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By: James Fairhurst 1. THE journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt and a leaking tire. 2. IT is always darkest before dawn. So if you are going to steal your neighbors newspaper and milk, that is the time to do it. 3. DO not be irreplaceable. If you cannot be replaced, you...

By Deirdre Cox Baker | (Kevin E. Schmidt/Quad-City Times) The Rev. Anthony Farrell of St. Mary's Catholic Church in Davenport hears confession anonymously or face to face. The Sacrament of Reconciliation was developed by the church in 1215, according to Farrell, who previously taught...

"I sprang from the oars to my feet, and lifted the anchor above my head, threw it clear just as she was turning over. I grasped her gunwale and held on as she turned bottom up, for I suddenly remembered that I could not swim." – Joshua Slocum, Sailing Alone Around the World, 1900. Nova...

Victim Was Former Soviet Political Prisoner MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. -- Michail J. Makarenko survived 11 years in Soviet gulags only to be killed Thursday in an apparently random attack at a rest stop along the New Jersey Turnpike. Makarenko, 75, was punished in the Soviet Union for exhibiting...

(03-16) 10:37 PDT Colorado Springs, Colo. (AP) -- An eighth-grader said he found a dead mouse inside a bag of Frito-Lay barbecue potato chips he bought in a school lunch line, and his claim appears credible, school officials said. The boy reported he found the mouse Wednesday at...

LONDON (Reuters) - Chelsea warned their fans on Friday against throwing celery during matches, saying it was a criminal offence and that anyone caught lobbing the popular salad vegetable could be banned. The unlikely warning follows referee reports which mention celery-throwing at two recent...

By Alexander Panetta OTTAWA (CP) - The Conservative party has warned its members that a federal election campaign could start within days, in an internal letter that makes an "urgent" appeal for donations. Despite Prime Minister Stephen Harper's assurances that he does not want an election...

CHICAGO (AFP) - People who suffer from fragmented sleep due to a condition called obstructive sleep apnea are at increased risk for subtle, creeping brain damage, according to a Japanese study published in the US. In a small study involving 65 men, researchers at the Showa University School of...

Joseph-Elzéar Bernier was Canada's greatest seaman, a man of strong will and extraordinary ingenuity. It is largely due to him that the Canadian flag now flies over the Arctic Archipelago. Bernier was born into a seafaring family at L'Islet, Quebec, in 1852. He went to sea with his father at age...

During the prolonged darkness of winter, the air over the huge snow- and ice-covered surfaces of Canada may stagnate for weeks, radiating heat to outer space. An atmospheric inversion (where temperatures increase rather than decrease with height) covers the entire Arctic region for much of the...

Weather forms the Canadian psyche as much as hockey and the maple leaf. It occupies our thoughts daily, particularly in winter. At the time of this writing – January 2005 – the weather has occupied Canadians' thoughts more than usual, as indeed the tsunami in Asia has put weather in the minds of...

"Great men are almost always bad men," Lord Acton famously said. If that is so, we are going to have to tolerate flaws if we want to celebrate "great" Canadians. The eugenics movement of the early 20th century particularly tries our tolerance of several of our textbook heroes. It was Charles...

HAMPTON TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- Sussex County prosecutors are investigating whether there's any fact to the fiction written by four boys. "The War of the Boys and the Girls; One Winning Team, Many Losses, Tons of Deaths," describes the violent deaths of a dozen girls and a female teacher. The...

BY BRIAN STANLEY Joliet Herald News "I am not the Cookie Monster," said Tory Caruth, laughing. But cookies are why he spent time in the Will County Jail after the Girl Scouts sued him in small claims court. » Click to enlarge image A west suburban man was arrested for allegedly failing to pay...

LAFAYETTE, Colorado (AP) -- For nearly a month after she was stabbed to death, Linda Damm's body lay in the trunk of her car inside her garage while her 15-year-old daughter and friends used her debit card to "do teenage stuff," police say. Three teens tried but failed to get rid of the body...

By Les Perreaux MONTREAL (CP) - Francoise David leads a bare-bones upstart political party called Quebec solidaire, where every sign is carefully counted and a donation basket sits prominently on the front desk of campaign headquarters. A volunteer cracks a joke on a frigid afternoon about the...

Saint Thomas Aquinas I give Thee thanks, O holy Lord, Almighty Father, Eternal God, who has vouchsafed, not through any merits of mine, but out of the condescension of Thy great mercy, to nourish me a sinner, thine unworthy servant, with the precious Body and Blood of Thy Son our Lord Jesus...

By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The beatitude, "Blessed are the pure of heart," is an appeal for honesty and humility, the preacher of the papal household told Pope Benedict XVI and top Vatican officials. Capuchin Father Raniero Cantalamessa, leading the...

By Eric Shackleton (CP) - When Darven Smetaniuk and his family moved into their home 13 years ago, they put a compact fluorescent lightbulb in the kitchen as a nightlight so the house wouldn't be pitch-dark for the kids. "I finally replaced it two years ago," said Smetaniuk, the...

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press Writer © 2007 The Associated Press AUSTIN — Texas could sentence some hardcore child molesters to death under a bill given preliminary approval Monday by the state House of Representatives. In a bill designed to crack down on sex offenders who repeatedly prey on...