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Bait And Switch
A posteradvertising a free skateboarding, BMX and hip hop dance event caught my eye a couple weekends ago. There wasn't much information on theadvertisement other than the essentials: time, date, plac...
Posted on 10/20/11 at 12:58 PM
Chanterelles and Chardonnay
People are surprised when they discover I don't care for mushrooms. I've had difficulty getting enthusiastic about the earthy-flavored fungus from the forest. I haven't developed an appreciation for t...
Posted on 8/22/11 at 2:13 PM
Bamboo U: Part 2
Well, with a full belly of Chinese eats, it was time to let it settle into the relaxing, calming environs of a lecture hall. Good for digestion I hearand sleep deprivation. But you won't be nodding o...
Posted on 6/12/11 at 7:32 AM
Peace Garden hosts international fiddling contest
INTERNATIONAL PEACE GARDENAn appreciation for old-time, toe-tapping music brought Americans and Canadians together for an international competition here this weekend. The 36th annual International Ol...
Posted on 6/11/11 at 11:47 AM
The last time I saw Elvis
The last time I saw Elvis he was shooting out a color TV, or singing a gospel song, or maybe he was riding in the back of a pink Cadillac. The last time Neil Young saw Elvis he wrote a great tune on...
Posted on 6/3/11 at 1:50 PM
More clashes in Egypt
By By Maggie Michael, Associated Press , February 03, 2012
Villagers trapped
February 03, 2012
UN chief says time running out for peace deal
U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon warned Thursday that time is running out for a Mideast peace deal and urged Israel to make goodwill gestures, including easing its blockade of Gaza, to help lure the Palestinians back to negotiations.February 03, 2012
War experience aids hostage rescues
Roy Hallums was enduring his 311th day of captivity, blindfolded, his hands and feet bound, stuffed into a hole under the floor of a farm building outside Baghdad. He heard a commotion upstairs and managed to get the blindfold off. Delta Force troops broke open the hatch. An American soldier jumped down.February 03, 2012
NATO ministers consider speeded-up Afghan drawdown
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that NATO allies have agreed broadly to step back from the lead combat role in Afghanistan and let local forces take their place as early as next year, a shortened timetable that startled officials and members of Congress.February 02, 2012
Filipino troops still search for terrorist
A senior Philippine military official tells The Associated Press that troops are still searching for the remains of one of three of Southeast Asia's most-wanted terrorist leaders a day after announcing they were killed in a U.S.-backed airstrike.February 02, 2012
Reforms in Myanmar may spark refugee return
The children who live in this camp for Burmese refugees have known no other life. Neither have many of their parents — or their grandparents.February 02, 2012
Treasure hunter says he found $3 billion World War II wreck
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A treasure hunter said Wednesday he has located the wreck of a British merchant ship that was torpedoed by a German U-boat off Cape Cod during World War II while carrying what he claims was a load of platinum bars now worth more than $3 billion.February 01, 2012
Egypt soccer fans rush field after game, 73 dead
Soccer fans rushed the field after the home team won an unexpected victory over Egypt's top club Wednesday, setting off clashes and a stampede that left at least 73 people dead and 1,000 injured in a Mediterranean port city, officials said.February 01, 2012
Nobel peace prize jury under investigation
By Karl Ritter, Associated Press , February 01, 2012
Israeli prime minister wins party leadership
January 31, 2012
State Dept: Americans take refuge at Cairo embassy
Three American citizens barred from leaving Egypt have sought refuge at the American Embassy in Cairo amid growing tensions between the two allies over an Egyptian investigation into foreign-funded pro-democracy groups.January 31, 2012
Syrian troops push back in fight on Damascus edges
Syrian forces pushed dissident troops back from the edge of Damascus in heavy fighting Monday, escalating efforts to take back control of the capital's eastern doorstep ahead of key U.N. talks over a draft resolution demanding that President Bashar Assad step aside.January 31, 2012
Syrian troops storm areas near capital of Damascus
In dozens of tanks and armored vehicles, Syrian troops stormed rebellious areas near the capital Sunday, shelling neighborhoods that have fallen under the control of army dissidents and clashing with fighters. At least 62 people were killed in violence nationwide, activists and residents said.January 29, 2012
Jury finds Afghan family guilty in honor killings
A jury on Sunday found three members of an Afghan family guilty of killing three teenage sisters and another woman in what the judge described as “cold-blooded, shameful murders” resulting from a “twisted concept of honor,” ending a case that shocked and riveted Canadians.January 29, 2012
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