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UPS horse wins; rest of field mails it in
Big Brown, the horse named for UPS, delivered easily in the Preakness Stakes.
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Rick Steves, take us away
Rick Steves moves to Saturdays, and today he writes about a getaway to Spain.
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The future of flight, Part II
Yesterday, it was a Swiss pilot with a jet-powered wing. Today, it’s a Japanese man who plans a…
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What do you do with an 80-year-old ferry?
I’m Yves, fly me: A Swiss pilot demonstrated the jet-powered wing he invented by strapping on the device…
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Cooking 101
Today Dear Abby counsels a bride-to-be who worries that her lack of skill in the kitchen won’t live…
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Gas pumps feel the pain, too
Priming the pump: Some mom-and-pop gas stations in rural areas say their old-style pumps aren’t able to handle…
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A brief pause
If you felt something tremble Sunday afternoon, don’t worry. It was just the planet momentarily ceasing to turn…
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Microsoft doesn’t get mad; it gets even
Microsoft is plotting its next move after being rebuffed by Yahoo. Analysts say there’s no easy way for…
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Will suspension improve Sexson’s batting average?
How about those fightin’ Mariners? Richie Sexson got a six-game suspension for starting a brawl in Thursday’s game…
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Perverts can’t fool Facebook anymore
Facebook is introducing new protections to keep the perverts out. Apparently, just asking “Are you a pervert?” on…
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Visa, Las Vegas
Michelle Singletary is no fan of credit cards. Today she likens them to gambling in Las Vegas, because…
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Ice cream and doughnuts
Irvine Robbins, a co-founder of Baskin-Robbins, has died. Assuming Mr. Robbins frequently enjoyed his company’s products, one aspect…
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Why’d you have to go and make things so complicated?
Sorry, Avril Lavigne fans: The singer has had to postpone her concert in Everett because of laryngitis. This…
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In praise of the yurt
Here we come a-yurting, among the leaves so green: We’re excited to hear the county is planning a…
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Outfoxing the animals
Scientists are sending in robotic squirrels, lizards and birds to help them understand animals’ mating rituals and other…
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Take us to your seven-member board of commissioners
A Denver man wants the city to establish an Extraterrestrial Affairs Commission that would handle any problems that…
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I’m feeling a little dizzy
As if “Alice in Wonderland” isn’t trippy enough already, now it’s being performed on stage, with a 3-D…
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2 letters you can’t spell BCS without
Good news for college football fans. The BCS — Bowl Championship Series — will continue exactly as is,…
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Down memory lane
Today’s Herald celebrates 50 years of producing color photos. Thus began the golden age of smudgy fingers. It…
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So many ways for teens to go wrong
Activities for teens are included in today’s kids calendar (Page D2), which is good because there are so…