I’ve got a bad feeling about this, Chewie: The Herald continues its series of gift guides today with five toy picks, including the Lego Star Wars Ultimate Collector’s Millennium Falcon. The 5,000-piece kit lets “Star Wars” fans build their own starship.
If the $500 price tag doesn’t discourage you, think about this: Once you put it together, how long will it be before your 8-year-old makes the jump to lightspeed and sends Han Solo and Chewbacca on the Kessel Run right through the bedroom window?
Thanksgiving leftovers: On Dec. 4, 1619, English settlers landed in what would become Virginia and thanked God in a service some consider the true first Thanksgiving.
Purists, however, dispute this, noting the absence of black olives, sweet potatoes with marshmallows and canned cranberry sauce.
Check under your seats: The president of the United Auto Workers union says it’s willing to renegotiate contracts with automakers to help the Big Three survive as they restructure their companies.
We have a simpler plan: Oprah should go on nationwide television and tell every man, woman and child over 16, “You get a car! You get a car! You get a car!”
Jon Bauer, Herald staff
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