Twitter Helps Some Catch Travel Deals
Last Tuesday evening, the travel Twitterverse was abuzz with news of what one industry pundit called the “sale of the decade”: a slew of late summer and fall fares on Delta Air Lines from the USA to Europe for less than $250 round-trip, taxes included. By late the next morning, Delta’s pricing glitch (the airline [...]
Son Given Up for Adoption is Threat To Woman’s Marriage
DEAR ABBY: I became an unwed mother many years ago, when there was a stigma attached to having an illegitimate child. Unable to care for my son, I placed him for adoption. He has now found me. I have a family, and my husband does not want me to tell our adult children or contact [...]
Mayport vs. JAXPORT, Round ??
The Mayport Waterfront Partnership has started to complain about the fencing around the property owned by the Jacksonville Port Authority which would have been the site of a new cruise terminal. “An eyesore” they say. “The fencing does not meet local codes,” and “People should have access to the river”. It’s difficult to disagree with [...]
Aston Martin or Rolls? What a Choice!
What better once-a-year salute to dads than a pair of once-in-a-lifetime machines: the Aston Martin DB9 Volante and the Rolls-Royce Phantom. The 2009 DB9 Volante (convertible) tops $200,000 after options. The link to James Bond is standard. After a test of the DB9 limited to two days or 100 miles, whichever came first, we can [...]
Barnes Storms to U.S. Open Lead
The guy who once punted for the New England Patriots had just watched his son set a scoring record for the U.S. Open. Boy, this must have really reminded him of the glory days in the NFL. Except, Bruce Barnes said, for him there weren’t that many glory days. He did play two seasons with [...]
‘Transformers’ Blasts Back
In Michael Bay’s sandbox, everyone is a toy soldier. Deep amid the luminous dunes of New Mexico’s white gypsum desert, the filmmaker’s deeply sunburned battalion of crew workers constructed a set to resemble a sandblasted Egyptian town beside a massive ancient temple. This is where Bay and his moviemaking army prepared to shoot the climax [...]
Firefighters Say Cuts Eroding Safety
Thousands of firefighters across the country face possible layoffs this year, prompting concern that deep local government budget cuts will delay emergency response times. Since late last year, cities have been forced to shutter local fire stations, reduce services at others and cut the number of firefighters dispatched on emergency calls. Firefighting positions have been [...]
Tiananmen Moments
On Dec. 14, 1825, following the death of Alexander I — who had seen off Napoleon — his brother, the grand duke, who had just taken the oath as Czar Nicholas I, was confronted by mutinous troops and rebels in Senate Square before the Winter Palace. For hours, the czar stood at the end of [...]
Obama Hopes Volunteer Plan Will Help Economy
First lady Michelle Obama will launch a summer of service Monday that the White House hopes will help the economy recover through the work of individuals. The announcement will be made at a volunteer conference in San Francisco, where Obama will join California first lady Maria Shriver to work on a playground. “Real change doesn’t [...]
Geographers Map out Moral Offenses
Tennesseans aren’t very lusty and they don’t rob their neighbors, but they do get ticked off and want to smack their neighbors around. That’s what a group of geographers found when they mapped out the seven deadly sins in the United States. Tennessee and much of the Bible Belt did all right when it came [...]
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