Victory did not come easily and only after a controversial penalty award shortly before half-time but a place in Europe beckons for the second season in a row. Yes, it would be nice to keep a clean sheet against Seville, but if we give away chances like we did today, then they will probably punish us. Reading were punished, a shade harshly, in the 40th minute, when Greg Halford inadvertently handled the ball in the area there appeared to be no intent and Robbie Keane tucked in the penalty....

The experience of living in the hillside town of Crockett to the north is distinctively different from living in the hidden hamlet of Kensington at the south end. Richmond itself, with its sprawling and sometimes incomprehensible boundaries, is really an amalgamation of smaller communities with their own identities -- from close-knit locales such as Point Richmond and the Richmond Annex, the townhomes at Marina Bay, the handsome stucco bungalows of the city's central area, to the newer...

Ever shelled and eaten a peanut, then tossed the shell on the floor? Littering the floor in Sweet Lumpy s is encouraged, and a wheelbarrow full of roasted peanuts is ready for you to dig in, grab some peanuts and get crackin. Country western music gets you into the barbecue-eatin mood and the interior of the restaurant is down home with gingham tablecloths and western art. Sweet Lumpy s boasts that their pork shoulders are smoked for over 12 hours, our brisket over 14 hours and our ribs...

April 1, 2007 The surgeons general of the Army, Navy and Air Force have criticized defense officials for imposing $650 million in what the medical officers called phony "efficiency wedges" on their budgets. The officers say the moves won't produce real efficiencies but will only mean cuts in on-base medical services for beneficiaries. Unless Congress intervenes, he continued, "we will have to have a serious conversation about what services we can provide at 16 percent less funding than the...

Robert Jacks said a year ago the FMHS Band Boosters purchased the band's 30-foot music trailer, used to cart equipment and uniforms to the many competitions and state contests. The unusual increase in the number of band members is largely due to the fact that 65 students will be joining the band, while only 17 seniors will be leaving it. This most recent contribution may also serve as an example of how shopping locally can reap future support. In fact, the record-setting number will create...

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Torres, said the purpose of the festival was to expose the area to short films from the region as well as films from Sundance and other film festivals. I build characters and then I start having those characters interact and do dialogue and then eventually that becomes the whole script. There s a certain magic that you can bring to the screen and a way that you can tell stories visually that you can t really do on a page just writing it, Greenfield said. Torres, a former after-school...

At this moment, in a small-town caf , VFW hall or church basement somewhere, someone is shaking his head and saying, 'You know, it's really simple, if Congress would just..' Maybe he and his frie