Fashion
Liberator of Ladies’ Hair Vidal Sassoon Dies at 84
Vidal Sassoon used his hairstyling shears to free women from beehives and hot rollers and give them wash-and-wear cuts that made him an international name…
Daily Archive: May 9, 2012
Health and Wellness
Oregon norovirus traced to reusable grocery bag
Oregon investigators have traced an outbreak of norovirus to a reusable grocery bag that members of a Beaverton girls’ soccer team passed around when they…
Family
Ask a Designer: Vertical lines add lots to a room
When we furnish a room, many of us carefully measure to be sure the couch isn’t too wide or the dining room table too long.…
Family
Mother’s Day don’ts: dish gloves, Cougar shirts
What were they thinking? Through plastic smiles or gritted teeth, moms have to suck it up sometimes when Mother’s Day means a gifted toilet, unsolicited…
Top News
Dem plan: Throw it all at Romney, see what sticks
President Barack Obama’s campaign is trying an early “all of the above” strategy against Republican Mitt Romney, criticizing his character, wealth and policy positions in…
National News
Lucas moving ahead with affordable housing plan
Filmmaker George Lucas appears to be moving forward with plans to build low-income housing on the Marin County property where he originally proposed erecting a…
Music
Aretha Franklin going into GMA Gospel Hall of Fame
The queen of soul is taking her place in the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Aretha Franklin is one of six people who’ll be…
Music
Court victory for ex-Village People lead singer
When it comes to compiling a list of the great songwriters of the past 50 years, Victor Willis’ name likely wouldn’t merit more than an…
Music
Singer Santigold sounds off on dance music, new CD
You may love dance and electronic music, but Santigold hates it. The singer-rapper, who has collaborated with Jay-Z, the Beastie Boys and Mark Ronson, says…
