Internationally known designer Ralph Applebaum likes to point out that there are 37,000 museums in the world and only one of them, he says, tells the story of Hawai’i and its people. Tell me more…

At a recent book signing, Mary Lou Mylant of Hermosa stood patiently in line at Borders Books and Music, her copy of Dayton O. Hydes newest book cradled in her arms. Tell me more…

A wife and husband who met as undergraduates in Adams House more than a decade-and-a-half ago were shot by an intruder in their New Orleans home this past Thursday morning, and one of the two, Helen W. Hill 92, was killed in the attack. Tell me more…

1. FOR ONE MORE DAY, by Mitch Albom 2. CROSS, by James Patterson 3. NEXT, by Michael Crichton 4. DEAR JOHN, by Nicholas Sparks 5. SHADOW DANCE, by Julie Garwood Tell me more…

Police: Date rape drugs present new challenges 
woman in the bar on New Year’s Eve spent the night fending off advances from a variety of men blatantly looking for only one thing. Eventually they faded into the party and left her alone. Meanwhile, she had her eye on the seemingly shy guy at the corner of the bar nursing his drink.
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It’s Not `dating‘ If She’s 13 
At his sentencing in New London Superior Court earlier this month, the 19-year-old said he was “really sorry” for having sex with a girl he got to know online. She was 13.
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Not disclosing ex-marriage isn’t exactly a fresh start 
Carolyn: I have been dating a guy for about a month and he just decided to tell me he is divorced. I guess I was silly for not asking before, and I knew he was in a seven-year relationship, but nothing was ever mentioned about being married. He claims he didn’t want me to think less of him, but he had many opportunities to tell me and didn’t. I am still a bit shocked and wonder if he is keeping …
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Looking for love online Beware these frightening red flags 
“J” started off sounding like a normal guy. In his first e-mail response to my personal ad (title: Bad Jokes, Good Debate and Tom Waits…
Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com