• 'We're Over': Miami Beach 'Breaks Up' With Spring Break

    Over the next two weeks most colleges in the East and Midwest will have their traditional "Spring Break," sending hordes of drug- and alcohol-fueled teenagers to sunny beaches where skimpy attire and nature's pheromones combine to create a bacchanal of unparalleled debauchery.

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    ‘Star Wars’ Actor Jake Lloyd’s Mom Breaks Her Silence On His Psychotic Break

    ‘Star Wars’ child actor Jake Lloyd, who portrayed young Anakin in 1999’s ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace’, has been in a mental facility for 10 months. Jake, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 2008, had a psychotic break last year and has been in a rehabilitation facility ever since, according to his

  • Wind turbines - give me a break

    Every week I read letters by someone who has an argument against wind turbines. Last week's letter extolling the view of the east side of East Lake Okoboji went over the top. Apparently that person has never looked to the southeast from their place and seen the magnificent view of a huge condominium complex or driven across the bridge south of your place and looked to the west at the backside of an ugly condo project.

  • Spring Break Chaos Is Back

    Spring Break Chaos Is Back It's that time of year when spring breakers invade Miami Beach, marking the first high-impact weekend of this month. Local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies are increasing their security presence across South Florida as the parties are expected to continue for several weeks. X user "Joel Franco" posted a video of the traffic coming into South Breach on Friday evening. He said license plate readers were placed along the highway, and traffic...

  • Take care over spring break

    UNC Student Affairs offers links for campus resources and services, fun events and self-care tips.

  • Soundbites: Sampling the High Breaks

    Though sometimes derided and often controversial, sampling has become a bedrock of modern popular music. It had its birth in hip-hop in the '70s, when producers took drum breaks from soul, funk and R&B records, especially anything by the Godfather of Soul, James Brown, who has been sampled more than 9,000 times to date. In 2024, samples are a bigger part of pop music than ever, with rappers now sampling other rappers — young stars Ice Spice and Juice Wrld have sampled Diddy and Eminem...

  • BREAKING: It's a Super Tuesday Trumpapalooza!

    Former President Trump absolutely DOMINATED the Super Tuesday contests. As of this writing, he has won Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia. In the night's only surprise, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley won Vermont with 50.5% to Trump's 45.7% with 99% reporting.

  • Leach breaks record at Nationals

    Courtesy of Vanguard University Former Madera Coyote Penelope Leach competes in the pentathlon for Vanguard at the Women’s Indoor Nationals last week. The senior set the school record she previously held, and placed 10th in the nation, just out of her goal of eighth place. BROOKINGS, S.D. — Vanguard opened competition at the 2024 NAIA Women’s Indoor Track and Field Championships, and a pair of school records fell to highlight the action last week. Former Madera Coyote and Vanguard senior...

  • Tax Breaks That Get Better With Age

    Depending on your age, several tax credits, deductions, and amounts change — sometimes for the better.

  • OPD investigating break-in at Odessa restaurant

    ODESSA, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Odessa Police Department is investigating a break-in at an Odessa restaurant; owners said the burglar left behind thousands in damages. The break-in happened around 11:20 p.m. on March 10 at a restaurant located at 901 N County Road W. Casa Camp Azul owner, Abel Torres, said the entire incident was caught []

  • Fire breaks out at Bath manufacturing company

    BATH, N.Y. (WETM) -- Numerous departments responded to a fire at a manufacturing company in Bath on Monday night. A fire was reported at 36 Delaware Ave. at about 9 p.m. on March 11. According to a witness at the scene, flames and heavy smoke could be seen coming from the Clark Specialty Company building, []

  • An artistic 'Break' at the Woodstock Art Gallery

    Families are invited to explore three intriguing exhibits at the city's downtown gallery