Many young couples dream of throwing a huge traditional wedding, surrounded by throngs of family members and friends, followed by a reception that guests will always remember. But it’s essential for young people to get married on the right foot financially,...
Normally, once I wrap up my cozy two hours on the couch with my vino, my lap top and my bachelor or bachelorette, I shut ‘er down for the night, go to sleep and wake up at an ungodly hour to release all my judgmental thoughts that have simmered in my...
My altimeter watch read 8,200 feet above sea level. The slope below dropped off like a cliff. At the height of a mountain pass I gazed out and thought, "This could be the most intense footrace I've ever run." The setting was the Pyrenees Mountains in...
YOUNG fashion designer Isabel Lam Chi Yoi is a citizen of the world. She was born and bred here, studied in the United States, did her Masters in Melbourne and is hugely influenced by Japanese culture. The moment I saw her at her parents’ place in Sri...
A TUMUT couple have broken their silence on landing a big share in last week's $30 million Lotto megadraw. Tumut pensioners Lindsay and Kay Connolly told the Tumut and Adelong Times they had to borrow money from their daughter to purchase a ticket in...
There are a very small percentage of people in this world who are blessed with the athleticism and natural talent necessary to experience sports at the professional level. Wouldn’t it be great if we could all have a similar experience? My wife and I had...
TOKYO - Last year's Fukushima nuclear accident was a man-made disaster caused by Japan's culture of "reflexive obedience" and not just the tsunami that hit the plant, a damning parliamentary report said Thursday. Ingrained collusion between plant operator...
The most famous death from “friendly fire” was the accidental shooting of Stonewall Jackson by one of his own men in May 1863. His death had serious consequences, since he no longer was there to be Lee’s “eyes and ears” when, a few weeks later, the Confederate...
Mike Kuhr will compete in his fifth Firecracker 5K Wednesday. For him, it's not the number that matters. It's that he's running the race at all. "To me, it symbolizes that I'm alive," Kuhr said. "You learn to appreciate life." At one time, that life was...
A business responsible for outfitting Butler County workers for nearly six decades is about to punch its last time card. The Workingman’s Store will close its doors at 534 Heaton St. in Hamilton at the end of this month, according to Pete Jewell, the...
