Book reviews for Thursday, March 1, 2007, include: The Cloud of Unknowing by Thomas Cook; Pig Island by Mo Hayder; …
Published Mar 01, 2007 – 13:58:52 CST. A fond farewell from the book noir trenches. After 10 years in the locked room, theyre finally letting me out. This will be my last column, and Im exiting with four thrillers and a cozy.
Good Ghost, bad Witch
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter was one of the first games to really show off the graphical power of the Xbox 360, and the game itself was amazing to boot.
Bearcat’s leap of faith
T he fire should have killed him. He knows that now, just as he knew it then, when he lay on the floor and felt the smoke smother him. One moment his lungs burned. The next was darkness.
Scouting DuPage County boys track teams
Coach: Bruce Kelsay (eighth season). Last year: Fifth in the West Suburban Gold. Competed at the Class AA Palatine sectional.
Final Resting Place
Modern pioneers spent the last half-century clearing Soldotna’s homesteads or starting its businesses, and they never got around to building their ultimate domicile.
Handcycler with a message
Mikail Davenport can thank his biceps when he finally rolls into Beaumont at the end of this month. Davenport, 58, who is partially paralyzed from polio, is riding a handcycle from El Paso to Beaumont to raise awareness about disability issues that Texas legislators are considering this session.
Cole: She can’t forget those who have betrayed her trust
Dear Harriette: Here is my perspective on your column about forgiveness. The ideal of forgiving and forgetting is fine if it was an unusual occurrence and/or happened under odd circumstances. In my personal experience, I have not forgiven all who have broken my trust. I do my best to avoid or distance myself from those repeat offenders.
Chillicotheans lobby for physician assistants bill
JEFFERSON CITY – Health care workers from across Missouri testified before a House panel that medical clinics in rural and inner-city communities could be forced to close or reduce operating hours, leaving patients without access to health care, if a bill establishing guidelines for the supervision of physician assistants fails to pass this legislative session.