Dentist buys ad asking Hillary Clinton to run again The Siasat Daily | Washington, September 04: A Chicago dentist is paying for a new ad advocating that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton make a second presidential run in 2012. | Clinton, who accepted the top diplomat's job under Obama after her Democratic rival's victory in 2008, has said she will not run for presi...
My real life is a disaster: Drew Barrymore Deccan Chronicle --> My real life is a disaster: Drew Barrymore | Share ARTICLEURL | Hollywood star Drew Barrymore has said that she has good organisational skills as a director but her real life is a disaster. | The 'Charlie's Angels' star, who directed the 2009 film 'Whip It', admitted she is disciplined on the se...
Little Engines That Could: A Meeting of Microcars The New York Times | CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. Tudor Van Hampton for The New York Times | This 1962 Goggomobil pickup truck is powered by a 2-cylinder engine. Tudor Van Hampton for The New York Times | A 1937 Crosley prototype. Tudor Van Hampton for The New York Times | A Spe...
Do voters share blame for Ryan and Blago? Chicago Sun-Times | SPRINGFIELD -- Two Illinois governors from two parties, two generations, two regions of the state. Both convicted of felonies. | Is there something about Illinois that encourages governors to go bad? Or is it just coincidence that two in a row have...
State poison center gets word its funding won't be cut further Chicago Sun-Times | With its state funding in limbo for months, officials at the Illinois Poison Center feared the center might have to close its doors for good this year. | But that seems less likely now that the center has received word from Gov. Quinn's office that...
Vacant church is being reborn Chicago Sun-Times | Church congregations have been known to migrate from the city to the suburbs. But rarely has a church edifice made the journey. | The former St. John of God Roman Catholic Church, 1234 W. 52nd St., is being disassembled piece by piece. The carved l...
Chicago gangs to top cop: You're not playing fair The Grio | Jim Allen, a member of the Vice Lords, second left, speaks at a news conference, joined by several current and former gang members, including from left, Reginald Akkeem Barry Sr., Allen, Mark Carter, and Walter 'Gator" Bradley, right. (AP Photo/M. ...
Labor Day party ideas The Examiner | This weekend is Labor Day, the last summer hoorah, so a get together with friends and family is a must. However, it is Labor Day, so you want to take it easy. Here are some ideas that won’t take too much time to put together. | Keep it easy with ...
U.N. Raises Concerns as Global Food Prices Jump Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | UNITED NATIONS -- With memories still fresh of food riots set off by spiking prices just two years ago, agricultural experts on Friday cast a wary eye on the steep rise in the cost of wheat prompted by a Russian export ban and the questions looming over harvests in other parts of the world because of drought or flooding. | Food prices rose 5 perc...
The motivation behind coaching kids The Examiner | The general kids is simple. Most coaches will tell you they want to positively impact a child’s life. Teachers, mentors, guidance counselors, camp counselors will all say the same thing. But as you delve deeper into the world of youth sports, other less obvious motivations come to light. | An Orlando coach spoke of that moment in which she unde...
