A line began forming around the Mission District theater 30 minutes before the show. Young and old filled the sidewalk on a Sunday afternoon, eager to get inside. They weren't there for live music or a rare performance. They were there to talk philosophy,...

Q: I'm concerned about shake roofs and fire risk. Is there a substance that can be applied to shake roofs that will make them more fire resistant? A: To the best of our knowledge, and after a Web search to verify our belief, there are no products out there...

WASHINGTON, D.C. Much time and many volumes have been devoted to Freuds famous question What do women want? with little commensurate attention to the male counterpart. What do men want?

Fergus Muirhead addresses readers' finance problems

Contemporary home design is no longer all about sleek, sterile environments. The minimalist movement has turned a softer cheek as the need for a more comforting home base became apparent. There will always be an important place for cutting-edge design; this evolutionary process is both exciting and inspiring. If you are missing the comfort factor in your design plan, there is a way to embrace ...

Residents urged to stay home With another snowstorm bearing down on Baltimore, officials called on local contractors and out-of-state equipment for help, warned that stretches of some highways could be shut down today and implored area residents to stay home.

WASHINGTON In public, Toyota is running apologetic TV ads and vowing to win back customers trust. Behind the scenes, the besieged carmaker is trying to learn all it can about congressional investigations, maybe even steer them if it can. Its part of an all-out drive by the worlds biggest auto manufacturer to redeem its once unassailable brand. Toyota has recalled more than 8 million ...

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One year ago today, the Fargo- Moorhead area was just a few weeks away from a record spring flood. A rare heavy February rain had just ended, leaving six-tenths of an inch of additional water in the snowpack.

Most schools, government offices to be shut The new storm will trigger a new round of closings and cancellations:

LAUGHLIN - The Laughlin Town Manager's Office has announced the Social Services Committee meeting for Thursday, Feb. 11, has been cancelled.

Social networks such as Facebook are ubiquitous in business today, for marketing and sales as well as employee entertainment. But employee use of Facebook and other sites is leaving networks vulnerable to hackers.

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RV and Hopland to shut down in June Emotions ran high in the Ukiah City Council Chambers Tuesday night, as members from the community waited for the inevitable school closure decision to come.

"Today's Special," described as a "food-filled crowd-pleaser" and starring Aasif Mandvi, better known as "The Daily Show's" "senior foreign-looking correspondent," opens the 28th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival on March 11 at the...

Feb. 10 (Bloomberg) -- The cost to protect bonds from default fell the most since November and companies with speculative credit ratings sold more than $3 billion of debt, a signal the rally in corporate securities may resume.

The Nook, Barnes & Noble Inc.'s answer to Amazon's Kindle, is shipping to the book chain's stores this week, two months after the electronic readers were scheduled to appear. In those two months, the electronic reader market has continued to evolve,... Barnes & Noble - Nook - Amazon.com - Amazon Kindle - E-book

One couple could win a chance to host five other couples in their living room this Valentine's Day, putting their videogame skills to the test, compliments of Microsoft's Xbox 360.

He lifted weights until his muscles felt like jelly, ran sprints until his lungs burned like a California wildfire, attended numerous camps and studied his playbook for hours on end.

Kelly's Steakhouse is this week's Fork in the Road in Thursday's escape.

It's going to take a mighty powerful hose to wash off the mud that's soiled Toyota's reputation, according to experts on crisis communication. In just the past couple of days, Toyota was forced to recall 2010 Priuses over brake issues, faced a range of class-... Presented By: Comcast Business Class Look at your bill and find out how much your business can save with Comcast Business Class ...

A Norman police officer testified Tuesday during a triple-murder trial of trying to organize chaos of shots and screams, as a man ran out the front door of a Norman home."He came out sprinting, hands in the air, yelling 'Go in, go in, they're dying,'" said Officer Joshua Barker, of Stephen Link, 35, son of Tami Link, 52, grandson of Letannah Bishop, 87, and nephew of Sheila Ellis, 56.

Yale University, the top-rated Ivy League school founded in 1701, won lower 15-year tax-exempt yields than Harvard University, also ranked AAA, thanks in part to demand from its home state of Connecticut.

Check with your local county for hazard zones under or near your property

What To Do is a free listing of special events in the city and region. Priority will be given to community groups, non-profit organizations and family activities. It is not intended as a free listing for businesses which have other promotional options within the newspaper.

A look at what's making the headline in Wednesday's morning newspapers.

DID YOU KNOW? You can now view Calendars of Events for today and upcoming weeks? A complete and up-to-date list of local events is now available on every section of PressRepublican.com.

The DeKalb County Board of Education will have its regular meeting this month a little early. Superintendent Charles Warren said todays meeting, which is normally held during the third week of each month, was pushed up due to a bid the board must consider.