007 Jr.
The British government is recruiting teenage apprentice spies in a bid to deepen the talent pool of its intelligence services. Associated Press We were the first class of Junior Intelligence Officers in the history of […]
It came on all of a sudden, like a summer thunderstorm. We had been talking at dinner about friends and family, and family of friends, who had passed on recently, and my wife became teary-eyed. “You […]
WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania. The Little League World Series began here last week, normally a feel-good break for sports fans turned off by big salaries earned by players on teams they root against. “It’s great to see […]
In uncertain economic times such as these, experts say job-hunters must be nimble and quick to leap at employment opportunities that may disappear in the blink of an eye. Sort of like Jack, the guy who […]
BOSTON, Mass. This city is sometimes referred to as the “Athens of America” because of its many colleges and universities, but that doesn’t mean young boys here like summer reading lists any more than their […]
KEOKUK, Iowa. Elwood “Bud” Zaremba, pioneering knuckle-ball pitcher, died in his sleep in a nursing home here Sunday night after a brief illness. Zaremba played with five major league teams over a 17-year career during […]
Middle of the summer and my kids–Scooter, the younger, and Skipper–are starting to get bored with their usual routine. Too much “screen time”–TV, video games, computers–and their eyes have taken on the dull glaze of the […]
It has been several years since Norma Lyon, the pre-eminent practitioner of a uniquely American art form–butter sculpture–died, and the deep impact of her demise becomes more clear with each passing day. “I can’t believe it’s not […]
HO-HO-KUS, New Jersey. This borough of Bergen County has an identity problem according to Mayor Tony Latanzio. “Ever since I was a little kid,” he says ruefully, “we’ve been in the shadow of Paramus,” an […]
GREEN RIDGE, Mo. Sam Jones has been a grain buyer in this small town for nearly four decades, but he wears an expression of concern as he watches farmers arrive at the local grain elevator […]