delhi: Adventures in A Megacity’ by Sam Miller is the new book on top of the non-fiction bestseller list this week, while Aravind Adiga’s ‘The White Tiger’ moves back to the top of the fiction list. |