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Bug Tussle Trek tours North Texas
Bonham, Texas -- The Antique Automobile Club of America's 57th annual Bug Tussle Trek toured North Texas on Saturday, September 27. Cars 25 years old or older are preferred in this annual tour, making this is an opportunity to appreciate American-made muscle cars of the '60s and '70s, 12-cylinder roadsters built in the United Kingdom, a variety of Mercedes-Benz entries, and an assortment of historical vehicles.
Honey Grove celebrates Davy Crockett Day
Honey Grove, Texas -- Honey Grove was the place to be Saturday as a city known as "The Sweetest Town in Texas" celebrated the 31st Annual Davy Crockett Day with a full day of entertainment, including a car show, vendors and festival food. Some folks even had a chance to visit with a modern-day Davy Crockett. Months of planning and perfect weather combined to bring a large crowd to historic downtown Honey Grove.
The 313th Fiesta de Santa Fe - the longest continuously running celebration in the United States
Santa Fe, New Mexico -- Time operates on a different scale in one of the oldest state capitals in the U.S. Take the 313th Fiesta de Santa Fe, for example. Santa Fe was founded in 1610 and the first Fiesta de Santa Fe dates back to 1772. In 2025, the Santa Fe Plaza erupted in a week-long celebration of "The City Different's" complex cultural influences, a celebration that honors local traditions and makes this unique city a renowned international destination.
More photos from the 313th Fiesta de Santa Fe
Palacio Restaurant Sign on a building that J. Robert Oppenheimer frequented during work on the atomic bomb The Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi The Loretto Chapel, site of the famous miraculous staircase
All Aboard!...the Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad
Leadville, Colorado -- Timing is everything, especially for Texans making a two-day drive in hopes of catching peak foliage color on a tourist train in Leadville, Colorado. But memories of a long drive through the Texas Panhandle quickly fade away as the Leadville, Colorado & Southern Railroad rumbles through stands of white-barked aspen trees bathed in brilliantly colored leaves.
Kebler Pass keepers - Colorado leaf peeping
While Texans are still waiting for the cooler temperatures associated with autumn, the Rocky Mountains are already celebrating the change of seasons in spectacular fashion. At a mere 10,007 feet above sea level, going over Kebler Pass might not be on your bucket list .... unless you've seen one of the nation's most expansive groves of aspen trees transform into a colorful paradise during peak foliage. And all at once, summer collapsed into fall.
The trail to Clear Lake
Silverton, Colorado -- Somewhere far above the treeline, much closer to the clouds than the valley floor thousands of feet below, feisty brook trout flourish in the emerald green waters of a pristine alpine lake cupped in a glacial bowl near the top of a ring of mountain peaks. And, amazingly enough, you can drive to it. If it all sounds too good to be true, don't feel bad. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it myself.
Colorado leaf peeping
Gunnison, Colorado -- Different seasons bring different crowds to the Rocky Mountains. Skiers come in the winter, families come in the summer and retired couples cruise their favorite color-drenched scenic byways in the autumn when the aspen leaves turn gold and crowds are long gone. For dedicated leaf peepers, picking out the date for peak foliage color is a little like horseshoes and hand grenades...you don't have to be perfect...you just have to get close.
Silent Book Club offers 'happy hour for introverts'
Late on a Sunday afternoon at Botanero, a restaurant in Rockville’s King Farm, about 20 people are reading silently—some on tablets, most with real books in their hands. Liza Achilles brought Case Study. Natasha Shangold is reading The Russian Word for Snow. Michael Ludwig is more than halfway through Upton Sinclair’s The Jungle, which is even sadder than he expected.
The Babies of 9/11: “Do You Know What a Miracle Is?”
News & Politics Amid the tragedies of September 11, 2001, came hope—in the faces of children born that day. Six years later, six families look back and talk about their 9/11 babies. Written by Cindy Rich | Published on September 1, 2007 Yahya Idris, with his mother, Iman Mashaal, weighed just over a pound when he was born. “He was between life and death,” says Iman. Yahya’s name means “to live” in Arabic.
