I am going to entrust all of you with a deep, personal secret. To this day, when my husband has to work late, I close the curtains, crank up the iTunes and sing as loud as I can into my hairbrush/super rocker microphone. I envision the crowds of fans, the lights and my perfect rock goddess outfit. ...more

February 8, 2009

Part of my newspaper gig involves monitoring just how far some innovative/annoying new gizmo has progressed along the evolutionary path from Geekville to Mainstream. ...more

February 8, 2009

It's been more than a month and this box of "Life Can Be Sweeter" tablets is still glaring at me. ...more

February 5, 2009

Target will open this summer and could provide a boost to the local job market. ...more

February 4, 2009

James Patterson has created some surreal characters and made them seem real in "The Final Warning." Maximum Ride seems like a normal teenager - until she opens her wings to fly. She and five other kids were born mutants from a genetic experiment and have spent most of their lives escaping from those who want to destroy them. They have recently been asked to help a group of scientists studying global warming in Antarctica. At first Max is not convinced that global warming is all that important or that they could help enough in its prevention. But as they grow more familiar with the wildlife in the Antarctic and see the actual effects of even minor climate changes they become very enthusiastic about being a part of the team. But their enemies have tracked them and manage to capture them. Maximum is afraid that this time their wings won't be able to save them. ...more

February 4, 2009

Rashad Johnson is the no-star All-American, the player overlooked by every scouting service in America, and most college coaches, too. ...more

February 3, 2009

The U.S. Border Patrol on Monday ordered an investigation of allegations by agents in Southern California that they were given arrest quotas and threatened with punishment if they failed to meet them. ...more

February 2, 2009