I retreated from my garden, let the dirty dishes pile up for days, stopped writing or working on what was already written, turned down invitations to lunch and dinner, slept late, and kept telling myself I wasn't a "young un'" anymore and if I could just get a lot of rest I'd be all right. We can hide our heads in the sands of illusion and pretend our president has an IQ higher than a truckload of cabbages, and we can even ignore the flu bug, the clogged sinuses and arteries, and a...

According to church historians, at least some of its stones came from pre-contact Hawaiian temples, destroyed on the orders of King Liholiho even before missionaries arrived. It's at its most charming during a dinner of ono, a mild, sweet white-meated fish, accompanied by the flicker of tiki torches and the sound of the surf. Take a seat at one of the open-air eateries along Alii Drive, keep your eye on the waves, and not too many minutes will go by before one of their number vaults over...

Is that so hard to understand? North Dakota s senators, by voting to support the worthless, nonbinding Senate Joint Resolution 9 will do nothing but encourage our enemies, undermine our soldiers and thereby put sons and daughters of North Dakota in deadly harm s way. Is that so hard to understand? North Dakota s senators, by voting to support the worthless, nonbinding Senate Joint Resolution 9 will do nothing but encourage our enemies, undermine our soldiers and thereby put sons and...

Many people can be indifferent to various foods, but I don't know anyone really indifferent to mushrooms.

He is a recipient of several national and international awards. NEW DELHI: Father of India's first green revolution and noted agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan has been nominated to the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament. Swaminathan, 81, till recently the Chairman of the National Commission on Farmers, was credited with engineering the first green revolution to make the country self-sufficient in foodgrain production. The agriculture scientist also headed the International...

Rita DeMontis takes you on a culinary tour in her Eat column every Wednesday. Edmonton's definitive guide to entertainment and events. Includes movie reviews, shopping and recreation guides, as well as local, national and international news. An all inclusive look at Edmonton's finest.