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The problem with being a Division III track and field program is that there is always somebody bigger. After a steady diet of meets in which they were among the smallest schools in the field, some of the Division III schools from Lorain County competed in the Joseph King Invitational on April 27 at Lutheran […]

In the 1935 film “The Wedding Night,” Gary Cooper plays a New York writer who finally finishes his novel after a salutary change of scenery. “I’ve been running all over looking for life, and I’ve fou...

New research has found hotter and drier climate conditions are making it less likely for forests in Arizona and across the Western United States to recover after wildfires. Marcos Robles, lead scientist for The Nature Conservancys Arizona chapter and co-author of the study, said forests across the West are what he calls "fire adapted." Robles explained forests have evolved with fire, but what is concerning is how fire behavior has intensified due to climate change, resulting i...

Hoping to avoid future train disasters like Norfolk Southerns derailment in East Palestine, a bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers has introduced the Railway Safety Act of 2023. They say it would create more safety requirements for trains carrying hazardous materials - including a "permanent requirement for railroads to operate with at least two-person crews," and increase the frequency of rail car inspections. The new legislation is a step in the right direction, say...

Harriet Lynn, a dancer and singer who appeared in the first production at the Morris A. Mechanic Theatre in 1967 and went on to testify against its demolition more than 40 years later, died Oct. 31 in Monterey Peninsula.

The cool night spot for night owls, early-risers and Cubs fans abroad asks you who your favorite member of the 1953 Cubs was.