Buy something beautiful (Isthmus) There's an unfortunate sense of obligation that comes with shopping for the holidays that becomes more oppressive the closer it gets to the day of the family gathering. There's little more dispiriting than throwing items in a cart at a major chain department store, just to be able to check names off your list â?” unless it's buying a handful of gift cards for those same big-box stores, to be ......more...Pakistan batsmen need a plan (CricInfo) There may be little for Pakistan to play for in Jaipur, apart from the clichd pride and a morale-boosting win going into the first Test, but the touring batsmen will have to rally together to match a confident Indian line-up and avoid a 4-1 defeat in the one-day series....more... Portsmouth news in brief (Portsmouth Herald) Holiday Express ...more... Portsmouth area community calendar (Portsmouth Herald) Portsmouth ...more... OUR CRITICS PICKS: Our Critics' Picks (Nashville Scene) Blue Man Group, The Blakes, Euros Childs, Umphrey's McGee and more...more... What's Happening (Arizona Range News) Arizona Health Director Susan Gerard said the American Cancer Society's annual smokeout event will be held Thursday, Nov. 15. "I urge smokers to join the Great American Smokeout....more... Alicia Keys Tries To Lock Out Amy Winehouse, Spice Girls, Killers, Hives And More, In New Releases (MTV Music Television) Alicia tries to shut down Amy Winehouse, Hives, Killers, Spice Girls, Shakira and others this week, in New Releases. ...more... Your Calendar (The Advocate) "Discover Our Heritage Lecture Series" with John Locke: The event will feature storytelling and folk music. Bryn Du Mansion, 537 Jones Road, Granville. 7 p.m. (740) 587-7053....more... How to thank a vet (Reno Gazette-Journal) Sometimes it can be hard to know how to best acknowledge a veteran for his or her service. Do you ask about the time they served? Is it enough to just say, "thank you," especially when some veterans are homeless or paralyzed? Should you, can you, do more?...more... |