Fred Kaplan 's 1959: The Year That Changed Everything (John Wiley and Sons $27.95) chronicles an extraordinary year. On January 1st, Fidel Castro's revolutionaries took power in Cuba. On January 4th Soviet Deputy Premier Anastas Mikoyan visited the United States. Fidel would do the same on April 15th, followed by Khrushchev on September 15th. On April 9th, Lenny Bruce appeared on television....
It’s Sesame Street’s 40th anniversary and what better way to celebrate than with a new cookbook. No, it’s not only about cookies! In fact, it’s filled with fairly healthy recipes and cooking tips, too. Your toddler, and your inner child, will find plenty to love about “C is for Cooking: Recipes from the Street” (JohnWiley. $17.95). The author, Susan...
... family members were notified. "We don't want this to happen to anyone else," he said.Commissioner JohnWiley Price told him the sheriff will provide answers once the investigation has concluded."No one's trying to do any sleight of hand," Price said. "All we're saying is, it's [the investigation] not completed."Susan Peña, Bernardo's sister, said she spoke with a sheriff's detective...
Eric Johnson, who is challenging Democratic incumbent Terri Hodge in House District 100 in Dallas, picked up the endorsement of District Attorney Craig Watkins in a press release this morning. The endorsement announcement coincides with the Statesman's Jason Embry declaring Hodge, whose federal bribery trial is scheduled for next year, to be the most endangered Texas house incumbent in next...
