Thursday, May 23, 2013
MOUNT GERIZIM, West Bank – The Samaritans, a rapidly dwindling sect dating to biblical times, have opened their insular community to brides imported from eastern Europe in a desperate quest to preserve their ancient culture.
- Comedy makes comeback on Netflix
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
NEW YORK – Portia de Rossi only believed it was happening when her agent got the good news from the producers.
- Benefit melds beach music, barbecue
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Two staples of Down East life – beach music and barbecue – come together next week at an annual scholarship fundraiser for Edgecombe Community College.
- Group shares ideas for grilling
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Firing up the grill is an American tradition. The farm families who produce the food so many people enjoy at backyard cookouts want to share some of their favorite grilling recipes, as well as an appreciation for how food gets from the farm to the table.
- Live music therapy boosts preemies
Monday, May 20, 2013
CHICAGO – As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes.
- ‘Lean In’ draws women together
Sunday, May 19, 2013
NEW YORK – “Remember, you are your own brand,” business coach Franne McNeal told some 100 women crowded into a downtown office lounge.“If you lean back, you are denying the universe your greatness.
Monday, May 20, 2013
CHICAGO – As the guitarist strums and softly sings a lullaby in Spanish, tiny Augustin Morales stops squirming in his hospital crib and closes his eyes.
- Drug costs bedevil health reform
Monday, May 13, 2013
WASHINGTON – Patients with life-altering chronic diseases could face high costs for medications under President Barack Obama’s health care law, industry analysts and advocates warn.
- Parents see more allergies in children
Monday, May 6, 2013
NEW YORK –
Parents are reporting more skin and food allergies in their children, a government survey found, but experts aren’t sure what’s behind the increase.
- Military medicine helps Boston victims
Monday, April 29, 2013
The bombs that made the finish line of the Boston Marathon look like a combat zone also have brought battlefield medicine to their civilian victims.
- Keys campaigns for HIV education
Monday, April 22, 2013
WASHINGTON –
Alicia Keys wants to spark a global conversation about HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.
The singer met April 15 with women who are part of an HIV program at United Medical Center to discuss their experiences with the virus, including the associated fear and stigma.
- Counselors book helps children face grief
Monday, April 15, 2013
GARDEN CITY, Kan. – After searching for eight years to find a book that would help her counseling clients handle grief, Doris Arwine realized she hadn’t prayed about it enough, so she asked the Lord for help.
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Firing up the grill is an American tradition. The farm families who produce the food so many people enjoy at backyard cookouts want to share some of their favorite grilling recipes, as well as an appreciation for how food gets from the farm to the table.
- Summertime calls for simplicity in cocktails
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The art of the summer cocktail is something I take most seriously.
- Holiday marks cookout season’s start
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Despite what the almanac says, Memorial Day is, for many, the start of summer. Old-school fashionistas marked it as the time one could start wearing white shoes.
- Vegetarian isn’t what it once was
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Not so long ago, there was a certain image associated with being vegetarian. It usually involved Birkenstocks, lentil loaf and an agenda.
- Kebabs easily come together on grill, in oven
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
The trouble with spring is that we get eager to grill, but we can’t always count on the weather to cooperate.Admittedly, I am a fair weather griller.
- Dessert brulee requires neither fire nor fuss
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Back in the 1980s, a New York chef traveled to Spain and brought home a British dessert with a French name.
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
NEW YORK – Portia de Rossi only believed it was happening when her agent got the good news from the producers. Michael Cera only believed it was happening when the cameras rolled.
- Benefit melds beach music, barbecue
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Two staples of Down East life – beach music and barbecue – come together next week at an annual scholarship fundraiser for Edgecombe Community College.
- ‘Metro: Last Light’ offers can’t-miss shooter
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
What are you doing after the apocalypse?
- For Fantasia, music replaces drama
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
NEW YORK – Feeling the love, Fantasia said she hasn’t felt this good since winning “American Idol” in 2004.
- History echoes at Stonewall
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
History will come alive later this month at Rocky Mount’s antebellum Stonewall Manor.
- Modern games draw on '80s action movies
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Video games came of age in the 1980s, a decade that was also the heyday of cheesy Hollywood action movies.
Thursday, May 23, 2013
MOUNT GERIZIM, West Bank – The Samaritans, a rapidly dwindling sect dating to biblical times, have opened their insular community to brides imported from eastern Europe in a desperate quest to preserve their ancient culture.
- For earthly Jedi, faith comes from The Force
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Draped in a brown robe, neon lightsaber in hand, the Jedi from “Star Wars” is an iconic movie image. But not all Jedis come from a galaxy far, far away.
- Church recognizes two students
Thursday, May 16, 2013
TARBORO – St. James United Methodist Church recently presented two college-bound students its 2013 Virginia and Same Satterthwaite Scholarships for their dedication to the church and community.
- Words begat words in Bible project
Thursday, May 9, 2013
PHILMONT, N.Y. – In the beginning, Phillip Patterson decided to write out every word in the Bible.
- Religious, secular worlds clash in Israel
Thursday, May 2, 2013
JERUSALEM – A cultural war has erupted between Israel’s rising political star and his ultra-Orthodox rivals.
- Church prepares to mark centennial
Thursday, May 2, 2013
A Rocky Mount church is preparing to mark its centennial with a 30-month-long series of special services and a “time (of) reflection, introspection and prophetic projection.”Ebenezer Baptist Church will hold its Centennial Kickoff Celebration at a service at 4 p.m.
Sunday, May 19, 2013
NEW YORK – “Remember, you are your own brand,” business coach Franne McNeal told some 100 women crowded into a downtown office lounge.“If you lean back, you are denying the universe your greatness.
- Millions miss chance to lighten loan burden
Friday, May 17, 2013
DAYTON, Ohio – Americans owe more than $1 trillion in student loans – a total that surpasses credit card debt – but millions who are past due on their payments are not taking advantage of a federal program designed to make their debt manageable.
- Longtime star writes a ‘tell-some’ memoir
Friday, May 17, 2013
For more than six decades in the theatrical world, Debbie Reynolds has entertained and amused us, and now in her new memoir, “Unsinkable” (William Morrow; $28.99), she invites us to join her on a journey behind the public facade.
- Life without caffeine? That isn’t really living
Friday, May 17, 2013
I share an addiction with millions of people worldwide: I am a caffeine junkie.
- Angelou shares maternal memories
Friday, May 10, 2013
NEW YORK – Writer, actor, dancer, activist, teacher, composer: Also in the melange of Maya Angelou’s life is the title daughter, a child of two women who deserved one with a good memory.
- Women offer foundation for poet’s family
Friday, May 10, 2013
Exploring her challenging but rewarding relationship with an unconventional mother, Maya Angelou has written a revealing memoir, “Mom & Me & Mom” (Random House; $22).
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