The music of 2006 (Michigan Daily)

2006 was the year that hype threatened to overshadow the music itself. Blogs babbled, publications preached and sometimes it was downright distracting. Despite the considerable pap, though, Top 40 had its moments - witness Timberlake`s triumphs or T.I.`s coronation.

FAMILY: Sick 4-year-old creates another `tarmac moment` for Mommy (The Charlotte Observer)

I`m 27, single, and I`m lying on a tarmac covered in blood after a plane crash. Well, it`s not real blood, it`s syrup with red food coloring. And it wasn`t a real plane, it was a bunch of crates filled with dynamite. And the only thing I`m a victim of is having a bad agent who sends me on these things. The annual airport disaster drill -- where they simulate a plane crash, litter the ground with ...

Parents Get Peek at Magnet Programs (Hollister Free Lance)

Hollister - The Hollister School District will introduce its new magnet school programs to interested parents via a series of orientation meetings starting Tuesday.

Second shock: Crash killed your dad (St. Petersburg Times)

LAND O`LAKES - A.J. Sostakowski, 15, gathered Tuesday evening with friends who were reeling after popular Pine View Middle School student Krista Sellars was killed in a car accident.

Humane society sees good year for adoptions (La Crosse Tribune)

ONALASKA, Wis. — The Coulee Region Humane Society ended its 35th anniversary year on a high note by again increasing the number of animals adopted.

Miss Ellie goes to market at last (Sun Newspapers)

From the time she received her first piece of Roseville pottery from an aunt at the age of 16, Ellie Middleton claims she was hooked.

New York Citys Future Playground Gets a Nod From Present-Day Players (New York Times)

The idea of a new world of play got the thumbs up from parents, nannies, baby sitters and children alike.