A blessing that comes from home
BRUNSWICK ? Somewhere in the tangle of briars, vines and shrubs, someone sneezed.
"Bless you," someone said automatically.
The real blessing was going to a man on the porch. The one who sneezed and the one who blessed were among about a dozen
Wishing Star fulfills creative request - Sun, 17 May 2009 PST
North: The real daughter of DAR buried in Spokane.
South: Grandmas plus one grandpa dance for charity.
Valley: Freeman students moving out as new construction begins.
West Plains: Columnist finds furry addition brings lots of joy.
Valley: Community
Who's footing the bill?
Mayor Sheila Dixon is indicted on charges of failing to report lavish gifts from a developer who received millions of dollars in tax breaks from the city while she was City Council president. That she now won't disclose any information about who is
South River students visit Costa Rica to study ecosystem
SOUTH RIVER ? High school freshman Casey Ruston got a new appreciation for the ecosystem during a recent trip to Costa Rica.
Because it's a third world country, you'd think they're so poor that they wouldn't keep things clean, but they do, said Casey.
Losing yourself in Provence
Story last updated at 5/17/2009 - 9:52 am
There's a reason the average French lifespan is 80 years, while ours in the states is 78. Thirty-seven - that's the average number of vacation days in France, compared to our country's measly 13.
Since France's
Energizing Clinton County, Ohio
As I rolled into Wilmington, OH this Wednesday, a small farming community in southwest Ohio and the site of the largest economic collapse I?ve ever known in this country, I daydreamed of slowly dilapidating buildings and for sale signs lining the
VIDEO: Brittanee Drexel: ?She just didn?t drop off the face of the Earth?
As many hugs were shared as tears were shed at a candlelight vigil for Brittanee Drexel, a Chili teen who went missing in South Carolina three weeks ago.
An outpouring of emotions pent up since the news of her disappearance in Myrtle Beach, S.C.,
Lodging costs needn't bust family budget
Families with children see double when looking at lodging: two rooms, two baths, two closets. And when the bill arrives, they might see red.
In a double-occupancy world, where deals abound in the off-season and dry up during the summer and holidays,
San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park offers overnight camping near wildlife
The roar of the lions, the circling vultures, the breakfast of Frosted Flakes? It may not be Africa, but it has its charms.
Reporting from Escondido --
"It's cheaper than going to Africa, I'll say that," Christine said as she scanned a rolling savanna
Q&A on travel and the swine-flu outbreak
WASHINGTON - The government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is advising people to avoid nonessential travel to Mexico, but flights were still operating, the borders remained open, and vacationers were left to decide whether to cancel that
