Funny stuff: Lily Tomlin brings her friends and characters to solo show in EastonShe's been on both the silver screen and the little screen, on Broadway, in comedy clubs and on the cover of Time and People magazines. Lily Tomlin, best known for her larger-than-life characters such as the irascible switchboard operator Ernestine and the devilish little Edith Ann, has been at it for 40 years. Yet she continues to revolutionize and redefine what it means to be a woman in comedy.
Tremblay to get family friendlyMayor Gérald Tremblay has called a news conference for this morning to announce a series of family-friendly policy ideas that will be tabled for discussion tomorrow in city council.
Carlos in charge ... but which one?GLENDALE, Ariz. -- It might not be the biggest name in North Side baseball, but it's almost guaranteed to be the most important this summer if the Cubs turn into a playoff team again:Carlos.Which one?Any of them. All of them.Carlos Zambrano, Carlos Marmol and Carlos Silva. A big season from any one of them almost assures the Cubs will be in contention late. A big season from any two of them all ...
Fairbanks' Ice Park due to lose its longtime locationThe mercury uncharacteristically popped above freezing twice in the week before the multi-block competition judging at the 2010 BP World Ice Art Championships in Fairbanks early this month. You might have thought the sponsors, Ice Alaska, would be worried that the giant carvings would revert to water within days.
Letters to the editor March 19I have recently been involved in the debate regarding the Fairfield Woods Middle School expansion project, and was the only person who dissented on Option D. I have two children who will be attending the middle school in the next five years and was not opposed to an expansion of the school to meet the additional students, but wanted this town to be more fiscally responsible.
Look who's left: EmbreeFORT MYERS, Fla. - Before his arrival in the clubhouse at City of Palms Park, Alan Embree asked that his name not be put up on his locker. He wanted to surprise his former teammates, to pull "the old sneak attack," as he put it.
Portsmouth hit with nine-point penalty• Pompey finally docked nine points for entering administration • Club likely to be advanced TV money and parachute payments Portsmouth were today virtually condemned to relegation after the Premier League imposed a nine-point penalty, but appear likely to succeed in their attempt to bring forward TV revenues and parachute payments to help see them through to the end of the season. The ...
Memorizing Language / Spelling Techniques?NotesSensei writes "My kids are learning Chinese in school. While the grammar is drop-dead simple, writing is a challenge since there is no relation between sound and shape of the characters. I would like to know if there good techniques (using technology or not) to help memorize large amounts of information, especially Chinese characters. Most of the stuff I Googled only helps on learning ...