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Byline: Lane Hartill When I moved to Senegal in 2007 to work for a humanitarian organization, the first thing I did was hit the streets. Dakar, the capital, leans out [...]

The spritely Australian teenager with the awesome ground strokes astounded the world in 1971 by winning the women's championship at Wimbledon as a 19-year-old. She did it again in 1980 […]

Madame Chiang Kai-shek was the fiery power behind her Nationalist husband, Gen. Chiang Kai-shek. Soong Mei-ling has lived in New York City since her husband's death in 1975. In an […]

The international human sperm trade, a rarely heard-of industry, is reaching out and creating demand around the world. It is also raising ethical and regulatory questions. "It's a very clandestine […]

Back in the corner of Oregon, where I grew up, elk meat is as commonplace as crawfish in New Orleans or corn in Nebraska. Since I was a young lad, […]

A wall of oil drums or a giant curtain draped across a valley may not be everyone's idea of "art." But it is to Christo and his admirers. Born Christo […]

Look toward the end of the sidelines at any National Football League game. There, behind the burly linemen gulping Gatorade from paper cups, you'll find a most unlikely huddle. It […]

In a steamy evening while Fenway Park is marinating in history and nostalgia, Anne Quinn is reveling in her memories of the famed stadium. Ms. Quinn estimates she's seen almost […]

Let's face it. Being a middle-schooler and looking for work can be like trying to empty a bathtub with a teaspoon: frustrating and time-consuming. Last July, according to the Bureau […]

HARD BALL: THE ABUSE OF POWER IN PRO TEAM SPORTS By James Quirk and Rodney Fort Princeton U. Press 256 pp., $22.95 George Steinbrenner, the principal owner of the New [...]

Jack's beanstalk has nothing on Charles Wilber's tomatoes. One of the cherry tomato plants in his Crane Hill, Ala., backyard topped off at 28 feet, 7 inches, a mark that […]

Illy is finally free - well, almost. After two decades in captivity, Keiko is back in his home waters for the first time since his capture in 1979. The orc […]

Profiles Nikki Webster, who sang at the opening ceremony of the Sydney Olympics, and her fame in Australia.

Discusses social conditions of people who have moved from cities to rural areas in the United States. INSET: Is country living right for you? by Lane Hartill.

Focuses on 'The Far Side' cartoonist Gary Larson who has done two animation projects and written a book called 'There's a Hair in My Dirt: A Worm's Story' since his retirement.

Reports that popular Halloween costumes following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have patriotic themes.

Profiles Patricia Omidian, an American who lived in Pakistan, and her experiences with a gracious and hospitable Afghan family.

Looks at the experiences of American families living in foreign countries which were at war.

Presents tips on the proper way to display the American flag, and how the Flag Code has been adopted as part of federal law.

Reports on the Winters family in Orono, in which there are nine children.

Reports on the popularity of cooking with children in the United States.

Focuses on the sport of professional mountain biking, and profiles bike racer Travis Brown.

Discusses the findings of a study on the effects of the years prior to divorce on students, including effects on academic progress, psychological well-being, school behavior, and substance abuse.

Profiles an older woman who prefers to carry a concealed gun at all times, and issues of personal safety.