| Spring home show is bursting with ideas
Home is where the heart is, but it's also an investment for homeowners. Whether you're in the middle of a home project or just exploring your options, beginning Friday the Spring Home Show at the Gateway Center in Collinsville will bring experts from local and national companies practically to your front door with three days of ideas, resources and expert advice. Brand-name manufacturers, retailers and service providers will showcase the latest in everything from windows and doors to roofing and siding. If you want to see what the experts are talking about, enjoy cooking demonstrations and explore landscape exhibits, decks, sunrooms, spas, mattresses, flooring, security systems, awnings and more. When: Jan. 19-Jan. 21. Hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday; 10 a.m.
Overseas adoption rules getting tougher
After more than a year of hoping, praying and waiting, the 26-year-old Flint, Mich., resident and her husband, Philip, legally adopted their 7-month-old son in December. But the couple is still waiting to bring Lincoln Joshua Jose Dean home from Guatemala. Still, the Deans are lucky. Their son may be home in a few weeks. .
Jones won't face charges
Officials will not press criminal charges against an Auburn man who ran his SUV into two pedestrians, killing 6-month-old baby Paige Luthi in her stroller last year.Douglas Scott Jones, 43, lost control of his Toyota 4Runner Aug. 24, plowing into Stephan Fennelly, 36, his daughter Nicole Fennelly, 9, and crushing Paige Luthi's stroller beneath his SUV in front of the Longs Drugs on Bell Road.Luthi died as a result of her injuriesSteve Dragland, deputy district attorney for Placer County, said Tuesday that the decision was made based on "the facts and the law.""It's a horrific tragedy, but it is not a prosecutable criminal case," Dragland said. .
Got That Twinkle in Your Eye?
Anyone even thinking about having kids may wonder whether they've turned into some kind of bipolar monster, cooing over passing infants in strollers one minute, then freaking out over the outrageous cost of college the next. Believe it or not, this behavior's pretty normal. Contemplating parenthood means taking on a pile of new responsibilities that can throw you into a tailspin, forcing you to think about wills and life insurance and pacifiers all at once. To make this life-changing transition a little smoother, you might consider doing some early financial planning for the topsy-turvy time from pregnancy through early infanthood. Start while the little tyke is just a twinkle in your eye, because, take it from me, you can't predict how fast "trying" will turn into "expecting." Wait until the bun's in the proverbial oven, and you may be too saddled by morning sickness to do much more than watch terrible television and eat soda crackers.
Grambling State reinstates its student newspaper
The suspension of The Gramblinite, the student newspaper of Grambling State University, was lifted Thursday. A four-page special edition will appear today.
The suspension lasted roughly 24 hours, and students immediately began working on the next issue of the weekly publication, GSU Media Relations Director Ralph Wilson said.
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