Travellers and workers heading for Auckland Airport from North Shore City are from today being offered a clear takeoff from Albany on a single bus ticket.
North Shore Mayor Andrew Williams also regards the new ticket as a step towards direct airport bus services from his city to the airport, and eventually an electric rail link [...]
Vice President Dick Cheney, one of Moscow’s harshest critics, will go to Georgia and other former Soviet states this week to reinforce U.S. support for allies in Russia’s backyard.
Cheney leaves on Tuesday for Azerbaijan, Georgia and Ukraine, his first visit to those countries as vice president. He then ends his weeklong trip in Italy.
The aim, [...]
Like most teenagers, 15-year-old Alex Morene was excited about starting his second year of high school, but he was a bit more anxious than usual this year. Of course, he couldn’t wait to see all his friends and hang out with the girls, but ever since a trip to Jamaica this summer, he’s been anticipating [...]
Many Michigan State football fans came out West early to drink in, literally in some cases, the numerous exceptional offerings featured in this area of the country.
They strolled along Fisherman’s Wharf, gazed across the San Francisco Bay, marveled at giant redwoods and sipped outstanding wine in the Napa Valley.
Conversely, the MSU players didn’t even get [...]
After an eye-opening, palette-pleasing trip through Vietnam, three couples — Barry and Pat Brown of Mendon, Jim Kurtz and Jan Kellner of Webster and Paul and Sue Wilkens of Ontario — journeyed through Chiang Mai, Thailand, to reach a pachyderm sanctuary known simply as the Elephant Nature Park.
It is home to about 30 elephants, all [...]
I’m not saying that moving into a cramped dorm with last-year’s hairballs is easy on a college kid. All I’m saying is that moving into a dorm – hairballs or not – is way harder on the stressed-out parents.
Why are we so frazzled? Well, for starters, we have been asked to do the unthinkable for [...]
A much-improved Benton Rangers football team showed flashes of big-play ability, but it was the Nashville Hornets that were good at the basics, handing BCHS a 28-20 loss in the season opener at Nashville Friday night.
The Hornets rushed the ball 47 times for 225 yards, eating up a whole chunk of the third quarter clock, [...]
The Christopher-Zeigler-Royalton Bearcats rolled into Saline County Friday night to take on the Eldorado Eagles in the 2008 season opener, shutting out their BDC counterparts 28-0.
The Bearcats entered the 2008 season hoping to improve on last season’s 3-6 record. Eldorado kicked off to the Bearcats to start the game. CZR, behind junior quarterback Tyler Mitchell [...]
Black Diamond power Carterville dedicated its new $1.5 million football field by steamrolling outclassed Sesser-Valier-Waltonville-Woodlawn 42-0 in the season opener for both teams.
The night featured fireworks, cannon blasts and Carterville’s complete domination of the visiting Red Devils.
The Lions’ Dalton James provided the fireworks early on as he returned a Red Devil punt 50-yards with 10:20 [...]
After much ado preparing for my 50th high school class reunion, held a couple of weeks ago, I am happy to report it was terrific. It occurred to me that you might appreciate a list of tips to get ready for your 50th class reunion. It is a pretty big deal, so here’s hoping these [...]
