A delightful piano recital
The program simply said “Devyn Noriel Senior Piano Recital” and the rest was an enchanting program that was thoughtfully planned with feeling and care.
National League wins All-Star Game in a romp; Giants’ Cabrera named MVP
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There's got to be a way to put a positive spin on this, right? Seeing Detroit ace Justin Verlander come into Kauffman Stadium and get his head kicked in like . . . well, like so many other guys who pitched in recent years for the home squad . . . that's not an all-discouraging thing, is it?
A (lack of) flying nightmare comes true on the tarmac
You know how you read the stories in the paper of poor, tortured souls who board a plane for a one-hour flight and six hours later they are still sitting on the tarmac in a plane full of people who have not eaten anything but a piece of wood disguised as a granola bar and whose deodorant has failed thanks to the hot, Texas sun and the lack of A/C in the sweltering plane? And you know how you always think, “I hope that never happens to me?”
Discovery will change course of science
July 4, 2012 is the day the universe changed. That, I’m sure, is how future historians will see the date when physicists at the European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN) announced the discovery of the Higgs boson, the most important scientific discovery of the 21st century. Period.
Red Phone: Neighbor, hide your trash
“Red Phone, what can I do about our neighbor in Morgan HIll who has been leaving his trash cans out all week? We asked him to stop, but the landlord say it’s our issue, not his. What’s the city code say?”
Judge dismisses Armstrong lawsuit vs. USADA, cyclist’s lawyer plans to re-file
A federal judge Monday quickly dismissed a lawsuit filed by Lance Armstrong seeking to stop the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency from stripping the champion cyclist of his seven Tour de France titles.
All-Star game’s meaning transcends baseball
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On Tuesday night, the lights will come on at Kauffman Stadium, and America's eyes will shift toward Kansas City for baseball's 83rd All-Star Game. It will be a moment to pause and enjoy the easiness of the summer and a night that signals a milepost in many of our lives.
Fielder captures Home Run Derby title
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Earlier in the day, Milwaukee Brewers all-star Ryan Braun was asked how he thought former teammate Prince Fielder would fare in the Home Run Derby.
Cain, Verlander to start All-Star game
Giants pitcher Matt Cain and Tigers hurler Justin Verlander will start Tuesday night's Major League Baseball All-Star game in Kansas City.
From under the sea to outer space
My first snorkeling experience was in a cove in Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii. Awed by the absolute beauty of the brilliantly colored fish and coral and enthralled by a huge turtle swimming ahead of me, I lost all common sense and swam farther and farther out to sea following the turtle and searching for new and more colorful marine life.
















