My Favorite Books

On paper, Groupon Inc appears to be a juicy target for short sellers: it loses money, it has changed its accounting twice, and its unproven business model faces competition from Google and Amazon.  but the shorts may have to wait as betting against the daily deals website is just too expensive right now because of [...]

Roger Bootle, 19:46, Sunday 13 November 2011 The world economy is on the brink of recession because those countries which have a natural tendency to spend don’t have the money, while those who do have the money don’t want to spend it. Because the congenital spenders are also the countries which have built up the [...]

Two adventurers are to recreate the most extraordinary and gruelling rescue mission in the history of Antarctic exploration – in a tiny boat. Navy officer Seb Coulthard, from Somerset, and skilled sailor Darren Naggs, based in Weymouth, will head up a six-strong team who will re-enact Sir Ernest Shackleton’s 800-mile voyage in an open boat [...]

WENATCHEE — Samantha R. Earll, the woman who helped change stolen coins into cash after her partner burglarized several Wenatchee businesses, was sentenced Monday after a guilty plea. Earll, a first-time offender and admitted drug addict, was sentenced to 50 days in jail and released after her hearing, since she’d already spent 43 days in [...]

LOS ANGELES —  only Hollywood could assemble a holiday guest list that ranges from the Muppets, Alvin and the Chipmunks, Puss in Boots and dancing penguins to J. Edgar Hoover, Margaret Thatcher, Marilyn Monroe and a steed in the trenches of World War I. The latter are among a batch of potential Academy Awards contenders from [...]

When it's time to select a gift for the sports fan on your list living in the Pacific Northwest, the options are many. Of course, consider his loyalties and the sports he enjoys. This list is geared toward what might be considered "ultimate" gifts, so I've listed some that might be considered outlandish, along with [...]

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Image Courtesy of Dial Sometimes time doesn’t allow to read individually to each child in your care. The books reviewed today are perfect choices to read aloud to children from age 5 or 6 up to age 10, while providing equal entertainment for adults as well. Spending time reading together as a family is a [...]

Stevenson at Glenbard North WHEN 3 p.m. Saturday WHERE 990 Kuhn Road, Carol Stream RECORDS No. 7 Stevenson 9-2; No. 11 Glenbard North 8-3 OUTLOOK Glenbard North has been known in recent years for its stingy defense and pounding run game. That formula has the Panthers just two wins away from the Class 8A championship [...]

A tour of the Contra Costa County morgue and Coroner’s office By Staff Reporter October 31, 2011 Ten nights out of each month, Deputy Tim Biggs snuggles into a queen-size bed, flips off the wall-mounted flat-screen TV and turns in for an extended snooze. Inches from his pillow, separated only by an interior wall, are several [...]