Sorry, Gary: The selection of former Washington Gov. Gary Locke as commerce secretary was quickly overshadowed by big news from first lady Michelle Obama: The Obamas will finally get a dog in April.
Reportedly the first family also will bring in Cesar Millan, TV’s “Dog Whisperer,” to learn his neck-poke disciplinary technique. Malia and Sasha will use it on the dog. The president will try it on House Republicans.
Junior’s college fund: As Wall Street gives them whiplash, parents are looking for less risky ways to save for their kids’ educations.
But if things get as bad as the doomsday prophets insist they will, parents might want to ensure their children learn what would then be the new breed of 21st-century careers — like, say, farming.
A qualified yes: A reader asks Martha Stewart if a 1975 sewing machine can be refurbished.
Turns out it can, but only to make flare-bottom trousers, mix-and-match knitwear and caftans.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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