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• 1 Miss. circuit judge election to be write-in only

  (AP) — People in four central Mississippi counties might want to practice their penmanship because they'll be writing in their choice for circuit judge on the Nov. 2 general election ballot. The state Board of Election Commissioners decided... more »

  EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press Writer Associated Press1 week ago

  election | local elections | lawyer | voting

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  Once outlawed, ice cream trucks return to Stratford

  An entire generation of Stratford children grew up without a key ingredient of the all-American summer: ice cream trucks. Jason Santi, a freshman town councilman, thought the ice cream truck embargo was town lore before he scoured decades-old... more »

  Brittany Lyte, Staff Writer 1 month ago

  parent and child | children | economic sanction | armed forces | literature | lawyer

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  Antiques & Collectibles: How to differentiate cupboards

  Go to an antique show and you might see a pie safe, jelly cupboard or sugar chest. Pies and other food items were safe behind the metal doors and kept fresh because air could circulate through the pierced holes. A jelly cupboard is a Midwestern... more »

  2 months ago

  children | prices | auction service

• Out of the Woods / "Obama as a dictator?"

  There are times when I get so frustrated with the political paralysis in Washington and the bitter stalemate between Republicans and Democrats, that I fantasize (theoretically) that we'd be a lot better off if Obama had unlimited powers to carry... more »

  3 months ago

  parties and movements | cinema | censorship | movie industry

• Clinton to Yale grads: 'Go out there with a happy heart'

  Giddy members of the Yale Class of 2010, dressed in traditional crazy headgear, heard former President Bill Clinton tell them Sunday their mission is to build up the positive and reduce the negative forces that have created a world that is too... more »

  Linda Conner Lambeck, Staff Writer 3 months ago

  university | judiciary (system of justice)

• Clinton to Yale graduates: 'Go out there with a happy heart'

  Giddy members of the Yale Class of 2010, dressed in traditional crazy headgear, heard former President Bill Clinton tell them Sunday their mission is to build up the positive and reduce the negative forces that have created a world that is too... more »

  Linda Conner Lambeck, Staff Writer 3 months ago

  university | judiciary (system of justice)

• Antiques & Collectibles: Wicker furniture's glory days in America began in 1844

  The business grew and Wakefield also began importing cane, the strips of bark from the rattan palm tree stalks. The popularity of ornate Victorian styles and Japanese designs helped increase sales of wicker furniture. The straight lines of Arts... more »

  Terry Kovel 3 months ago

  imports | stocks | prices | auction service | sales

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  Spic & Span Market: Feed the people

  For amusement, Americans flocked to the theaters with 35 cents of their $28 average weekly wage to see Mickey Mouse in Disney's Steamboat Willie. In the early '70s, Stan Perham, one of Charlie's employees, purchased the market and hired a high... more »

  By Jim Downey 5 months ago

  apprentices | food | consumers | social problems

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  Lions Club holds 50th pancake fry

  The Lions also raise money with a citrus sale each fall, and other fundraisers, said Hunter Marvel, a past president and master of ceremonies for the pancake fry. During the event, the Lions handed out checks to various community organizations,... more »

  By Lisa Chamoff, Staff Writer 6 months ago

  accomplishment | medical conditions

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  Daniel Estrella, 6, chose the Mickey Mouse pancakes as the Old Greenwich Lions Club holds its 50th annual Pancake Fry March 13, 2010 at the Greenwich Civic Center in Old Greenwich. The menu included blueberry or chocolate-chip pancakes, sausages,... more »

  Keelin Daly 6 months ago