Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Olympic merchandise sells ahead of Vancouver
Forget limited-edition gold bottles of Coca-Cola and pricey replicas of the Olympic torch. Driving the merchandise machine ahead of the Vancouver Games is a $10 …
Latest Lifestyles, Home, Health, and Books
February 9, 2010
Solution to this type of winter is sleeping
June Lemen
When I was in college, I loved reading Greek literature, because passages often started with phrases such as “Held deeply in the arms of Morpheus …
Put home on a diet, conserve water and lower that bill
Kristin Arrigo
Never mind going on a diet this year – put your home on one instead. Your house could be running as a gluttonous machine, guilty …
Olympic merchandise sells ahead of Vancouver
By LEANNE ITALIE The Associated Press
Forget limited-edition gold bottles of Coca-Cola and pricey replicas of the Olympic torch. Driving the merchandise machine ahead of the Vancouver Games is a $10 …
Jobs, family, time decisions convince some to work out at home
By SAM MCDONALD Daily Press
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A few years ago, in January, Barb Lito and her husband decided to bite the bullet and buy some home exercise …
Olympic superstitions include lucky underwear and socks
By MEGAN K. SCOTT and NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS The Associated Press
Years of training, special diets and elite coaching may not be enough to win an Olympic medal. That is when athletes turn to special socks, …
February 7, 2010
Sisters raise chicks, and will help others to do so
By KAREN LOVETT Staff Writer
WEARE – Some years back, an incubator full of eggs sat on the kitchen floor of Sarah and Jane Koski’s house. The eggs had been …
Small hill offers big experiences
By PEGGY NEWLAND Correspondent
‘You’ve got to get Oilman gloves and wet ’em down,” the liftie tells me. “That way, the leather sticks to the rope.” I stand at …
Yoga instructor takes scoliosis to the mat
By SAM McMANIS Sacramento Bee
To see Kim Wagaman on a yoga mat – her supple spine stretched, her limbs angled with apparent aplomb – is to witness a body …
Brain, psychological disorders rise in troops in Afghanistan, Iraq
War-zone injuries that don’t leave physical scars were responsible for more medical evacuations of troops from Iraq and Afghanistan over a four-year period than combat …
Inflating praise can be harmful
Benjamin Garber
“You’re the best!” “You’re number one!” “You’re going all the way, sweetie! …
Opportunities for crafters’ projects
Chris Graham
Baby doll patterns, teddy bear fur, animals, yarn, and a bag filled with hair. A creative mind can bring toys to life, with happy painted …
Newly incarcerated face problem with meds
Richard Learned
To me, the mere fact of confinement behind bars is frightening enough without the added stigma that can accompany a public account of the events. …
Get million-dollar look for pennies
All over America, the economy has devastated the construction industry, and materials suppliers associated with home construction are disappearing right and left. Although it’s tragic …
Book briefs
Book signing at Fortin Gage Fresh Flowers NASHUA – Fortin Gage Fresh Flowers and Distinctive Gifts will host a book-signing event with Nashua author R. …
Local author tells story of Revolutionary War brothers
Name: Martha Wilkerson. Hometown or local connection: Amherst. Title of book: “The Simon Patch Story: Saga of a Rebel. …
City author’s ‘Gift’ offers good lesson
With varying degrees of sincerity, many of us grown-ups will tell our significant others we don’t need presents for Valentine’s Day next week. Money can’t …
Going Places: Provincetown, Sit-in anniversary, Wax Hemmingway, Steamboat, Comedy Fest
Provincetown named Distinctive Destination Provincetown, Mass., a New England seaport town and popular vacation destination that offers art galleries and upscale restaurants along with stunning …
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