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Solicited governor
Nice work if you can get it: An unnamed White House source has confirmed Internet rumors that Gov.…
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Playboy in 3-D
An eyeful: Playboy’s June edition will include a pair of 3-D glasses for viewing the centerfold in all…
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Get organized!
Are you the sort of person who has 216 New Folders in your My Documents folder? If so,…
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M’s solution to losing streak: pink slip and pink bats
Pink uniforms are on order: The Seattle Mariners ended an eight-game skid with an 8-1 win over the…
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Hi, Mom!
Is Mom making cookies? In recognition of Mother’s Day — you didn’t forget, did you? — Herald readers…
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Goo, goo, Gaga
You named your baby Bieber? Parents, in naming their children, often turn to pop culture, hence the run…
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HAL says hi
I’m afraid I can’t do that, Dave: Voyager 2, an unmanned spacecraft launched in 1977, is now 8.6…
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Legal joke
The nation’s comedians heaved a sigh of relief Wednesday when a judge threw out a lawsuit that sought…
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Everything’s better with butter
There’s no doubt about it: Unsalted butter blended with garlic, shallot and flat-leaf parsley makes burgers taste better.
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Oregon kids, lean and green
Oregon has the nation’s lowest rate of obese children, according to a new government study. And it was…
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My, what delicious hospital food that is
Don’t break seal: When one thinks of “fine dining,” the words “hospital food” probably don’t come to mind,…
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Nightmares and gadgets
Zzzzzzzz: A new gadget tracks your sleep patterns via a wireless headband that you wear to bed.
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Gee, thanks Oprah
Oprah Winfrey’s using her bully pulpit to discourage driving while making phone calls or sending texts.
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Beauty contest
Corporate CEOs with solid jaw lines and small, piercing eyes are generally regarded as more competent than ones…
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Need a listener? The cat and dog are all ears
A third of married women who own pets say their dogs and cats are better listeners than their…
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Doubling down
Truth in advertising: Get out a No. 2 pencil, a clean sheet of paper and your daily dose…
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Ack, ack
How can you not be aware? If you haven’t marked your calendar yet, Friday is National Hairball Awareness…
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Attention: E.T., all Klingons and the Borg
You don’t want to mess with our Dark Side: British astrophysicist Stephen Hawking says intelligent life almost certainly…
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Jack and Skipper and Locke and Gilligan
Just sit right back: May sweeps, when television networks trot out their finales for seasons and series, begins…
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It’s a tough job …
…. But someone has to do it: Boeing has flown one of its 787 Dreamliner test jets to…