BC-TIDBITS:MS – food (350 words) Tidbits: Del Monte SuperFruit By Al Sicherman Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT) Until Mr. Tidbit looked for Del Monte’s new SuperFruit tubs in the refrigerator case in the produce department, he hadn’t noticed that Del Monte was already there, with something like 10 varieties of Fruit Naturals – 8-ounce tubs of […]

DEAR ABBY: Tomorrow is Memorial Day. Please invite your millions of readers to observe the National Moment of Remembrance by pausing wherever they are at 3 p.m. in honor of our fallen. Memorial Day (first called Decoration Day) began in 1868 to remember those killed in the Civil War. Since World War I, Memorial Day […]

By T. S. Chamberland Sun Journal staff writer Not far over the Turner town line on Route 4 Youly’s Family Restaurant sits as it has since 1982. On the left side of the road heading north, an ample parking lot greets patrons for breakfast, lunch and dinner. A favorite with hunters, fishermen and families, this […]

The sound of popping and faint metallic echoes came from several directions as I crouched behind a tree trying to stay out of the triangle of crossfire — and hoping the bright orange vest I wore would continue to alert the opposing team that I was not a target. I got hit in the leg […]

By M. Dirk Langeveld Staff Writer Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Erica Jed’s first taste of Oxford Hills was as a camper at Camp Waziyatah in Waterford. After graduating from medical school, Jed eventually ended up working at Stephens Memorial Hospital and the office of James Swanbeck in Norway. She later worked as a medical and […]

Magic makes Celts disappear This front page headline alarmed me. For a moment, I thought I had awakened in medieval Europe where members of a tribal society were doing battle with a band of diabolical sorcerers bent on dominating the world through treachery and magik. Then I realized the story was all about basketball, felt […]

A half-full can of beer keeps this grilled whole chicken upright so the legs (which cook slower) are closer to the heat than the quicker-cooking breast. It also infuses the bird with flavorful moisture. Basmati rice and a cool cucumber salad with a garlicky yogurt dressing would balance the crispy, tandoori-spiced skin that results from […]

By Bridget Carey and naiala Boodhoo The Miami Herald We talk about online image control quite a bit, the primary test being to Google your name and see what comes up. But what if you don’t like what you see? And even worse, what if it’s not even you? One reader e-mailed us, worrying about […]

Like everything else there has to be a group that disgraces the rest with their immature actions.  I am refereeing to the rice rockets and loud hogs that think the intimidation are impressive on the city streets.  Be mature and take it to the proper place where you’re not causing issues. Remember your registration plate […]

Film focus WHAT: “Angels & Demons” RATED: PG-13 for sequences of violence, disturbing images and thematic material RUNNING TIME: 138 minutes RATING: 2 out of 4 stars By Christy Lemire AP Movie Critic LOS ANGELES — Blessedly, “Angels & Demons” is more entertaining and less self-serious than its predecessor, the dense and dreary yet enormously […]