Inside the outdoors (Detroit Free Press) One of the handiest items you can carry in your car or truck on any trip is a roll of duct tape....more...Great Lakes a wonderful resource that needs protection (The Saginaw News) I'm not an outdoorsman or fisherman, a ski boat has not pulled me and my 10-year-old beat me skipping stones at Crystal Lake. But one week in a cottage by the water and a trip to a Lake Michigan beach were enough to remind me what a great and valuable resource we have in our region of the world....more... Feeling nature's touch (Boston Globe) Sitting in a kayak, 5-year-old Matteo Contey Faso ran his fingers through the fresh water of Hopkinton State Reservoir and listened to it lapping on the shore....more... Lawmakers limit travel in light of new protocol (The Fresno Bee) WASHINGTON -- Congressional travel comes in two flavors, as San Joaquin Valley lawmakers recently illustrated....more... Local Man Takes To Open Road To Raise Awareness (The Morning News) A Rogers retiree is slipping back into his biker jacket and taking to the open road for a month to raise awareness of infant deafness and blindness....more... Community Calendar (Worcester Telegram & Gazette) The American Red Cross will hold a walk-in blood drive from 1 to 7 p.m. today at The Golden Living Center, 1199 John Fitch Highway, Fitchburg. Each donor may register to win Boston Red Sox tickets. A blood drive will also be held from noon to 6 p.m. tomorrow at The Wachusett Village Inn, 9 Village Inn Road, Westminster. Each donor will receive a pair of tickets to the Chili Festival or Music ......more... Cologne Pop or Koln Pop? Regardless, Festival News Here. (Drowned In Sound) Pack your bags ? well, one bag I guess - for the Cologne Pop Festival , happening August 15-19 in Cologne, Germany or for the Germans in the audience, Koln....more... Iranian climber with Polish Broad Peak and K2 Expedition 2007 (Everest News) I am Ghulom Hussein Nazar a ski and climbing instructor from north of Tehran - Iran. I climb Cheprot Peak 6100m in Naltar - Pakistan in 2003 solo, Peak Lenin 7134m - solo in 7 days in 2004, and Peak Korjensfsky 7105m -Tajikistan, solo in 6 days in 2006....more... United Community Banks loses millions in real estate scheme (The Gainesville Times) Officials with United Community Banks announced Tuesday that loan losses from a North Carolina real estate scheme will be higher than previously announced and will hurt the company's second quarter earnings....more... |