Sleeping boy, 5, killed by logging truck in MaineTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 3:11PMA logging truck crashed near a western Maine home early Tuesday, sending logs rolling into the house and killing a 5-year-old boy, police said.
The implacable self-righteousness of Rupert MurdochTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 2:30PMRupert Murdoch sounded angry, obdurate and self-righteous. He behaved like an octogenarian rancher who finds to his fury that his enemies want to turn him off the vast property which he has spent his whole life building up by the sweat of his brow.
On the water in your backyardTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 1:32PMVacationers pressed for time or strapped for cash this summer don’t need to travel to exotic resorts for an on-the-water adventure. There’s plenty to do right here, along the Lower Fraser and at Burnaby Lake and Deer Lake parks.
Ecstasy-to-drive Lotus Evora leaves one question: Take a check?Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:13PMIt's not easy to make a veteran auto writer weep with need. But the Evora does it, taking the modern Lotus design and making it elegant and a bit roomier. It's a slice of heaven that slides. Every time I write about a high-performance sports car, I'm guaranteed to get letters from readers to this effect: "How can you possibly glorify the Badminton Dual-Cowl 87B? No one needs a car that goes 200 ...
CIRQUE POLYNESIA INTRODUCES NEW ALL-STAR CAST, NEW THEME, SAME STUNNING VISUAL ARTISTRYTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:43AMKaanapali, HI Some of the worlds most dazzling cirque artists have reached the shores of the Kaanapali Coast to star in the all-new Cirque Polynesia at the Hyatt Regency Maui Resort Spa. After two years, Cirque Polynesias theme shifts toward the beauty and drama of a true cirque performance modern-day performing arts ingeniously blending theatrical innovation and physical virtuosity....
Program teaches children with disabilities how to ride bikesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 12:00AMJennae Brown is willing to learn just about anything. But she's never quite mastered how to keep her balance on a bike. "She doesn't like that feeling of not having balance," said her father, Clarence Brown, 45, of Peoria. "Though she's a daredevil. She'll jump off everything." Trying to ride a bike is just a small battle Jennae Brown, 8, has faced in her life. She has suffered from seizures ...
The sweet taste of victoryMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 11:36PMIt's just desserts in the latest elimination challenge.
Health advice: “Lead Your Steps to Better Health”Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:41PMLeading your steps to better health is a day-by-day goal; sometimes easy to accomplish, especially if the activity is a loved habit, sometimes more difficult. (How did my legs get so heavy?). Maybe sometimes we motivate better with hour by hour goals.
Pedal pushersMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:30PMVolunteer Jamie Monier directs Mackenzie Brunson, 11, on a bicycle equipped with a device to help children with disabilities learn to ride a bicycle. Monier's effort is part of a program sponsored by Easter Seals called "Lose the Training Wheels."