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Cows on parade in Indiana

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

Andrew Herrmann: Where does milk come from? The Jewel, right? Dominick's, maybe? OK. OK. Even we urbanites know that milk comes from cows, of course. But where do cows come from? Anybody familiar with the birds and the bees can answer that one, too. But our notion of exactly how that happens is kind of hazy. No wonder: A century ago, about one out of three Americans lived on farms.

Troop 990 has a trailblazing leader

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

When she first became a scoutmaster in the late '90s, Boy Scouts leader Laura Dellaca didn't exactly blend in. "It was kind of unheard of for a woman to be a scoutmaster at that particular time," she says. After 11 years of leading Troop 990 at Our Lady of Victory Parish in Chicago, she and her boys are looking for a new home and new equipment.

A bumpy ride for Hard Rock Park

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

Dave Hoekstra: What goes up, must come down. That's the memorable line from the Blood, Sweat and Tears hit "Spinning Wheel" as well as the mantra of the new Hard Rock Park in Myrtle Beach, S.C. It's been a rough summer at the world's first rock 'n' roll theme park that opened June 2 and was profiled in my Detours column of July 6.

'Neighborhood': From classic to moldy oldie

PIAGE WISER pwiser@suntimes.com — Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

Paige Wiser: Mr. Rogers has left our neighborhood. You no doubt have heard by now that the beloved children's show is finally disappearing from WTTW-Channel 11, five years after Fred Rogers died. The ratings were down, and many PBS stations are ready for new programming.

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Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

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Cows on parade in Indiana

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

Dreams of a wild island

BY CHRIS WELSCH — Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

I have a habit of daydreaming over maps.

A bumpy ride for Hard Rock Park

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

Hand-shaped state offers plenty of hands-on agricultural experiences

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. -- What a dilemma: "now" or "later"?

You-pick farm in New Mexico: Chilis, not apples

BY MELANIE DABOVICH — Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

LAS CRUCES, N.M. -- In some parts of the country, a balmy September afternoon might be spent picking pumpkins or apples.

The easiest $2,700 you can earn

BY DAVID ADAMS — Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

Traveling across the Atlantic has become something of a routine for me. I've done it every summer for 17 years as an annual pilgrimage to visit relatives in Spain and England. Poor service, crowded planes, my 6-foot frame and arthritis in my neck have made the journey progressively less fun.

Travel briefs

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

DiscoverAmerica with a new site covering all 50 states

Luggage Giveaway

Sun, 7 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

They say a picture is worth 1,000 words. Yours might be worth a free piece of luggage, too.