Operations at a mineral exploration company in Northern Canada have been suspended after a helicopter crashed Saturday morning, killing one person and injuring two others.The RCMP have secured the remote crash site in rugged, wooded terrain, near Norman Wells, N.W.T.Three people in total were on board the flight before it crashed around 9 a.m. Two […]
Liverpool supporters have many highs and lows to reflect on from this season. Here are 21 memories, listed in chronological order that I will think of when I remember the 2007-2008 Liverpool campaign:Signing Torres – In July of last summer, we were excited about getting Torres. He was excited about coming to Anfield, and […]
He may be getting just a bit long in the tooth, but Sting (center) got a little rowdy at times. Drummer Stewart Copeland jumped between percussion setups, and Andy Summers tweaked some of his guitar work on the band’s biggest hits. The sound quality during the opening set by Elvis Costello, below, was lacking, […]
Girl Howdy and Stone Cold Roosters perform on a double-bill for a dance, Friday, April 11, at 8 p.m., at the Capital City Grange, Northfield Street (Route 12) in Montpelier. Dance instruction in country-western two-step and waltz will be given by Lausanne Allen at 7:30 (please bring clean-soled shoes). Tickets are $15, $25 for couples […]
Take the case of Shooter Jennings, who shot onto radio three years ago with a smart debut album called “Put the ‘O’ Back in Country.” It mixed West Coast honky-tonk drive, lyrical schemes every hard-living and home-loving country buck could embrace and a fervent respect for the musical inspirations passed on to him.For crying out […]
WIN THIS ALBUM!Log on to RodeoAttitude NEXT WEEK for details of how to win this unique collection!Chris LeDoux was the genuine article. Many sang about being a cowboy: few ever did it. And many cowboys have tried singing: most have failed.LeDoux was a real life Country music cowboy. His catalogue is crammed with classics, most […]
Summer is high season for vacations. It’s also predicted to be high season for gas prices. For some, that might mean a road trip to Cape Cod or the Grand Canyon is out, but a run to Catawba or Old Man’s Cave is in. In mid-June, The Plain Dealer’s Travel section will be featuring one-tank […]
A former Hawaii resident and gay rights activist says he’s pregnant with a baby girl.“Is Thomas pregnant?Ooh. Oh. I have no idea,” neighbor Aaron Black said.Thomas Beatie, born a woman named Tracy LaGondino, appears pregnant in “The Advocate” a national gay and lesbian news magazine.He says he underwent sex change surgery but kept the female […]
This article appeared in the Observer on Sunday March 09 2008 on p22 of the Focus section. It was last updated at 09:26 on March 10 2008.The roads outside the X Club nightspot in Bissau, capital of the world’s fifth poorest country, are cracked and pot-holed. They have not been repaired since they were […]
NEW THIS DIGESTFIGHTING FOR FOOD. From rice in Peru to miso in Japan, food prices are rising.CHINA-SILENT NEIGHBORHOOD. As soldiers move in, anxious Tibetans try to go about normal lives.TURKEY-KURDS. Kurds clash with Turkish police for 5th day; 2 dead.UKRAINE-TALLEST MAN. World’s tallest man has trouble finding shoes, car, bicycle to […]