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Harry Potter trivia, part 6Jul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - BOOK 6: "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" - Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic, pays a secret call to all newly elected Prime Ministers to inform them of the ...
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Green Beret killed in Iraq had ties to Massachusetts and New YorkJul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Robb Rolfing loved soccer, but he loved his country even more. Rolfing, once a player in the nation's top amateur men's soccer league, was assistant coach at Curry Colle...
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Oh, that muddy water: Author takes on Twain's 'Finn'Jul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - What happens when a first-time novelist dares to revive characters from Mark Twain's "Huckleberry Finn" and sets them again adrift on the Mississippi River? A hellish de...
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GateHouse News Service New England Budget • July 3, 2007Jul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Here are the top New England regional stories coming today from GateHouse News Service. Stories are available at gatehousenewsservice.com. Please submit stories below no...
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Visit the final home of the author of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'Jul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - On meeting Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln remarked, "So you're the little lady who wrote the book that started this great war." Although rarely...
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Harry Potter trivia, part 2Jul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - BOOK 2: "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" - Fred, George and Ron Weasley rescue Harry from the Dursley house using an enchanted Ford Anglia, a car owned by their...
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Wood on Words: Who graduates? Student or school?Jul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The word "graduate" comes from the Latin "gradus," meaning "a step, degree, rank." As a verb, it causes a degree of disagreement. Which of the following do you prefer? "...
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Road unsafe for cyclists, residents say after death of racerJul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The two-lane Peoria County roadway, they said, is unsafe for both cyclists and pedestrians. Steep, rising hills and narrow lanes create numerous blind spots and contri...
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Celtics co-owner from Wayland, Mass., dies at age 58Jul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - John Svenson, known as a philanthropist, real estate developer and co-owner of the Boston Celtics, died Saturday after a yearlong battle with cancer. He was 58. "He was ...
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Wild Things: Who caught the fish?Jul 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Double-Caught Fish Roger Rebbec of Bartonville has caught a few thousand crappie in his lifetime. But a fish hooked this spring was a first for the diehard angler known ...