by Warren Johnston | Dec 24, 2014 | News
Mionetto Prosecco Brut Treviso, Italy, $10.95-15.99 Jaume Serra Cristalino, Brut, Cava Penedes, Spain. $6.95-11.99 Before classes began my freshman year of college, an older friend took me out one night to celebrate, and we bought a couple of bottles each of some...
by James Heflin | Dec 24, 2014 | News
Sexual harassment cover was offensive I found the cover image of your recent issue (“Sexual Harassment: Part of the Job?” Dec. 11, 2014) so offensive and indecent that I curbed my vehicle and immediately returned it to the distribution box. I assume the issue will...
by James Heflin | Dec 24, 2014 | Articles, Featured, News
1850 — Marijuana is added to the U.S. Pharmacopeia. The Pharmacopeia was a public standards-setting authority for all types of medicines. According to the book’s authors, marijuana can be used to treat neuralgia, tetanus, typhus, cholera, rabies, dysentery,...
by James Heflin | Dec 24, 2014 | News
Rivers Roads & Bridges (independent) Country music long ago jettisoned the Western swing half of its moniker and it has pretty much left its rural roots as well. These days, much of it is really just middle-of-the-road rock and roll fronted by dudes and dudettes...
by Laurie Loisel | Dec 24, 2014 | Articles, Featured, News
When state Sen. Stanley Rosenberg was named chairman of the Senate Ways and Means Committee in 1996, he said time would tell whether the job would be the pinnacle of his career or just a step on the ladder. If, as is widely expected, he is elected next month to be...