Grant will help Augusta clean up its downtown
Quincy Herald Whig, IL - Jan 10, 2006
Money from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency will help the city of Augusta demolish several dangerous downtown buildings.

Freedom from Iceberg Lettuce as the Main Course Methuselah Foundation, DC - Jan 10, 2006 That was a pop up ad for Weight Watchers that I saw this morning as I checked my computer. I generally approve of Weight Watchers: I practically grew up on their foods because my mom was a WW leader, and then ...

Weekend soup serves weekday worker Washington Times, DC - Jan 10, 2006 Winter brings with it additional responsibilities, such as shoveling snow, getting the furnace tuned up and applying enough layers of clothes so that you don't freeze on the way to work.

Baby-sitting is more than just a little job Connecticut Post, CT - Jan 10, 2006 When you think of baby-sitting, usually what comes to mind are the little things small children, money, toys, changing diapers. It's a job.

Winter soup supper Washington Times, DC - Jan 10, 2006 I grew up in a household that felt as if we were always on a low budget. But that doesn't mean we ever went hungry or had food that was anything less than delicious.

Gertrude N. Gullickson Helena Independent Record, MT - Jan 10, 2006 In the year of 1912, Werner Nikkila and Helmi Antinkuupa immigrated to the United States from Finland to follow their dream of a better life and family.

In '06, keep an eye on teas, tapas, beers, goats Winston-Salem Journal, NC - Jan 10, 2006 Last year saw the introduction of a new Food Pyramid that not many people seem to care about, the bankruptcy of Atkins Nutritionals low-carb company, and the steady rise of the similar ...

Put a stop to doo-wop imposters, states urged Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - Jan 10, 2006 Musical groups shouldn't call themselves The Platters unless they include some of the original tableware. That's the premise of a group of ...

Linda Bladholm's A Fork on the Road: Online-Only Recipe Miami Herald, FL - Jan 10, 2006 Florida's sweet corn season is around the corner, though frozen kernels could be substituted. Serve this as a vegetarian entree with a tossed salad and crusty bread or as a starch with ham or roast chicken.

Having a pet can be a real gas - literally Bradenton Herald, United States - Jan 10, 2006 Asa pet owner under gas attack from your four-footed friend, have you been there, smelled that and wished you hadn't? My friend, prominent New York-based physician, Dr.

Food Briefs Winston-Salem Journal, NC - Jan 10, 2006 • Beginning this month, food manufacturers are required to list the amount of trans fat on nutrition labels of their products. Because packaging is printed in advance, it may be a few months before all the packages catch up with the requirement.

Volunteer focuses her efforts on improving life in Lake Park Palm Beach Post, FL - Jan 10, 2006 In addition to mentoring children and helping residents find jobs, McConville and her husband load her 1984 Cadillac with donated food from Publix and Panera Bread twice a week for their church's outreach program.

FOUR KINGS PopMatters, IL - Jan 10, 2006 If scientists were smart, they'd stop trying to cure terminal diseases with stem cell research and gene mapping. Instead, they'd focus on the next billion dollar business -- developing a treatment for male-pattern arrested adolescence.

Blood, sweat and baklava Munster Times, IN - Jan 10, 2006 For the last 25 years, the women at St. Iakovos Church in Valparaiso have been making baklava, the traditional dessert of Greece with its layers of phyllo dough and ground walnuts drenched in a sweetly spiced syrup.

Chef offers healthy recipes for the start of a new year Gateway Newspapers - Jan 10, 2006 Now it's time to hit the treadmills, eat all those delicious diet foods and live that healthy lifestyle. Basically, it's time to pay for all that fun and frivolity we had for the past two months.

'Cannibal' is a big bite of bad humor Pioneer Press, MN - Jan 10, 2006 "Cannibal! The Musical" is a monument to bad taste, an offense against decency whose audacity is matched only by its chutzpah.

Vegetarian Meals! Hartford Courant, United States - Jan 10, 2006 Just because you don't eat meat doesn't mean that you can't enjoy some great food. Here are five restaurants that cater to your vegetarian needs.

Television's not so bad if you actually watch it Gateway.ualberta.ca, Canada - Jan 10, 2006 Television has provided me with a rich assortment of magical memories. This voyeuristic realm has given me a peep into worlds unknown, and afforded me surprising perspective on the world of everyday culture.

Fiesta time! Steal this crab empanadas recipe MSNBC - Jan 10, 2006 In this special weekly feature, “Today” food editor Phil Lempert brings you recipes “stolen” (with permission) from notable restaurants across America.

Starting the new year with a full stomach
Joplin Globe, MO - Jan 10, 2006
What would New Year’s Eve be for the Finleys without the Saferites and the Hardings? Ray and Cindy Harding moved to St. Robert last year so Frank and Betty Saferite and my husband, Chris, and I took a little road trip to visit them.