Natalie Thomas: Are You a Rachael or a Martha?
24 May 2012, 5:11 pm
"I'm a better baker than cook." That was my go-to party line while dating when asked about my kitchen prowess. I imagined myself a Martha: all cakes and confections. Talk about delusions of grandeur!

More than 5,000 calls to Township fire dept.
17 May 2012, 1:33 pm
Structure fires represent only a small fraction of the calls made by Township firefighters.

Kurt Russell drops out of Django Unchained
10 May 2012, 3:43 am
Django Unchained has suffered a double blow in the casting stakes, with both Kurt Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen dropping out of Quentin Tarantino's latest. Russell is the second actor to leave the role of Ace Woody, having initially replaced Kevin Costner for the part. Costner had cited scheduling issues, but as yet, no reason has been given by Russell's camp for his departure. Woody is one of ...

Neighbors protest RaceTrac proposal
9 May 2012, 11:51 pm
A final decision by the City Council is postponed until next month.

Hot shots
6 May 2012, 6:24 pm
Comparisons between Italian wines and a classic spaghetti western used to spring to mind years ago.

City blinkers: blind to the bush's benefits
30 April 2012, 1:20 am
Country towns can provide agencies with a stable workforce and an improved perspective

Castle Rock man accused of stealing $11,000 worth of railroad parts
27 April 2012, 10:50 pm
Sheriff's investigators say a Castle Rock man stole $11,000 worth of railroad equipment from a Toutle work site and sold it for scrap for about $800.

In Likely Runoff Choices, Egypt Faces Two Extremes - New York Times
25 May 2012, 9:05 pm
Mr. Morsi won about a quarter of the vote and Mr. Shafik slightly less, effectively reprising the power struggle decades old between a military-backed, secular strongman and Islamists from the Muslim Brotherhood. At least for the moment ...

UN nuclear agency finds more highly enriched uranium in Iran - Nashua Telegraph
25 May 2012, 8:08 pm
Iran, for its part, claims the slightly more highly enriched uranium was the result of a technical glitch, according to a restricted report from the International Atomic Energy Agency obtained by the Los Angeles Times/Tribune Washington Bureau. Experts ...

Disgruntled gentleman honestly thinks he can strip Google of its trademark - Venturebeat.com
25 May 2012, 6:34 pm
Over in the land of slightly crazy lawsuits, a man from Arizona filed a lawsuit Friday to make “Google” a generic word, Paid Content reports. David Elliott, a “third-party beneficiary” of Chris Gillespie, filed the complaint in the ...

Simon Grayson wants promotion for Huddersfield Town, not himself - The Guardian
25 May 2012, 6:34 pm
The former Leicester, Aston Villa and Blackburn right-back or midfielder sees things slightly differently. "What happened at Leeds doesn't really motivate me, there'll be no extra satisfaction if we get promoted," he says. "I've never been the ...

U.S. stocks, euro ease slightly, Spain dims sentiment - Reuters India
25 May 2012, 12:08 pm
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks and the euro eased slightly on Friday as Spain's deteriorating finances and a possible Greek exit from the euro weighed on investor sentiment more than an upbeat report on U.S. consumer confidence. Oil prices and ...

CANADA FX DEBT-C$ slightly weaker as European fears weigh - Reuters
25 May 2012, 8:19 am
* C$ weaker at C$1.0285 vs US$, or 97.23 U.S cents * Trade seen quiet ahead of U.S. holiday weekend * Canadian gov't 10-, 30-yr bond yields at record low By Andrea Hopkins TORONTO, May 25 (Reuters) - Canada's dollar was slightly weaker against ...

Polls: Democrats slightly ahead in three major Senate races - CNN
24 May 2012, 9:17 am
(CNN) – New polls released Thursday show Democrats ahead of Republicans in three big Senate races, all of which take place in crucial presidential election battleground states. Starting with Ohio, incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown enjoys ...

Forecast: Another thundery finish today? Heat is on for the weekend; beaches slightly cooler. - Washington Post
24 May 2012, 3:55 am
Just in time for the first unofficial weekend of summer, here comes the heat. Given all the warm days we’ve had it’s almost surprising we haven’t hit 90 yet this year. We’re likely to get there this weekend and it might even be a trfecta ...

Mortgage Rates Rise Slightly From Friday's All-Time Lows - MortgageNewsDaily.com
21 May 2012, 2:14 pm
Mortgage Rates rose very slightly from Friday's new all-time lows. There were no major market moving events for interest rates today. Instead, we seem to be seeing a sort of 'leveling off' with last Thursday as the low point in terms of the ...

New $74 Android mini computer is slightly larger than a thumb drive - Ars Technica
17 May 2012, 1:58 pm
Chinese retailers have started selling a miniature Linux computer that is housed in a 3.5-inch plastic case slightly larger than a USB thumb drive. Individual units are available online for $74. The small computer has an AllWinner A10 single ...