Saturday, June 21st, 2008

Auto Dealers Put Brakes On Suv And Truck Trade-Ins

Nick Erondy isn’t taking SUVs or pickups as trade-ins anymore.
The deal-breaker came in April when gas prices hit $3.50 a gallon. That’s when large-vehicle purchases at Crown Motors in Schenectady came to a standstill.
Customers want cars with better fuel efficiency. But Erondy, a used car dealer, can’t afford to take on any more gas-guzzlers.
“I have [...]

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Heartland Crossing Wal-Mart To Open Wednesday

Employees of the newest Wal-Mart in the metro region, located in Heartland Crossing in Camby, are stocking shelves and getting ready to open the doors Wednesday morning.
A brief opening ceremony is planned at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, when Wal-Mart will announce gifts totaling $18,000 to 10 local charities and civic organizations. The store previously made a [...]

Saturday, May 17th, 2008

Nintendos Latest Game Wants You Off The Couch

Sumo wrestlers were the main inspiration behind Wii Fit, Nintendo’s latest attempt at getting you off the couch when you play video games.
Because they are so huge, sumo wrestlers need two scales to weigh themselves. Wii Fit’s balance board works kind of like two scales fused together, which, as its designers found, makes it instantly [...]

Friday, April 25th, 2008

A Starring Role in a Family Series

Correction Appended
BERKELEY, Calif.
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*Susan Fisher*
Berkeley, Calif.
Occupation: Retired dentist
Car: �69 Dodge Dart
Date Acquired: 1969
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Susan Fisher in 1955 with her family’s 1929 Ford Model A.
THE soundless saturated images of an old home movie in low definition: It is Christmas morning, 1952. It could [...]

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Horse racing fights for survival in Nebraska

What troubles racing people here is that the sport is dying a slow death in what once was a Midwest racing hub. The state was the nation’s first to legalize pari-mutuel wagering, in 1935.”First to worst,” said longtime Nebraska horse trainer David Anderson.Fonner used to fill up with 8,000 fans on its best days in [...]

Monday, April 14th, 2008

A Starring Role in a Family Series

Correction Appended
BERKELEY, Calif.
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*Susan Fisher*
Berkeley, Calif.
Occupation: Retired dentist
Car: �69 Dodge Dart
Date Acquired: 1969
Multimedia
Audio Slide Show
Devoted to a Dart
Enlarge This Image
Susan Fisher
Susan Fisher in 1955 with her family’s 1929 Ford Model A.
THE soundless saturated images of an old home movie in low definition: It is Christmas morning, 1952. It could [...]

Saturday, April 5th, 2008

A Starring Role in a Family Series

Correction Appended
BERKELEY, Calif.
Skip to next paragraph
*Susan Fisher*
Berkeley, Calif.
Occupation: Retired dentist
Car: �69 Dodge Dart
Date Acquired: 1969
Multimedia
Audio Slide Show
Devoted to a Dart
Enlarge This Image
Susan Fisher
Susan Fisher in 1955 with her family’s 1929 Ford Model A.
THE soundless saturated images of an old home movie in low definition: It is Christmas morning, 1952. It could [...]

Friday, March 28th, 2008

A Starring Role in a Family Series

Correction Appended
BERKELEY, Calif.
Skip to next paragraph
*Susan Fisher*
Berkeley, Calif.
Occupation: Retired dentist
Car: �69 Dodge Dart
Date Acquired: 1969
Multimedia
Audio Slide Show
Devoted to a Dart
Enlarge This Image
Susan Fisher
Susan Fisher in 1955 with her family’s 1929 Ford Model A.
THE soundless saturated images of an old home movie in low definition: It is Christmas morning, 1952. It could [...]

Saturday, March 22nd, 2008

Police Hunt Florida Mall Killer of 3

Their day started with a trip to the posh Town Center mall in this affluent oceanside community for shopping in the hectic weeks before Christmas.”You go to the mall thinking you’re going to be safe,” said JoAnn Bruno, Bochicchio’s sister. “Would anyone think they were going to go to a mall in Boca Raton and [...]

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008

Holiday events around Central Florida

Mount Dora Center for the Arts, Great Holiday Gift Show: Through Jan. 4; Member artists’ display and sale; 138 E. Fifth Ave., Mount Dora; 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday; free; 352-383-0880.
Theater
Theme parks
Disney-MGM Studios, Osborne Family Spectacle of Dancing Lights through Jan. 6; off Interstate 4 southwest of Orlando; parking $11, one-day pass [...]