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Camaro apparrel such as this cap can be bought at GM dealerships. EDMONTON ? The hot new Camaro has attracted a lot of attention to the Chevrolet brand.
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 08:04:36 -0800 -
Welfare reforms must be right for Londo
Ministers have vowed to ignore the defeat of their benefits reforms in the House of Lords last night: the measure will be back without the Lords' amendment. The Government is right. Raising the cap to exclude child benefit, as the bishops and opposing peers want, would make it so generous as to be meaningless for big families.
Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:50:00 -0800 -
Man in surveillance tape still sought in arson fire at Salty Nut Caf
Fire officials are still searching for a ?person of interest? in the $300,000 arson fi
Sun, 08 Jan 2012 20:58:33 -0800 -
What Is Britain Good At
On the world stage, what is Britain good at? Football, maybe. Cricket -- intermittently. And Team GB hopes that the country's investment in a slew of fairly obscure sporting niches will reap rewards at ...
Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:50:00 -0800 -
Mayor McGinn Looks to Hit a Long Jumper to Bring Back the NBA and Perhaps Save Himsel
?Author and basketball nut Sherman Alexie pondered recently what it would it mean for the city's psyche to bring back an NBA franchise. "The thing is, if we get a team," he wrote on Sonicsgate,
Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:51:45 -0800 -
Charles Walter: It?s wrong not to list Afghan killed, wounde
Dear Editor: I?ve been reading a fair amount of Noam Chomsky lately. (No, he?s not a left-wing nut; his work is quite rational and fact-based. An honest reading of the work should be a fairly reliable cure for skepticism.)
Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:04:09 -0800 -
On the Vodun Trail in Beni
WE were driving through the back alleys of Ouidah, a sultry former slave port in the West African nation of Benin, when we spotted him: a figure in robes and leather gloves. His face was hidden by a burlap hood studded with beads and cowrie shells. A teenage boy carrying a wooden stick was leading him past peach-colored houses shaded by coconut palms and mango trees.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:13:39 -0800 -
SF Giants Look Forward to Asian Heritage Night Game
Today the San Francisco Giants expressed excitement for their 2012 Asian Heritage Night games celebrating the Chinese, Filipino, Korean, Japanese, and Polynesian communities. Now in its 5th year, the Filipino Heritage Night celebrations are one of the most successful special events for the Giants of...
Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:17:46 -0800 -
Of time and trees: on the timing of life project
It was a busy fall. In addition to hunting and writing I gathered walnuts, one of my favorite activities, and here in bitter January I am still at it when I can locate them lying around, frozen and unused.
Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:13:40 -0800 -
Amazing journey: How microbrewery icon Grossman landed in WN
From young homebrewer to industry icon, it seems fitting that Ken Grossman's amazing life journey has led his Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. to the mountains of Western North Carolina.
Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:34:18 -0800 -