Our weekly post for Saturday, June 13, 2009

Remember General Motors?

Is it possible that the great General Motors Corporation is fated to join the list of more than 500 failed U.S. auto makers?

Journalists are easy targets. They are unprotected, unarmed, and vulnerable to any tyrant who can hijack them to grab the world’s attention. The hostility against reporters is as old as printing, and Ben Franklin was well-acquainted with it...

Thornton Utz: A Salute to Dad

Dad slips up the stairs, only to find two angelic boys fast asleep in their beds. The “this is way too familiar” theme was typical of artist Thornton Utz. Admit it, you were supposed to be asleep a few times and pulled the little innocent “angel” routine when you were about to be caught.

Edible Flowers

Flowers can be tossed in salads, sauteed with vegetables, fried in fritters, combined with soft butter or cream cheese as a spread, and even frozen in ice cubes to add interest to cold drinks. But, before you bite into a big flower sandwich, a word of caution ...

Keep the Beat

Today’s electronic devices for the heart are like “having an emergency room in your chest,” says cardiology consultant Dr. Douglas P. Zipes. Devices such as pacemakers and ICDs deliver electricity via thin wires called leads, which can wear out over time.

Someday, son, all of these headaches will be yours.

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Grilled Peaches with Mascarpone and Honey

“This is a simple but delicious dessert to make when peaches are at their best in the heart of summer. If you like, you can use vanilla ice cream in place of the mascarpone.” —Emeril Lagasse

Dad’s Night

When Dan, Jr. came home from school at noon, Mame was already beating the batter for Dan's birthday cake. They had moved only that morning-boxes and washtubs, full of dishes and pots and pans and fruit jars, were still all over the kitchen floor, waiting to be unpacked-yet Mame was already making a birthday cake.

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