Performances by Joshua and Ryan Cribbs are full of surprises. Sometimes Ryan is surprised. ... 4 hands, 88 keys...

Performances by Joshua and Ryan Cribbs are full of surprises.

Sometimes Ryan is surprised. Sometimes their emcee-mother is surprised, and the audience always is surprised.

Old Joshua may be the only one who is never surprised. We call him "old" Joshua because he has one of those marvelous elastic faces that can cause a belly laugh when you least expect it. He knows this ability well...

A visit to Helen reveals a multitude of architectural styles, mostly German ones. One of the most... Black Forest Houses provid

A visit to Helen reveals a multitude of architectural styles, mostly German ones. One of the most remarkable is the Black Forest type house.

It's easily recognized by the additional roof pulled part way down the front and rear of the house, like the brim of a hat. The purpose of a four-sided roof was, of course, protection from harsh weather. Its steep pitch avoids the build-up of heavy ...

The romance of generations-old hunting camps no doubt will draw tens of thousands of deer hunters... Deer distribution changes.

The romance of generations-old hunting camps no doubt will draw tens of thousands of deer hunters to Michigan's North Woods come Tuesday morning, opening day of the time-honored firearms deer season.

But don't be surprised if thousands of individuals, after spending a few days up North for old time's sake, turn around and hunt closer to home.

That is because the southern region -...

Nine molasses-coated Lemmon Drops to nibble on while counting down to the March 28, 2007, opening... Exorbitant expectations ar

Nine molasses-coated Lemmon Drops to nibble on while counting down to the March 28, 2007, opening of the Shops at Fallen Timbers:

Oh, sorry. I was just prepping Carty Finkbeiner for his first month on the job.

The landslide victory over Toledo Mayor Jack Ford on Tuesday was a clear mandate for Mr. Finkbeiner's pedal-to-the-metal style. (Never mind this agent of change is 66 and had...

"The ultimate customer (of the Web site) are those of us who dine out," said Steve Young, directo... Restaurant reports go onli

"The ultimate customer (of the Web site) are those of us who dine out," said Steve Young, director of the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals. "Without this as an option, they really can't do it in an informed fashion."

The site -- http://foodandlodgingreports.iowa.gov/) -- includes reports from more than 20,000 food establishments in Iowa, including grocery stores, hotels and mot...

International Society of Arboriculture: www.isa-arbor.com Wyoming State Forestry Division: ... Dormant duties...

International Society of Arboriculture: www.isa-arbor.com

Wyoming State Forestry Division: http://slf-web.state.wy.us/forestry

Trees and shrubs require regular pruning, both for training as they grow and to remove diseased or damaged branches.

Mark Hughes, the community forest coordinator for the Wyoming State Forestry Division, and other sources offer the following pruning ad...

France Bans Public Gatherings in Paris After Call for Violence Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Franc... France Bans Public Gatherings in

France Bans Public Gatherings in Paris After Call for Violence

Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) -- France banned all public gatherings in central Paris that might create disorder, to head off calls for violence in the capital after two weeks of civil unrest in French suburbs that has led to a total of 2,440 arrests.

Rioting that has plagued poorer districts since Oct. 27 continued last night, wi...

AMMAN, Jordan - Al-Qaida claimed responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Wester... Al-Qaida Claims Jordan Sui

AMMAN, Jordan - Al-Qaida claimed responsibility Thursday for three suicide bomb attacks on Western hotels that killed at least 56 people in the Jordanian capital, and the terror group's Web posting linked the deadly blasts to the war in Iraq.

Police continued a broad security lockdown and authorities sent DNA samples for testing to identify the attackers. Land borders were reopened after...

The one-time hot spot dug deep into its network to pull out the e-mail addresses of people who di... Friendster overture not en

The one-time hot spot dug deep into its network to pull out the e-mail addresses of people who didn't initially respond to friends' invites to join the online social network a year or more ago. The e-mails implied they were coming from a friend when, in fact, they were being sent by the company.

The e-mails, which went out during the last two weeks, show just how tough the competition i...

She spent 85 days in jail over the summer for refusing to testify about her conversations with a ... Judith Miller Retires From

She spent 85 days in jail over the summer for refusing to testify about her conversations with a confidential source. But after her release, she was criticized harshly and publicly by Times editors and writers for her actions in the CIA leak case and for her reporting during the run-up to the Iraq war, later discredited, indicating that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction.