CHAPTER 14 Thunder claps, lightning flashes as the kayakers try to hide STORY SO FAR: It’s no longer a question: the Sea Wolf is pursuing Aaron and his fellow kayakers. As they try to hide in a large lagoon, a tidal rip hits Lisa and Aaron’s kayak broadside. They capsize. I’d never learned how to […]

Living alone in Lewiston is a woman who is said to be the only widow of a veteran of the war of 1812, the second war between the United States and England. She is Mrs. Ida R. Leach of 17 Horton street and she is the widow of Mark Leach, who was a private in […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Only a few thousand families in Tennessee were able to see the Gospel Music Channel light when it began less than four years ago. Now it’s television’s fastest-growing cable network – available in some 40 million homes, more than a third of the nation. It reaches a milestone Wednesday when it […]

In the beginning, there was vacation bible school.Then, almost 50 years ago, came museum school. And parents saw that it was good.Today, there is an almost unimaginable variety of summer day camps, from baseball to sculpting to guitar to zoology – as well as the traditional summer fare of horseback riding, marshmallow roasting and braiding […]

I confess: I’m a board game geek.Clue is a blast. It’s thrilling to learn whodunit and find out just where in the mansion Mr. Boddy meets his untimely demise. Was the murder weapon the revolver, the candlestick or the rope?I’m always up for Trivial Pursuit, Risk or Battleship. And after I discovered a 1930s board […]

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Joey Lawrence, 32; Carmen Electra, 35; Jessica Lange, 59; Ryan O’Neal, 67Happy Birthday: If you haven’t made the changes you should have the past year, rethink your strategy to make up for lost time. Don’t overdo. Put your plans into motion for next year, when your timing will be better. […]

NEW YORK – You know it when you see it, but even fashion insiders can’t definitively describe the safari jacket. To some, it’s the pockets that make something a safari jacket, to others it’s the epaulettes. Still others will say it’s the color or the belt. They will all tell you, though, that it’s a […]

DEAR ABBY: I am a 45-year-old woman with two daughters, ages 20 and 23. I married my high school sweetheart, “Cooper.” I had heard rumors that Cooper had strayed from time to time, but had no evidence to back it up, and, of course, he denied it.I went by my husband’s office one day to […]

To reduce your use of bleach while cleaning the bathroom, remember two other “B” words: borax and baking soda:-Use baking soda as you would scouring powder. Rub with damp sponge, and rinse thoroughly.-To clean grout, combine ½ cup baking soda, ¼ cup borax and hot water to form a thin paste. Scrub tile with mixture, […]

DEAR MR. DAD: My 3-year-old daughter insists that I play dolls with her, but I just can’t bring myself to do it – seems too girly for me. My wife says my playing with our daughter will help her in the future. Is that true? If so, how do I get over my discomfort?Answer: Your […]