A crowning achievement for a Canadian sweetheart

16 May 2008, 3:18 am

But that's about to change as she is due to wed the Queen's eldest grandson, Peter Phillips, in a private ceremony tomorrow in the 15th-century St.... read more

Motoring Memories: Jensen-Healey, 1972-1976

15 May 2008, 11:20 pm

Donald Healey was a practical engineer, and after serving in the First World War, set up an auto repair shop in the town of his birth, Perranporth, Cornwall, England.... read more

Bird Brains: A Coastal Surprise in Vermont

15 May 2008, 9:00 pm

By Chris Rimmer * Special to the Free Press * May 16, 2008 Birders at two locations in the Champlain Valley were treated to an unusual avian visitor Sunday -- a dark wading bird with long legs and neck, a long, ...... read more

British Sea Power brings triumphant, wordy indie-pop to Mr. Small's

15 May 2008, 4:54 pm

While we're busy having our lousy economy and War on Terror, it's easy to forget that people elsewhere are doing some pretty cool stuff -- you know, uniting Europe, prospering and making great records about it.... read more

Carlos Alcala: Birds drop in on casino employees

15 May 2008, 12:00 am

Published 12:00 am PDT Thursday, May 15, 2008 Story appeared in SOUTH PLACER ROSEVILLE section, Page G1 F or the birds: For a while there, employees at Thunder Valley casino were playing a game you might call ...... read more

ShelterBox program reaching Myanmar

15 May 2008, 12:00 am

While nations argue over politics instead of agreeing on humanitarian aid, Rotary International's ShelterBox program has been able to reach people devastated by the cyclone that struck the southeast Asia nation ...... read more