Former Red Sox assistant shares David Ortiz story
David Ortiz He put the phone on the couch, launched one over the fence, returned to the clubhouse, and said, “Where were we?” David Ortiz watches a ball sail over the fence. Charles Krupa/AP File Photo Every Red Sox fan has a favorite David…
John Carpenter’s Five Favorite Horror Movies
Which legendary frightening flicks rank among John Carpenter‘s favorite horror movies? First coming to worldwide prominence with Halloween in 1978, John Carpenter cemented his directorial legacy with The Fog, The Thing, and Escape From New York,…
Score major deals on Hoover vacs, rainfall shower heads, more
We may receive commission from purchases made via links on this page. Pricing and availability are subject to change. Score these hot bargains before the clearance sale ends. (Photo: Walmart) As January wears on, you may find yourself a bit stir crazy…
Opinion: COVID’s unexpected benefit: better broadband | Opinion
We can’t find much of anything good to say about the 22-month siege we’ve all endured under COVID. But fair is fair. And for all the people who accuse us of not presenting both sides on our opinion page, we’ll grudgingly give this pandemic one grain of…
A Leaderless West Provokes Putin – The American Spectator
In 2006, I accepted a two-week assignment to the Philippines to inspect food plants that had requested kosher certification. It was my first time in that part of the world, and I did careful research, as during the ongoing war in Iraq, there had been an…
Cook’s books “Ducks: And How To Make Them Pay” not about revenge
In 1894, a man named William Cook — yes, really — published a book titled Ducks: And How To Make Them Pay. You can read the whole thing for free at the Internet Archive; or, someone published a hardcover version, if you’d rather read that. But I…
State presents computer, phone data from Kayla Giles
Testimony on Friday morning in Kayla Giles’ second-degree murder trial centered around data retrieved from her cellphone and laptop computer, including one that read, “I may make the news.” Giles is accused of shooting her estranged…
Shawnee Senior Happenings: New craft club begins
Amy Riggins, recreation facility supervisor for the city of Shawnee. Hello Shawnee! I hope your new year is off to a good start! Here at the Senior Recreation Center at 401 N. Bell, we add new programs or classes for individuals aged 55+ as we are able.…
How to buy a laptop to edit photos, videos or other creative tasks
Lori Grunin/CNET Are you baffled by the multitude of laptop, desktop and tablet options being hurled at you as a generic “creative” or “creator”? Marketing materials rarely distinguish among the widely varying needs for different…
Spain May Soon Become the Latest Country to Offer a Digital Nomad Visa
Plaza de Espana in Seville, Spain, at dusk Sylvain Sonnet/Getty Images Digital nomadism was on the rise even before the pandemic, as remote workers packed up their laptops and bounced around the world, doing their jobs from wherever they could find good…