A collection of stories tagged 'feisty' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 06:53:36 EST For more than 25 years, Ed Grothus has been a thorn in the side of the Department of Energy's Los Alamos National Laboratory, hoarding its debris and criticizing its work. And while some may have hoped he would slow down in his old age, he remains as feisty a rabble-rouser as ever. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/57630 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95736154&ft=1&f=1021 Mon, 20 Oct 2008 12:35:00 EDT Across the country, homes are going cheap. In Saginaw, Mich., one just sold on eBay. The winning bid came from Joanne Smith of Chicago. The price: $1.75. In Texas, Cissie Owen has found her beach cabin. She thought Hurricane Ike destroyed it. Turns out the storm surge picked it up, moved it across the highway, and deposited it completely intact. Owen calls it a "feisty little cabin." She has no plans to move back in. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/56702 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=95279801&ft=1&f=1051 Thu, 02 Oct 2008 07:40:00 EDT The head of the Food and Drug Administration testifies before a House subcommittee about planned improvements to oversee the foreign manufacture of drug ingredients. The hearing comes after tainted batches of the blood thinner Heparin were linked to a dozen Chinese companies. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/48092 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89850138&ft=1&f=1012 Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:00:00 EDT A big political contest has been decided in Cape May, N.J. The issue: What to do about a colony of feral cats that threatened a population of endangered birds? On Tuesday, the City Council agreed to move the feisty felines. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45987 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87912682&ft=1&f=1051 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 06:20:58 EST The hotly contested Westminster Dog Show is in New York City this week. So far, a beagle and a standard poodle have taken best in breed. And don't forget those feisty terriers. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/45141 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18905315&ft=1&f=1051 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 07:00:00 EST British actor Tom Wilkinson is starring in two new films: Separate Lies, opposite Emily Watson, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Many American viewers first met Wilkinson in the popular British film The Full Monty; he was nominated for an Oscar for In the Bedroom. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/4385 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4859125 Thu, 22 Sep 2005 00:00:00 EDT Anne Bancroft was one of the few performers to win all three major acting awards: the Oscar, two Tonys and an Emmy. She is best known for two parts: the feisty teacher Annie Sullivan in The Miracle Worker and Mrs. Robinson, the seductive older woman in The Graduate. Bancroft died Monday of cancer at age 73. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/7054 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4694044 Wed, 08 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT