What makes a man irresistable. ...more

August 11, 2009

A raccoon that bit a dog multiple times near Benes Roush Road has tested positive for rabies, the health department said Thursday. ...more

April 24, 2009

ANGOULÊME, FRANCE - Dave Eggers preceded his memoir "A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" with a section titled "Rules and Suggestions for Enjoyment of this Book." It's a brilliant attempt to disarm the reader and preempt criticism. Among its warnings, referring to chapter four: "The book thereafter is kind of uneven." (Disclosure: Eggers edited my work at two magazines in the 1990s.) ...more

January 28, 2009

Kobe-style burgers provide a high-end alternative to your typical offering, and are less expensive than you'd think. ...more

January 19, 2009

If you're looking for food inspiration for your own meals at home, here's a more elegant method. ...more

November 28, 2008

LAND O' LAKES - Djuke vom Vilstaler Land lounges in his parlor, half submerged in the indoor pool. He digs for something unseen and ducks his basketball-size, black and tan head under the surface. Water swells and breaches the rim. ...more

October 25, 2008

Djuke, all 117 pounds of toned muscle, is just getting over the jet lag of a flight to Buenos Aires over the weekend. There, he strutted, ran, sat still and stared, raking in the top three prizes in a contest among more than 300 other Rottweilers. ...more

October 23, 2008

With a little ingenuity, any recipe can be twisted to suit individual - and regional - tastes. ...more

September 30, 2008

I wasn't too sensitive about turning 60, the age when people take their first baby steps into codgerhood. ...more

May 9, 2008

Upon discovering Steve Spina's utterly reasonable and, quite likely, overdue suggestion about moving Pasco's municipal elections from springtime to November, one question immediately muscled countless others aside. ...more

May 4, 2008