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Remaking Avalon as a prime island getaway
Published July 5, 2009, 12:15 am, Los Angeles Times
The Santa Catalina Island Co. wants to turn the tiny harbor community into a 'resort without walls.' Eight decades ago, William Wrigley Jr. added amenities to the tiny harbor community of Avalon that transformed Catalina Island into a storied getaway for movie stars and the early power brokers of Los Angeles: steamships, hotels and a landmark "casino" building featuring a theater and a ballroom.
Way down upon Australia's Murray River
Published July 5, 2009, 12:14 am, Seattle Times
The Murray is the ultimate lazy river, a 100-million-year-old ribbon of green that winds 1,470 miles through South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales, passing farms, Aboriginal homelands, red gum forests, holiday cottages, arid scrub and towering ochre-colored limestone cliffs festooned with snow-white cockatoos.
Help for smokers
Published July 5, 2009, 12:10 am, The Township Journal
In New Jersey, approximately 1.15 million residents - or 17 percent of adults - smoke. Of that number, nearly 76 percent want to quit, yet without seeking help only a little better than 10 percent succeed. To help improve the odds of success, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) offers a comprehensive menu of services to help smokers quit.
Brisbane man steals gum with gun
Published July 5, 2009, 12:07 am, BigPond News
A man has held up a Brisbane service station with a firearm before taking off with only chewing gum.
Silly superheroes
Published July 5, 2009, 12:06 am, The Stockton Record
STOCKTON - Being a mascot is not a breath of fresh air.
Tri-State Drilling to serve as Rodeo Parade grand marshals
Published July 5, 2009, 12:00 am, South Crow River News
The Hamel Rodeo Parade is returning to Hamel Road in Hamel at 2 p.m., Sunday, July 12 with Tri-State Drilling serving as grand marshals. A 54-year-old family run business, Tri-State Drilling is located on Highway 55 in Plymouth - just up the road from Hamel.
Summer pet protection from heat and fireworks
Published July 4, 2009, 11:54 pm, Lexington Clipper-Herald
(ARA) - With summer upon us, warmer weather beckons everyone outdoors to enjoy the sunshine. When family and friends gather for backyard barbecues and outings in the park, it is natural to want to include the pets.
Thomas Paine deserves a bigger place in history
Published July 4, 2009, 11:33 pm, The Journal News
In life as well as in death, Thomas Paine has never been allowed to rest. It doesn't seem fair. While other Founding Fathers were afforded secular deification, Paine was placed in limbo.
Creating yummy vegan sweets
Published July 4, 2009, 11:23 pm, San Francisco Chronicle
After a week of following a vegan diet, I might have given up a big toe for a good chocolate chip cookie. I don't have a sweet tooth. In fact, I'll take crispy salty potato chips over buttery cookies, cake or candies any day. But after cutting out not just...
Boys and Girls Club host tribute to Micahel Jackson
Published July 4, 2009, 10:59 pm, The Desert Sun
Young people, parents and community members danced and sang along with the tunes of the King of Pop Saturday during the Coachella Valley's "A Tribute to Michael Jackson." on Saturday, July 4.
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