By Colleen Lunn Scholer,Special to the Sun Journal FAYETTE – Addie Taylor has been cooking for as long as she can remember.“I learned to cook from my mama . . . and she worked full-time, too,” exclaims Taylor.One of Taylor’s memorable experiences about cooking is learning how to make a pie crust from her mother. […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Powered by a classic Rose Bowl battle between Texas and Southern California that was the most-watched college football game in at least 15 years, ABC broke CBS’ ratings dominance this TV season.Texas’ last-minute 41-38 win in college football’s national championship was seen by 35.6 million people last week, according to Nielsen […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Kanye West, Alicia Keys and Mariah Carey earned four nominations each for the NAACP Image Awards, including best song and album, while Terrence Howard had two acting nominations for the films “Hustle & Flow” and “Crash.”“Crash,” an ensemble drama weaving multiple story lines over a tumultuous 36-hour stretch in Los Angeles, […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Lindsay Lohan is “appalled” by the Vanity Fair article released last week in which she confessed to dabbling in drug and battling bulimia.The Vanity Fair story, which hit newsstands nationally Tuesday and was widely reported last week, made headlines for the 19-year-old actress’ acknowledgment that she dabbled in drugs “a little.”The […]

By Howard Reich,Chicago Tribune If there’s a four-letter word or outrageous sex act that didn’t get mentioned Monday on Howard Stern’s new satellite radio show, it wasn’t for lack of trying.Words that once were bleeped on Stern’s terrestrial radio program flowed uninterrupted on Howard 101, the Sirius satellite frequency that’s airing Stern’s reincarnated show.And though […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Recalling his days as one Hollywood’s most popular action heroes, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger said Monday a weekend accident won’t stop him from riding motorcycles.As an actor, he said, he had to sign contracts covering possible injuries from stunts.“I did all those things anyway,” Schwarzenegger said. “I never played by the rules.”The […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Al Gore’s new television network, Current TV, is turning to Sean Penn, Robert Redford and others to give advice to fledgling filmmakers.Current TV has been operating since August. The bulk of its programming is short films by young documentarians. Current says it wants contributions from audience members along with material it […]

Today Jan. 10: BETHEL, a program on the folklore and healing properties of gemstones will be held at 6 p.m. at Telstar Regional High School in the library. $25 674-2765Jan. 10: LEWISTON, pianist Frank Glazer will perform at 12:30 p.m. at Bates College Olin Arts Center Concert Hall. 786-6135Jan. 10: NEWRY, master magician George Saterial […]

There is excellent skating on Lake Auburn and you will see a large number of skaters on the ice. Near the ice houses where the ice company cleared the snow from crystal before getting in its annual supply there is an acre of ice as smooth as glass as a result of the recent cold […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Billy Crystal said he passed on the Oscar hosting job that went to Jon Stewart because his one-man stage show is consuming his attention.Academy Awards producer Gil Cates repeatedly asked, “please do the show,” calling as late as just before Christmas, Crystal said. But his Tony Award-winning “700 Sundays” was his […]