AFTON - Operation Ooh-Rah will be in full swing 2 - 9 p.m. Saturday at the Afton Pub and Park. Linn Krafjack, mother of U.S. Marine Cpl. Henry J. Pulcine, has set up the fundraising event to raise money for care packages for the 2nd LAAD Battalion that has been shipped out for another tour in Iraq.
Brett Favre has gone back to school. And cram session it is. The New York Jets' celebrated new quarterback is greeted by an offensive system, coordinated by Brian Schottenheimer, known within NFL circles to contain some of the most complex terminology in the league.
Stepping down from the dais after a news conference where he didn't shed a single tear, Brett Favre squeezed the green No. 4 jersey in his hands. Before the door to New York's locker room was shut, the Jets' new quarterback was asked one final question. "Brett, is this a one-year commitment?" he was asked. "We'll see," Favre said. Goodbye, Green Bay. Hello, Gotham.
For 11-year-old Nicole Stevens, the Olympics in Beijing are more than a showcase of the world's best athletes. They're a portal to her birth country and a chance to learn more about modern day China.
He led Republicans into government shutdowns in the 1990s, and now, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich indicates his party is seriously considering another shutdown threat to force a vote on offshore oil drilling in September.
While politics and smog are hot topics ahead of the Summer Games, parents who adopted children from China are turning the Olympics into a celebration -- with parades, tree plantings and potluck Chinese dinners around flat-screen televisions.
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