Dear Heloise: A couple more thoughts on our PETS RIDING WITH US in vehicles. Even an enclosed sport utility vehicle or car can pose certain hazards that we might not think of. My golden retriever/Lab mix is a very well-behaved traveler, and I drive a ...

Crikey, it's croquet - Daily Telegraph

'Vicious?" says Liz Larsson, manager of the Croquet Association. "No, no, no. That's a very old-fashioned perception. Croquet isn't like that at all. It's a very challenging game that requires skill and tactics. A bit like chess or bridge." Chess ...

Beat the heat with awnings - Chicago Tribune

Awnings are common in Europe, where nearly one of every three homes has one. But in the United States, where only 3 percent of houses use awnings, they're more of a novelty. That number is growing, however, because people want to spend more time ...

A party to make the Fathers proud - Lincoln Journal Star

If the Founding Fathers were 9-year-olds again and rode their bikes to Cripple Creek Park Friday morning, they could have had a lot of old-fashioned fun. They could have tried three-legged races and potato sack races. They could have spit watermelon ...

Fire destroys home of congressional candidate Darcy Burner - Seattle Times

Eighth Congressional District candidate Darcy Burner's Eastside home went up in flames today. The fire started between 7 and 7:30 a.m. on the 3600 block of West Ames Lake Drive Northeast near Redmond, fire authorities said. The cause of the blaze was ...