These are interesting times for that most northern of summer traditions -- the family camp. What was once considered a seasonal, second property with low taxes and maintenance costs has suddenly taken on a new personality thanks to changing economic times. With camp properties in the North [...]
First came Dr. John S. Maggs, a Seattle dentist who left his practice to become the first keeper of Point No Point Lighthouse in 1880. His keeper's log reads...
Chinese officials eager to assuage fears about food safety are keeping carrots, peppers, and tomatoes to be fed to Olympic athletes under guard, while the sites of pig farms providing pork to the Games are being kept secret, McClatchy News Service reported yesterday. Chinese Olympic officials reacted angrily to announcements from Olympic teams in America, Australia, and elsewhere that they ...