|
Harriers scale the heights in Leadville (Vail Daily) LEADVILLE, Colorado — Cross country runners who train in Eagle County are usually in a good shape. If you can run up here, odds are your lungs, not to mention the rest of your body, are in good shape. us.rd.yahoo.com
Friends pitch in for Ownbys (Jefferson City News Tribune) BEAUFORT, Mo. (AP) - The cars started arriving one after another at the Ownby house in Beaufort one very hot evening last month, but not one of the drivers pulled in the driveway, let alone the oversized garage. That, after all, was what everyone was there to celebrate. us.rd.yahoo.com
Layton challenge: convince Canadians the NDP could form government (Nanaimo Daily News) OTTAWA -- Through all the raucous debates, name-calling, and procedural games on Parliament Hill, New Democrats say Jack Layton stands out as one of a kind in federal politics. us.rd.yahoo.com
Bus leaves Houma family on the side of the road (The Daily Comet) Published: Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 10:08 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, September 6, 2008 at 6:33 p.m. HOUMA — When John Morgan learned that his bus ride Friday from Alabama to Houma would be taking a detour to Alexandria, he knew it was time to get off the bus. us.rd.yahoo.com
Clatskanie family works together harvesting 450 acres of mint (The Daily News) Past the minefield-esque pitted roads and fields swarming with hundreds of goats, the Seeley Mint Farm in Clatskanie is easy to find. us.rd.yahoo.com
Family policies released at Family First Forum (Scoop.co.nz) Kiwi Party Leader Larry Baldock released the party’s Family Policy brochure at the Family First Forum today. Speaking to the forum delegates Mr Baldock said, “This brochure brings together our policies from a wide range of portfolios which will, we believe, impact positively on New Zealand families. us.rd.yahoo.com
Anger, grief after cliff collapses on slum in Egypt (Los Angeles Times) Relatives and friends search in Cairo where the collapse smashed about 50 houses and apartment buildings. Many direct their anger at the government. Gamal Kamal Mohammed searched Sunday for a brother who had left their home village years ago for the big city to work in a juice shop; he lived with a wife and daughter in a shantytown beneath cliffs the color of butterscotch and honey. us.rd.yahoo.com
For Michelle Williams, It?s All Personal (New York Times) Filmmakers love her work, while the public remembers the Heath Ledger connection. us.rd.yahoo.com
Long wins gold in 100 butterfly (Baltimore Sun) Paralympic swimmer victorious in first of seven events at Games Jessica Long won the gold medal in the women's 100-meter butterfly today at the XIII Summer Paralympics in Beijing. us.rd.yahoo.com
Key West boaters plan to ride out Ike (Miami Herald) To secure their home for Hurricane Ike, the Metcalf family in Key West didn't put up storm shutters. They secured three anchors to the sea bottom. us.rd.yahoo.com
|