The Grand Canyon and the Great Barrier Reef are competing with 26 other natural landmarks in the final phase of a global poll to choose the "New 7 Wonders of Nature," organizers said Tuesday. The Amazon rain forest, the Dead Sea, Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and Ecuador's Galapagos Islands are also among the finalists, according to New 7 Wonders, led by Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber. People can vote by Internet or phone. The winners will be announced in 2011 and share in the glory already enjoyed by the seven man-made wonders chosen two years ago. More than 1 billion people are expected to vote, Weber said. "This campaign should contribute to the appreciation - to the knowledge - of our environment," he said. "If we or our children want to save anything, we should first appreciate it." ...more

July 22, 2009

MEET A RAY NAME: James Houser POSITION: LHP ...more

February 25, 2009

When Beverly Ostrom moved to Florida several years ago, she imagined her days relaxing in warm weather in her new Carrollwood home as she worked toward retirement. ...more

February 4, 2009

When Beverly Ostrom moved to Florida several years ago, she imagined her days relaxing in warm weather in her new Carrollwood home as she worked toward retirement. ...more

February 4, 2009

I have never seen the dirty, desperate smear campaign that McCain-Palin are running. McCain says he would freeze spending for a year; let me translate that for you. It applies to Social Security for one thing. He has been itching to get his hands on our Social Security for years. He plans to cut our benefits, cut the cost of living, raise the retirement age, privatize accounts again and invest it in Wall Street, in spite of what's happening now. This is a page out of his pal Bush's playbook. While he's doing that he will be giving a tax break to his CEO buddies. This is a very wealthy man who relates to other wealthy people. ...more

October 16, 2008

When my daughter Leslie was 10, she clipped a torta recipe out of a magazine and included it with some others she thought I should try. ...more

July 23, 2008

Made all your summer travel plans yet? Oh, you say the gas prices have you down and instead of that trip to the Grand Canyon you had planned with the kids, you're taking the family to Busch Gardens. ...more

July 23, 2008

When my daughter Leslie was 10, she clipped a torta recipe out of a magazine and included it with some others she thought I should try. ...more

July 22, 2008

MOVIE TIMES Movie listings are submitted by Bay area theaters. They are subject to change without notice. These listings reflect only today's movie times. ...more

June 28, 2008

a lot - driving around Tampa, and would call her husband, Joe, for directions. Now she has a replacement of sorts for her husband. ...more

February 9, 2008