1.   HEALTH chiefs on Merseyside have received a stinging rebuff from Walton Labour MP Peter Kilfoyle.

2.   At a hearing on Wednesday of the House Armed Services Committee, lawmakers pressed the military service chiefs on their personnel problems.

3.   Bill Brandau, operations chief on the fire management team, said the oddness of the phenomenon, heavy smoke cover even in unstable air conditions, was spooky.

4.   Col. Murdo MacDonald, a Highlander officer, helped the chief on a tour of the regimental museum at Fort George.

5.   Despite the continuing bloodshed, however, security chiefs on both sides appeared to be working Thursday to keep uniformed soldiers and civilians away from flashpoints.

6.   Do you ever see a police chief on television?

7.   Given the rocky path these things often take in China, a few billion dollars spent keeping the army chiefs on side is a sound investment.

8.   League president Cliff Ruff said his appearance with Williams did not allay the problems the union has with with the chief on a number of issues.

9.   Over the last few days, the hallways have bustled with everyone from fire chiefs on a lobbying mission to schoolchildren on class trips.

10.   Perry and Ridley-Thomas, in fact, were at the celebration for the chief on Thursday.