 Dragon Boat Festival floats the boat of 100,00 attendeesThe 10th anniversary Colorado Dragon Boat Festival last weekend at Sloan’s Lake Park was a huge success, with attendance confirmed at 100,000. It was the fourth year in a row that attendance hit the six figure mark, reports an ecstatic Erin Yoshimura, the executive director. Read More J.P. DEVINE: A portal the color of portOne of my five brothers, who shall be nameless, was always getting into trouble, but not bank robbery or homicide trouble. This was just the kind of trouble that would cause a police officer to come to the door and tell my mother that he would have to stop doing something because the girl’s family complained. It’s ironic that he grew up to be a cop — for a while anyway. Read More Monocle: ‘It’s the media project that I’ve always wanted to do’Even among those who have never heard of Tyler Brûlé – the Canadian war reporter-turned fashion editor, turned universal taste arbiter – mention of his name can provoke strong emotions. Read More Ancient Chinese sport is suitable for everyone, says masterWHEN senior credit analyst Lisa Wan was diagnosed with cancer three years ago, she had difficulty coming to terms with it. To make things worse, Wan was told her lung cancer was already at stage 3A. Read More Local horsemen win with yearling at Mercer horse showHARRODSBURG - It was a local owner/trainer and exhibitor who walked away with the first-place finish in the American saddlebred yearling class Thursday night at the Mercer County Fair & Horse Show. Read More Calendar July 29 – August 2010Outdoors SAT JUL 31 Stony Hill Preserve a three mile hike with the East Hampton Trails Preservation Society. Meet 9 a.m. on the south side of Red Dirt Road near Old Accabonac Highway, Amagansett. 324-8662. SUN AUG 1 Elliston Park and Beyond a four mile hike with the Southampton Trails Preservation Society. 9 to 11 a.m. Meet at [...] Read More New recreation center set to openA little feng shui for the lobby furniture and some laundry to wash the factory feel from the new towels are among the fine-tuning that the Campus Recreation and Wellness Center is undergoing as it prepares for a sneak-peek opening on Aug. 2. Read More Dr. Douglas Fields: LeftResearchers in Sweden, writing in the journal Pathophysiology, suggest a surprising explanation for the prevalence of left-sided cancers that may change your sleeping habits. Read More Bargains for perfect livingWITH bargains, discounts, free talks as well as prizes and cash giveaways worth over RM250,000 to be won over the four-day event, the Perfect Livin ‘10 Home & Lifestyle Exhibition is not to be missed. Read More RefutiatingYou Betcha says what the country needs is more refutiating, and I think she might be right. by Bob Lancaster You Betcha says what the country needs is more refutiating, and I think she might be right. I know I’ve fallen down on mine. I don’t remember the last time I refutiated. I guess I was so busy denouncing, renouncing, deploring, berating, censuring, dumping on, castigating, bemoaning, and … Read More |