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From 'Luke' to 'Lion's Paw,' readers recall classic booksThursday, June 2, 2011 @ 4:54PMWarm thanks to folks who have sent ideas for old-Florida summer reading. Here's a sampling:

A small town, a gas surge and chaos: This is the story of what happened in Fairport HarborSunday, February 6, 2011 @ 4:08AMAs smoke plumes started to rise over Fairport Harbor on Jan. 24, residents ran for their lives, trying to save their families, their pets and their neighbors. No one was seriously injured or killed when natural gas surged into the 1,500 homes of the Lake Erie-front village. But fires and explosions caused fear and destruction.

Navigating novels in NovemberTuesday, November 16, 2010 @ 12:42AMBy: Brenda Medina, CORRESPONDENT Alicia Thompson has a tight deadline and - 50,000 words, or the equivalent of a 175-page book, by Nov. 30 at midnight. ...

Area golf column: Turner Sports' Huber to visit Grand StrandFriday, July 23, 2010 @ 10:00PMThe battle against prostate cancer led Emmy Award-winning Turner Sports essayist and commentator Jim Huber to develop a bond with Arnold Palmer, and it is leading him to the Grand Strand for a couple events in the next five weeks.

Arizona Man Burned Walking BarefootMonday, July 19, 2010 @ 2:55PMThe heat in Arizona is so severe an elderly man suffered second-degree burns after taking a few steps on his driveway. read more

A mini-island in a magical marine world: Germany's Hallig HoogeMonday, July 12, 2010 @ 10:17PMHallig Hooge, Germany - In the first few metres away from the stone barrier which protects the shore of the hallig, or island, Hooge from the North Sea, a soft mud oozes between your toes. Soon, a firm but finely-grained sand tickles your feet.

Classical Music-East Bay Through June 13Tuesday, June 1, 2010 @ 2:40PMAlbany Chamber Strings Orchestra, June 8, 7:30 p.m. Program features works by Beethoven, J.S. Bach, Boyce, Borodin, Bartok. Free. (415) 883-4959. Albany High School, 603 Key Route Blvd., Albany. (510) 558-2575.

Meet the woman behind Sweet on Sarvey fundraiserWednesday, April 28, 2010 @ 5:39AMHer idea is sweet and simple. And it works. Stand outside grocery stores, ask shoppers to pick up an item for Sarvey Wildlife Center in Arlington, then deliver the goods.

A tale of two coffee roasters, Barefoot and CatahoulaWednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 2:12AMTwo coffee roasters see their coffee empires as a path to community, but while San Jose's Barefoot takes a global perspective, Richmond's Catahoula goes local, local, local.