Around Your Town 09/08/10Wednesday, September 8, 2010 @ 2:14AMThe Sierra Vista Parkinson’s Disease Support Group will meet the second Wednesday of each month in the Mona Bishop Room of the Sierra Vista Public Library. The next meeting is today from 1:15 to 3:15 p.m. The speaker will be Cynthia Holmes, Ph.D., coordinator of the University of Arizona’s Parkinson’s programs. She has more than 16 years of experience as a Parkinson’s educator. If you would like ...
Local Parks: Reader responseSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:31PMFeedback from e-mails, letters, The Conversation forum and Facebook .
Skill Afghan soldiers lack a crucial skill: drivingSaturday, September 4, 2010 @ 9:14AMAfghan Sgt. Maj. Barakatullah Kolistani, who trains army recruits, is confident his fledgling soldiers are learning the discipline, strategic skills and marksmanship needed to defeat the Taliban.
A return to Fort Jackson for WWII vetsFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 8:47PMFor Katherine Nolan of Naples, Fla., returning to Fort Jackson on Friday after 66 years brought back a precious and beautiful memory – unusual for a hard core, boot camp training base.
More vacation-from-hell stories from readersFriday, September 3, 2010 @ 11:56AMA sick world after all Judy Ostrom, Overland Park: Our bad vacation was last summer. We planned a week at Universal Studios with a side trip to Disney’s Magic Kingdom. We arrived on Sunday, and things were great. Then on Monday our 14-year-old daughter started feeling bad, with chills, cough and fever, and we figured we’d tag team our two kids. I’d stay with our daughter at the hotel; my husband ...
AFC North: The NFL's most competitive race?Thursday, September 2, 2010 @ 9:29PMThis week, SI.com is rolling out previews for all eight NFL divisions. Today, we tackle the AFC North and NFC North, following up earlier breakdowns of the AFC East, NFC East, AFC South and NFC South. The AFC and NFC West conclude things Friday.
News, music, movies, restaurants & wine culture in Sonoma, Marin and Napa countiesThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 7:03PMBODY LANGUAGE: Pilobolus perform Oct. 9 at the Marin Center. Into the Woods Sept. 3–5. Marin Youth Performers bring to life Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine's twisted fairy-tale musical.
Popular camp returns with new operatorsThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 10:03AMFor many years, Camp Anita-Alta served as an outpost camp for area 4-H clubs, but it was forced to close its doors in 2008. Now, a group of local horse lovers have reorganized the site as a youth and horse camp, and they are opening it up to the public this weekend.
Cobbers First-time Winners in Rookie SeasonThursday, September 2, 2010 @ 2:28AMCobbers won the Slow Pitch League championship game Sat., Aug. 28 at JP Nicely Park in West Falls over defending league champs Southtowns Drywall by the score of 13- 7, but it was not easy for either team to get to the finals.