‘Art of Aging’ a helpful and hopeful primer

May 9th, 2007

Then, aging can become "the gift that establishes the boundaries of our lives." We live longer than our forebears. The average man reaching 65 in 2007 can expect to live nearly another 17 years; the average woman, close to 20. To live them well more

S. Korea blasts Abe’s gift to war shrine

May 9th, 2007

SEOUL, May 8 (UPI) -- South Korea has been angered by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's recent offering to a controversial Tokyo shrine that honors war criminals. Seoul's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Tuesday to express its regret at Abe more

MARK STRYKER: ‘07 jazz fest lineup: That’s more like it

May 9th, 2007

The event is produced by the Detroit International Jazz Festival Foundation, founded last year with a $10 million gift from Gretchen Valade, owner of Mack Avenue Records. First, the good news. Pontremoli has purged the crossover excesses of the read more

Newseum gets $15 million gift; will display Va. Tech camera phone

May 9th, 2007

WASHINGTON Memorabilia from the Virginia Tech massacre will be among the new exhibits at the Newseum when the journalism museum opens this fall in Washington D-C. The item of note is the cell phone a student used to capture video and the sound of more

France’s shift to right cause for celebration

May 9th, 2007

But let's not look a gift horse - French or otherwise - in the mouth. Any turn away from policies that have hurt the French economy and threatened its culture with a flood of immigrants who refuse to assimilate is bound to be an improvement. Mr read more