CAC prepared for New Years rush
A new year could mean increased use at the Community Activity Center. Jason Brown, CAC manager, said he expects there to be a jump in activity at the CAC as people aim to make good on their New Years resolutions of getting in shape.

Glenn Close and William Hurt team up for a second season of 'Damages'
"Damages" may be responsible for more cases of whiplash than a demolition derby. It's been more than 14 months since the last jaw-dropping episode of the...

Chiropractic aided athletes at Beijing Olympics
Editor's note: This biweekly column is about chiropractic and the treatment of minor sports injuries.

Newport Chiropractic Center welcomes Dr. Perry Adams
Dr. Perry Adams first became interested in chiropractic work when he saw how it helped his dad, who was experiencing severe low back pain.

Like clockwork, the pursuit of fitness kicks off a new year
It's a time-honored tradition: Gain 10 pounds eating Halloween candy, Thanksgiving turkey and Christmas-New Year's holiday fudge; then, on Jan. 1, resolve to lose 15 pounds. Scores of area residents took advantage of a crisp but dry winter day Sunday to get to work on their "get fit" new year's resolutions. East Sacramento's McKinley Park was bustling with activity. As families with young ...

Rob vs. The Reef: Corner Brook native preparing for epic swim
Corner Brook?s Rob Hutchings is planning to do something that?s never been done ? swim the entire length of the Australia?s Great Barrier Reef, a distance of 2,300 kilometres.

About one in nine U.S. children use alternative medicine
More than one in nine children and teens use herbal supplements or some other form of alternative medicine, the government said Wednesday, citing a new national survey.

Learning new things about healthy living
The 2009 St. Francis Hospital and Maryville Parks and Recreation co-sponsored Second Annual Health Fair Saturday was a success.

New Year's resolutions anyone? Hypnotists say they motivate
Now, I want you to make yourself comfortable. Relax and just focus on the story in front of you. Just read my words.

'An amazing mind game'
Glenn Close and William Hurt team up for a second season of "Damages." The result promises to give viewers the Big Thrill.

For rural businesses, networks work, UNL research shows
Small town businesses face difficult challenges, but those that join forces may have a better chance of success, University of Nebraska-Lincoln research has found.

Animal chiropractors
East Texans, Missy and her best friend Lauren visited Dr. Karen Austin of Helping Hands Chiropractic. But it is not Lauren who was getting treatment. Missy is 28, or 4, if your counting in human years.

Rare crystal skull comes to Carmel
The largest of 13 legendary crystal skulls, considered by some to be one of the rarest artifacts ever found, is on exhibit today at Pilgrim's Way Bookstore in Carmel. The store, near Sixth Avenue and Dolores Street, will host today's 7p.m. lecture by the skull's owner, JoAnn Parks of Houston.

Holistic Moms Network gets back to basics
One recent cold November night, a small meeting room in the Mount Horeb Public Library is warm and inviting -- and packed. Over the course of an hour, 19 women trail in, many carrying babies or chasing young children, most wearing the familiar fatigued look of parents at the end of a long day.

List of new laws
Absentee Ballots (SB 439/PA 95-0889) - Provides that municipalities may create a new absentee ballot for consolidated elections that will count for both the primary and general elections.

Real Housewives of Collin County shop, shock and mock suburbia
The Real Housewives of Collin County are brassy and sassy and will say just about anything ? and we mean anything ? about life in Dallas' prosperous northern suburbs.

Annual show caters to area anglers
Just like on an actual fishing excursion, weather plays a big factor in the success of the annual Let's Go Fishing Show at the Gateway Convention Center in Collinsville.

Bad news weighed down the good in wearisome 2008
This past year in the Upper Rio Grande Valley was a tough one for cops, Mexican border cities, people living in low-lying areas and anyone who relies on money to buy goods and services.

From Wyoming to Broadway, 2008 was a year of change
It was a year of change, progress and the loss of a number of key community members who served the...

New State Laws Enacted in 2008
SPRINGFIELD More than 100 new state laws will take effect on Jan. 1, 2009, including a package of long-awaited ethics and contracting reforms, a measure that will better track domestic violence offenders who have violated orders of protection, and legislation targeting drunk drivers.