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  • CORPUS CHRISTI - Last night, Gordo and I were both on watch, him in Virginia and me here in Corpus, and we began talking football, like we always do, over Office Messenger.

    Corpus Christi Caller Times, Caller.com Stories 2010

  • Habeas Corpus is Latin for "have his body," and means that the body of the prisoner must be brought into court at a certain time to be tried, instead of being left in prison for a long, long time or perhaps sent into slavery and exile without any trial or any chance of proving himself innocent.

    An Island Story: A History of England for Boys and Girls Henrietta Elizabeth 1920

  • "I ken all that very weel," answered the writer; "but, my stars, Mrs. Dods, there is nae evidence of murder in this case -- nae proof that a man has been slain -- nae production of his dead body -- and that is what we call the Corpus delicti."

    St. Ronan's Well Walter Scott 1801

  • They've been exploring the future, and "we owe it to mankind to come back and report what we've found," said writer Arlan Andrews, who also is an engineer with the Navy in Corpus Christi, Tex. [more ...]

    News from the Fishbowl 2009

  • ABOUT WHATABURGER: Whataburger has focused upon its fresh, made-to-order burgers as well as friendly patron use since 1950 when Harmon Dobson opened the initial Whataburger as the tiny roadside burger stand in Corpus Christi, Texas.

    'Whataburger Serves' admin 2009

  • REVIEW SUMMARY: While Carpe Corpus is the sixth installment in the Morganville Vampire series and I have not read any previous books, the story and characters immediately engaged my attention.

    REVIEW: Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine 2009

  • Carpe Corpus is book six in Rachel Caine's Morganville Vampires series, and while it's the first of the lot that I've read, I had no problem picking up the story and being drawn in by the story and characters.

    REVIEW: Carpe Corpus by Rachel Caine 2009

  • They've been exploring the future, and "we owe it to mankind to come back and report what we've found," said writer Arlan Andrews, who also is an engineer with the Navy in Corpus Christi, Tex. [more ...]

    Archive 2009-05-01 2009

  • President Jimmy Carter's plea to lower thermostat settings and wear a sweater to save fuel elicited a response from a lady in Corpus Christi, Texas, who was quoted as saying she would comply with the president's request but her air-conditioning bill was already more than she could afford and she didn't have a sweater.

    Incandescents Don't 2010

  • ABOUT WHATABURGER: Whataburger has focused upon its fresh, made-to-order burgers as well as friendly patron use since 1950 when Harmon Dobson opened the initial Whataburger as the tiny roadside burger stand in Corpus Christi, Texas.

    Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009

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