Finding work for idle hands

AS I get older I fully appreciate the words of Noel Coward, who said television is for appearing on and not watching. He is quite right. There are very few programmes this TV reporter would make a point of sitting down before these days, except for the news and the occasional documentary.

iLike: Apples gizmo is a multi-touch of class

THERE is a scene in an old Hollywood movie where Charlton Heston, playing the part of Moses, holds up a stone tablet on which is inscribed the rules that the faithful must obey.

Over time, the Yankee Spirit has been an economic boon

By Thomas H. OConnor, Special to the Reporter At a time when the nation faces severe financial depression, bank failures, and high unemployment, it should come as something of a consolation to recall that over the course of some 350 years New England has demonstrated an uncanny ability to adapt well to all kinds of economic changes. Certainly one contributing factor for this story of change and ...

Blister on finger puts Cleveland closer Kerry Wood on the DL: Indians Insider

Wood had hoped the All-Star break, which lasted four days for Cleveland, would be enough for the finger to heal. He has not pitched since July 11 at Tampa Bay.

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Martha's manifesto: Should people be forced online?

How Charles wrote himself out of the papal visits script

Did prince sulkily refuse to meet Benedict because he wasnt put on a par with mother? And if so, what does that tell us about the heir to the throne?