A look at the stories that affected us, amazed us, alarmed us, made us laugh or otherwise caught our attention during the year just ending. read more

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Dowagiac’s mayor is facing a legal battle over a car that went for nearly $3 million at an auction. Mayor Don Lyons is one of 10 defendants in a complicated civil lawsuit. Lyons is an avid car collector, and he says he agreed to bid $1 million for a 1929 Duisenberg car owned by William Randolph Hearst at an auction. The issue is that no matter what happened, Lyons would have only paid $1 million for the car, even as the bidding went higher. Scott is alleging Mayor Lyons was involved in a scheme to bid up the price of the car, though the museum tells us Mayor Lyons didn’t do anything illegal. We’re also told the company that was supposed to transfer the title of the car to Scott did not because the car is tied up in another loan. read more

Comments are submitted under the express understanding and condition that the editor may, and is authorised to, disclose any/all of the above personal information to any person or entity requesting the information for the purposes of legal action on grounds that such person or entity is aggrieved by any comment so submitted. The show kicked off with appeals from President George Abela, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi and Opposition Leader Joseph Muscat, for the Maltese to show their true colours and give from their hearts, without expecting anything in return. Dr Abela, who has already gained a reputation as a unifying figure, managed to bring on board television personalities from all stations and political allegiances, creating an atmosphere of team spirit all round. The President’s charity run, held three weeks ago, had already raised €54,000 - a figure doubled by the sponsors of the event, Banif Bank. Meanwhile, Bank of Valletta increased the figure of €45,000 raised by children through the piggy bank school campaign to a total of €75,000, and HSBC Bank donated €30,000. All this money goes to contradict all the regular moaners and whiners who all the year round, in their efforts to belittle Govtâs achievements have made it their sacrosanct duty to depict the Maltese as a cash stricken people. read more