The Babies of 9/11: “You Think the World’s Coming to an End”
News Amid the tragedies of September 11, 2001, came hope—in the faces of children born that day. Six years later, six families look back and talk about their 9/11 babies. To see more photos and profile of children born on 9/11, click on the Next button to navi Written by Cindy Rich | Published on September 1, 2007 People ask Margaret and Dwyane McNeill to tell them about the day their younger son, Patrick, was born. “He’s our little conversation piece,” Margaret says.
The Babies of 9/11: “That Boy Is Going to Be Special”
News Amid the tragedies of September 11, 2001, came hope—in the faces of children born that day. Six years later, six families look back and talk about their 9/11 babies. Written by Cindy Rich | Published on September 1, 2007 Susannah and Jorge Herrada, with Dylan and Abigail, have talked to their son about the plane crash in Pennsylvania. Says Susannah: “I hope he knows what heroes are.” Ask Dylan Herrada about the day he was born and he’ll tell you: “The planes crashed.
The Babies of 9/11: “We Have to Be Thankful”
News Amid the tragedies of September 11, 2001, came hope—in the faces of children born that day. Six years later, six families look back and talk about their 9/11 babies. Written by Cindy Rich | Published on September 1, 2007 Nina Patton delivered son Nick around the time the plane hit the Pentagon. “It helps brighten a day that doesn’t deserve brightness,” says her husband, Ken. Nina Patton’s obstetrician suggested September 13 as the delivery date for her third boy, Nick.
NBC4's Jim Vance and Doreen Gentzler Unscripted Moments
Doreen Gentzler prefers a normal bike; Jim Vance rides a Harley. On the air, they've been through a lot together. Illustration by Kyle T. Webster Jim Vance and Doreen Gentzler can’t remember what line it was that they both refused to read one night on the 6 o’clock news. She says it was his line, it wasn’t a good one, and he was trying to foist it off on her. “We got into a contest at the end of a broadcast,” says Gentzler.
A Mother’s Heartbreak: Heroin’s Toll in Montgomery County
A CALL CAME INTO Montgomery County’s Emergency Communications Center at 4:16 a.m. last Jan. 4 from a brick colonial near Manor Country Club in Rockville. Inside the house, Alex Benzel, a St. John’s College High School and West Virginia University graduate, lay motionless on the bathroom floor in his basement. The 28-year-old had come home to spend the holidays with his family.
January 2005 Contents - 100 Best Restaurants
Editor's Notes Five new laureates were inducted into the Business Hall of Fame, showcasing the city's economic strength and giving future business leaders a chance to shine. Capital Comment Ins and outs of 2005 … Why Snyder should fire Cerrato … Teresa to fund a Heinz run … Condi's favorite date … How to talk Texan … Best and worst Post columnists.
How the Goffs Moved On
Left: Irma Goff and her son, Scott, were out of town when the rest of their family was murdered in 1995. Photo by Michael Ventura. Right: The Goff family, from left: Andrea, Scott, Irma, David, Alyse and Sheri, at Alyse's bat mitzvah in 1993. IT'S A LITTLE EARLY for dinner, but Irma Goff really wants her 2½-year-old grandson, Darren, to have some of her homemade matzo ball soup. The toddler loves his grandma’s matzo balls—he eats things at her house that he would never touch at home.
How the Goffs Moved On
Left: Irma Goff and her son, Scott, were out of town when the rest of their family was murdered in 1995. Photo by Michael Ventura. Right: The Goff family, from left: Andrea, Scott, Irma, David, Alyse and Sheri, at Alyse's bat mitzvah in 1993. IT'S A LITTLE EARLY for dinner, but Irma Goff really wants her 2½-year-old grandson, Darren, to have some of her homemade matzo ball soup. The toddler loves his grandma’s matzo balls—he eats things at her house that he would never touch at home.
What We Talk about When We Talk about Helen Keller: Disabilities in Children’s Biographies
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