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Ask Carley: Tactful wording in wedding invites

Q: My parents would like to pay for our entire wedding but can't afford everything we want, so my fiance, his parents, and I are pitching in. I still want to only list my parents as the hosts on the invitation. Is that okay?

Washington Calling: Anti-anthrax plan ... Military roles in ’Eagle Eye,’ storm research

Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt made headlines — and got kudos — for his department’s proposal Wednesday to use postal workers to distribute protective antibiotics to individual households in the event of an...

Add some glow: Colored gravel, glass make your garden pop during down times

Necessity is the mother of invention. When every penny counts, making gardens on the cheap yields some of the most inventive solutions. These are the times when thinking outside the box can turn your garden from an ordinary one...

Neugebauer votes against bailout

WASHINGTON -- Two Big Country congressmen reversed their votes on a $700 billion economic rescue plan Friday, and one did not. U.S. Rep. Randy Neugebauer, R-Lubbock, voted against revised bailout legislation the House approved...

Shanahan lets Davis do the talking

Scripps Howard News Service Thursday, October 2, 2008 The worse things get for Al Davis, the more fun Mike Shanahan's news conferences become. Two weeks ago, Shanahan suggested Lane Kiffin was likely to beat his dubious...

2 winners: 'Crysis Warhead' and 'Hell's Highway'

There's little debate that "Crysis" was one of the top shooters for PCs last year. It was, don't fight it, and let's move on. Fast on its heels is "Warhead," a standalone expansion that packs all of the punch of the original...

Sit down; clasp box of tissues

GetReligion readers who work in the mainstream press already know this. The whole 24/7 model of multi-platform journalism — where every newsroom functions as a kind of mini-wire service, but now with a declining number of...

Pineapple sage lends fruity scent to sweet and savory

Dear Lynne: This harvest, we have a bumper crop of pineapple sage. How could we use it creatively? — Marge in Wilmington, N.C. Dear Marge: For years, I grew this herb just for the pleasure of brushing up against it in the...

Barney Frank shares blame for bailout mess

The Massachusetts Democrat is maybe as responsible as anyone in Washington for the financial mess the country is now in, but you would never guess it as he self-righteously tosses out mean-spirited accusations the press enjoys...

High school students required to pass physical fitness exam

By Marjorie Hernandez Scripps Howard News Service Thursday, October 2, 2008 Since her freshman year at Fillmore High School, Alondra Gaytan has made sure to take the right classes to help reach her goal of attending college at...

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