|
Effort celebrates independent businesses (The Arizona Republic) A local group is celebrating, and supporting local businesses. Arizona Chain Reaction educates Arizonans and recent transplants about the benefits of supporting businesses based in the state. us.rd.yahoo.com
No one medium could capture mother's spirit (Press of Atlantic City) Some nights, when they should have been sleeping, Shirley McBride's children heard the tapping of Mom's typewriter at 3 a.m. on a wooden desk in the foyer. us.rd.yahoo.com
Bookreporter.com Beach Bag of Books -- SISTER MINE By Tawni O'Dell (Book Reporter) Shae-Lynn Penrose drives a cab in a town where no one needs a cab --- but plenty of people need rides. us.rd.yahoo.com
Jenny Omnichord's Baby Album (ChartAttack.com) Most parents prepare for the birth of a child by buying baby clothes and supplies, but not Jenny Omnichord (real name Jenny Mitchell ). She's set to release a children's album in connection with the birth of her son, which is scheduled for Sept. 27. us.rd.yahoo.com
40 years into his career, travelling troubadour James Taylor finally tours Canada (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) TORONTO - James Taylor has never visited Saskatchewan, but - as improbable as it seems - the musician who immortalized his personal struggles with "Fire and Rain" has actually sung about the prairie province that gave birth to Canadian medicare. us.rd.yahoo.com
Toxic Legacy (The Record) A slab of bright blue lies beside a mountain stream above the Wanaque Reservoir. It's a sporty color, maybe the "Diamond Blue" that Ford sprayed on Galaxies in the late 1960s. It hardened like lava where it was dumped more than a generation ago. us.rd.yahoo.com
A legend lightens up (Guardian Unlimited) Arts & entertainment: Meryl Streep talks about Hollywood women and why Abba are more important than we think us.rd.yahoo.com
Parents take consolation after baby's death by donating his organs to others (Press of Atlantic City) ALLENTOWN, Pa. - A blond, blue-eyed tyke who loved Goldfish crackers and showing his belly died too soon but gave something extraordinary in his short life: a liver, intestines and two kidneys. us.rd.yahoo.com
Shop adds a personal touch to gift-giving (The Huntington Herald-Dispatch) HUNTINGTON -- For those who have a difficulty finding unique gifts, look no further than one of Huntington's newest addition to their shopping attractions. Mug & Pia, an acronym for "Most Unique Gifts and Paper Items Around," was created by Kim Sarka Lake and opened April 1. us.rd.yahoo.com
Excerpt from 'An Absolute Scandal' (USA Today) Excerpt from 'An Absolute Scandal' us.rd.yahoo.com
|